Adams State 4 Wayne State 2
Wayne State junior Megan Dias scored two goals in the first 12:30, but Adams State rallied for a 4-2 non-conference women's soccer win over the Wildcats Sunday afternoon in Durango, Colorado. Adams State is now 2-2 on the season while WSC falls to 0-4.
The contest appeared to be a shootout early on as five goals were scored in the opening 20 minutes. Dias opened the scoring at the 2:19 mark with her first goal of the year off an assist from Valerie Robinson to put the Wildcats in front 1-0 early. However, Adams State tied the score at the 8:55 mark on an unassisted goal from Ashley Sales. Less than four minutes later, Dias scored again for the Wildcats, this time off a corner kick by Robinson and WSC regained the lead at 2-1 at the 12:30 mark in the first half.
But Adams State scored two goals in the next seven minutes to take a 3-2 lead as Jessica Hellweg scored at 14:10 followed by a goal from Kaylee Smith at the 19:52 mark of the first half.
The start of the second half was delayed by rain for an hour and the only other goal of the game came early in the second half as Kaylee Smith scored her second goal of the game just 1:44 into the second half to make the final score 4-2.
The Grizzlies held a 15-6 edge in shots over Wayne State and had a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks over the Wildcats. Junior goalkeeper Emily Walker played the entire contest for WSC and was credited with five saves while allowing four goals.
Wayne State will play its home opener on Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. as the Wildcats host Mount Marty College at the WSC Soccer Complex.