LATE SECOND HALF GOAL LIFTS SDSU OVER DRAKE

Thursday, August 24

Des Moines, Iowa

7:30 p.m.

South Dakota State University

3-0-0, 0-0-0

Drake

2-1-0, 0-0-0

South Dakota St.

Drake

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

8/24/2023 10:11:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Andrew Pedersen

DES MOINES, Iowa — South Dakota State maintained control of its non-conference match at Drake for most of the proceedings, but after an equalizer in the middle of the second half, took back the lead and a victory as the Jackrabbits topped the Bulldogs 2-1 at Drake Stadium on Thursday.

SDSU registered the first two shots of the night before it struck first on the scoreboard. Katherine Jones sent a pass to Maya Hansen who worked her way up the right sideline. She dribbled the ball in towards the box and sent a left-footed shot past the diving goalkeeper. Hansen's fourth goal of the season came in the 14th minute to put the Jackrabbits ahead, 1-0.

A competitive first half kept the score column 1-0 at the break as SDSU starting goalkeeper Jocelyn Tanner recorded a save.

The Bulldogs found an opening to tie the score in the 63rd minute. A change in possession deep in SDSU's side of the field saw Drake's Lily Overstreet dish a pass in front of goal to Hallie Peak who easily found the back of the net to tie the score at 1-1.

The Jackrabbits found a game-winning goal at an unsuspecting moment.

Following an attacking possession by the Bulldogs, SDSU's Hayley Lindaman passed the ball from the Jackrabbit box to Maleah Evans. From deep on the South Dakota State side of the field, Evans sent a long ball to a sprinting Avery Murdzek who was left alone by the Drake back line. The Bulldog goalkeeper tried to cut the angle off for Murdzek by rushing towards her, but Murdzek calmly sent a shot inside the pipe to make it 2-1 in the 78th minute.

Drake was able to just get one corner kick opportunity in the final 12 minutes of play as the Jackrabbits closed the door on the match. SDSU finished the game with a 15-5 edge in shots and 9-1 advantage in corner kicks. Drake also was called for 20 fouls to SDSU's eight.

Notes

Hansen's goal for the Jackrabbits was her 43rd of her college career. The assist for Jones was her first of the season.
Murdzek picked up her first goal of 2023 while Evans's assist was the first point she's recorded as a Jackrabbit.
Emma Knack played the second half in goal for South Dakota State and made one save.
The Jackrabbits are now 9-6-2 all-time against the Bulldogs.
South Dakota State improved to 3-0 overall on the season with the win while Drake fell to 2-1.

Up Next
South Dakota State returns home for a 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, match against Iowa State at Fishback Soccer Park. It's the final home match of the month for the Jacks before they hit the road for two consecutive contests.

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