Box Score MARSHALL, Minn. – Graduate student Allyson Smith scored twice in the first half to lead the Bemidji State University Women's Soccer team to a 3-0 victory at Southwest Minnesota State University Friday afternoon in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play.
 
Smith scored in the 18^th minute to give the Beavers (8-2-4, 7-1-3 NSIC) the early one-goal lead and then scored nine minutes later to put the Beavers up 2-0.
 
The Mustangs (1-6-7, 1-6-4 NSIC) never recovered and after a goal by Maria Stocke in the 68^th minute, the Beavers claimed the 3-0 victory.
 
For Smith, it was her fourth and fifth goals of the season and now leads Bemidji State in goals and is tied for the team lead in points (11). For Stocke, it was her first goal of the season and second career goal.
 
Senior Alyssa Stumbaugh held the Mustangs off the scoreboard for her sixth shutout of the season and denied SMSU on all six of its shots on goal in the game. She also earned the primary assist on Smith's first tally for her first career assist and became the first BSU goalkeeper to record a primary assist since Sonja Barr in 2012. 
 
Bemidji State out-shot the Mustangs 13-12 in the game including 9-6 in shots on goal. Each team earned four corner kicks in the game.
 
The Beavers now travel to University of Sioux Falls Sunday, Oct. 16 to take on the Cougars.
 
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Nestled in Northern Minnesota's wooden region and located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, BSU sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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