SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Summit League women's soccer programs combined for five wins and six ties during the opening week of the 2023 season. Omaha and South Dakota State secured a pair of shutouts, while St. Thomas and South Dakota notched one shutout of their own. The Jackrabbits were the lone team to capture a pair of wins.
Week one was highlighted by UST’s Mariah Nguyen, who collected a hat trick en route to collecting the season-opening TicketSmarter Summit League Women’s Soccer Offensive Peak Performer of the Week award, while SDSU’s Maya Hansen became the second league player in history to reach the 40-goal plateau. With three goals last week, her career total is at 42 and she is now seven shy of breaking the all-time league record held by Jessica Kellogg of Oral Roberts (2002-05).
Hansen also moved to second place on the league's all-time career points chart with 103, passing former Denver forward Sami Feller (100). Hansen is 12 points shy of breaking the record also held by Kellogg.
On defense, Omaha goalkeeper tallied a pair of shutouts, while Caroline Lewis of USD collected a shutout of her own.
This Week In The Summit League (All Times Local to Site)
Thursday, August 24
MSU Moorhead at North Dakota (SLN) | 3 p.m.
Denver at Marquette (FloFC) | 5 p.m.
Wyoming at South Dakota (SLN) | 6 p.m.
Little Rock at Oral Roberts (SLN) | 7 p.m.
Kansas City at Southern Illinois | 7 p.m.
Omaha at Missouri (ESPN+) | 7 p.m.
South Dakota State at Drake (ESPN+) | 7 p.m.
Friday, August 25
St. Thomas at Portland State (ESPN+) | 3 p.m.
Austin Peay at North Dakota State (SLN) | 3 p.m.
Sunday, August 27
North Dakota State at Drake | 1 p.m.
Austin Peay at North Dakota (SLN) | 1 p.m.
Iowa State at South Dakota State (SLN) | 1 p.m.
Wyoming at Omaha (SLN) | 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Saint Louis (ESPN+) | 1 p.m.
Denver at Milwaukee (ESPN+) | 1 p.m.
St. Thomas at Western Oregon (YouTube) | 2 p.m.
Oral Roberts at Tulsa | 5 p.m.
Tuesday, August 29
Morningside at South Dakota (SLN) | 5 p.m.
All times central
Key: SLN (Summit League Network), FloFC (Flo Sports)
TEAM TRACKER
DENVER PIONEERS (0-0-2; 0-0-0) | @DU_WSoccer
Next Up: at Marquette (8/24; 4 p.m. MT); at Milwaukee (8/27; Noon MT)
Previous Matches: vs. Colorado State (T, 1-1); at Colorado College (T, 2-2)
Denver kicked off the 2023 season with a pair of ties against Colorado State and Colorado College ... Forward Camryn MacMillan scored the fourth-fastest goal in DU history (0:30) to get the Pioneers off to a quick start against CC ... She added an assist to Denver’s second goal against the Tigers, giving her the most points in a single match by a DU player so far this season ... The DU defense held both of its opponents scoreless in the second half.
KANSAS CITY ROOS (1-1-0; 0-0-0) | @KCRoosWSoccer
Next Up: at Southern Illinois (8/24; 7 p.m. CT); at Saint Louis (8/27; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Lindenwood (W, 2-1); at Iowa (L, 2-0)
Kansas City opened the season with a 2-1 triumph over Lindenwood as Anna Jennings scored the game-winning goal in the 85
th minute to secure the victory ... Maya Prehm got things started in the 61
st minute with Kansas City’s first goal of the season ... The Roos scored multiple goals in a match for the first time since Oct. 24, 2021 ... Although the Roos fell to Iowa, 2-0, goalkeeper Riley Moore registered a career-high nine saves against the Hawkeyes.
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (0-2-0; 0-0-0) | @UNDSoccer
Next Up: vs. MSU Moorhead (8/24; 3 p.m. CT); vs. Austin Peay (8/27; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Montana (L, 1-0); vs. Boise State (L, 3-2)
Goalkeeper Madi Livingston finished the weekend with 13 saves and a .765 save percentage ... She stopped 8-of-9 shots on goal in a 1-0 loss to Montana ... Livingston posted a clean first half against the Grizzlies and a shutout in the second half against Boise State ... Against the Broncos, Allison Rapaduski secured her second goal of her career and first in nearly two years and Sarah McCracken scored her third career goal ... The Fighting Hawks will remain at home with a pair of matches against MSU Moorhead and Austin Peay.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (0-1-1; 0-0-0) | @NDSUSoccer
Next Up: vs. Austin Peay (8/25; 3 p.m. CT); at Drake (8/27; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Boise State (T, 1-1); vs. Montana (L, 3-1)
In her first collegiate match, freshman defender Tyreese Zacher scored in the 67
th minute against Boise State to level the game at 1-1 ... The Bison had eight shots on goal to just four for the Broncos ... Another freshman, Amaya Garrett, scored her first collegiate goal just before halftime in a 3-1 loss to Montana ... NDSU will remain at home against Austin Peay for the third of three-straight home matches to open the season ... The Bison hit the road for the first time with a Sunday match at Drake.
