FIRST-HALF GOALS PROPEL JACKRABBITS PAST MAVS

Sunday, October 18

Omaha, Neb.

1 p.m.

South Dakota State University

8-4-3, 3-2-2

Omaha

3-7-5, 2-3-2

Team	1	2	Final F
South Dakota St.	2	0	2
Omaha	0	0	0

A woman in a yellow jersey with blue shorts chases after a soccer ball while running

Stella Braddock

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media

10/18/2026 3:14:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Andrew Pedersen

OMAHA, Neb. — South Dakota State scored a pair of goals in the opening half as the Jackrabbits completed a 2-0 victory over Omaha on Sunday, Oct. 18, at Caniglia Field.

The Jacks jumped ahead early with the match's first goal notched in the seventh minute. SDSU possessed the ball just inside the box as Hannah Langstaff passed it back to Mia Bosch. The Jackrabbits' junior midfielder in Bosch then sent a cross in front of goal. Senior Ellie Gusman raced in front of the Omaha goalkeeper to bounce a header into the net and give SDSU a 1-0 advantage.

The two sides had a back-and-forth battle in possession through a majority of the first half. That's when the Jackrabbits struck again.

Peyton Held passed the ball to the penalty spot where she found Adrianne Agbayani. The SDSU forward passed back to teammate MaKynlie Cade who sat just outside the top of the box. Cade swung a right-footed shot that found its way into the top-left side of the goal to push the Jackrabbits lead to 2-0 in the 41st minute.

SDSU took that margin into the halftime break. The Jackrabbit back line was solid over the course of the entire game. State goalkeeper Mallorie Benhart didn't snag her first save until the 51st minute when Omaha got its first shot on goal. The Mavericks finished with just two shots on goal to the Jackrabbits' five.

Defenders Stella Braddock and Sophia Emerson each played the full 90 minutes for South Dakota State. Joining them by playing over 70-plus minutes were Bosch, Langstaff, Gentry Williams, Jenna Maloy and Taryn Hettich. Benhart made two saves in the game as she earned her sixth shutout of the campaign.

South Dakota State improved to 8-4-3 overall with the win and 3-2-2 in Summit League play. Omaha dropped to 3-7-5 (2-3-2).

NOTES

South Dakota State is now 14-8-5 all-time against Omaha. The Jackrabbits have won five straight games over the Mavericks.
The goal for Gusman was the first for her this season, while Cade recorded her second of the year. Bosch now has a team-high eight assists on the season and 20 in her college career as a Jackrabbit. Langstaff is up to seven assists while Agbayani has assists in back-to-back games.
The Jackrabbits maintained their second-place spot in Pod A of The Summit League standings. SDSU now has 11 points, narrowly trailing South Dakota's 12 points. Both teams sit ahead of North Dakota State (8) and North Dakota (7) as all four teams have three matches remaining in their regular seasons.

UP NEXT
South Dakota State returns to Fishback Soccer Park for its next match. The Jackrabbits host South Dakota on Thursday at 6 p.m. as a part of the Interstate Series, presented by First Interstate Bank.

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