SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The final week of the regular season is here and it’s going to be a fun week to track the matches, scores and standings. Denver (9-1-5, 5-0-1 SL) remains in first place in the standings with 16 points and they’re in the running to secure its sixth straight regular season title and eighth overall regular season crown.

South Dakota State (11-3-0, 4-1-0 SL) is second with 12 points and will play a trio of matches, including the regular season finale on Tuesday as they will host Omaha (5-4-5, 2-1-3 SL) with nine points. Along with the Pioneers, the Jackrabbits along with South Dakota (7-4-4, 3-2-1 SL) earned a spot in next week’s championships.

Oral Roberts (6-6-3, 3-3-0 SL) is tied with the Mavericks for fourth in the standings, while Kansas City (2-6-7, 1-3-2 SL) and North Dakota (5-7-4, 1-3-2 SL) are tied for the sixth and final spot. North Dakota State (4-6-6, 0-3-4 SL) plays host to Denver and a tie of win against the Pioneers could see the Bison qualify for the championships.

TEAM TRACKER
DENVER PIONEERS (9-1-5; 4-0-1 SL) | @DU_WSoccer
Next Up: at North Dakota State (10/19; 5:30 p.m. MT); at North Dakota (10/22; 12 p.m. MT)
Previous Matches: vs. Kansas City (W, 1-0)
Denver clinched a spot in next week’s tournament championship and will receive a bye into the semifinals thanks to a 1-0 home win against Kansas City ... Michaela McGowan scored her first career game-winning goal, making her the eighth Pioneer to score a game-winner so far this season ... Goalkeeper Molly Wissman captured her sixth shutout of the season and third in league play ... She made one save on the only shot on goal that made it through Denver’s defensive line, bringing her to 13 saves in league matches ... DU set a new season high for corners with 15 against the Roos, three more than the previous high at Colorado College earlier this season ... In league play, Denver has scored the most goals with 11 and have the best goals margin with 1.16.
 
KANSAS CITY ROOS (2-6-7; 1-3-2 SL) | @KCRoosWSoccer
Next Up: vs. South Dakota (10/19; 7 p.m. CT); vs. South Dakota State (10/22; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Denver (L, 1-0); at Omaha (L, 3-2)
Bri Castleberry collected her sixth goal and second assist of the season at Omaha ... During league play, Castleberry leads the league in goals (4), points (9) and sits second in shots on goal (10) across six matches ... Lily Stedman recorded her first goal of the season against the Mavericks in the 50th minute of play ... Riley Moore ranks fourth in league play with 27 saves and is making 4.5 saves per match ... The Roos will host its final two matches of the season when they welcome in South Dakota and South Dakota State.
 
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (5-7-4; 1-3-2 SL) | @UNDSoccer
Next Up: at St. Thomas (10/19; 3:30 p.m. CT); vs. Denver (10/22; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Oral Roberts (W, 3-2)
North Dakota picked up a crucial 3-2 home win over Oral Roberts and are currently tied for sixth in the league standings ... A win against St. Thomas this week will certainly help their chances of making the league championships ... Against the Golden Eagles, Allison Rapaduski notched the eventual game-winning goal in the 60th minute to put the Fighting Hawks in front, 3-1 ... She finished with a match-high five shot attempts and three shots on goal ... She is tied for the team-lead with five goals and is second with 10 points ... Also, against ORU, Sarah McCracken picked up a pair of assists ... UND will head to face the Tommies before hosting Denver on Sunday.
 
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (4-6-6; 0-3-4 SL) | @NDSUSoccer
Next Up: vs. Denver (10/19; 6:30 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at South Dakota (L, 2-1)
The Bison fell to South Dakota, 2-1, in its lone match of the week ... Amaya Garrett tallied her fourth goal of the season in the 65th minute to make it one score match ... The Bison out-shot the Coyotes, 16-7, and held a 7-6 advantage in shots on goal ... Goalkeeper Abby Wilkinson ranks fifth with 26 saves in league competition, while Olivia Watson’s 11 total shots in league play sits tied for sixth ... North Dakota State will host Denver in its final regular season match and if the Bison want a shot at earning a trip to the league championships, they will need to at least tie Denver and have Kansas City and North Dakota lose its remaining matches.
 
