Bison Roll to 4-1 Win Over Austin Peay

Friday, August 25

Fargo, N.D.

3 p.m.

North Dakota State Athletics

1-1-1

Austin Peay

1-2-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Austin Peay	0	1	1
North Dakota St.	2	2	4

Photo by: Zachary Lucy

Bison Roll to 4-1 Win Over Austin Peay

8/25/2023 6:45:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State soccer team picked up their first win of the season on Friday, Aug. 25, defeating Austin Peay 4-1 at Dacotah Field.

Olivia Watson and Ava Stanchina scored first half tallies for the Bison (1-1-1) to take a 2-0 lead into the break and Alicia Nead and Loretta Wacek added goals in the second half to secure the victory over the Governors (1-2-0).

In the 33^rd minute, Olivia Watson's right-footed strike off of a failed Austin Peay (1-2-0) clearance soared into the top left corner to give the Bison (1-1-1) the lead. Less than six minutes later, freshman Ava Stanchina scored her first career goal in the 39^th minute, as she tapped in a knocked down cross into the box from Cadence Kline.

In the second half, Alicia Nead scored a left-footed strike into the top right corner from 25 yards out to give the Bison a 3-0 lead in the 58^th minute. Hannah Arnold set up the goal with a pass into Paige Goaley at the top of the box, who then set up Nead for a one-touch strike.

Following a goal from Austin Peay's Tori Case in the 66^th minute, Loretta Wacek capped the scoring a restored a three-goal lead as she knocked in Devon Kavanagh's cross from close range. Kavanagh threw the ball in from the sideline to Stanchina, who then found Kavanagh to deliver the cross into the box.

NDSU goalkeeper Abby Wilkinson made five stops in the game to pick up the victory. The Bison outnumbered Austin Peay 20-10 in shots, including 12-6 in efforts on goal. NDSU also led in corners 9-4.

Stanchina became the third freshman to score for the Bison in as many games, joining Tyreese Zacher (Boise State) and Amaya Garrett (Montana). Stanchina also picked up a three-point game for the Bison with her goal and the assist on Wacek's goal.

Watson scored her ninth career goal and seventh at home. Wacek added her fourth career goal and Nead scored her second goal and first since October of 2021.

North Dakota State's four-goal performance is the most since the Bison scored four against South Dakota on October 21 last season.

The Bison are scheduled to travel to Drake for the first regular season road contest of the year on Sunday, Aug. 27. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Drake Stadium with live coverage on ESPN+.