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Conference title, No. 1 seed on the line vs NDSU
10/29/2009 10:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
The South Dakota State women's soccer team clinched a spot in the 2009 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship and will clinch at least a share of the regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament with a win over North Dakota State on Saturday. Currently, the Bison are the only other team that has clinched a spot in the Summit League tournament.
"It is very satisfying to see the team rise to challenge of qualifying for the Summit League Tournament," said head coach Lang Wedemeyer. "The league has been very competitive this year and every game has been hard-fought. We are excited to be hosting (the conference tournament) and look forward to providing a quality experience for all the teams involved."
This season marks the second in as many years the Jackrabbits have qualified for The Summit League Tournament since becoming eligible. SDSU is 18-4-2 all-time in Summit regular season games under head coach Lang Wedemeyer.
Senior Day: Saturday's match against NDSU will be senior day for two Jackrabbits. Jess Heine from Sioux Falls and Danni Pappas, a native of West Des Moines, Iowa, will be honored before the game.
"Jess Heine and Dani Pappas have been wonderful members of the Jacks soccer team in their time here at SDSU," said Wedemeyer. "Jess is the consumate student athlete who has continually risen to the challenges before her to do what ever it takes to make the team better. Dani is the epitome of a team player who has worked hard behind the scenes to be a positive life force for our team. Both have been great representatives of SDSU athletics."
Scouting Report:
North Dakota State - NDSU is led offensively by Quin Ryan and Brooklyn Dyce with four goals a piece. Overall, NDSU has a total of 13 players score a goal. The balanced attack has equated into a league leading 6-1 record in The Summit League and a 9-6-2 overall record.
Defensively, Kalani Bertsch is expected to start in the goal for NDSU. In 16 games this season, she has allowed 19 goals for a 1.24 goal-against average while stopping 75 shots for a .798 saves percentage.
"NDSU had a very good year and matured a lot from last season," said Wedemeyer. "To play them for the regular season championship is exciting and demonstrates that there is good soccer being played in the Dakotas."
Common Opponents: NDSU and SDSU have five out of conference common opponents and played seven common opponents in the Summit League.
Out of conference, the Jacks are 3-2 verses Minnesota, Creighton, Green Bay, Drake and Mary. SDSU scored seven goals while giving up seven. On the other hand, NDSU has scored five goals while giving up nine with a 3-2 record.
In conference matches, the Jacks are 5-2 while NDSU is 6-1. The Jacks lost to IPFW and Oakland while NDSU lost to IUPUI. In those games, NDSU is outscoring opponents 17-9 while SDSU has given up 14 goals while only allowing five.
Higgins earns first Summit Honor: Brookings native Courtney Higgins captures her first career Offensive Player of the Week award after collecting six points in two league wins last week in women's soccer.
Both of her shots resulted in goals, with one coming against UMKC and the other over Southern Utah. The freshman also tallied an assist in each match, while her goal versus the Thunderbirds was the game-winner.
Soccer Webcast: Subscribers to the Jackrabbit Extra on GoJacks.com can view all SDSU home soccer matches and select away events live on the internet.
To subscribe to the Jackrabbit Extra, log onto GoJacks.com and click on "sign up."
Justice, Healy Crack top 10: Kaitlin Justice scored her eleventh career goal on Oct. 23 against UMKC, propelling her into ninth place on the all-time goals-scored list at SDSU. Danni Healy recorded an assist against Southern Utah on Oct. 25 and is 10th on SDSU's points-scored list with 26.
Summit League Championship: Fishback Soccer Park will host the 2009 Summit League Women's Soccer Championships. The four-team tournament will take place Nov. 6 and 8. Live stats and webstreaming will also be available through the official website of Jackrabbit Athletics, gojacks.com. SDSU and NDSU are the only teams that have qualified thus far.
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