SPEARFISH, S.D. – While notching their third shutout of the season, the Black Hills State University women's soccer team improved to 2-0 at home for the first time in program history as they defeated Montana State Billings by a score of 1-0 on Saturday afternoon. Additionally, the shutout win secured the first-ever win in six tries for BHSU against MSUB, in what has become a regular non-conference battle, having met each of the last four seasons.
 
QUICK DETAILS
Score: Black Hills State 1, Montana State Billings 0
Team Records: Black Hills State 3-1-2 (0-0-0 RMAC), Montana State Billings 1-3-0 (0-0-0 GNAC)
Attendance: 212
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• In what looked to be a defensive battle early, with only one shot between the two teams in the first 15 minutes, it wasn't until late in the first half that the offense started to click for Black Hills State.
• The lone goal of the match came in the 40^th minute as Lena Homan controlled the goal kick from Emma Powell and quickly passed the ball off to Peyton Hill and then Kayla Truong who place the ball in the top-right corner of the net for the game-winner.
• The Yellow Jackets kept the pressure up in the closing minutes of the first half as Kylie Hayes and Truong added two more shots-on-goal, while Whitney Hansen had a shot go off the left woodwork. Additionally, the Green & Gold recorded their final two of seven first half corner kicks.
• As Montana State Billings attempted to swing the momentum in the early stages of the second half, Rian Barthel made a pair of critical saves to keep the shutout alive. First in the 53^rd minute she faced a shot attempt from Cianna Sexton that forced her to make a leaping save and punch the ball away and over top of the goal. Then just a few minutes later in the 58^th minute, she made a diving save on a shot attempt from Liberty Palmer, and Katy Vinton beat MSUB's Erika Wilson to the ball off the deflection as she knocked it out of play and avoided surrendering a goal.
• Barthel would add three more saves in the final 21 minutes of action to secure her second shutout of the week.
• Black Hills State held the advantage in shots (16-9), shots-on-goal (7-4), and corner kicks (8-7), while Montana State Billings held the edge in saves (6-4).

BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
Kayla Truong: 3 shots, 3 shots-on-goal, 1 goal
Peyton Hill: 1 shot, 1 shot-on-goal, 1 assist
Rian Barthel: 5 saves
 
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Black Hills State will go on the road this upcoming week to begin RMAC play, traveling to New Mexico Highlands for a 4 p.m. match on Friday, September 26, in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
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