JACKRABBITS PLAY OMAHA TO SCORELESS DRAW

Friday, February 12

Omaha, Neb.

1:45 p.m.

South Dakota State University

0-0-1, 0-0-1

Omaha

0-0-1, 0-0-1

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
South Dakota St.	0	0	0	0	0
Omaha	0	0	0	0	0

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

2/12/2021 6:02:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

OMAHA, Neb. – South Dakota State women's soccer played to a scoreless draw on Friday afternoon against Omaha in its season opener.

The Jackrabbits and the Mavericks are each 0-0-1, 0-0-1 Summit League to open their seasons.

"It feels incredible to be back on the field with this group and I need to acknowledge and thank all of those who have worked hard to make it possible for us to play and do so safely," head coach Brock Thompson expressed.

South Dakota State finished the match with eight shots (three on goal) as a team. Rachel Hewitt and Abigail Kastens each had two attempts in the contest, while four additional Jackrabbits each recorded a shot.

Taylor Lock played the first 45 minutes in goal for the Jacks and recorded one save, while Hailee Fischer played the final 65 minutes and tallied three saves.

The Jackrabbits faced pressure throughout, but held strong on the defensive end as Rachel Preston and Kaitlin Zabel played all 110 minutes as part of a strong back line that worked around 17 Omaha shots.

Scoreless after 90 minutes of regulation, State looked to break the tie as Rachel Hewitt had an on target shot in the bottom center of the goal in the 98th, but Omaha goalkeeper Madeline Smith came up with the save. Hailee Fischer tallied a save in the 103^rd minutes, but time ran out on both teams.

"I thought it took us 45 minutes to play the way that we wanted to, but that being said I'm very proud of our response after halftime," Thompson said.

Game Notes

South Dakota State is now 6-7-2 all-time against the Mavericks
The last time a Jackrabbit match ended in a scoreless draw was Sept. 16, 2018 at Eastern Washington

Up Next
South Dakota State and Omaha will meet again on Monday at 9:45 a.m. to complete the series.

-GoJacks.com-