SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – We have made it to the second to last week of league competition and Denver sits atop the standings with a 4-0-1 mark (13 pts). The Pioneers defeated the Jackrabbits of South Dakota State (3-1, 9 pts) last week to take sole possession of first place in the standings. Denver will host its final regular season home match this weekend when they take on Kansas City (1-1-2, 5 pts).

South Dakota State and Oral Roberts (3-2, 9 pts) are tied for the second spot in the standings at nine points apiece, while South Dakota (2-2-1) is in fourth place with seven points. Omaha (1-1-3, 6 pts) and Kansas City are fifth and sixth, respectively, and its going to be a fun final two weeks for teams to punch their tickets to the league tournament.

TEAM TRACKER
DENVER PIONEERS (8-1-5; 4-0-1 SL) | @DU_WSoccer
Next Up: vs. Kansas City (10/12; 7 p.m. MT)
Previous Matches: vs. South Dakota State (W, 4-2); vs. South Dakota (W, 3-1)
In one of the most highly anticipated matches of the season, Denver came back from an early goal deficit to defeat South Dakota State, 4-2 ... After the Jackrabbits scored in the 10th minute to claim a 1-0 advantage, Michaela McGowan tied it up in the 43rd minute ... Liv Moritz took the lead in the 46th before and after SDSU scored in the 77th minute to tie the match, McKenna Dannenhauer scored the game-winner in the 82nd minute ... Moritz reclaimed the team lead with her sixth goal of the season ... Kaitlyn Glover posted a four-point weekend, earning at least a point both of DU’s wins last week.
 
KANSAS CITY ROOS (2-4-7; 1-1-2 SL) | @KCRoosWSoccer
Next Up: at Denver (10/12; 8 p.m. CT); at Omaha (10/15; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. St. Thomas (W, 2-1)
Bri Castleberry scored a goal in the final 17 seconds of the match against St. Thomas to collect the team its first league win of the season ... Her goal against the Tommies makes her first in the Summit League play for shots with 14, points with six and goals with three ... The goal also pushed her to be tied for first in shots on goal during league play with nine ... Goalkeeper Riley Moore faced 12 shots in the matchup against UST and made four saves to hold the Tommies to one goal ... She ranks fifth in the league for saves per game (4.62) and fourth with 60 saves.
 
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (4-7-4; 0-3-2 SL) | @UNDSoccer
Next Up: vs. Oral Roberts (10/13; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at North Dakota State (10/8; T, 0-0)
Madi Livingston tied her own single-season program record for shutouts with seven in a scoreless draw with North Dakota State ... Livingston made nine saves on nine attempts against the Fighting Hawks ... She is already the program’s all-time leader in career shutouts with 18 ... Her 18 career shutouts ranks 11th on the all-time Summit League career charts ... Livingston ranks first in league play with 29 saves and her .806 save percentage sits third overall ... UND will host Oral Roberts in its lone match of the week.
 
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (4-5-6; 0-2-4 SL) | @NDSUSoccer
Next Up: at South Dakota (10/15; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Oral Roberts (L, 1-0); vs. North Dakota (T, 0-0)
After falling to Oral Roberts, 1-0, the Bison picked up a point in the standings with a scoreless draw ... Against NDSU, Abby Wilkinson made four saves, while the rest of the Bison defense allowed just the four shots on goal and nine total shots ... Wilkinson made eight saves against the Golden Eagles has 22 total saves in league play, which sits fourth overall ... North Dakota State will play one match this week when they head to Vermillion to take on South Dakota.
 
OMAHA MAVERICKS (4-4-5; 1-1-3 SL) | @OmahaWSOC
Next Up: at South Dakota State (10/12; 6 p.m. CT); vs. Kansas City (10/15; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. South Dakota (T, 0-0)
The Mavericks wrapped up a three-game homestand with a scoreless draw against South Dakota ... Mia Reedtz Rehde Olesen made her second straight start in net for Omaha after a clean sheet in her first appearance of the season against Oral Roberts ... The Denmark native earned the 10th shutout of her career, making three saves in her second consecutive shutout ... Sophia Green led the Mavericks with six total shot attempts including three on target ... Green sits first in league competition with 17 total shots, tied for second with two goals and third with six shots on goal ... With six points in the league standings, Omaha will head to South Dakota State before hosting Kansas City.
 
ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (6-5-3; 3-2-0 SL) | @ORUWSoccer
Next Up: at North Dakota (10/13; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. North Dakota State (W, 1-0); vs. St. Thomas (L, 1-0)
Kennedy Langebartels scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick against North Dakota State last week ... Goalkeeper Alexa Riefer recorded her first shutout of the season, making one save in the match ... The defensive backline led by Gabrielle Abbey, Alani Chaple, and Jordyn Blackburn earned their second shutout of the year, allowing just four shots by the Bison ... Although ORU fell to St. Thomas, 1-0, the Golden Eagles outshot the Tommies 15-7 in the match and 8-3 in shots on goal ... Oral Roberts is sitting tied for second in the league standings and will head up to Grand Forks where they will take on North Dakota.
 
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (3-5-4; 1-3-1 SL) | @UST_WomenSoccer
Next Up: at South Dakota State (10/15; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Kansas City (L, 2-1); at Oral Roberts (W, 1-0)
After falling to Kansas City, 2-1, the Tommies defense held strong against Oral Roberts, winning their first league match of the season, 1-0 ... Sofia Caballero’s fifth minute goal and Olivia Rowe’s seven saves sparked UST in the win ... Mariah Nguyen assist to Caballero was her second on the season, which is tied for the second most in league play ... With the shutout, Rowe tallied her fifth clean sheet of the season ... The Tommies continue their road trip to take on the South Dakota State on Sunday in Brookings.
 
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES (6-4-4; 2-2-1 SL) | @SDCoyotesSoccer
Next Up: vs. North Dakota State (10/15; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Omaha (T, 0-0); at Denver (L, 3-1)
Goalkeeper Caroline Lewis contributed five saves in USD’s match against Omaha, which resulted in a scoreless draw ... She snagged her fifth shutout this season making against five saves against the Mavericks ... Against Denver, Lewis captured eight saves and gave up just one goal to the Pioneers ... Kyla Brown scored her first collegiate goal against Denver, while Lexie Wood and Taylor Ravelo notched their first assists of the season ... Ashby Johnston continues to lead the team with seven goal, 16 points and 15 shots on goal this season ... Brooke Conway, Rylee Haldeman and Izzy Quintavalle are all tied for the team lead with four assists.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (10-3-0; 3-1-0 SL) | @GoJacksSoccer
Next Up: vs. Omaha (10/12; 6 p.m. CT); vs. St. Thomas (10/15; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Denver (L, 4-2)
The Jackrabbits lost its first league match of the season to Denver by a 4-2 final ... Avery Murdzek was able to score the first goal of the match in the 10th minute ... Regan Anderson knocked in a header in the 77th minute, but South Dakota State gave up the final goals of the match in the last nine minutes ... SDSU finished the match with a 15-7 edge in shots ... South Dakota State is slated to host its final two home regular season matches of the season where they will face Omaha and St. Thomas ... SDSU sits first overall in the league with 72 total shots ... The matchup between the Jackrabbits and Mavericks is the first between the two sides since the 2022 Summit League Tournament semifinals.
 
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