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South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, November 3
Fargo, N.D.
3 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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University of Denver
Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen
Summit League Tournament begins Thursday
11/1/2016 3:48:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Third-seeded South Dakota State women's soccer opens postseason play this Thursday in Fargo, N.D., as it takes on No. 2 seed Denver in the Summit League Tournament. Kickoff from Dacotah Field against the Pioneeers is set for 3 p.m. The winner of Thursday's semifinal bout will take on the winner of the semifinal between No. 1 seed North Dakota State and fourth-seeded Oral Roberts in Saturday's championship.
Scouting the Field
No. 1 seed North Dakota State
North Dakota State brings momentum from a 2-0 record to clinch the top seed and a share of the regular season title in the final weekend of the regular season into this week's tournament. The Bison, who will take on No. 4 seed Oral Roberts in the Noon game on Thursday, are 10-7-1 overall and went 5-2-1 for 16 points in the conference standings. NDSU is led offensively by Holly Enderle, who leads the Summit League with 22 points on the season, scoring 10 goals with two assists. Amy Yang is second on the team with 14 points (four goals, six assists) and Mariah Haberle has 10 points (two goals, six assists). In net, Monica Polgar has 54 saves alongside a 1.22 goals against average and 19 goals allowed, starting 16 games for the Bison. Â
Against South Dakota State, NDSU trails 10-9-3 in the all-time series with losses in two consecutive games. SDSU claimed its first win against NDSU in Fargo since 2008 earlier this season. The Bison hold a 29-24 lead in goal count for the series, though SDSU leads that category 22-13 in 14 contests since 2007, when Summit League play between schools began.
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No. 2 seed Denver
Denver entered last weekend on the bubble of making the conference tournament and pulled off two dominant wins to secure the No. 2 seed and a share of the regular season title. DU finished the regular season 8-9-1 overall and 5-2-1 in conference play (16 points). The Pioneers' Hannah Adler leads the team with 12 points for the season, scoring four goals with four assists. Francesca Garzelloni (two goals, two assists) and Angelica Pacheco (one goal, four assists) each have six points to sit second on the team. Between the posts, Denver has split time between two keepers. DU's Cassidy Rey has played 13 games (10 starts) with seven goals allowed and a 1.15 goals against average, racking up 26 saves while Brittany Wilson has started eight games with 18 played, totalling 49 saves, 18 goals allowed and a 1.47 goals against average.
SDSU leads the all-time series, 3-1-1, with all matchups coming over the previous four seasons. SDSU lost in 2013 at Denver but has since won three consecutive regular season matchups. The lone draw was a 1-1 tied in the 2014 Summit League Tournament and SDSU advanced with a 5-4 advantage in a shootout.
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No. 3 seed South Dakota State
South Dakota State enters the weekend looking to shake off a 2-1 loss to IUPUI in the regular season finale, but carries experience and the history of back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances into the conference playoffs. SDSU went 10-7-1 (5-3 Summit League) in the regular season to finish tied for third in the standings, earning the No. 3 spot with a head-to-head tiebreaker against Denver. SDSU's Nicole Hatcher ranks second in the conference with 21 points (six goals, nine assists) and she is tied for the team-lead for scores with Tori Poole (12 points), who has six total goals for the season and five goals in the last six games. Madison Yueill is also in double digits with 10 points, adding four goals and two assists to SDSU's season team totals of 29 and 21 for those two categories. In goal, Maggie Smither (16 games, 3 goals allowed, 32 saves) has a conference-leading 0.36 goals against average while Nicole Inskeep (18 games, 11 goals allowed, 20 saves) is second in the Summit League with a 1.06 goals against average. Earlier this season, the Jackrabbits had a winning streak of six consecutive games. The Jacks are the only team to have at least two wins against the other three teams in the tournament, going 3-0 in the regular season against NDSU, DU and ORU. SDSU also leads all three series all-time records. SDSU's history in the Summit League Tournament is available on page five of the game notes.
