ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Concordia-St. Paul's women's soccer team (3-0, 0-0 NSIC) secured their third-straight shutout, topping the Rangers of Parkside (0-3-1, 0-0 GLIAC) 4-0 to finish a perfect non-conference schedule on Sunday afternoon.
Today's win marks the first 3-0 start for the Golden Bears and the first non-conference sweep since 2019.
A season-high four players found the net in the win, including Jada Cannady, Sophia Haase, Ashley Bennett and Stella Nielsen.
On the win, head coach Steve Bellis stated, "Today's performance, particularly the second half, was a good reflection of CSP soccer - both in and out of possession we dominated and we used a deep bench to get that success."
Bellis added, "To wrap-up non-conference play with a perfect record feels good and we are excited to start NSIC games next weekend."
The Navy and Gold showed control of the game from start to finish, holding a 14-8 shot and 5-1 corner kick advantage.
In the first half, Jada Cannady got the Golden Bears on the board early in the eighth-minute with an assist by Ashley Bennett to mark the eventual game-winner and her first goal of the season.
CSP held a 6-1 shot advantage at the end of the first half.
In the second half, Concordia took the reins and never looked back. Sophia Haase scored in the 54th-minute to secure her second goal of the season unassisted.
Just one minute later, Ashley Bennett scored her first goal of the season with an assist from Cannady to extend the Golden Bears lead 3-0.
Parkside riffled off a pair of shots but were unable to keep up with the strong CSP defense and fast offense.
In the 71st-minute Stella Nielsen found the net to record her first collegiate goal and one again extend the CSP lead 4-0. She was assisted on the goal by defender Belle Abruzzo.
A back-and-forth dual of shots for both teams took the game to the final buzzer and gave Concordia the shutout victory.
Goalkeeper Kayla Mutuzak got her first start of the season in net, making two saves to earn her third career shutout for the Navy and Gold.
12 players had at least one shot attempt to mark a team season-high, Haase led the team with three shots and two coming on goal.
The Golden Bears will return to action on Sept. 19 to start NSIC play with conference newcomer Jamestown. Kick-off will take place at 6 p.m. in Jamestown, N.D. at Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium. CSP will look to earn their first perfect 4-0 start to a season since 2018.
