ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Bemidji State soccer team lost its Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference-opener 2-0 to Concordia-St. Paul Saturday afternoon. The Beavers fall to 0-1-0 in NSIC play and have now lost three consecutive matches.

After a scoreless first half in which the teams each registered six shots, Concordia St. Paul used a pair of goals from Rachel Vitense in the second half to secure a 2-0 win. Vitense notched her first marker in the 61st minute before striking a second time in the 77th minute of the match.

BSU was unable to generate any scoring after falling behind 2-0 and the visitors were outshot 12-4 in the second half and 18-10 for the contest.

Sophomore goalkeeper Kari Torgerson (New Hope, Minn.) collected seven saves in the loss, dropping her record to 7-6-0 on the season. Netminder Kara Gamboni stopped eight shots for the Golden Bears.

Bemidji State now owns a 7-6-0 overall record and an 0-1-0 mark in NSIC play, while Concordia-St. Paul improves to 7-7-0 overall and 1-0-0 in NSIC competition. BSU will look to win its first conference game of the year at Winona State Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.