SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The league season is officially here, as all 10 teams will be taking the pitch beginning on Friday with South Dakota State coming into league play with a 6-0-3 ledger. St. Thomas (3-2-2), North Dakota State (4-3-3) and Oral Roberts (5-4-1), sit second through fourth, respectively, in the standings through non-league action.
Veterans Amy Andrews of Western Illinois, Kennedy Langebartels of ORU and Maya Hansen of SDSU are all tied at the top spot with five goals apiece heading into league play, while Hansen leads the league with 15 total points. The goaltender duo of Jocelyn Tanner and Hailee Fischer of SDSU have split times in front of the net and have combined for five shutouts apiece.
The action begins with the Leathernecks hosting the Golden Eagles on Friday at 3 p.m. CT.
TEAM TRACKER
PIONEERS (3-4-2; 0-0-0 SL) | @DU_WSoccer
Next Up: vs. North Dakota State (9/23; 7 p.m. MT); vs. North Dakota (9/25; 12 p.m. MT)
Previous Matches: at Colorado (L, 2-0)
Denver dropped its final non-league match to Colorado, 2-0 ... The Pioneers led in time of possession (53%) and shots (12), while Sami Feller extended her streak of matches with at least one shot to four ... Feller and Camryn MacMillan are tied for a team-leading three goals while Feller’s nine points rank sixth in the league ... DU opens league play with a pair of home matches against North Dakota State and North Dakota.
ROOS (1-6-2; 0-0-0 SL) | @KCRoosWSoccer
Next Up: at St. Thomas (9/23; 4 p.m. CT), at Western Illinois (9/25; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Chicago State (W, 1-0), vs. Colorado State (T, 1-0)
Kansas City picked up its first win of the season with a 1-0 triumph over Chicago State followed by a scoreless tie against Colorado State ... Lily Stedman scored the game-winning goal in the 76th minute against the Cougars and she attempted five total shots on the weekend ... Kansas City allowed just nine shots on goal in the two matches as Sophia Limongi helped the Roos’ defense to back-to-back shutouts for the first time since last season.
FIGHTING HAWKS (4-4-2; 0-0-0 SL) | @UNDSoccer
Next Up: at Omaha (9/23; 6 p.m. CT), at Denver (9/25; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Mississippi Valley State (W, 1-0), at Arkansas - Pine Bluff (W, 2-0)
North Dakota notched back-to-back road wins against Mississippi Valley State and Arkansas - Pine Bluff to end non-league action ... Irene Jirasevijinda scored the game-winning goal against the Devilettes in the 75th minute and recorded three shots with two on goal ... Sarah McCracken also got on the board in the 70th minute against UAPB, while Madi Livingston secured her second straight shutout on the weekend ... UND had an impressive nine corner kicks in the match and Livington recorded four saves.
BISON (4-3-3; 0-0-0 SL) | @NDSUSoccer
Next Up: at Denver (9/23; 8 p.m. CT), at Omaha (9/25; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Idaho (T, 0-0), at Montana (L, 3-0)
NDSU recorded its third consecutive shutout with a scoreless tie against Idaho last weekend ... Goalkeeper Abby Wilkinson notched her second shutout of the campaign with a career-high saves 10, which leads the league for the most saves in a match this season ... Wilkinson has started four matches for the Bison and has a save percentage of .862, while Paige Goaley leads the squad with five points on two goals and an assist ... North Dakota State opens league play with a trip to Denver and Omaha this week.
MAVERICKS (1-6-2; 0-0-0 SL) | @OmahaWSOC
Next Up: vs. North Dakota (9/23; 6 p.m. CT), vs. North Dakota State (9/25; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Iowa State (L, 4-1), vs. Air Force (L, 1-0)
Omaha’s Alyssa Hansen tallied her first goal of the season in the seventh minute against Iowa State, but the Cyclones responded with four goals to record the win ... The Mavericks managed 11 shots in the match with seven on goal, while Mia Reedtz returned to the lineup to record three saves ... Reedtz made a career-high eight saves in goal in the loss to Air Force ... Omaha will look to bounce back from a rough non-league start by hosting North Dakota and North Dakota State this week.
GOLDEN EAGLES (5-4-1; 0-0-0 SL) | @ORUWSoccer
Next Up: at Western Illinois (9/23; 3 p.m. CT), at St. Thomas (9/25; 12 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Mid-American Christian (W, 4-1), at Tulsa (L, 1-0)
ORU came out with a 2-0 home triumph over Arkansas - Pine Bluff in its second of a four-game home stand ... The Golden Eagles scored both goals in the first seven minutes of play ... The first goal came within 20 seconds to kick off the match by Mia Kitterman, who received the assist from Jordan Grigsby ... Julia Thasaphong tacked on the second goal of the season five minutes after Kitterman’s ... Louisia Ramsauer notched five saves and now has five shutouts thus far.
TOMMIES (3-2-2; 0-0-0 SL) | @UST_WomenSoccer
Next Up: vs. Kansas City (9/23; 4 p.m. CT); at Green Bay (9/27; 6 p.m. CT - resumes suspended match from Aug. 18)
Previous Matches: at Wyoming (T, 1-1)
St. Thomas’ Ellie Tempero scored in the 17th minute, while goalkeeper Annie Bantner made six saves to help the Tommies to a 1-1 tie against Wyoming ... Camryn Rintoul’s three goals is tied for fifth in the league and her six points leads the team ... The Tommies will resume their suspended match with Green Bay from Aug. 18 on Tuesday with UST leading 2-0 in 54th minute.
COYOTES (1-5-3; 0-0-0 SL) | @SDCoyotesSoccer
Next Up: at South Dakota State (9/24; 6 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Drake (T, 2-2); at Iowa State (T, 0-0)
After a week off to close out their non-league schedule, South Dakota will head to north up the I-29 and face in-state foe South Dakota State ... The Jackrabbits lead the all-time series 8-6-2 with the Coyotes defeating the Jackrabbits 2-1 in last season’s regular season finale in Vermillion ... Senior forward Shaylee Gailus leads the team with three goals, while Caroline Lewis has started every match where she has logged 34 saves.
JACKRABBITS (6-0-3; 0-0-0 SL) | @GoJacksSoccer
Next Up: vs. South Dakota (9/24; 6 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Air Force (W, 1-0), vs. Kansas State (W, 2-0)
SDSU notched two home wins against Air Force (1-0) and Kansas State (2-0), extending its unbeaten streak during regular season home matches at Fishback Soccer Park to 37 ... Goalkeeper Hailee Fischer contributed in both of its wins and took over goalkeeping duties in the second half against Drake ... In a 45-minute span against the Falcons, Fischer recorded a career-high six saves ... After sitting out the previous two matches, Maya Hansen came back against the Falcons playing 38 minutes of the bench and started against the Wildcats, scoring the Jackrabbits’ first goal of the match in the 50th minute.
LEATHERNECKS (2-3-3; 0-0-0 SL) | @WIUWomensSoccer
Next Up: vs. Oral Roberts (9/23; 3 p.m. CT); vs. Kansas City (9/25; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Eastern Illinois (W, 1-0)
Western Illinois picked up its second win in its last three matches with a 1-0 road triumph over Eastern Illinois ... Veteran leader Amy Andrews scored the game-winner in the 15th minute for her league tying-high fifth goal of the season ... Isabel Navas Rodriguez made two saves for her fourth shutout of the season ... Navas Rodriguez is now second among Summit League goalkeepers in both shutouts per game (.500) and saves per game (4.5), third in total saves (36) and fourth in save percentage (.818).
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