Aug. 26, 2000

NORSE DEFEAT MINNESOTA STATE, 7-1

No. 4 NKU opens season with victory on Saturday

ROLLA, Mo. - Tricia Ruark and Bessie Black scored two goals apiece Saturday afternoon as the Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer team defeated Minnesota State University, 7-1, in its season opener.

NKU began the scoring five minutes into the match when Amanda Trout headed in a ball off a rebound. Black scored the first of her two goals nine minutes later off an assist from Betsy Moore, and Ruark made it 3-0 at the 15:27 mark with an unassisted goal.

Black - playing in her first match for NKU - scored another goal at the 34:03 mark of the first half to give the Norse a 4-0 lead, and NKU coasted past Minnesota State in the second half.

Lori Kevill added two assists for NKU, which is ranked No. 4 nationally in the Division II preseason poll. Kristen Noakes and Kendra Zinser also had goals for the Norse.

NKU will play Missouri-Rolla at noon on Sunday.

NKU 7, MSU 1

GOALS: NKU-Black 2, Ruark 2, Trout, Zinser, Noakes. MSU-Burrows. RECORDS: NKU 1-0, MSU 1-1.