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South Dakota State University Athletics
Thursday, September 1
Cedar Falls, Iowa
4:00 PM
South Dakota State University
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Northern Iowa
Avery LeBlanc
Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia
SDSU HEADS TO UNI, HOME SUNDAY VERSUS DRAKE
8/31/2022 8:19:00 AM | Women's Soccer
| Games 5 & 6: South Dakota State (3-0-1) at Northern Iowa (3-0-1) | vs. Drake (1-3-0) | |
| Date and Time | Thursday, Sept. 1 - 4 p.m. | Sunday, Sept. 4 - 6 p.m. |
| Location | Cedar Falls, Iowa |Â Brookings, South Dakota |
| Site | UNI Soccer Field | Fishback Soccer Park |
| TV/Stream | ESPN+ |Â GoJacks.com ($) |
| Live Stats | UNIPanthers.com |Â GoJacksLive.com |
| South Dakota State | Game Notes | Home Page |
| Northern Iowa | Drake | Home Page | Home Page |
South Dakota State has two matchups slated this week as the Jackrabbits first travel to face Northern Iowa at 4 p.m. Thursday in Cedar Falls, then return home to take on Drake at 6 p.m. on Sunday at Fishback Soccer Park.
The Jackrabbits are off to a 3-0-1 start to the season following their home-opening victory over Bemidji State on Aug. 28. SDSU's matchup at Northern Iowa is its only one on the road in the month of September, with seven home matches taking place from Sept. 4-Oct. 2 beginning against Drake on Sunday.
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The Jackrabbits and Panthers are well acquainted with one another having faced off once each year, except for the spring 2021 slate and 2009 season, since 2005. SDSU holds a 10-2-3 all-time series lead and has won the last three over UNI. The Panthers' last win was a 1-0 victory over the Jacks in Cedar Falls in 2017.
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The Jackrabbits and Drake Bulldogs squared off every season from 2005-19 with SDSU claiming an 8-6-1 overall record in the series. Drake won the last meeting, 1-0 in 2019, but SDSU went unbeaten from 2013-18 going 5-0-1 versus the Bulldogs in that span.
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Maya Hansen and Avery Murdzek have jumped out as early points leaders for SDSU. Hansen has recorded three goals and three assists for nine points, while Murdzek has five points on two goals and an assist. The Manding sisters have three assists apiece.
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Hansen became the program record holder in game-winning goals at NAU and is now up to 14 in her career, with her two this year ranked third in DI soccer. She also is now second all-time in points with 78 and only trails Jennifer Briggs's 94 she recorded from 2000-02.
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Twenty-six players have played for SDSU this season and multiple on the back row have been mainstays on the pitch. Rachel Preston leads the squad with 308 minutes played and is followed by Kaycee Manding (293), the reigning Summit League Defensive Player of the Week. Midfielder Katherine Jones is third in minutes played (272) and defender Hayley Lindaman is sixth at 253 minutes.
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The matchup at Northern Iowa on Thursday will stream on ESPN+ with stats available at UNIPanthers.com. Sunday's home match will be streamed on GoJacks.com while live stats are available on GoJacksLive.com. Tickets are available for purchase ahead of time at JackrabbitTickets.com and South Dakota State University students are able to attend the game free of admission with their student ID.Â
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News & Notes
- 13: Total of championships earned by the South Dakota State soccer program since it began in 2000. The Jackrabbits have won six Summit League Tournament Championships (2008, 2014-16, 2019, 2021), six Summit League regular season titles (2008-09, 2011, 2014, 2017-18) and a United Soccer Conference tournament title in 2006.
- 9: South Dakota State has recorded at least 10 wins in nine consecutive seasons, the longest streak of double-digit wins in the Summit League. The Jacks boast more 10-win seasons (11) than any other league school since 2010 and have amassed at least 10 wins in 13 of the last 14 seasons. SDSU returned a significant amount of its production from its 2021 roster. Though the Jacks lost seven letterwinners from a season ago, the Jacks return nine players that served as primarily as starters including 16 total individuals on the roster that have started at least one match in their college career.
- 33: Number of consecutive matches the program is unbeaten at Fishback Soccer Park during the regular season. The last defeat on their home turf during the Jackrabbits' regular season schedule was a 2-0 loss to Arizona State on Sept. 10, 2018.
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