MSU Billings Falls Short at No. 13 Northern Colorado

GREELEY, CO – The Montana State University-Billings women’s soccer team got to measure itself against one of the best teams in the country Sunday afternoon, falling 3-0 to 13^th-ranked Northern Colorado. 

MSU Billings gave up an early goal when UNC’s Catie Holden scored in the 11^th minute, but the Yellowjackets held up defensively for the rest of the first half.  Even though they were out-shot 12-0 in the opening 45 minutes, the Lady Jackets only trailed 1-0 at intermission.

The Bears used a combination of speed and depth to outshoot the Yellowjackets 12-2 in the second half and eventually pulled away for the 3-0 win to remain undefeated.  Freshman goalkeeper Lacey Humbracht stopped seven shots in the game as MSU Billings fell to 1-3 on the season.

The Yellowjackets will be on the road again next week when they travel to Helena on Sept. 18 to face Carroll College.  They will then spend the weekend in Washington where they will face Whitworth on Sept. 21 and Whitman on Sept. 22.  The latter game will mark the 100^th in the program’s history.