Golden goal lifts soccer to 1-0 win at North Dakota

Wednesday, August 31

Grand Forks, N.D.

4 p.m.

South Dakota State University

2-2-1

North Dakota

1-3-1

Team	1	2	OT 3	OT 4	Final F
South Dakota State	0	0	0	1	1
North Dakota	0	0	0	0	0

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media

8/31/2016 6:44:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota --South Dakota State pushed its unbeaten streak to three games with a double overtime, golden-goal 1-0 victory at North Dakota on Wednesday.

Nearing the end of the second overtime, the Jackrabbits' Nicole Hatcher took possession on the right side of the box and fired a high cross to the far post, where Kyli Nelson was waiting for her first goal of the season to give SDSU the win.

"Playing three games in six days, two of which being overtime, is a difficult task," head coach Lang Wedemeyer. "I was very proud of how our players kept grinding it out to get a result today. These tight games will be good preparation for the challenging games we'll face later this season."

SDSU (2-2-1) and UND (1-3-1) were even with shots for the day, 12-all, though the Jackrabbits had eight shots on goal and the Fighting Hawks mustered just three.

Nelson had three shots (all on goal) with one goal to lead the offensive attack while Hatcher had an assist. Tori Poole (one shot on goal), Annie Williams (two shots on goal) and Jennie Scislow each had two shots.

Nicole Inskeep (2-2) picked up the win in net after entering at halftime, picking up two saves after Maggie Smither started and had one save.

The Jacks looked to strike early after a backheel pass from Hatcher sent herself and Poole on a back-and-forth sprint into the box before a slide tackle broke up the threat in the 11th minute.

Both SDSU and UND traded scoring efforts most of the half, though the Jacks were more efficient in the shots on goal battle. SDSU fired four shots in the opening 45 minutes and put three on goal, while UND had six shots with just one on goal.

The opening three minutes of second half play saw SDSU again come close to a score before an offsides call neglected Hatcher's shot finding the net after a near-assist from Shelby Raper. Another Jackrabbit scoring chance near the 84th minute saw an Annie Williams header saved off a corner kick from Madison Yueill.

After a scoreless 90 minutes of regulation, the teams headed for overtime where UND nearly found a golden goal midway through before Nicole Inskeep kept things alive with a diving stop. Later in the period, SDSU's Lindsee Larson took a free kick from 40 yards out as the Jacks' lone shot for the first overtime.

It was SDSU's effort to threaten early in the second overtime, keeping up the pressure throughout before Nelson's game-winner in the 107th minute.

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Game Notes

Wednesday's game marked Maggie Smither's first career start in a Jackrabbit uniform. She and Nicole Inskeep combined for SDSU's second shutout of the season.
This was the second consecutive double overtime contest for the Jackrabbits. The last overtime win for SDSU occured on Oct. 11, 2015 at Denver. The last double overtime victory came on Sept. 15, 2013 at Northern Iowa.
Kyli Nelson's game-winner was her first career goal.

What's Next
South Dakota State returns next Sunday, Sept. 4 to host Creighton from Fishback Soccer Park at 1 p.m. From there, SDSU heads to Wisconsin for a two-game road swing the following weekend.

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