 They've been playing soccer for a long time at BSU. Jim Stone's been coaching there for 17 seasons. And today, the Beavers had a chance to secure a share of their first ever NSIC regular season conference title with a win today against MSU Moorhead. Rainy conditions on the pitch for the Beavers, but it did not slow him down one bit. In the 13th minute, BSU strikes first. Allie Smith up to Rachel Norton. Not a typical blast, but puts just the right amount of English on it to make a trickle over the goal line. Still in the first, the pass up to Norton. She gets position and then dishes it over to Smith. She scores her first goal since returning from injury. Good to see that. In the second half, Norton's first goal of the game. It tied the single season goal record. And this would break it as the deflection tips in. Bemidji would add on one more with an Allie Smith goal and they would clinch a share of the conference title. Conference representatives on hand to hand out the awards and the shirts. They went at four to nothing. It was a long wait for Jim Stone, but at the end, it made it that much more worth it. I can't, I don't know, I can't really explain it. It's just, I dream about, you dream about lifting a trophy up and you work hard to make that dream happen. So it finally does. It's just very humbling, very rewarding and just, this group is so great. I'm so proud of them and they deserve it. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.