KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The North Dakota State women's soccer team fought off a comeback from Kansas City Friday night to defeat the Roos 3-1 in Summit League play.
 
With about seven minutes left, Lavin Douglass won possession in the offensive half and made a solo run at the Kansas City (1-9-3, 0-3-1 Summit League) defense before curling a left footed shot into the top corner to give the Bison (6-6-3, 2-3-0 Summit League) a 2-1 lead and eventual win.
 
In the final seconds, Paige Goaley would seal the victory for the Bison as she won possession and made a long run before chipping it in from long range over the Kansas City keeper to give the Bison a multi-goal win for the second-straight game.
 
The goal from Douglass was her second of the season and also her second game winner, while Goaley chipped in her team-leading fifth goal of the year.
 
The victory for the Bison moves NDSU into sole possession of fifth in the Summit League Standings among postseason eligible teams with four games to play. The top six in the regular season standings advance to the Summit League Championship.
 
Loretta Wacek put the Bison in front in the 10^th minute, as she scored her third goal of the season and NDSU capitalized on a quick break to take an early lead.
 
Olivia Watson won the ball in the midfield and started the run into the Kansas City final third. Watson then played a long through ball between the Kansas City backline to catch Wacek on the run, who then worked her way into the penalty area and fired a shot inside the right post, past a diving Mackenzie Caldwell.
 
Bison goalkeeper Abby Wilkinson would be called into action a couple times in the first half, making two key saves to keep the Roos scoreless. Wilkinson would finish with three saves in the opening 45 minutes and five saves overall.
 
North Dakota State would nearly double their advantage in the final minute of the first half, as Kelsey Kallio had a long-range effort sail just wide of the left post.
 
The first big chance in the second half also came to the Bison in the 56^th minute, as Goaley drew a foul in the penalty area to earn the Bison a kick from the spot. Goaley stepped up and fired a shot just inside the post, but Caldwell made a diving effort to push the shot just wide and keep the game at a one-goal difference.
 
Kansas City would have a key chance in the 65^th minute, as Wilkinson was forced into making a sliding save to catch out a one-on-one opportunity for Anna Jennings and the Roos.
 
However, the hosts would level things in the 77^th minute, as Lily Stedman tucked a shot inside the left post from outside the box to tie the game at 1-1.
 
For the Bison, it is their second-straight win in league play and the fourth multiple-goal victory of the season. It is the first multiple-goal win in a true road game since a 4-2 win at Eastern Washington in September of 2019.
 
Kansas City led in shots 15-13, while the Bison had the advantage in shots on goal, 7-6. NDSU also had four corner kicks to just two for the hosts.
 
The Bison will now make the trip to Tulsa, as NDSU gets set to take on Oral Roberts on Sunday. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. at the Case Soccer Complex.