JACKRABBITS CLAIM TOUGH WIN OVER COYOTES - South Dakota State University Athletics

Thursday, October 22

Brookings, S.D.

6 p.m.

South Dakota State University

9-4-3, 4-2-2

South Dakota

6-5-5, 3-2-3

Team	1	2	Final F
South Dakota	0	2	2
South Dakota State	2	1	3

Photo by: Dave Eggen/Inertia Sports Media

10/22/2026 9:17:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Andrew Pedersen

BROOKINGS, S.D. — South Dakota State held off South Dakota late to earn a 3-2 victory on Thursday, Oct. 22, in a Summit League match at Fishback Soccer Park. SDSU also recorded a point for Jackrabbit Athletics in the Interstate Series, presented by First Interstate Bank.

SDSU grabbed the lead in the first half then doubled it within a 10-minute stretch.

The Jackrabbits scored first in the 32nd minute on a corner kick. Hannah Langstaff took the corner opportunity for SDSU and sent a solid cross into the box. A header from Stella Braddock saw the ball find its way to Katelyn Beulke on the other side of the goal. Beulke put a pass right in front of the net to an unmarked Taryn Hettich who swiftly booted a shot into the net to put the Jacks ahead 1-0.

South Dakota State extended its advantage to 2-0 in the 41st minute. A deep ball by SDSU's Gentry Williams was meant to be cleared by the South Dakota back line. However, midfielder Jenna Maloy stepped in front of the clearance attempt. She quickly hit a right-footed strike from outside the top of the box. Maloy's shot got past the diving USD keeper to give the Jackrabbits a 2-0 lead which they held on to going into halftime.

South Dakota cut into the score quickly to begin the second half. A missed play ball along SDSU's defense gave the Coyotes an eventual free run at the keeper. The Yotes' Klarissa Vega notched a goal to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 47th minute.

Just five minutes later saw the Jackrabbits make it a 3-1 match. SDSU goalkeeper Mallorie Benhart booted the ball from the Jacks' box and it found its way past the Coyotes' defense. Mia Bosch raced past the USD defenders and hit a right-footed shot just inside the post as the Jackrabbits went back up by two goals.

The Coyotes returned the favor in terms of goals via corner kicks in the 70th minute. The opportunity saw South Dakota's Gabbie Ryan sneak a shot narrowly through Benhart and Hettich along the goal line as the score was cut to 3-2.

SDSU did enough to hold on to its advantage from there. South Dakota produced seven more shots over the final 20 minutes, but just one was on goal as Benhart made her fifth save of the night.

The Jackrabbits capped the winning performance to improve to 9-4-3 overall and 4-2-2 in Summit League action. South Dakota dropped to 6-5-5 (3-2-3).

NOTES

South Dakota State jumped ahead of South Dakota in the Summit League's Pod A standings behind the victory. SDSU has 14 points to South Dakota's 12. The two are trailed in the pod by North Dakota State (8) and North Dakota (7).
SDSU improved to 11-6-5 all-time versus South Dakota. The Jackrabbits earned their first victory in regulation against South Dakota since 2023. It also was their first win in regulation at Fishback Soccer Park versus the Coyotes since 2017.
The goal for Hettich was her first since her freshman season in 2023 and just the second of her career. Maloy's goal was her team-leading seventh of the season. Bosch recorded her fourth goal of the season and is up to a team-high 16 points.
The assists for Beulke and Braddock were their fourth and second, respectively of the season. Benhart registered her first-career assist. She was matched in saves on the day by USD keeper Cambell Fischer.
Vega of South Dakota had a match-high nine shots with three on goal. South Dakota's Brooke Conway had four shots and was matched by SDSU's Bosch.
Maloy and Hettich was competed for the full 90 minutes, along with SDSU defender Sophia Emerson. MaKynlie Cade played a for a reserve-high 50 minutes.
South Dakota outshot SDSU by a 19-11 margin. The Jacks finished with an 8-7 edge in shots on goal. The Yotes had 10 corner kicks to SDSU's three.

UP NEXT
South Dakota State goes on the road for its final away contest of the regular season. The Jackrabbits travel to Grand Forks to face North Dakota at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29.

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