FARGO, N.D. — South Dakota outshot North Dakota State 28-13 on Sunday, but the Coyotes fell 2-1 to the Bison at Dacotah Field.
South Dakota (3-4-3, 0-1-1 Summit League) controlled much of the second half, producing 20 shots after halftime and forcing NDSU goalkeeper Payton Mulberry into 10 saves in the final 45 minutes.
North Dakota State (3-4-4, 1-1-0 Summit League) opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Morgan Russmann finished a pass from Ava Stanchina to give the Bison a 1-0 lead.
The Coyotes responded early in the second half. Brooke Conway scored her third goal of the season in the 53rd minute, heading home a cross from Brooklynn Pollmiller and Klarissa Vega to level the match at 1-1.
South Dakota continued to pressure the Bison goal, finishing with 12 shots on target compared to six for NDSU. Mulberry kept the Coyotes off the board with 11 total saves.
NDSU regained the lead in the 81st minute when Chloe Birch scored off an assist from Stanchina.
Cambell Fischer made four saves for South Dakota, while Vega led the Coyotes with seven shots and three shots on goal. Pollmiller added five shots, including four on target.
South Dakota returns to action next Sunday, traveling back north to face off against North Dakota in Grand Forks at 1:00 p.m.
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