JACKRABBITS BLANK BEARS IN GREELEY

Monday, August 19

Greeley, Colo.

8 p.m.

South Dakota State University

1-1-0, 0-0-0

Northern Colorado

0-2-0, 0-0-0

South Dakota St.

Northern Colo.

Stephanie Leckwold

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia

8/19/2024 10:27:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Andrew Pedersen

GREELEY, Colo. – Two South Dakota State freshmen scored their first collegiate goals as the Jackrabbit women's soccer team shut out Northern Colorado, 2-0, in a non-conference meeting at Jackson Stadium on Monday.

South Dakota State were on the attack for a majority of the first half and had multiple opportunities before finding the back of the net.

Following a Northern Colorado corner kick, Mia Bosch sent a pass up field past the Northern Colorado back row. The ball ended up in the possession of forward Adrianne Agbayani who dribbled towards the UNC goal. Bears goalkeeper Kaya Lindberg made an initial save on an Agbayani attempt, but the SDSU freshman got the ball back and easily booted it into the back corner of the goal to put the Jackrabbits up 1-0 in the 26th minute.

SDSU held an 8-1 edge in shots after the opening 45 minutes as a stout defense of Katherine Jones, Hayley Lindaman and Kaycee Manding kept Northern Colorado in check.

The Jackrabbits put the game out of reach at the start of the second half when Bosch was awarded a penalty kick after she drew a foul in the UNC box. She knocked her attempt past the diving Lindberg to give SDSU a 2-0 advantage in the 52nd minute.

From there the Jacks thwarted any comeback bid by the Bears. SDSU goalkeeper Stephanie Leckwold made two diving saves during the match's final 45 minutes to preserve the first clean sheet of her college career.

South Dakota State held off Northern Colorado to complete the 2-0 victory. The Jackrabbits picked up their first win of the season, improving to 1-1. Northern Colorado dropped to 0-2 overall.

Notes

South Dakota State earned its second all-time victory over Northern Colorado dating back to the two foes' Division II days. The Jackrabbits are now 2-6 against the Bears and have won both matchups during the teams' Division I eras.
The goals by both Agbayani and Bosch were the first of their collegiate careers. Agbayani finished the match with four of SDSU's five shots on goal.
SDSU finished the match with an 11-3 edge in shots. Leckwold stopped a career-high three shots on goal for the Jackrabbits.
Lindaman and Manding led SDSU on the pitch playing a team-high 90 minutes. Jones followed by competing for 78. Freshman Hailee Christensen played a team-high 56 minutes off the bench.

Up Next
South Dakota State continues its road trip on Thursday. The Jackrabbits are slated for a 7 p.m. CT kick against Colorado College in Colorado Springs.

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