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No. 4 seed Oral Roberts
Perhaps the hottest team in the Summit League at the end of regular season play, Oral Roberts carries a five-game winning streak into the tournament as it rebounded from a four-game losing streak early on in conference play to clinch a spot in the year-end playoffs. The last loss for ORU was a 5-1 defeat at the hands of South Dakota State in Brookings early in October. The Golden Eagles are 10-9-1 after the regular season, going 5-3 in conference play for 15 points. Lexi Jones leads the ORU offense with 21 points (10 goals, one assist) this season, tied for second best in the Summit League. Sierra Beall has 12 points (five goals, two assists) while Chloe Basnett is tied for third on the team with 10 points, tallying three goals and four assists. In net, Ryleigh Bohnenstiel has played a majority of minutes and has 57 saves with 22 goals allowed for a 1.37 goals against average.
Against South Dakota State, ORU trails in the all-time series, 8-1. The Golden Eagles last defeated the Jackrabbits in 2015 at home in a narrow 3-2 overtime contest. For the series, SDSU leads the goal-count, 20-5.
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Last Time Out
South Dakota State saw its chances to lock up a No. 1 seed and a regular season championship at home slip through its grasps on Friday, Oct. 28, falling 2-1 to IUPUI despite a 21-shot advantage. Playing in front of a friendly, often spirited crowd at Fishback Soccer Park, the Jackrabbits (10-7-1, 5-3 Summit League) put up 26 shots and scored the game's first goal, but couldn't hold on as IUPUI (9-6-3, 3-2-2 Summit League) netted two unanswered off of five shots to keep its playoff hopes alive. Ashley Adams and Tori Poole each had five shots, with three and two on goal, respectively, while Annie Williams (one on goal) had three looks and Nicole Hatcher, Madison Yueill and Jennie Scislow each added two. Poole scored the Jackrabbits' lone goal off an assist from Hatcher. Nicole Inskeep earned the start and Maggie Smither (two saves) played the final 45, taking the loss as both keepers allowed a goal. Scoreless through the opening 20 minutes, the Jacks got on the board at 22:52 as Poole retreived a pass near the far post and found the net in a congested box. It was Poole's fifth goal of the year and Hatcher's conference-leading ninth assist on the season. That lead was short-lived, however, as IUPUI struck back less than a minute later when Maryna Clark fired a shot that deflected off the Jaguars' Catherine Raster for a score. All even at the half, the Jacks continued to dominate play, but saw itself fall into a deficit in the 65th minute IUPUI's Hayley Shelton beat Smither in the box on a challenge and scored. After Shelton's goal, SDSU went on a tear over the 10 minutes that saw five shot attempts and three corner kicks, but close as the Jacks came a goal was not to be found. Inside the final minute, South Dakota State had two more equalizing opportunities, but Hatcher's rocket from inside the box was blocked by a defender. On the rebound, Adams' finesse shot from the top left corner of the box saw IUPUI's Catherine Schmidt elevate in goal to tip the ball above the crossbar with 30 seconds to go and SDSU's fate was sealed.
Quick Hits
SDSU garners four Summit League AOW's
National Leaderboard
South Dakota State is listed among (or near) the top 100 of several team national leader lists entering the final weekend while Nicole Hatcher is in the top 100 of four categories on the NCAA leaderboard.
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Eyes on the Prize
Despite going winless through the opening two games, the Jackrabbits have proven over the years it's not how you start, but how you finish. Since joining the NCAA Division I ranks in 2004, SDSU has gone 0-2 to open a season six times but has finished with a losing record just once, earning a trip to the NCAA College Cup in two of the seasons that began 0-2.
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Scouting the Field
No. 1 seed North Dakota State
North Dakota State brings momentum from a 2-0 record to clinch the top seed and a share of the regular season title in the final weekend of the regular season into this week's tournament. The Bison, who will take on No. 4 seed Oral Roberts in the Noon game on Thursday, are 10-7-1 overall and went 5-2-1 for 16 points in the conference standings. NDSU is led offensively by Holly Enderle, who leads the Summit League with 22 points on the season, scoring 10 goals with two assists. Amy Yang is second on the team with 14 points (four goals, six assists) and Mariah Haberle has 10 points (two goals, six assists). In net, Monica Polgar has 54 saves alongside a 1.22 goals against average and 19 goals allowed, starting 16 games for the Bison. Â
Against South Dakota State, NDSU trails 10-9-3 in the all-time series with losses in two consecutive games. SDSU claimed its first win against NDSU in Fargo since 2008 earlier this season. The Bison hold a 29-24 lead in goal count for the series, though SDSU leads that category 22-13 in 14 contests since 2007, when Summit League play between schools began.
