GRAND FORKS, N.D. – It happened early, often and throughout the opening 45 minutes of action on Sunday afternoon from Bronson Field as the North Dakota soccer team blitzed Alabama State with six first-half goals on their way to a 7-0 victory and a second-straight win.
The Fighting Hawks (2-0-2) found the scoreboard early in the contest as Julia Briggs connected with Kaylie Fowler who scored for the second time this season with a third-minute strike for a 1-0 UND lead.
North Dakota pushed in two more goals over the next four minutes. Milan Cordone scored off a corner opportunity in the fifth minute and then UND used a pair of head taps in the seventh minute to build a quick 3-0 advantage. Amelia Loeffler found the net with a header on a headed pass from Mary Gasaway who delivered as a result of a second successful corner attempt from Cordone…