HANSEN LIFTS JACKRABBITS OVER UTRGV

Sunday, August 22

Brookings, S.D.

Noon

South Dakota State University

2-0-0, 0-0-0

Texas Rio Grande Valley

0-1-0, 0-0-0

UTRGV

South Dakota St.

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

8/22/2021 4:04:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

South Dakota State improved to 2-0-0 for the second time in three seasons with a victory over UTRGV (0-1-0) on a windy Sunday afternoon at Fishback Soccer Park. The Jacks struck first with a goal in the opening 10 minutes and didn't look back en route to a 3-1 decision over the Vaqueros.

Maya Hansen continued her remarkable start to the 2021 season with a goal and two assists in the contest, while Cece Limongi and Eden Brooker each found the back of the net for their first goals of the year. Brooker, along with Rachel Preston, each earned a point in the assist column.

"It was really difficult to play with the strong winds today," head coach Brock Thompson said. "I was really impressed with how our team started the game and I felt like that really set a tone for the match. Overall, I thought it was a good first weekend. We saw some areas where we can improve, but there was certainly a lot to be excited about from this weekend."

The Jacks worked from side-to-side and strung together 15 passes as they worked their way from deep in their defending third, but the duo of Brooker and Hansen broke through and eventually found Limongi for the game's opening goal in the ninth minute.

Brooker netted the game's second goal just six minutes later, assisted by Hansen and Preston, to give the Jacks an early 2-0 advantage. A quick UTRGV response a minute later cut the Jackrabbit lead back to one, however.

The two sides exchanged chances until Maya Hansen gave SDSU some breathing room with a goal in the 59^th minute. Jackrabbit goalie Jocelyn Tanner made a career-high five saves in the win.

Both squads fired 13 shots aside, six of which went on target. The Jackrabbits held the edge in possession 53% to 47%.

Notes

The Jacks have scored seven goals so far this season, the most through two matches since 2003.
SDSU improves to 33-3-4 at home in the Brock Thompson era. The Jacks have gone 25 consecutive home matches without a loss. SDSU's last loss at Fishback Soccer Park happened September 10^th, 2018 against Arizona State.
With a goal and two assists today, Maya Hansen has now tallied eight points (three goals, two assists) on the season.
Eden Brooker notched a career-high three points with a goal and assist in 42 minutes.
Rachel Preston was the lone Jackrabbit to play 90 minutes in both matches of the weekend. The senior earned her first-career point with an assist in the 15^th minute.
Cece Limongi netted her first goal of the season, and fourth of her career, in the ninth minute.
Jocelyn Tanner recorded a career-high five saves in the win.
SDSU is 2-0-0 for the second time in the last three seasons.
This marked the first-ever meeting between SDSU and UTRGV in women's soccer.

Up Next
South Dakota State travels to the Aloha State for a trio of matches. The Jacks will take on Idaho in Oahu, Hawaii on Friday, August 27 at 9:30 p.m. (CT). SDSU will also take on Hawaii and Hawaii Pacific on the week-long road trip.

-GoJacks.com-