JACKRABBITS STIFLE WILDCATS AT FISHBACK

Thursday, September 12

Brookings, S.D.

7 p.m.

South Dakota State University

5-2-1, 0-0-0

Wayne State

1-1-1, 0-0-0

Wayne St. (NE)

South Dakota St.

Hailee Christensen

Photo by: Evan Patzwald

9/12/2024 10:04:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Andrew Pedersen

BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State controlled its non-conference match at Fishback Soccer Park from the start and eventually had four goal different goal scorers in a 4-0 victory on Thursday, Sept. 12, over Wayne State.

The Jackrabbits held 70% of the possession during the meeting and were dominant on the attack. SDSU had 21 first-half shots and eventually finished with 34.

South Dakota State got out to an early lead when a left-footed boot from the top of the box by Mia Bosch in the fourth minute got past the diving keeper. The Jackrabbits extended the advantage in the 25th minute when a Katelyn Beulke pass found Avery LeBlanc who struck a right-footed shot into the net to make it 2-0.

The Jacks went into the halftime break up by two goals. The Wildcats continued to keep SDSU at bay for nearly 40 minutes into the second half before the Jackrabbits broke the game open.

Avery Murdzek passed the ball to Zoe Wittkop who dribbled down the left side of the field. Wittkop got the ball into the box and sent it to Beulke with a defender on her back. The sophomore forward snuck a shot past the Wildcat keeper in the 83rd minute to give SDSU a 3-0 advantage.

SDSU added to its tally in the 86th minute. A Sophia Hoffman shot was initially saved, however Jenna Hallen was in the right place on the deflection and knocked the ball into the net to close the scoring with a 4-0 edge for the home side.

The Wildcats finished the contest without attempting a shot. It's the first time in the SDSU program's history that the Jackrabbits have held an opponent shotless.

South Dakota State improved to 5-2-1 with the victory and is unbeaten in its last five outings. Wayne State fell to 1-1-1 on the season.

NOTES

South Dakota State attempted 21 shots in the first half. That mark is the eighth most ever in a single half in program history and the most since 2010.
SDSU's Hailee Christensen had a team-high seven shots and four shots on goal. Her shot total was the most by a Jackrabbit in a game this season. Katherine Jones produced five shots while Hallen had three shots, all of which were on goal.
The Jacks finished the night with 18 shots on goal. That total is among the top 10 outputs in a single game ever.
SDSU had 10 corner kick opportunities while not allowing one to Wayne State.
Wildcat goalkeeper Sidney Truman made 13 saves over the 90-minute match.
Jackrabbit defenders Kaycee Manding and Hayley Lindaman played the entire contest on Thursday.

UP NEXT
South Dakota State travels to Oregon State to play in its final road non-conference match of the 2024 slate. The Jackrabbits take on the Beavers in Corvallis at 1 p.m. CT.

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