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10/27/2010 11:57:00 AM | Women's Soccer
The South Dakota State women's soccer team faces a critical weekend of conference play as the Jackrabbits host Oral Roberts and Centenary. The Jackrabbits come off a disappointing 2-1 loss against North Dakota State last week. The Jacks, 9-3-4 overall and 4-2-1 in Summit League, now stand in a tie for third in the conference with NDSU and Oral Roberts.
“It feels like playoff week for us with a tough Oral Roberts team coming in Friday,” said head coach Lang Wedemeyer. “I am excited to see how we rise to the occasion of this big game that can determine whether we'll make the Summit League tournament.”
Danni Healy jumps ahead of the pack in points after her two goals against Southern Utah and UMKC. She leads with 15 points on the season on six goals and three assists. Healy sits in fourth place in the league. Kayla Braffet follows with 10 points on four goals and two assists.
Braffet leads the team in shots with 47 and 21 on-goal. Kaitlin Justice follows close behind with 43 shots, including 13 on-goal. Braffet stands at third place in the league in shots this season, while Justice sits in fifth. Justice also stands in fourth in the league in assists with five.
Elisa Stamatakis stands at 9-2-3 and 4-2-1 in league play. She owns seven career shutouts, as well as seven shutouts on the season. Stamatakis leads the league in season shutouts.
This week's Competition
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles – Oral Roberts starts the final weekend of the regular season with a 9-6-1 overall record and 4-2-1 in the Summit League. ORU is 2-4-0 on the road this season.
Jennifer Abernathy leads the Golden Eagles with six goals and two assists on the season for 14 points. Mary-Kate Halsmer follows close behind with 13 points on five goals and three assists.
Amanda Wheeler minds the net for the Golden Eagles and owns a 9-6-1 record. She allowed 21 goals this season but garnerd 70 saves.
The Jacks are 3-0 against Oral Roberts all time.
Centenary Ladies – The Ladies are 4-11-0 overall and 1-5-0 in the Summit League heading into the weekend.
Kortney Causey leads the Ladies with eight points on three goals and two assists. Four Ladies have two goals each on the season.
Kalyn Harris holds a 4-10-0 record heading into the weekend. She allowed 30 goals but has 84 saves and four shutouts on the season.
The Jacks are 2-0-1 against the Ladies all time.
Rabbits in the Record Books – Danni Healy needs one more point to break into the top-five career points list for SDSU. She has 45 points on her career. Healy is also fourth in career assists with 11 and tied for fourth in game-winners with seven on her career. She shares the tie with teammate Kaitlin Justice.
Kayla Braffet makes her way up the all-time assists list for SDSU. Braffet started the season in sixth place and moved up the list to third with 12 career assists.
Freshman Elisa Stamatakis is already making her mark on Jackrabbit soccer. Stamatakis stands in fourth place all-time with seven total shutouts on her career. She is also in third for most career wins with nine.
Stamatakis tallied four-straight shutouts in her first five games as a Jackrabbit. The streak is a tie for second most consecutive shutouts in Jackrabbit history. Former goalkeeper Nicole Lograsso recorded four in 2007. Lograsso is also in first with eight consecutive shutouts recorded in 2008.
Summit League Championship – Fishback Soccer Park is set to host the 2010 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship. The four-team tournament will take place Nov. 5 and 7. The semi-final games begin at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Nov. 5 with the championship game at noon Nov. 7. Live stats and webstreaming will be available through GoJacks.com.
Jackrabbit Extra – Subscribers to the Jackrabbit Extra on GoJacks.com can view all SDSU home soccer matches and select away events live on the internet. To subscribe to the Jackrabbit Extra, log onto GoJacks.com, select Jackrabbit Extra on the Audio/Video tab and click “sign up.”
Jackrabbit Insider on FOX and FSN – “Jackrabbit Insider” airs at 10:30 p.m. Sundays on KTTW FOX 7. The show can also be seen on FOX Sports North Tuesdays at 6 p.m. CT. FOX College Sports Central will air the program Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. “Jackrabbit Insider” is also available through the Jackrabbit Extra video on-demand service at GoJacks.com.
Hosted by Tyler Merrium, “Jackrabbit Insider” is a weekly half-hour program that provides Jackrabbit fans with a behind-the-scenes look at South Dakota State University Athletics.
Next Up – South Dakota State and Fishback Soccer Park host the top-four Summit League teams at the 2010 Summit League Women's Soccer Championship Nov. 5 and 7.