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| Against the Field (1-1-1) | |||
| vs Denver | T, 1-1 | Oct. 14 | Fargo, N.D. |
| vs South Dakota State | L, 0-1 | Oct. 16 | Fargo, N.D. |
| at Oral Roberts | W, 1-0 | Oct. 2 | Tulsa, Okla. |
No. 2 seed Denver
Denver entered last weekend on the bubble of making the conference tournament and pulled off two dominant wins to secure the No. 2 seed and a share of the regular season title. DU finished the regular season 8-9-1 overall and 5-2-1 in conference play (16 points). The Pioneers' Hannah Adler leads the team with 12 points for the season, scoring four goals with four assists. Francesca Garzelloni (two goals, two assists) and Angelica Pacheco (one goal, four assists) each have six points to sit second on the team. Between the posts, Denver has split time between two keepers. DU's Cassidy Rey has played 13 games (10 starts) with seven goals allowed and a 1.15 goals against average, racking up 26 saves while Brittany Wilson has started eight games with 18 played, totalling 49 saves, 18 goals allowed and a 1.47 goals against average.
SDSU leads the all-time series, 3-1-1, with all matchups coming over the previous four seasons. SDSU lost in 2013 at Denver but has since won three consecutive regular season matchups. The lone draw was a 1-1 tied in the 2014 Summit League Tournament and SDSU advanced with a 5-4 advantage in a shootout.
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| Against the Field (0-2-1) | |||
| at South Dakota State | L, 0-2 | Oct. 23 | Brookings, S.D. |
| vs Oral Roberts | L, 0-1 | Oct. 20 | Denver, Colo. |
| at North Dakota State | T, 0-0 | Oct. 14 | Fargo, N.D. |
No. 3 seed South Dakota State
South Dakota State enters the weekend looking to shake off a 2-1 loss to IUPUI in the regular season finale, but carries experience and the history of back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances into the conference playoffs. SDSU went 10-7-1 (5-3 Summit League) in the regular season to finish tied for third in the standings, earning the No. 3 spot with a head-to-head tiebreaker against Denver. SDSU's Nicole Hatcher ranks second in the conference with 21 points (six goals, nine assists) and she is tied for the team-lead for scores with Tori Poole (12 points), who has six total goals for the season and five goals in the last six games. Madison Yueill is also in double digits with 10 points, adding four goals and two assists to SDSU's season team totals of 29 and 21 for those two categories. In goal, Maggie Smither (16 games, 3 goals allowed, 32 saves) has a conference-leading 0.36 goals against average while Nicole Inskeep (18 games, 11 goals allowed, 20 saves) is second in the Summit League with a 1.06 goals against average. Earlier this season, the Jackrabbits had a winning streak of six consecutive games. The Jacks are the only team to have at least two wins against the other three teams in the tournament, going 3-0 in the regular season against NDSU, DU and ORU. SDSU also leads all three series all-time records. SDSU's history in the Summit League Tournament is available on page five of the game notes.
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| Against the Field (3-0) | |||
| at Denver | W, 2-0 | Oct. 23 | Brookings, S.D. |
| vs North Dakota State | W, 1-0 | Oct. 16 | Fargo, N.D. |
| vs Oral Roberts | W, 5-1 | Oct. 9 | Brookings, S.D. |
No. 4 seed Oral Roberts
Perhaps the hottest team in the Summit League at the end of regular season play, Oral Roberts carries a five-game winning streak into the tournament as it rebounded from a four-game losing streak early on in conference play to clinch a spot in the year-end playoffs. The last loss for ORU was a 5-1 defeat at the hands of South Dakota State in Brookings early in October. The Golden Eagles are 10-9-1 after the regular season, going 5-3 in conference play for 15 points. Lexi Jones leads the ORU offense with 21 points (10 goals, one assist) this season, tied for second best in the Summit League. Sierra Beall has 12 points (five goals, two assists) while Chloe Basnett is tied for third on the team with 10 points, tallying three goals and four assists. In net, Ryleigh Bohnenstiel has played a majority of minutes and has 57 saves with 22 goals allowed for a 1.37 goals against average.
