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GRAND FORKS<\/strong> – The University of North Dakota soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision against UC Santa Barbara on Thursday morning from Bronson Field in Grand Forks, N.D.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a cold and rainy day, the Fighting Hawks (5-2-0) carried a 1-0 lead into the halftime break following a goal from Alisha Maake<\/a><\/dfn> in the 17th minute, but the Gauchos (4-1-1) evened the contest early in the second half before grabbing the lead on a penalty kick in the 84th minute to hand the hosts their second straight loss. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maake struck for the lone goal in the contests for the hosts, potting her second off the season off a set piece. Paula Moreno Diaz<\/a><\/dfn> curled a free kick perfectly onto the feet of Maake who one-touched it into the back of the net to give the hosts an early 1-0 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCSB pushed hard for the equalizer as the first half wore on, as the visitors finished the opening 45 minutes with a 13-1 shot advantage. The Fighting Hawks did a good job limiting high-danger chances, however, holding the Gauchos to just one shot on target in the first half to carry the 1-0 advantage into halftime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gauchos brought the match level in the 53rd minute and nearly took the lead moments later, but Grace Miller<\/a><\/dfn> made a trio of sparkling saves to keep the game knotted at 1-1. With under seven minutes to play in the contest, the visitors won a penalty kick following a foul in the box and Olivia Howard converted the PK to give UCSB a 2-1 lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

UND pushed hard for the equalizer and nearly found it in the final two minutes, as Amelia Loeffler<\/a><\/dfn> fired a shot off the top of the crossbar, but UCSB held on for the 2-1 win. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Dakota will hit the road to Ames, Iowa to battle Iowa State on Sunday at 1 p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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