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South Dakota State University Athletics
2019 Women's Soccer Roster
Poelstra, Darien
Jersey Number 12
Darien Poelstra
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sioux Falls, S.D.
Bio
Career Highs
Points: 2 (Four times, last at Western Illinois, 9/30/18)
Goals: 1 (Four times, last at Western Illinois, 9/30/18)
Assists: 1 (twice, last vs. Fort Wayne, 10/19/17)
Shots: 4 (at North Dakota, 10/26/18)
SOG: 2 (two times, last vs. New Mexico State, 9/28/19)
Minutes: 110 (Denver, 11/9/19)
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Honors
2019: Paced all midfielders in minutes played (1,787) while started all 22 games, logging time primarily as the team’s center defensive mid … played a key role in team’s 14 shutouts, helping the defensive unit allow just nine goals on the year and a 0.40 goals against average … posted eight complete-game performances, including the final four games of the season … fired three shots on three occasions and put seven attempts on target.
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2018: Appeared in all 19 games with 10 starts in the midfield … logged 1,249 minutes, the second-most among midfielders … scored two goals on 22 shots, putting 10 on goal … both goals came as game-winners against Western Illinois (9/30) and North Dakota (10/26), helping the Jacks clinch the Summit League regular season title in double-overtime … played 90 or more minutes in four contests … played as part of a midfield that teamed with a back line to allow only 14 goals on the year.
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2017: Appeared in 19 games with one start … played 755 minutes … tallied two points with a pair of assists … took 21 shots and put five on goal … played season-high 73 minutes at Drake (9/10) and logged only start at North Dakota (9/15) in the next game … dished out assists at Denver (9/29) and Fort Wayne (10/19).
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2016 – Appeared in 16 games and played 329 minutes … scored two goals for four points … fired seven shots with five on goal … scored against Western Illinois (10/7) and in the Summit League semifinals against Denver (11/3).
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Before SDSU - Two-time first team all-state and second team in 2013 ... received All-Eastern South Dakota conference honors three times ... honored on the 2013 Elite 11 Team ... helped team to high school state soccer titles in 2013 ... named team rookie of the year in 2012 … earned team MVP honors and was team co-captain in 2014 and 2015 … earned academic all-state in 2015 ... four-year member of the honor roll ... four-year member of the track and field team ... played for the Dakota Alliance Soccer Club.
Personal - Born April 16, 1998 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota ... daughter of Brad and Jodi Poelstra ... has one sister, Jace ... both parents are SDSU alum ... majoring in exercise science, pre-physical therapy.
Points: 2 (Four times, last at Western Illinois, 9/30/18)
Goals: 1 (Four times, last at Western Illinois, 9/30/18)
Assists: 1 (twice, last vs. Fort Wayne, 10/19/17)
Shots: 4 (at North Dakota, 10/26/18)
SOG: 2 (two times, last vs. New Mexico State, 9/28/19)
Minutes: 110 (Denver, 11/9/19)
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Honors
- 2019 All-Summit League First Team
- 2019 Summit League All-Tournament Team
2019: Paced all midfielders in minutes played (1,787) while started all 22 games, logging time primarily as the team’s center defensive mid … played a key role in team’s 14 shutouts, helping the defensive unit allow just nine goals on the year and a 0.40 goals against average … posted eight complete-game performances, including the final four games of the season … fired three shots on three occasions and put seven attempts on target.
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2018: Appeared in all 19 games with 10 starts in the midfield … logged 1,249 minutes, the second-most among midfielders … scored two goals on 22 shots, putting 10 on goal … both goals came as game-winners against Western Illinois (9/30) and North Dakota (10/26), helping the Jacks clinch the Summit League regular season title in double-overtime … played 90 or more minutes in four contests … played as part of a midfield that teamed with a back line to allow only 14 goals on the year.
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2017: Appeared in 19 games with one start … played 755 minutes … tallied two points with a pair of assists … took 21 shots and put five on goal … played season-high 73 minutes at Drake (9/10) and logged only start at North Dakota (9/15) in the next game … dished out assists at Denver (9/29) and Fort Wayne (10/19).
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2016 – Appeared in 16 games and played 329 minutes … scored two goals for four points … fired seven shots with five on goal … scored against Western Illinois (10/7) and in the Summit League semifinals against Denver (11/3).
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Before SDSU - Two-time first team all-state and second team in 2013 ... received All-Eastern South Dakota conference honors three times ... honored on the 2013 Elite 11 Team ... helped team to high school state soccer titles in 2013 ... named team rookie of the year in 2012 … earned team MVP honors and was team co-captain in 2014 and 2015 … earned academic all-state in 2015 ... four-year member of the honor roll ... four-year member of the track and field team ... played for the Dakota Alliance Soccer Club.
Personal - Born April 16, 1998 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota ... daughter of Brad and Jodi Poelstra ... has one sister, Jace ... both parents are SDSU alum ... majoring in exercise science, pre-physical therapy.
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