SDSU Wins Second Straight #SummitWSOC Tournament Title

11/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

2015 Women's Soccer Championship Page

The Basics
Score: No. 3 South Dakota State 3, No. 1 North Dakota State 0
Records: South Dakota State (12-5-3), North Dakota State (13-6-1)
Location: Fishback Soccer Park – Brookings, S.D.

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The South Dakota State Jackrabbits won their second straight Summit League Women's Soccer Championship tournament Saturday afternoon as they defeated the No. 1 seed North Dakota State Bison by a 3-0 score. With the victory, SDSU receives the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

Diana Potterveld scored her eighth and ninth goals of the season on her way to being named Tournament MVP and leading the Jacks to their third Summit League Tournament crown.

Madison Yueill sent a long, arching cross in the penalty area from the left side in the 17^th minute that senior Dani Patterson was able to first-time on the volley and past the outstretched hands of NDSU goalkeeper Sierra Bonham. The goal was Patterson's third of the year and her first game-winner of 2015.

Late in the half, Potterveld was taken down in the box by a NDSU defender when the whistle blew to award SDSU a penalty kick. Potterveld calmly took to the spot and converted her third PK goal of the season, giving the Jackrabbits a 2-0 halftime lead. Potterveld would add an insurance goal in the 69^th minute when she gathered a loose ball in the penalty area and sent it into the upper-right corner.

SDSU goalkeeper Nicole Inskeep recorded her league-leading eighth clean sheet and made five saves on the afternoon. It was the first time the Bison have been shut out since a 0-0 decision against SDSU on Oct. 18.

The loss ends the Bison's season after they earned their first Summit League regular season championship in program history.

Turning Point
With only a one-goal lead and the match nearing halftime, Diana Potterveld earned a penalty kick for the Jacks. She then stepped to the penalty spot and gave SDSU a 2-0 lead in the 43^rd minute, sealing the Jackrabbits' second straight tournament title.

Inside The Box Score

South Dakota State held a 12-11 shot advantage in the match, with each team placing five on goal.
Diana Potterveld's two goals move her season point total to 21, ranking fourth in the league.
The match marks the first time NDSU has been shut out since Oct. 18, a 0-0 draw at South Dakota State.
Madison Yueill of SDSU tallied her first assist of the season on Patterson's game-winner.
Potterveld is now a perfect three-for-three when taking a penalty kick.

News & Notes

South Dakota State earned their second straight Summit League Tournament title and third in program history.
NDSU trailed by more than one goal to a league opponent for the first time this season. The loss was also the first to a league opponent in 2015.
This is the first time in league history that the No. 3 seed claimed the league tournament title.
SDSU is now 6-3-2 all-time in the tournament. NDSU's record falls to 4-6-1.

All-Tournament Team
Gaby Arnquist, North Dakota State
Brittany Jensen, South Dakota State
Ashley Martin, Oral Roberts
Kasha Meyer, South Dakota
Lauren Miller, North Dakota State
Dani Patterson, South Dakota State
Diana Potterveld, South Dakota State (MVP)
Delaney Ratcliffe, South Dakota State
Maria Stordahl, Oral Roberts
Corey Strang, South Dakota
Tori Veth, North Dakota State

Up Next
South Dakota State earns The Summit League's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Selection Show will air Nov. 9 at 3:30 p.m. CT on NCAA.com.

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