SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State remains the lone league team to remain undefeated as the Jackrabbits are 4-0 entering week three. They have outscored their opponents 14-2 and they’re the highest scoring league team so far. In the latest United Soccer Coaches’ West Region rankings, SDSU sits ninth in the standings.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas has only given up one goal in four matches and sit second in the standings with a 2-1-1 ledger. Denver’s match against Northern Colorado is the third of four non-conference clashes against in-state opponents after hosting Colorado State and then traveling to Colorado College. The Pioneers are undefeated against the Bears holding a 7-0 record.
Oral Roberts and South Dakota are tied for third in the standings, having both five points under their belts. Along with the Pioneers, Kansas City, North Dakota and North Dakota State have four points thus far.
This Week In The Summit League (All Times Local to Site)
Thursday, August 31
Kansas City at Colorado State (MWN) | 5 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara at Omaha (SLN) | 5 p.m.
North Dakota at Illinois State (ESPN+) | 6 p.m.
Oral Roberts at Missouri State | 6 p.m.
NDSU at Coastal Carolina (ESPN+) | 6 p.m.
Northern Colorado at Denver (SLN) | 8 p.m.
Friday, September 1
South Dakota State at Utah State (MWN) | 6 p.m.
South Dakota at Idaho State | 8 p.m.
Sunday, September 3
NC State at Denver (SLN) | 1 p.m.
UIC at Kansas City (SLN) | 1 p.m.
North Texas at Oral Roberts (SLN) | 1 p.m.
Omaha at Northern Iowa | 1 p.m.
North Dakota at Southern Indiana (ESPN+) | 1 p.m.
St. Thomas at Minnesota (Big Ten+) | 1 p.m.
North Dakota State at The Citadel (ESPN+) | 1 p.m.
South Dakota State at Idaho State (ESPN+) | 2 p.m.
South Dakota at Utah State (MWN) | 2 p.m.
All times central
Key: SLN (Summit League Network), MWN (Mountain West Network)
TEAM TRACKER
DENVER PIONEERS (0-0-4; 0-0-0 SL) | @DU_WSoccer
Next Up: vs. Northern Colorado (8/31; 7 p.m. MT); vs. NC State (9/3; Noon MT)
Previous Matches: at Marquette (T, 0-0); at Milwaukee (T, 3-3)
Liv Moritz had the single-best points showing for DU so far this year with four points, scoring DU’s first equalizer against Milwaukee ... She added primary assists on both Pioneers’ other goals at Milwaukee including on the 82nd-minute equalizer ... Hannah Gallegos and the Denver defense tallied their third and fourth ties on the season including a shutout at Marquette ... This is the first time in Denver’s Division I history that it has recorded four consecutive draws.
KANSAS CITY ROOS (1-2-1; 0-0-0 SL) | @KCRoosWSoccer
Next Up: at Colorado State (8/31; 5 p.m. CT); vs. UIC (9/3; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Southern Illinois (T, 1-1); at Saint Louis (L, 8-0)
Kayda Kamolz gave the Roos a 1-0 lead against Southern Illinois when she scored her first career goal in the 7th minute ... She also matched a career-high in total shots with two... The Roos put up 16 shots compared to the Salukis’ five ... Kansas City achieved a season-high eight shots on goal which matched a season high in this category from the 2021 and 2022 seasons ... Kansas City will head to Colorado State before hosting UIC on Sunday.
NORTH DAKOTA FIGHTING HAWKS (1-2-1; 0-0-0 SL) | @UNDSoccer
Next Up: at Illinois State (8/31; 6 p.m. CT); at Southern Indiana (9/3; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. MSU Moorhead (W, 2-0); vs. Austin Peay (T, 1-1)
Allison Rapaduski struck in both games in a 1-0-1 week against MSU Moorhead and Austin Peay and has now scored in three straight games ... She scored the game-winner in the 2-0 victory over the Dragons and knotted the game at 1-1 in the second half with a corner kick goal against the Governors ... Mary Gasaway scored her first goal of the season to increase the lead to 2-0 in the eventual 2-0 win over MSUM ... UND will head to Illinois State and Southern Indiana this week.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE BISON (1-2-1; 0-0-0 SL) | @NDSUSoccer
Next Up: at Coastal Carolina (8/31; 6 p.m. CT); at The Citadel (9/3; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Austin Peay (W, 4-1); at Drake (L, 2-0)
NDSU picked up their first win of the season defeating Austin Peay 4-1 ... The Bison’s four-goal performance is the most since the NDSU scored four against South Dakota last season ... The Bison outnumbered Austin Peay 20-10 in shots, including 12-6 in efforts on goal ... Goalkeeper Abby Wilkinson has made 15 saves and has notched a .682 save percentage ... North Dakota State will look to get back on the winning column when they head to Coastal Carolina and The Citadel.
