JACKS OPEN CONFERENCE PLAY WITH SHUTOUT

Friday, October 1

Brookings, S.D.

6 p.m.

South Dakota State University

10-1-0, 1-0-0

Western Illinois

6-3-1, 0-1-0

Western Ill.

South Dakota St.

10/1/2021 9:31:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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South Dakota State (10-1-0, 1-0-0 SUMMIT) picked up three points on the first day of Summit League action with a hard-fought victory over Western Illinois (6-3-1, 0-1-0 SUMMIT) Friday evening at Fishback Soccer Park. The Jackrabbits earned their fifth straight win, and fourth consecutive shutout, with a 2-0 decision to snap the Leathernecks' seven-game unbeaten streak.

The Jacks extended their home unbeaten streak to 29 games and improved their home Summit League record to 19-0-2 in the last five seasons. The win is SDSU's 10^th of the season, marking the ninth consecutive season the Jacks have amassed at least 10 victories, the longest such streak in the Summit League.

Maya Hansen opened the scoring in the 19^th minute with a spectacular move to separate herself from a Leatherneck defender, eventually finishing with her left foot from about nine yards out. It was Hansen's league-leading eighth goal of the season.

SDSU doubled its lead after a WIU hand ball inside the area gave the Jacks a penalty kick just seven minutes later. Rachel Preston converted from the spot, beating the keeper to the bottom left corner for her first-career goal.

Jocelyn Tanner (6-1) made three saves to preserve her third straight clean sheet. Tanner and the Jackrabbit defense have not allowed a goal in over 425 minutes of game action.

Western Illinois and SDSU were even in shots with 10 apiece, but the Jacks held the edge in possession, 56% to 44%.

Notes

The Jacks extended their home unbeaten streak to 29 games and improved their home Summit League record to 19-0-2 in the last five seasons.
The win marked SDSU's 10^th of the season, marking the ninth consecutive season the Jacks have amassed at least 10 victories, the longest such streak in the Summit League. SDSU boasts more 10-win seasons (11) than any other league school since 2010 and have amassed at least 10 wins in 12 of the last 13 seasons.
SDSU is 36-3-4 at home in Summit League matches under head coach Brock Thompson.
The Jacks improve to 33-2-5 in league play over the last four seasons.
Maya Hansen leads the Summit League in goals with eight on the year. It took Hansen 11 games to tally eight goals. By comparison, it took her 17 games to score seven goals last season and 22 games to score seven goals in 2019.
Rachel Preston scored her first-career goal on a penalty kick in the 26^th minute.
South Dakota State has not allowed a goal in over 425 minutes of game action.
Goalkeeper Jocelyn Tanner entered the season with no shutouts in her career and posted her fifth of the year, and third consecutive, in the win.
SDSU is outscoring opponents 33-6 this season.
The Jacks improve to 16-1-1 all-time against Western Illinois.

Up Next
South Dakota State concludes the opening weekend of conference play with a Sunday afternoon contest against St. Thomas. Kickoff from Fishback Soccer Park is set for 1 p.m.

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