ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Concordia-St. Paul soccer team (5-3-5, 4-3-3 NSIC) suffered a 1-0 loss to St. Cloud State (6-4-3, 4-3-2 NSIC) on a shiny Sunday afternoon at Sea Foam Stadium.
The loss marked the Golden Bears' first home loss of the season and their first at home since falling 1-0 to Minnesota State on Oct. 17, 2025.
The Huskies held the advantage in shots (18-16) and corners (7-4), while CSP held a 7-5 edge in shots on goal.
In the first half, Concordia-St. Paul and St. Cloud State competed evenly for possession and scoring opportunities. The Huskies held a 12-9 advantage in shots and a 4-3 edge in corner kicks, putting pressure on the Golden Bears' defense.
Sydney Potter recorded three saves to keep the Huskies off the scoreboard as CSP's defense held strong. Both teams entered halftime tied 0-0.
In the second half, both teams continued to push forward in search of the opening goal, creating scoring opportunities and putting pressure on the opposing defenses. Neither side was able to capitalize until Linsey Trapino broke free from the CSP defense and found herself one-on-one with goalkeeper
Sydney Potter before chipping the ball over her to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead in the 80th minute.
Following the goal, CSP increased the pressure and forced SCSU into a yellow card in the 90th minute. However, the Golden Bears were unable to generate any quality scoring chances down the stretch, ultimately falling 1-0.
The loss moves the Golden Bears to 6-12-8 all-time against the Huskies, with their last win against SCSU coming on Oct. 17, 2021.
Senior goalkeeper
Sydney Potter made her 13th start of the season, recording four saves to bring her season total to 48, ranking fourth in the NSIC.
Leading the CSP defense were
Maddison Balashaitis and
Morgan Bilczewski, who each played the full 90 minutes. Balashaitis has now recorded a tam-high 10 full-match outings this season.
Sophia Haase and
Brooke Nelson anchored the midfield, with each playing more than 80 minutes.
Four Golden Bears recorded multiple shots in the loss, led by
Sophia Haase and
Lexi Pettit with three shots each, while
Sienna Latta and
Brooke Nelson added two shots apiece.
Seven different Golden Bears recorded a shot on goal, including
Maddison Balashaitis,
Lexi Pettit,
Sophia Haase,
Jeanette Bermudez,
Madeleine Thompson,
Brooke Nelson and
Ava Hopper.
The Golden Bears will return to Sea Foam Stadium next weekend for their final home matches of the season, hosting Minnesota Duluth at 6 p.m. on Oct. 16 and Bemidji State at 1 p.m. on Oct. 18.
