SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State and Denver remain at the top of the league standings, and it will be a battle until the end of the regular season for teams to clinch a spot in the league tournament.

Omaha and Kansas City are currently tied for fourth spot in the league standings and North Dakota State is two points behind the fourth spot.

This week’s action beings Friday at 3 p.m. CT with Denver facing North Dakota in Grand Forks.
 
This Week In The Summit League (TV/Streaming) | (All Times Local to Site)
Friday, October 22
Denver at North Dakota | 3 p.m.
Omaha at North Dakota State | 6 p.m.
Western Illinois at Kansas City | 7 p.m.
St. Thomas at Oral Roberts | 7 p.m.
 
Sunday, October 24
Western Illinois at Oral Roberts | 1 p.m.
St. Thomas at Kansas City | 1 p.m.
South Dakota State at South Dakota | 1 p.m.
Denver at North Dakota State | 1 p.m.
Omaha at North Dakota | 1 p.m.
 
Last Week In The Summit League
Friday, October 15
Omaha 1, Oral Roberts 0
Denver 6, Kansas City 1
South Dakota 1, North Dakota 0
South Dakota State 3, North Dakota State 0
 
Sunday, October 17
Kansas City 2, Omaha 1
St. Thomas 1, Western Illinois 0
South Dakota 5, North Dakota State 0
South Dakota State 2, North Dakota 0
Denver 2, Oral Roberts 0

Around The League
• South Dakota State (5-0-1; 16 pts) and Denver (5-0; 15 pts) sit atop the Summit League standings and are both coming off two home victories in league play.
• For the second-straight week, junior forward Sydney Sharp collected the TicketSmarter Summit League Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, where she once again scored a pair of game-winning goals against Kansas City and Oral Roberts. Sharp has scored in each of her last six matches, 11 of the 15 matches this season and is tied for fourth in the nation with five game-winning goals.
• SDSU’s Maya Hansen scored a goal in each of the Jackrabbits’ wins over North Dakota and North Dakota State, including the game-winner against the Fighting Hawks.
• Hansen has scored in six consecutive games to open Summit League play and leads the League with 13 goals.
• SDSU sophomore goalkeeper Jocelyn Tanner, who is 10-1 on the season while in net, logged back-to-back shutouts against NDSU and UND, increasing her season shutout total to a league-best eight.
• The Jackrabbits finished its home season with a 9-0 record and recorded the most home wins in a season in school history. The Jackrabbits have gone 32 consecutive home matches without a loss.
• South Dakota senior forward Jordan Centineo recorded the Coyotes second hat trick of the season in a 5-0 win against NDSU.
• USD senior goalkeeper Emma Harkleroad received her second TicketSmarter Summit League Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week nod of the season after recording back-to-back shutouts on the weekend, totaling seven saves.
• St. Thomas snapped its seven-game losing streak by capturing its first League victory against Western Illinois in a 1-0 home victory. Freshman forward Marli Bertagnoli scored her first career goal in the 62nd-minute of play.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Olivia Graupmann notched five saves and recorded her fourth shutout of the season. Graupmann and company have limited seven of their 13 opponents to one or fwer goals this season.
• Omaha sophomore forward Sophia Green registered the game-winning goal in the 50th-minute of play as the Mavericks defeated Kansas City 1-0.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Mia Reedtz Rehde Olesen made four stops in goal and posted her fifth shutout of the season.
• After falling to Denver to open the third week of League play last week, Kansas City responded well with a 2-1 triumph over Omaha.
• Senior forward Kassi Ginther, who leads the Roos with five goals on the season, scored the opening goal on a 27-yard strike in the 3rd minute, while senior midfielder Sarah Karloff lifted Kansas City with the game-winner in the 67th-minute of action.
• Denver (No. 9) and SDSU (No. 10) are ranked in the latest United Soccer Coaches West Region Top 10 Poll.
• Denver will hit the road for the final time in the regular season when they head to the Peace Garden State and face UND (Friday) and NDSU (Sunday).
• USD host SDSU in their home finale Sunday and will look for its first win against the Jackrabbits since 2016.
• Kansas City will host Western Illinois on Friday and St. Thomas on Sunday as the Roos are tied for the fourth spot in the League standings.
• Omaha hits the road for the next two matches and will look for key wins at NDSU on Friday and UND on Sunday.
• Oral Roberts will return home this weekend for their final home matches of the season when they host St. Thomas on Friday night and Western Illinois on Sunday afternoon.
 
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