Against South Dakota State, ORU trails in the all-time series, 8-1. The Golden Eagles last defeated the Jackrabbits in 2015 at home in a narrow 3-2 overtime contest. For the series, SDSU leads the goal-count, 20-5.
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| Against the Field (1-2) | |||
| at Denver | W, 1-0 | Oct. 20 | Denver, Colo. |
| at South Dakota State | L, 1-5 | Oct. 9 | Brookings, S.D. |
| vs North Dakota State | L, 0-1 | Oct. 2 | Tulsa, Okla. |
Last Time Out
South Dakota State saw its chances to lock up a No. 1 seed and a regular season championship at home slip through its grasps on Friday, Oct. 28, falling 2-1 to IUPUI despite a 21-shot advantage. Playing in front of a friendly, often spirited crowd at Fishback Soccer Park, the Jackrabbits (10-7-1, 5-3 Summit League) put up 26 shots and scored the game's first goal, but couldn't hold on as IUPUI (9-6-3, 3-2-2 Summit League) netted two unanswered off of five shots to keep its playoff hopes alive. Ashley Adams and Tori Poole each had five shots, with three and two on goal, respectively, while Annie Williams (one on goal) had three looks and Nicole Hatcher, Madison Yueill and Jennie Scislow each added two. Poole scored the Jackrabbits' lone goal off an assist from Hatcher. Nicole Inskeep earned the start and Maggie Smither (two saves) played the final 45, taking the loss as both keepers allowed a goal. Scoreless through the opening 20 minutes, the Jacks got on the board at 22:52 as Poole retreived a pass near the far post and found the net in a congested box. It was Poole's fifth goal of the year and Hatcher's conference-leading ninth assist on the season. That lead was short-lived, however, as IUPUI struck back less than a minute later when Maryna Clark fired a shot that deflected off the Jaguars' Catherine Raster for a score. All even at the half, the Jacks continued to dominate play, but saw itself fall into a deficit in the 65th minute IUPUI's Hayley Shelton beat Smither in the box on a challenge and scored. After Shelton's goal, SDSU went on a tear over the 10 minutes that saw five shot attempts and three corner kicks, but close as the Jacks came a goal was not to be found. Inside the final minute, South Dakota State had two more equalizing opportunities, but Hatcher's rocket from inside the box was blocked by a defender. On the rebound, Adams' finesse shot from the top left corner of the box saw IUPUI's Catherine Schmidt elevate in goal to tip the ball above the crossbar with 30 seconds to go and SDSU's fate was sealed.
Quick Hits
- The Jackrabbits hold a 6-3-2 record in Summit League Tournament play. As the No. 3 seed, SDSU is 2-0-1 all-time with a tournament title as the third seed in 2016.
- South Dakota State is 10-2-0 this season in games it scores first, setting up a recipe for success as postseason play looms. In games that opponents score first, SDSU is winless at 0-5-1.
- The Jacks' win over Denver on Oct. 23 gave the team 10 wins on the year for the fourth consecutive season, and 10th time in program history. Over the last nine years, SDSU has reached 10 wins eight times.
- SDSU has posted eight shutouts this season, one shy of its season total from 2015. The most shutouts SDSU has ever had in a season, 12, came in 2013. The Jacks also had 12 in 2008 and 11 in 2011.
- Tori Poole's goal at 5:22 against North Dakota State was SDSU's fifth score in the opening 10 minutes of game action this season.
- Over a three-game span from Oct. 1-9, SDSU outshot its opponents, 62-14, combined.
- South Dakota State has trailed at halftime in just three games this season, against Kansas and at South Dakota and Omaha.
