MARSHALL, Minn. - The Southwest Minnesota State women's soccer team (3-1, 1-1 NSIC) travels to Northern State (2-2, 0-1 NSIC) in Aberdeen, S.D., on Friday at 6 p.m. and MSU Moorhead (3-0-1, 1-0-1 NSIC) in Moorhead, Minn., on Sunday at 1 p.m. to conclude the first conference road series of the season.

SMSU Notes
•The Mustangs split the conference opening weekend with a 3-1 loss to Augustana on Friday and a 3-0 shutout victory on Sunday, at the Schwan Regional Event Center. 
•Sunday's victory was the second shutout for the Mustangs this season. 
•Erin Fisher leads the team in scoring with two this season, while five other players have contributed one goal each. 

Game Preview: Northern State
Game Time: Friday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m. 
Head Coach: Ryszard Gorski, first season
2019 Record: 2-2 overall, 1-1 NSIC

Series History
•This will be the 27th meeting in series history, with SMSU leading the record, 13-12-2.
•SMSU has dropped the last two games with the last being a 2-1 loss in Marshall.
•In the last meeting, Abbey Hoisington scored the lone Mustang goal, assisted by Alli Miskowiec.

Northern State Notes
•Head coach, Ryszard Gorski, is in his first season at the helm after serving as the assistant coach at Bemidji State for the past two season. 
•Stephany Estrada leads the team in scoring with two goals off seven shots, two of them on goal. 
•Shianne Rosselli also has seven shots with five of them on goal. 
•Morgan Bury is the sole GK with a 2-2 record with four appearances, 23 saves off 28 shots faced, and two shutouts. 

Game Preview: MSU Moorhead
Game Time: Sunday, Sept. 28 at 1 p.m. 
Head Coach: Christie Kopietz, fourth season
2019 Record: 3-0-2 overall, 1-0-1 NSIC

Series History
•This will be the 28th meeting in series history, with SMSU trailing the record, 12-13-3.
•SMSU has dropped the last three consecutive games with the last being a 1-0 shutout in Marshall.

MSU Moorhead Notes
•Head coach, Christie Kopietz, has a career record 11-40-5 overall and 8-36-3 in the conference.
•Jensen Odegaard leads in goals with two this season off four shots, two of them on goal. 
•Anna Steadland leads in shots with nine, six of them on goal. 
•Kennedy Rodgers and Kayleigh Sedlacek are the goalkeepers for the Dragons. Rodgers has 12 saves with one shutout. Sedlacek has 22 saves and has allowed one goal. 

Between the Posts
•SMSU's true freshman, Amanda Haimes, holds a 3-1 record this season with two shutout victories. Haimes has 10 saves on the season, with a season-high four saves in the 3-0 victory over Wayne State, including two diving saves, across the net.

Mustang Scorers
•Mustang offensive is evenly boosted by Alli Miskowiec, Alex Lotts, Abbey Hoisington, Olivia Harriger, and Jessica Jugovich, who all have one goal. 
•Erin Fisher leads the team with two goals. 

Last Games Recap
•SMSU vs Augie: SMSU jumped to an early lead with a goal from Alli Miskowiec, her first of the season, assisted by Alex Lotts, in the 11th minute. Miskowiec also led the team in shots on goal with three. 
•The Vikings tied the game with under 10 minutes remaining in the first half. 
•Augie scored in the 58th and 60th minute to take and secure the lead. 
•SMSU vs WSC: Abbey Hoisington was the first for the Mustangs to score in the first five minutes of the second half. After the teams played a scoreless first, Hoisington accounted for her first goal of the season in the 50th minute, assisted by Miskowiec. 
•Miskowiec, led the team in assists with two as she passed off to Lotts for SMSU's second goal in the 55th minute. The goal was also assisted by Hoisington. 
•In the 76th minute, the Mustangs looked to attack the goal as a penalty was called as WSC's Brooke Worrel was assigned a yellow card and Olivia Harriger set up to take the penalty kick for the Mustangs. 
 
Next Up
•SMSU returns home to face Minnesota Crookston at 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 4 and Bemidji State on Sunday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. at the Schwan Regional Event Center.