DES MOINES, Iowa – Freshman Olivia Bruce (Lakeville, Minn.) scored her first career goal and sophomore Shelley Ljak (Bartlett, Ill.) added her first goal of the season for the Drake women's soccer team in a 2-0 win over North Dakota State on Sunday afternoon at the Cownie Soccer Complex.
Drake (3-2), who had several early shot attempts just miss, got on the scoreboard late in the first half, courtesy of Bruce. In the 40th minute, fellow freshman Hannah Bormann (Amana, Iowa) gathered a goal kick by North Dakota State (0-6) and sent a pass to Bruce, who beat the goalkeeper, Julia Edelstein, and blasted the ball in the bottom right corner for her first career goal (40:35).