DECORAH, IOWA – A wild game that saw eight goals between the two teams ends in the Norse falling to Simpson 5-3.
 
GOALS AND MORE GOALS
In the opening minutes of this game the Storm quickly surged down the field but Rainey Baker (Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale-Armstrong) got in front to stop one early goal from going in. The Norse put the pressure on but it was Simpson who would net one first from their leading goal scorer. Cassie Nash snuck through the backline of Luther in the 14^th minute. Then just over a minute later Kaitlyn Bebensee (West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley) set up for the corner sending it to the far post as Emma Lin (Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt) who headed it in to tie it up at 1. The game would stay that way until Maggie Haller (Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle) drove down the right side and into the box to find an unmarked Sammie Sabin (Mendota Height, Minn./Visitation) for a Norse goal in the 24^th minute. But that lead be gone in a flash as a hand ball was called in the Luther box which gave Simpson a penalty kick. Cassie Nash faked out the goalkeeper for the goal which tied it up again at 2. Luther kept fighting an eventually got taken down in the Simpson box setting up a penalty kick. Maggie Haller (Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle) took a few steps before sending it to the lower left corner for the Norse to take a 3-2 lead in the 33^rd minute. The Strom weren't going to let that slide as Cassie Nash found the net for the third time in the first half in the 41^st minute. A combined six goals coming in that first half for a 3-3 tie into the break.
 
In the second half the Storm surged firing off 13 shots compared to the Norse 4. Cassie Nash added two more goals in the 46^th and 59^th but as time ticked away the Norse couldn't find a way to respond. The Simpson picks up the win 5 to 3.
 
TOP NORSE

• Junior Emma Lin (Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt) scored her fourth of the season and her first goal since September 21^st against St. Mary's (MN).
• Junior Maggie Haller (Minneapolis, Minn./DeLaSalle) scored a goal and had an assist in the game. She still leads the team with 9 goals and 6 assists.
• Junior Sammie Sabin (Mendota Heights, Minn./Visitation) found the net for the third time this season and the first since September 24^th vs Dubuque.

UP NEXT
The Norse take a few days off before traveling to Wartburg on Wednesday October 19^th. Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m. CT.
 
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