The concordia soccer team (6-9-1, 4-2-0 nsic) who had won four of their past five contests was unable to make it five of six as they dropped a 1-0 decision at home against nsic leader winona state (8-4-2, 5-0-1 nsic) in a game between the top two teams in the conference.

the warriors put in the game-winner in the 30th minute in the first half as wsu's holly sutton drilled a header on a cross-field pass from amelia kasten on a play that was nearly unsavable for cu goalkeeper keyton wheelock.

that was all the warriors needed as their defense shut the bears offense down to five total shots, two on goal while the warriors countered with 19 total shots, eight on goal.

wheelock (left) turned in a fine performance as she made seven saves, many of them on dramatic plays that stifled solid wsu scoring opportunities.

the concordia offense was led by rachel vitense and cassandra rikkola, who each posted two shots, one on goal while junior hillary johnson added a shot.

the bears return to action next weekend when they take on wayne state and sw minnesota state on oct. 14-15 on the road at 10:30 and 1:00, respectively in nsic action.