Jacks dominant in Sunday victory

Sunday, September 22

Dekalb, Ill.

1 p.m.

South Dakota State University

7-3-0, 0-0-0

Northern Illinois

2-4-1, 0-0-0

South Dakota State

Northern Illinois

BROOKINGS, SD - SEPTEMBER 10: xxxxxxx (Photo by Dave Eggen/Inertia)

Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

9/22/2019 3:44:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

DeKalb, Ill. – The Jackrabbit women's soccer team turned in a dominant performance Saturday afternoon, cruising to a 3-0 victory over Northern Illinois to close the weekend's road trip.

Winners of five straight, South Dakota State (7-3) battered the Huskies' defense all afternoon, claiming a plus-21 advantage in shots while putting eight of its 22 total efforts on goal. The Jackrabbit defense limited NIU to just one total shot in the game, as Taylor Lock did not face a shot on goal in her first goalkeeper start of the season.

"I'm proud of our team's ability to go on the road, play in difficult conditions and play our way," head coach Brock Thompson said. "It was especially great to see us get goals from a variety of people, and in a multitude of ways this weekend."

Maya Hansen and Leah Manuleleua each had a goal and an assist in the win, while Sunniva Dunagan netted her first career goal in the second half, assisted by Abigail Kastens.

Manuleleua (seven shots), Hansen (five shots) and Carina McLennan (three shots) each had two shots on goal.

Hansen opened the scoring in the 27th minute, finding the net for the second time this weekend when she followed the rebound off a Manuleleua shot and buried a second-chance score from inside the box.

That 1-0 lead held until midway through the second half, when Dunagan doubled the Jacks' advantage after Kastens set her up. SDSU added one more off the foot of Manuleleua in the final minute of action to close the 3-0 victory. Hansen assisted on the play.

Game Notes

SDSU's five-game winning streak is the longest since the Jacks won nine in a row in 2017.
Taylor Lock started her second career game between the pipes and recorded her first-ever shutout. She was a part of two team shutouts in 2017.
Leah Manuleleua is second in the Summit League in goals (six) this year.
The Jackrabbits have now posted a plus-.500 record in league play eight times since joining the Summit League, including four of the last five years. SDSU is 7-3 in nonleague play this season with one game remaining.
One shot allowed is a school record, and has now happened three times. The last occurrence was Oct. 16, 2010 against UMKC.

Up Next
South Dakota State and Sanford Children's Cure Kids Cancer! have teamed up this season to host the first-ever GOALD Game, Saturday, Sept. 28 at Fishback Soccer Park. The Jackrabbits host New Mexico State at noon in the final nonleague game of the season, but the match will hold a deeper meaning as the organizations partner to raise awareness and support during National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

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