WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University women’s soccer team showed Bemidji State why they are the second ranked team in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference this season. Today they shut the Beavers out 2-0 for their sixth NSIC victory of the season.

Winona got out to a 1-0 lead when Minelle LaPolice scored her second goal of the season in the fourth minute of play. In the 42nd minute Kristin Ruhsam beat the Beaver goalkeeper Niki Dalka for her eighth goal of the season. WSU would take the 2-0 lead into halftime.

Coming out in the second half down 2-0, the Beavers were never able to make anything happen. Junior goaltender Dalka did her best to give the offense a chance to make up some ground as she made 13 saves and held the Warriors scoreless in the last 45 minutes. “Niki had her best game of the season,” Commented Head Coach Jim Stone. “She was amazing today.”

After the game Stone seemed happy with the outcome of the weekend’s two games. On Saturday we played very well against Concordia-St. Paul and got a 2-1 win. Lindsey (Natwick) added to her team lead in points with a goal and an assist, Amy Vleck played very well and we just played well as a team. Today was another strong outing for us.”

The lost drops the Beavers to 4-10 overall and 1-8 in the NSIC. They will be back in action Nov. 2 when they travel to Grand Forks, N.D. to take on the 11-5 University of North Dakota in a 1:00 p.m. match. The following day (Nov. 3) the team will head to Fargo, N.D. for their final game of the season. The 12:00 p.m. match pits BSU against the 8-8-1 North Dakota State University Bison.