The University of Minnesota Duluth soccer team fought back from two, one-goal deficits Sunday afternoon in Winona, Minn. to defeat Winona State University 3-2 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play.
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The Warriors got on the board just 53 seconds into the game to take a 1-0 lead, but junior defender Gwen Lilly scored from the far post on a corner kick from Marissa VanDeHei to equalize in the 13th minute.
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In the 54th minute, the Bulldogs were tagged with an own goal that allowed WSU to regain the 2-1 lead. But again UMD responded in the 58th minute on ball that was slotted through by Nora Helvig, her fifth of the season.
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The Bulldogs' first and ultimately final lead of the game came in the 69th minute on a rocket from the top of the 18-yard box from Kailey Tomzak.
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UMD heavily outshot the Warriors 11-4 in the game and had a 7-1 corner kick advantage. Edy Halverson had three saves for the Bulldogs, while Abigail Rounds had eight for WSU, who falls to 1-12-1 and 1-10-1 in the NSIC.
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The Bulldogs (8-5-2. 7-4-1) will return to Griggs Field for their final three regular season games. The first of three gets underway on Friday at 3:00 p.m. against Northern State University.