Davies Soccer Shuts out Shanley to Win State Title

Alexis Matters with the game-winning goal for the Eagles.

FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota girls soccer season concluded Saturday. It ended with the hottest defense in the league doing what it does best. The Davies Eagles had not given up a goal since May 11, and they did not Saturday, defeating Shanley 1-0 to win the state title.

“It starts with our seniors,” Davies Head Coach Nick Christianson said. “They are just great leaders. They wanted to be here again. We were disappointed in losing last year and they wanted to get back to this point and the leadership that they provided was unbelievable.”

Alexis Matter scored the game-winning goal for the Eagles in the 35th minute.

“That was pretty exciting,” Matter said. “I saw it go in and I was just so happy. It was a great pass by Alyssa Paper. We really worked together as a team and here we are the state champs.”