marshall, minn. - emily weimelt scored a 40-yard goal with just under six minutes remaining in regulation to give the golden bears soccer team a 1-0 win over southwest minnesota state on saturday afternoon. Concordia is now 5-5 on the year and 2-1 in nsic play. The mustangs fall to 1-6 with a 1-2 league record.
keyton wheelock protected the concordia net from eight shots on goal to keep the mustangs off the board and to give her team a shot at the win. The teams were closely matched in both shots and shots on goal, with the golden bears taking a slight 17-14 edge in shots and the mustangs leading 8-6 in shots on goal.
it took until the 84:22 mark for concordia to capitalize and unknot the scoreless game. Weimelt shot a 40-yard ball from the top of the box past smsu keeper kendra olchefske, with the assist going to taylor campione. It marked weimelt's seventh goal of the season and campione's second assist. Wheelock took her fourth win of the season between the posts.
the golden bears are in mankato, minn. Tomorrow afternoon to face off with minnesota state in continued nsic action.