OMAHA MAVERICKS (5-4-5; 2-1-3 SL) | @OmahaWSOC
Next Up: at St. Thomas (10/22; 1 p.m. CT); at South Dakota State (10/24; TBD)
Previous Matches: vs. Kansas City (W, 3-2)
In one of the most thrilling matches this season, Omaha earned a 3-2 triumph over Kansas City where Marissa Gohr netted the game-winning goal with just 19 seconds left on the scoreboard ... After Omaha’s Cece Behrens tied the match with a goal in the 85th minute, Gohr found the ball in the box and put it past Kansas City goalkeeper Riley Moore to give Omaha the late lead ... Sophia Green threw the ball in to Grace Ostergaard, who was able to work it through to Gohr for her fourth goal of the season ... Ostergaard recorded two assists on the last two goals for the Mavericks ... Green had an assist on a Emilee Erland goal and now has three on the year ... Green leads the league with 19 points heading into the final week of league play.
 
ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (6-6-3; 3-3-0 SL) | @ORUWSoccer
Next Up: vs. South Dakota State (10/19; 7 p.m. CT); vs. South Dakota (10/22; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at North Dakota (L, 3-2)
Oral Roberts currently sits tied for fourth in the league standings and will host South Dakota State and South Dakota this week ... The Golden Eagles fell on the road to North Dakota last week, 3-2, where Kristi Keller scored the opening goal as Samantha See found Keller and she fired it off of her left foot into the top left corner of the net to give the Golden Eagles a 1-0 lead ... Gabrielle Abbey commanded the ORU backline all 90 minutes against the Fighting Hawks and also scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season on a penalty kick after getting fouled in the box ... The Golden Eagles outshot North Dakota 17-13 as both teams recorded seven shots on goal ... Keller’s five points in league play is tied for seventh in the league.
 
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (3-6-4; 1-4-1 SL) | @UST_WomenSoccer
Next Up: vs. North Dakota (10/19; 3:30 p.m. CT); vs. Omaha (10/22; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at South Dakota State (L, 3-0)
St. Thomas fell on the road to South Dakota State, 3-0 ... Goalkeeper Olivia Rowe made five saves on eight shots on goal and ranks second in the league with 30 saves in league action ... Mariah Nguyen continues to lead the team in goals (5), points (21) and shots (21) ... The Tommies will close out their season with home matches against North Dakota followed by Omaha.
 
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES (7-4-4; 3-2-1 SL) | @SDCoyotesSoccer
Next Up: at Kansas City (10/19; 7 p.m. CT); at Oral Roberts (10/22; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. North Dakota State (W, 2-1)
South Dakota not only picked up a stellar 2-1 home win against North Dakota State last weekend, but they punched a ticket to the league championships for the first time since the 2021 season ... Ashby Johnston scored her eighth goal of the season in the fourth minute of play and Taylor Ravelo scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 11th minute ... Senior goalkeeper Caroline Lewis saved six shots and ranks third in league play with 29 saves ... The Coyotes will look to earn more points and potentially lock near the upper half the standings when they head to Kansas City and Oral Roberts to close out the regular season.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (11-3-0; 4-1-0 SL) | @GoJacksSoccer
Next Up: at Oral Roberts (10/19; 7 p.m. CT); at Kansas City (10/22; 1 p.m. CT); vs. Omaha (10/24; TBD)
Previous Matches: vs. Omaha (Postponed); vs. St. Thomas (W, 3-0)
The Jackrabbits clinched a spot in the league championships with a 3-0 home victory against St. Thomas ... In that match, Katelyn Beulke scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 34th minute, while Avery Murdzek produced a brace ... Murdzek scored her goals in the 68th minute and 75th minute ... She now has a team-high six goals, including three goals in league competition ... Murdzek’s three goals in league play, along with Beulke’s three goals, sit tied for second in league action ... South Dakota State will head to Oral Roberts and Kansas City before hosting the final match of the regular season against Omaha on Tuesday.
 
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