ST. PAUL, Minn. - Despite a strong defensive showing and several quality scoring chances, the University of Sioux Falls women's soccer team fell 1-0 to Concordia-St. Paul Friday night at Sea Foam Stadium. The Golden Bears netted the lone goal late in the first half and held off a late Cougar push to secure the win.
The Basics
Final Score: Sioux Falls 0, Concordia-St. Paul 1
Date: Friday, October 31, 2025
Location: Sea Foam Stadium | St. Paul, Minn.
Records: USF (6-8-2, 4-7-2 NSIC) | CSP (10-3-3, 7-3-3 NSIC)
How It Happened
The Cougars matched the Golden Bears stride for stride throughout a tightly contested opening half. Sioux Falls generated six first-half shots, with attempts from Addison Van Zee, Elizabeth Schmidt, and Chloe Wilson forcing CSP goalkeeper Sydney Potter into early saves.
Concordia-St. Paul broke the deadlock in the 36th minute when Sophia Haase found the back of the net, assisted by Lexi Pettit and Nicole Moore, putting the Golden Bears ahead 1-0.
USF continued to push forward in search of an equalizer, outshooting CSP 5-1 in the second half and holding possession for longer stretches. Van Zee and Schmidt each came close to leveling the score, but the Cougars couldn't find the finishing touch as the Golden Bears' defense held firm to close out the match.
Inside the Numbers
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Shots: USF 11 | CSP 8
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Shots on Goal: USF 3 | CSP 3
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Saves: USF 2 (Jost) | CSP 3 (Potter)
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Corner Kicks: USF 1 | CSP 3
Key Cougars
Coach's Corner
"Another tight contest where it feels like we left points on the field. We had good spells where we able get forward with speed and sharpness. Sustaining those periods for longer is a step forward that we need to take.
Despite getting into the front third well, we lacked the final ball or final touch to test their goalkeeper more.
Against the ball CSP asked some challenging questions of us at times. We coped with those situations well generally. But winning at this level is often defined by fine margins in moments and one of those instances turned the match in their favor."
-Head Coach Joe DeMay
Up Next
The Cougars head to Winona, Minnesota, to face the Winona State Warriors on Sunday, November 2nd at 1:00 p.m. before closing out the regular season on Thursday, November 6th against Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall at 1:00 p.m.
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