OMAHA MAVERICKS (1-0-1; 0-0-0) | @OmahaWSOC
Next Up: at Missouri (8/20; 1 p.m. CT); vs. Wyoming (8/27; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Southern Utah (W, 4-0); vs. Utah Tech (T, 0-0)
The defending #SummitWSOC tournament champion opened its season with a 4-0 home win against Southern Utah as senior forward Sophia Green recorded three points, including a goal and an assist ... Green earned the primary assist on the Mavericks’ first goal of the season, which proved to be the game-winner against the Thunderbirds ... She added a goal in the 52
nd minute and goalkeeper Emma Konsmo finished the match with three saves and made four more in a scoreless draw against Utah Tech ... Omaha is one of two teams in the League that has yet to be scored on this season ... The Mavericks are ranked 10
th in the latest United Soccer Coaches West Region Top 10.
ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (0-1-1; 0-0-0) | @ORUWSoccer
Next Up: vs. Little Rock (8/24; 7 p.m. CT); at Tulsa (8/27; 5 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Texas A&M - Commerce (T, 2-2); at Oklahoma (L, 4-2)
The Golden Eagles earned a 2-2 draw against Texas A&M-Commerce to open the season as Jordan Grigsby (14
th minute) and Julia Thasaphong (22
nd minute) scored first-half goals ... ORU outshot the Lions 22-14, including a 9-3 advantage in the second half ... Against Oklahoma, Samantha Guzman notched the game’s opening goal in the fourth minute from Samantha See’s assist, while Haley Nichols tacked on a goal of her own in a 4-2 loss to the Sooners ... Oral Roberts took the second most shots last week among league squads with 37.
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (1-1-0; 0-0-0) | @UST_WomenSoccer
Next Up: at Portland State (8/25; 3 p.m. CT); at Western Oregon (8/27; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Northern Iowa (L, 1-0); vs. Niagara (W, 7-0)
After a season opening 1-0 defeat to Northern Iowa, reigning Summit League Newcomer of the Year Mariah Nguyen led the Tommies offensive effort with three goals in a 7-0 victory over Niagara ... Her hat trick was the first by a Tommie since 2018 and is the first hat trick in UST’s Division I era ... Abby Brantner, Lissa Mizutani, CJ Fredkove and Emma Fournier each scored a goal in the match, while Jasmine Gates finished with two points after assisting on a pair of goals ... Goalkeeper Olivia Rowe made a combined seven saves in two matches, including five against Niagara.
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES (0-1-1; 0-0-0) | @SDCoyotesSoccer
Next Up: vs. Wyoming (8/24; 6 p.m. CT); vs. Morningside (8/29; 5 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Utah Tech (L, 3-1); vs. Southern Utah (T, 0-0)
USD’s Shaylee Gailus headed in a corner kick off the foot of Izzy Quintavalle to level the score at 1-1 in an eventual 3-1 loss to Utah Tech ... Against Southern Utah, senior goalkeeper Caroline Lewis had eight saves to prevent the Thunderbirds offense from scoring, resulting in a 0-0 draw ... The Coyotes outshot Southern Utah 17-16 and Lewis posted one more save than SUU’s goalkeeper ... Up next, South Dakota will host Wyoming on Thursday, Aug. 24 followed by Morningside on Tuesday, Aug. 29.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (2-0-0; 0-0-0) | @GoJacksSoccer
Next Up: at Drake (8/24; 7 p.m. CT); vs. Iowa State (8/27; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Manitoba (W, 4-0); vs. Augustana (W, 6-0)
Maya Hansen, the reigning #SummitWSOC Offensive Player of the Year, was on the top of SDSU’s point column with seven following the Jackrabbits’ first two victories of the season as the senior scored a goal in 48 minutes of action on Thursday against Manitoba ... Hansen, who scored her 40th career goal against the Bison of Manitoba, became the program’s all-time goals record holder and now is one of two league players with 40 or more career goals ... The senior then scored two goals and dished out an assist in 47 minutes of the 6-0 win over Augustana ... Her brace was the seventh multi-goal game of her career ... Lauren Eckerle was part of a back line that allowed just seven shots over the course of two matches with just three of those shots coming on goal.
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