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South Dakota State University Athletics
Friday, August 31
Brookings, S.D.
6 p.m.
South Dakota State University
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Green Bay
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
Soccer welcomes Green Bay, Creighton this weekend
8/29/2018 9:21:00 AM | Women's Soccer
| Â GAMES 5-6: South Dakota State (2-2) vs. Green Bay (1-3); Creighton (1-2) |
| Â When | Â Friday, Aug. 31 | 6 p.m. | Â Sunday, Sept. 2 | 1 p.m. |
|  Where |  Fishback Soccer Park | Brookings, S.D. |  Fishback Soccer Park | Brookings, S.D. |
| Â Live Video | Â GoJacks.com/Watch | Â GoJacks.com/Watch |
| Â Live Stats | Â GoJacksLive.com | Â GoJacksLive.com |
|  Game Notes |  South Dakota State | Creighton | |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter | Facebook | #RabbitsFutbol | |
Previewing the Week
South Dakota State welcomes Green Bay and Creighton to town this weekend as it continues a six-game homestand. The Jackrabbits host the Phoenix Friday at 6 p.m. and conclude the weekend Sunday against the Bluejays at 1 p.m.
Scouting the Phoenix
Green Bay (1-3) is coming off a 3-2 victory over Eastern Illinois its last time out, falling 4-0 at Michigan State the game prior. The Phoenix are led offensively by McKayla Kertscher's five points (two goals) and Brianna Messner, who has a goal and an assist on the year. Green Bay returns three goal scorers from the 2017 season in Carli Vogel, Kendra Wolfram and Kennedy Bilse.
Courtney Klatt (135 minutes) and Taylor Reichow (225 minutes) have split time at goalkeeper, with Klatt allowing five goals with 12 saves and Reichow has eight saves with seven goals allowed.
South Dakota State leads the all-time series with Green Bay, 6-2 and has won the last six, including a 4-0 shutout in 2016 on the road.
Scouting the Bluejays
Creighton (1-2) will begin the weekend with a Friday contest at Eastern Michigan. The Bluejays started the season with losses to Iowa and Air Force but bounced back with a win over Omaha last Sunday.
The Bluejays are led offensively by Aline Reinkober, who scored the game-winner off an assist from Ansley Atkinson against Omaha.
Katie Sullivan has played all 270 minutes at Goalkeeper for Creighton and holds a 1.67 goals against average, allowing five goals with seven saves and one shutout (over Omaha).
South Dakota State and Creighton have faced off 12 times prior, with the Jacks winning the latest matchup in overtime, 3-2 last season in Omaha, Nebraska. SDSU trails the all-time series with Creighton, 10-2-1, but has won two of the last three.
Scouting the Jackrabbits
The Jackrabbits picked up a pair of wins last weekend over Wayne State (8-0) and Drake (1-0) at home and entered the week 2-2 on the season.
Leah Manuleleua, named the Summit League's Offensive Player of the Week last Monday, led the Jackrabbits with seven points on the weekend after netting a hat trick with an assist in Friday's win over Wayne State. Karlee Manding and Stephanie Dashiell each have two goals, as Manding has started all four games and hit the game-winner against Drake.
Carina McLennan assisted on a pair of goals for the weekend and scored another, while Hannah Evans had a goal and an assist against WSC. Cecilia Limongi, Marisa Schulz and Sunniva Dunagan have added assists as well.
Maggie Smither lowered her goals against average to 1.38 last weekend and has 17 saves on the year over 325 minutes between the pipes.
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Manuleleua Honored by Summit League
South Dakota State's Leah Manuleleua was named the Summit League's Offensive Player of the Week, announced Aug. 27 by the league office.
Manuleleua helped the Jacks to a perfect 2-0 record at home last weekend, thanks in part to a seven-point showing against Wayne State Friday that included the ninth hat trick in the program's history. Manuleleua became the first to score three or more goals in a game for SDSU since Diana Potterveld did it in 2012.
The Manteca, California native scored the eventual game-winner and game's first goal in the fifth minute against WSC, taking a throw-in from Hannah Evans near the top of the box and firing it past the Wildcat keeper. She added another goal in the 32nd frame on a header from Carina McLennan's corner kick, and after assisting on the game's fourth score (scored by Evans) she completed the hat trick in the 48th, dribbling through defenders in the box and finding the back of the net. The forward closed the weekend with a team-high four shots against Drake Sunday, playing 66 minutes in the 1-0 win.
This is Manuleleua's third weekly award after she picked up the honors twice in 2017.
Jacks Tabbed Second in Preseason Poll
South Dakota State women's soccer was picked second in the 2018 Summit League Preseason Coaches Poll, released Aug. 13. The Jackrabbits received 57 total points in the rankings with three first-place votes, finishing four tallies shy of Denver for the top spot. Oral Roberts was picked third in the poll with 49 points, just ahead of North Dakota State's 46. The next three spots were separated by just three points, with newcomer North Dakota sitting fifth (30), South Dakota sixth (29) and Omaha seventh (28). Purdue Fort Wayne and Western Illinois tied for the final spot with 12 points each.
Four Named as Players to Watch
As part of the Summit League's preseason poll release, four Jackrabbits were named to the league's Players to Watch List: Maggie Smither, Annie Williams, Leah Manuleleua and Alexa Hepner.
- Maggie Smither, last season's Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year, posted a 0.86 goals against average in 2017 and tallied 83 saves. She allowed only one goal in league play and recorded six shutouts, finishing the year with an 11-5-3 record between the pipes.
- Annie Williams is the returning Summit League Defensive Player of the Year and will serve as team captain for the Jackrabbits in 2018. She started all 19 games a year ago, played 1,556 minutes and was third on the team with eight points.
- Alexa Hepner is a third-year starter for a back line that surrendered just one goal in league play last year. The Prior Lake, Minnesota native logged the most minutes (1,721) for the second-consecutive season. She was a 2017 All-Summit Second Team honoree.
- Leah Manuleleua enters her second season with the Jackrabbits after arriving in 2017 from San Joaquin Delta College. Manuleleua started 18 contests last season and tied for the team lead in goals (seven). She was an All-Summit League First Team pick last year.
2017 In Review
The Jackrabbits made their fifth consecutive appearance in the league tournament and have qualified nine times out of 10 eligible seasons in the league. South Dakota State has now won five regular season titles, claiming the regular season nod in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2014 as well.
Nicole Hatcher (21 points, seven assists) and Leah Manuleleua (17 points, three assists) tied for the team-lead with seven goals each, while Annie Williams finished third on the team in points (eight) with three goals and two assists. Freshmen Rachel Hewitt and Marisa Schulz each netted two goals.
Between the pipes, Maggie Smither started 18 games with appearances in all 19 contests on the year, posting a 0.86 goals against average while ending the regular season with six consecutive shutouts. Smither logged 83 saves in 1,582 minutes. Taylor Lock appeared in five contests and spent 99 minutes in goal, giving up one score with five saves.
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