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Thursday, November 4
Denver, Colo.
4 p.m. MT / 5 p.m. CT
South Dakota State University
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Omaha
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SDSU OPENS SUMMIT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT AGAINST OMAHA
11/3/2021 1:27:00 PM | Women's Soccer
|  GAME 20: South Dakota State (15-3-1, 6-2-1, SUMMIT) vs. Omaha (9-7-2, 6-3-0 SUMMIT) - Summit League Semifinals |
| Â When | Â Thursday, Nov. 4 - 5 p.m. (CT) | |
|  Where |  Denver, Colo. (University of Denver Soccer Stadium) | |
| Â Live Video | Â thesummitleague.org/watch | |
| Â Live Stats | Â denverpioneers.com/sidearmstats | |
| Â Game Notes | Â South Dakota State | |
| Â Social Media | Â Twitter | Facebook | #GoJacks | |
South Dakota State will head to the 2021 Summit League Women's Soccer Tournament, hosted by the University of Denver, as the No. 2 seed after finishing the regular season with a 15-3-1 (6-2-1 SUMMIT) record. SDSU and No. 3 Omaha will square off for the second time in less than a week when they meet Thursday, Nov. 4 at 5 p.m. CT in the semifinals.
"The familiarity, I think, is a challenge," head coach Brock Thompson said. "I think it evens things out a little bit. It means that the opportunities and plays that change the course of the game are probably going to be fewer. There's a lot of familiarity between the four teams at the conference tournament based on the last week of the regular season because we all played each other and I think it is going to make for an exciting week of soccer here in Denver."
The winner of Thursday's contest will take on the winner of No. 1 Denver and No. 4 South Dakota in Saturday's championship game at 3 p.m. CT, with the champion earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
All three games at the Summit League Championship will be streamed free of charge at thesummitleague.org/watch.
Tournament Schedule
Semifinals (Thursday, Nov. 4)
No. 1 Denver vs. No. 4 South Dakota – 2 p.m.
No. 2 South Dakota State vs. No. 3 Omaha – 5 p.m.
Finals (Saturday, Nov. 6)
Semifinal 1 winner vs. Semifinal 2 winner – 3 p.m.
*All times are central
News & Notes
- South Dakota State went 1-1 on the final weekend of the regular season, picking up a win over Omaha before falling to Denver in the regular season finale.
- The Jackrabbits are 7-5-6 all-time in the Summit League Tournament and are 3-1-2 as the No. 2 seed. SDSU's last tournament title came in 2019 when the Jacks knocked off Oral Roberts and Denver en route to securing a bid to their fifth NCAA Tournament in program history.
- SDSU and Omaha last met in the postseason in the spring, also a No. 2/3 seed matchup. The two sides battled to a 0-0 draw, but the Mavericks advanced to the championship game after beating the Jacks in penalty kicks.
- The Jacks are 9-4-2 after a loss in the last five seasons under Brock Thompson.
- Seven members of the South Dakota State women's soccer team hauled in a total of 11 Summit League postseason honors.
- Jocelyn Tanner, Maya Hansen and Adalaide Kline were all named to the All-Summit League First Team.
- Three Jackrabbits - Avery Murdzek, Teani Arakawa and Rachel Preston - were selected to the All-Summit League Second Team.
- Teani Arakawa, along with twin sisters Avery and Laney Murdzek, rounded out SDSU's honors with Summit League All-Newcomer Team recognition.
- Jocelyn Tanner was named the Summit League Goalkeeper of the Year and was a first team all-conference selection after she posted an .833 save percentage and registered eight shutouts, a top-25 mark nationally and tied for the sixth-most in a single season in program history.
- Avery Murdzek took home Newcomer of the Year, second-team All-Summit League and Summit League All-Newcomer Team honors after she registered 19 points, the second-most on the team and most by a Summit League freshman.
- Avery Murdzek is in the midst of a four-game point streak. The midfielder has two goals and two assists over the last four contests.
- 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.
- Maya Hansen turned in one of the best seasons by a Jackrabbit forward in school history, becoming the first Jack since 2001, and third all-time, to record 30 points in a single season.
- Hansen scored the 11th-most goals in the country this season, 13, which tied for the third-most in a season in school history.
- Hansen opened Summit League play with a goal in six consecutive games, the longest goal-scoring streak ever by a Jackrabbit.Â
- Hansen was responsible for five game-winning goals which ranked 11th nationally and earned her a fourth-place spot in the SDSU single-season record book.
- 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 (32%) of SDSU's offensive output.
- Senior forward Cece Limongi has put together her best season as a Jackrabbit. She entered the season with eight career points and has 16 this year.
- The Jackrabbit defense allowed only 76 shots on goal this season, an average of four per game.
- SDSU allowed more than one goal in a game only three times in 2021. The Jacks' goals-against average ranked in the top 25 nationally throughout most of the year and ended the regular season at .676, the No. 26 mark in the country.
- SDSU is averaging 2.42 goals per game, the No. 21 scoring offense in the country.
- 17 different Jacks have registered a point this season, tied for the most by a squad in program history.
- Prior to SDSU's 2-1 comeback win over Omaha on Friday, the Jacks and Mavericks had battled to a 0-0 tie in each of the last three times the schools had met.
- SDSU 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 has been applying consistent pressure throughout the season in its attacking third. The Jacks rank 23rd in the nation in corner kicks, averaging 6.84 a game. SDSU has earned 130 corners on the season, a new single season program best.
Omaha
Overall: 7-7-4
Home: 4-3-1
Away: 3-4-2
Neutral: 0-0-1
Last: W, 2-1(2021)
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