South Dakota State wraps up its 2026 regular season schedule on Sunday by hosting North Dakota State at 1 p.m. at Fishback Soccer Park. SDSU will hold Senior Day recognition prior to the match highlighting the college careers of
Katelyn Beulke,
Abria Brooker and
Taryn Hettich.
The Jackrabbits and Bison will compete in a noteworthy match Sunday. SDSU currently sits atop Pod A of The Summit League standings with 17 points behind a 5-2-2 record. NDSU is directly behind the Jacks with a 4-3-2 record and 14 points. The two sides, which have already qualified for the upcoming Summit League Championship, will battle for an automatic spot in the tournament's semifinals that will be held in Tulsa on Nov. 12. SDSU earns the spot in the semifinals with a win or draw, while NDSU does so with a win.
Both teams earned victories on Thursday to set up the regular season finale at Fishback Soccer Park. SDSU controlled the proceedings in Grand Forks Thursday before capitalizing on an 84th minute goal by Beulke. SDSU eventually closed out a 1-0 win, officially knocking North Dakota out of conference tournament contention.
NDSU's 4-3 win at South Dakota provided a variety of dramatics. The meeting in Vermillion was tied 2-2 heading into the 88th minute. The Bison's Morgan Russmann recorded a brace to put them up 3-2. Just 28 seconds later, The Coyotes tied the score on an Elsie Odney goal. The clock ticked into the 90th minute when NDSU's Isabel Garcia struck a goal to complete a regular season sweep over USD.
South Dakota State and North Dakota State play their second matchup of the season Sunday. The Jackrabbits and Bison competed to fairly even terms on Oct. 3 in Fargo. Each team logged 13 shots, though SDSU recorded a 6-3 edge in shots on goal. The Jacks and Bison eventually finished scoreless. SDSU won the two sides' last match in Brookings last season by a 2-0 score thanks to a brace registered by
Jenna Maloy.
SDSU enters Sunday's match with an all-time record of 148-35-28 at Fishback Soccer Park. The Jackrabbits hold a winning percentage of .768 at Fishback which has served as the program's home facility since the 2003 season. The Jacks will open Dakota Layers Stadium, currently in construction, in the fall of 2027.
COVERAGE NFORMATION
All of South Dakota State's home matches this season, along with in-conference contests, will be streamed on The Summit League Network Powered by Midco Sports. All game day links are available on the Jackrabbit soccer team's schedule page at GoJacks.com.
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