Senior Nate Weaver breaks through the UW-Superior defense in the second half of the Cobbers' game with the Yellowjackets.
Senior Nate Weaver breaks through the UW-Superior defense in the second half of the Cobbers' game with the Yellowjackets.

88 Seconds Determine Cobbers' Fate With UW-Superior

MOORHEAD, Minn. (9/10/22)---88 seconds. Concordia had their 1-1 deadlock with Wis.-Superior turned into a 4-1 deficit in a span of 88 seconds. The Yellowjackets scored three goals in just 1:28 to come away with a 3-goal non-conference victory in Moorhead.

The three goals in the first 15-minutes of the second capped a streak of four unanswered goals by Superior after the Cobbers took a 1-0 lead midway through the first half.  

The loss is the first in the last two games for Concordia who falls to 1-3-0 on the year. The Yellowjackets are now 2-1 with consecutive wins over MIAC opponents.

The Cobbers got on the board first when senior Nate Weaver 1-timed a pass in the middle of the field to Telvin Vah on the rights side of the UWS defense. Vah took two touches and found Mason Weigel who was running free down the left wing. Weigel let Vah's pass roll all the way through to the top of the 6-yard box before lacing a left-footed shot into the far corner of the net.

The goal was Weigel's second of the season.

Concordia's 1-goal lead would last just over 5-minutes before Superior was able to convert on the extended play from a corner kick.

The teams were deadlocked at 1-1 heading into the break with the Yellowjackets holding a slight 7-5 edge in total shots.

The game turned south for the Cobbers in the 59th minute of play when Superior scored the first of their trio of goals. The opener came at 58:35. That was followed by their third goal at 59:52 and then 11-seconds later, UWS put the game out of reach with their fourth goal – the third in 88 seconds.

Concordia would have five shots in the final 15 minutes of play, but could never get their rally started.

Superior had a 16-12 advantage in total shots, and a 9-6 margin in shots on goal, for the game.

Cobber goalie Eric Torres made five saves.

UP NEXT: Concordia will open conference play when they host Macalester on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 4 p.m.