OMAHA MAVERICKS (1-1-2; 0-0-0 SL) | @OmahaWSOC
Next Up: vs. UC Santa Barbara (8/31; 5 p.m. CT); at Northern Iowa (9/3; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Missouri (T, 2-2); vs. Wyoming (L, 2-1)
The Mavericks were able to collect a point a Missouri is a 2-2 tie ... Goalkeeper Emma Konsmo yielded a career-high 11 saves in her third start of the campaign ... Marissa Gohr opened the scoring for Omaha off a corner kick from Sophia Green in the seventh minute ... Green followed suit with her team-leading second goal of the year in the 20th minute ... The following match against Wyoming, Green’s goal in the 33rd minute was the lone goal the Mavericks earned in a loss ... Green ranks second in the league with 15 total shots along with eight points.
ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES (1-1-2; 0-0-0 SL) | @ORUWSoccer
Next Up: at Missouri State (8/31; 6 p.m. CT); vs. North Texas (9/3; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Little Rock (T, 1-1); at Tulsa (W, 2-1)
The Golden Eagles had a week to remember, as they collected four points with a tie 1-1 tie against Little Rock and a 2-1 triumph over Tulsa ... ORU defeated the Golden Hurricane for the first time in 16 years and the first victory at Tulsa in 20 years ... Carty Kingsbury’s game-winning goal against Tulsa was the difference maker as the sophomore midfielder connected off a touch by Abigail Hoffman in the 71st minute ... Against Little Rock, Gabrielle Abbey scored the equalizer when she found the back of the net after heading in a cross in the 66th minute ... Her defensive efforts helped the Golden Eagles record eight saves in the week ... Oral Roberts will head to Missouri State before hosting North Texas and will look for their first win against the Mean Green since 2001.
ST. THOMAS TOMMIES (2-1-1; 0-0-0 SL) | @UST_WomenSoccer
Next Up: at Minnesota (9/3; 1 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Portland State (W, 4-0); at Western Oregon (T, 0-0)
St. Thomas put Portland State away with a 4-0 victory in which they scored all of their goal in the second half ... Junior goalkeeper Olivia Rowe, who received the TicketSmarter Summit League Women’s Soccer Defensive Peak Performer of the Week, notched back-to-back clean sheets where she made 12 saves, including nine against the Vikings ... Camryn Rintoul (47th minute), Abby Brantner (49th minute), Lexi Huber (72nd minute) and Abby Hoiska (75th minute) all scored for the Tommies ... Against Western Oregon, Rowe made three saves while Mariah Nguyen led the way for the offense with three shots on goal ... After two weeks of play, Rowe tops the league charts with a .263 goals against average and is tied for second in the league with 19 saves this season and ranks.
SOUTH DAKOTA COYOTES (1-1-2; 0-0-0 SL) | @SDCoyotesSoccer
Next Up: at Idaho State (9/1; 8 p.m. CT); at Utah State (9/3; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: vs. Wyoming (T, 3-3); vs. Morningside (W, 7-0)
A trio of Coyotes found the back of the net in a 3-3 tie against Wyoming ... Taylor Ravelo, Ashby Johnston and Rylee Haldeman all scored their first goals of the season ... Haldeman’s was the difference maker in collecting one point and the tie as the sophomore forward notched her first career goal in the 83rd minute ... Haldeman would go on to score her second goal in as many matches as the Coyotes blanked Morningside 7-0 ... Johnston also collected a goal in her second consecutive match, while Shaylee Gailus scored two goals against the Mustangs ... South Dakota will head to the mountains when they face Idaho State and Utah State this week.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE JACKRABBITS (4-0-0; 0-0-0 SL) | @GoJacksSoccer
Next Up: at Utah State (9/1; 6 p.m. CT); at Idaho State (9/3; 2 p.m. CT)
Previous Matches: at Drake (W, 2-1); vs. Iowa State (W, 2-1)
Avery Murdzek, the reigning #SummitWSOC Offensive Peak Performer of the Week, had herself a clinic putting together her top offensive performances of the season in two victories ... In a win at Drake, Murdzek scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 78th minute as she put the Jackrabbits up 2-1 ... Against Iowa State, Murdzek tied the game on a 71st minute goal and in total, she recorded six shots with three being on target ... Maya Hansen posted the game-winning goal against the Cyclones and with her 44 career goals, she is five goals away from breaking the league record held by Oral Roberts’ Jessica Kellogg (2002-05) ... SDSU registered a combined 29-10 edge in shots during the two-game stretch and had a 13-1 advantage in corner kicks.
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