Upcoming Event: Women's Soccer versus Northern Colorado on September 14, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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1 p.m.
Women's Soccer
vs Northern Colorado
South Dakota State University Athletics
Saturday, November 13
Malibu, Calif.
Noon PT / 2 p.m. CT
South Dakota State University
at
Pepperdine
Photo by: Justin Tafoya/Clarkson Creative Photography
JACKS OPEN COLLEGE CUP AGAINST NO. 4 PEPPERDINE
11/12/2021 12:50:00 PM | Women's Soccer
|  GAME 22: South Dakota State (17-3-1) vs. No. 4 Pepperdine (15-3-1) - NCAA College Cup First Round |
| Â When | Â Saturday, Nov. 13Â - Noon (PT) / 2Â p.m. (CT) | |
|  Where |  Malibu, Calif. (Tari Frahm Rokus Field) | |
| Â Live Video | Â WCC Network | |
| Â Live Stats | Â gojackslive.com | |
| Â Game Notes | Â South Dakota State | |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter | Facebook | #GoJacks | |
The South Dakota State soccer team will open play in the first round of the 2021 Women's College Cup against No. 4 seed Pepperdine Saturday. Kickoff from Tari Frahm Rokus Field in Malibu is set for noon (PT)/2 p.m. (CT) with the winner advancing to play either South Florida or North Carolina State in the second round.
E-tickets will cost $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for children. Patrons must purchase tickets prior to arriving on campus through the Pepperdine ticket office.
This will mark the first-ever meeting between South Dakota State and Pepperdine and the first game played within the state of California in program history.
"Part of the NCAA Tournament is getting to play new teams in different locations," head coach Brock Thompson said. "Getting to go to California and play this game is a great opportunity for our program, but I think our team is more looking forward to challenging ourselves against a good opponent. We know that those games and those environments are where special things can happen. Our players will be prepared and they'll approach it with the right mindset."
NEWS & NOTES
- South Dakota State is poised to make its sixth NCAA postseason appearance in program history. The Jackrabbits are 1-4-1 all-time in NCAA postseason contests with the lone win coming against Colorado in 2008, the Jacks' first-ever appearance.
- The Jackrabbits punched their ticket to the NCAA Women's College Cup by defeating Denver, 4-2, in the Summit League title game. It marked SDSU's 12th Summit League championship and sixth tournament title.
- The win over Denver in the title game came just six days after the Jacks were beaten 2-0 and outshot 18-1 by the Pioneers in the regular season finale.
- SDSU fell in the opening round, 0-1, against No. 3 seed Oklahoma State in its most recent NCAA Tournament appearance in 2019.
- The 2021 Jackrabbit squad's 17 victories broke the single-season program record for wins. The previous best of 15 was set in 2008 and 2019. SDSU advanced to the NCAA postseason in both of those years as well.
- Five Jacks registered double digit points this season - three of them were freshman. Teani Arakawa, Avery Murdzek and Laney Murdzek accounted for nearly a third (31%) of SDSU's offensive output.
- 18 different Jacks have registered a point this season, the most by a squad in program history.
- SDSU ranks 17th nationally in assists (45) and 13th in goals (51).
- Forward Maya Hansen has scored the ninth-most goals in the country this season, 14, which is tied for the second-most in a season in school history. She is third all-time in program history with 28 career goals.
- Avery Murdzek's seven assists are tied for the fifth-most in a season all-time and are the most by a freshman in program history.
- Goalkeeper Jocelyn Tanner has a .747 save percentage and has registered nine shutouts this season, the 11th-most nationally and tied for the fifth-most in a single season in program history.
This will be the first-ever meeting between South Dakota State and Pepperdine in women's soccer.
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