MARSHALL, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State soccer team opened homecoming weekend suffering a 3-2 loss to Wayne State in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action on Friday afternoon at the Schwan Regional Event Center.
 
SMSU opened the game's scoring in the opening half, but WSC rallied with three straight goals and held off a late Mustang charge to earn the victory.
 
SMSU drops to 2-6-1 overall, 1-5-1 NSIC, while WSC improves to 3-6-1 overall, 3-4 NSIC. All six of SMSU's losses have been by one goal.
 
The Mustangs opened the game's scoring in the 13^th minute as Alex Lotts buried her third goal of the season off an assist from Katie Oatman.
 
SMSU would maintain the lead until the 27^th minute when WSC's Madison Kemp scored her third goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1.
 
The score would remain tied into the second half before the Wildcats' Chloe Schlines scored an unassisted goal to make the score 2-1. WSC added to the lead in the 77^th minute with Kylee Delaney scoring off a corner-kick from Payton Haliburton.
 
SMSU wouldn't go away and cut the lead to 3-2 in the 87^th minute with Kirsten Wetterstrom scoring her second of the season off a pass from Lotts.
 
WSC closed the game with 11 shots, including seven on goal, while SMSU finished collecting 10 shots with four on goal.
 
Mustang goalkeeper Meghan Harkin finished the 90 minutes with four saves.
 
Southwest Minnesota State closes the weekend hosting Augustana on Sunday starting at 1 p.m.