Jackrabbits soccer topples Big 12′s Kansas State Wildcats

BROOKINGS, S.D. (Dakota Information Now) – South Dakota State took management of the match early and finally produced two targets within the second half en path to a 2-0 victory over Kansas State on Sunday, Sept. 18, at Fishback Soccer Park.

The Wildcats registered the primary shot of the competition within the tenth minute as Kansas State’s Adah Anderson struck it on objective and SDSU goalkeeper Hailee Fischer made the save.

From there, South Dakota State grabbed the momentum of the sport. The Jackrabbits completed the primary half with a 6-3 edge in photographs and an 8-1 benefit in nook kicks. The matchup remained scoreless, but it surely instructed the story for the rest of the match.

The Jackrabbits recorded the eventual game-winning objective within the fiftieth minute. Laney Murdzek dribbled the ball up area and thru the Kansas State protection. She discovered Maya Hansen within the field who struck a left-footed strike into the web for her fifth objective of the season.

SDSU added an insurance coverage tally within the sixty fifth minute. On a change of possession within the Wildcat attacking zone, Katherine Jones gained the ball and despatched a deep go up area to Cece Limongi. The Jackrabbit ahead was defended effectively, however the Wildcat defender misplaced her footing leaving Limongi one-on-one with the keeper. Limongi notched her third objective of the season to place the Jacks up 2-0.

“I believe it’s probably the most full 90 minutes we’ve performed up till this level of the season,” SDSU head coach Brock Thompson stated. “We performed in opposition to a extremely good crew in Kansas State, they’re very well organized. I’m pleased with the best way we did the issues we requested of our gamers. To play going through ahead, to maneuver the ball fast, and actually simply to belief our model of play in a recreation like this.”

The Jackrabbits ended the match with a 16-8 in photographs and 14-1 margin in nook kicks. SDSU earned solely its second victory at residence in opposition to a ‘Energy 5’ opponent and first win since 2008 when the Jacks defeated Iowa State 2-1 in a double additional time affair.

South Dakota State improved 6-0-3 with the victory whereas Kansas State dropped to 4-4-1. SDSU closed out its non-conference schedule with 9 Summit League contests left on the Jackrabbits’ slate.

“Our program has all the time been based mostly on progress,” Thompson stated. “Nothing extra, nothing much less, and so it’s nice to see progress. The actual problem is we’ve got to get higher this week as a result of convention play is across the nook. We’ve got an amazing matchup on Saturday that can check us in methods by which a few of these video games we’ve performed haven’t examined us but.”

Notes

SDSU improved on its unbeaten streak throughout common season matches at Fishback Soccer Park to 37. Jocelyn Tanner completed with two saves in objective for the Jacks and Fischer snagged the one early within the first half. Seven Jackrabbits recorded photographs with Hansen’s six main the best way.

Up Subsequent

The Jackrabbits start convention play on Saturday, Sept. 24, at Fishback Soccer Park. SDSU hosts South Dakota at 6 p.m. in either side’ Summit League opener and as part of the SD Showdown Sequence.

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