- SDSU's two-goal deficit from 61:13 to 63:42 (a span of only 2:29) against USD on Oct. 14 was the largest deficit the Jacks have faced this season.Â
- SDSU's three-game shutout streak came to an end when ORU scored in the second half of the Oct. 9 game, but not before SDSU strung together over 328 minutes of scoreless play on the defensive end.
- Nicole Hatcher recorded a point in seven straight games from Sept. 11 to Oct. 9, setting a school record for points in consecutive games. The previous record of six was set twice by Diana Potterveld during her career. The Jackrabbits' six-game winning streak from Sept. 11 to Oct. 9 this season was the program's second longest in history and matched the six-game winning streak from Sept. 22 to Oct. 19, 2013. The longest winning streak in program history is 10, set during the 2008 season.
- SDSU has now scored three or more goals in five games this season, the highest total in that category since 2014 when the team had six three-plus goal games.  The five goals scored against ORU is the most since Sept. 22, 2013 when the Jacks defeated North Dakota, 3-0.  Five goals is the most in Summit League play for SDSU since Oct. 26, 2012 in a 6-1 win at Omaha.
- South Dakota State has already seen 13 separate individuals players score this year, passing its totals from the previous two seasons and approaching the program record for that mark. SDSU had 10 players find the net in 2015 and nine score in 2014. The Jacks have reached double digits for individuals scoring on nine occasions, including a program-high 14 in 2010. The Jacks had 13 individuals find the net in 2003 and have twice (2008 and 2013) seen 12 players score.
- South Dakota State secured a winning non-conference regular season record for the fifth time since joining NCAA Division I with wins over UMKC and Drake in its last weekend out. SDSU last had a winning non-conference regular season record in 2013. The non-conference schedule included three contests with Power Five schools this season, and one against a school out of the BIG EAST. SDSU dropped a 1-0 contest at Iowa State (Big Ten) this year before drawing 1-1 against Kansas (Big 12) at home. The final Power Five contest for SDSU was a heartbreaking 1-0 loss in double overtime to Wisconsin. In addition to those three, SDSU also had a non-conference game with Creighton, out of the BIG EAST.
- SDSU has three double overtime games this season and sports a 1-1-1 record in those games. Historically, the Jacks have played well in overtime periods, claiming a 17-15-36 mark in combined games between single and double overtimes. The Jacks are 7-9 all-time in single overtime contests and 10-6-36 in double overtime games. The most overtime games in a season for SDSU was 12 in 2003. Since moving to the Division I level, SDSU's overtime high is six, which came last season.
- SDSU is 9-1 in Summit League openers, with its lone defeat coming in 2012.
- The Jacks are 5-10-2 all-time in season openers.Â
SDSU garners four Summit League AOW's
- Entering the final weekend of regular season play, South Dakota State has claimed four total Summit League Athlete of the Week honors for the 2016 season.
- Nicole Hatcher earned Co-Offensive Athlete of the Week honors on Sept. 19 and also snagged the award on Oct. 10
- Lindsee Larson was picked as Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 12
- Maggie Smither was named co-Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 6.Â
National Leaderboard
South Dakota State is listed among (or near) the top 100 of several team national leader lists entering the final weekend while Nicole Hatcher is in the top 100 of four categories on the NCAA leaderboard.
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| Team Rankings | ||
| Goals Against Average | 0.75 | 42nd |
| Fouls Per Game | 7.28 | 57th |
| Shutout Percentage | 0.444 | 62nd |
| Scoring Offense | 1.61 | 105th |
| W-L-T Percentage | 0.583 | 110th |
| Total Goals | 29 | 112th |
| Nicole Hatcher National Rankings | ||
| Total Assists | 9 | 12th |
| Assists Per Game | 0.5 | 15th |
| Game-Winning Goals | 4 | 40th |
| Total Points | 21 | 107th |
Eyes on the Prize
Despite going winless through the opening two games, the Jackrabbits have proven over the years it's not how you start, but how you finish. Since joining the NCAA Division I ranks in 2004, SDSU has gone 0-2 to open a season six times but has finished with a losing record just once, earning a trip to the NCAA College Cup in two of the seasons that began 0-2.
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