The Drake women's soccer team dropped a hard-fought, 1-0 decision to Minnesota Thursday evening at Drake Stadium.
The Gophers (2-0-1) maintained possession for most of the match, forcing the Bulldogs (0-2-1) to play defense continuously, especially for the final 60 minutes after the Bulldogs had a player sent off with a straight red card.
In the fifth minute of play, Minnesota's Delaney Stekr scored on a penalty kick, after Drake was called for a handball in the box.
The Gophers recorded six shots in the first half and 10 in the second to outshoot Drake 16-5.