FARGO, N.D. -- Third-seeded South Dakota State defeated fifth-seeded Oral Roberts 3-1 Sunday at Dacotah Field to claim their second straight Summit League Women's Soccer Championship title. The tournament title is the eighth for the Jackrabbits, which ties them with former member Oakland for the most in league history.

SDSU opened the scoring in the 14th minute when Hailee Christensen deflected a clearance attempt by ORU goalkeeper Alexa Riefer that found its way into the back of the net. The Jackrabbits took just 70 seconds to push their advantage to 2-0 when Katelyn Buelke scored her first of two goals in the title match.

The Golden Eagles would only get one shot on goal in the opening 45 minutes as a staunch SDSU defense allowed the Jacks to take that 2-0 lead into the break.

Buelke would quickly make it a 3-0 contest in the opening minutes of the second half when she cleaned up a misplayed cross in the box. The brace was the second of the season for the sophomore, who leads the Jacks with nine goals on the season.

ORU would get its first goal in the 63rd minute when graduate student Marlee Fray finished Alaina Trevino.

Fray's shot on goal was the only one SDSU would allow in the second half as the Jackrabbits held a 10-7 advantage in total shots.

The Jackrabbits will find out their postseason matchup Monday during the NCAA Selection Show that will be streamed live on NCAA.com at 3 p.m. CT.
 
Turning Point

• Christensen deflected an attempted clearance by ORU goalkeeper Riefer into the back of the net in the 14th minute to give SDSU the opening goal and just over a minute later, she assisted on a Buelke goal that quickly doubled the Jackrabbits' advantage.

Inside the box score

• With a goal and an assist, Christensen recorded her second three-point game of her freshman season. 
• Buelke's brace was the 22nd all-time in Summit League Tournament play and her second of the season. She pushed her team-leading goal total to nine on the season.
• ORU graduate student Fray scored her first goal of the season for the Golden Eagles to trim the deficit to 3-1.

News & Notes

• SDSU defended its title from 2023, which the Jacks won on their home field, and have now won three of the past four tournaments. This was their eighth tournament title overall, which is the most by an active member and ties former member Oakland for the most in league history.
• ORU was playing in the program's ninth tournament title match, falling to 2-4-3 in those contests. 
• The Jackrabbits are now 4-0-1 all-time against ORU in postseason play and own an 18-1-3 advantage in overall matches.

All-Tournament Team
Carson Arne, Oral Roberts
Riley Baldwin, Oral Roberts 
Brooklyn Bordson, South Dakota
Hailee Christensen, South Dakota State
Ella Frost, Denver
Amaya Garrett, North Dakota State
Jordan Grigsby, Oral Roberts
Katherine Jones, South Dakota State
Haley Lindaman, South Dakota State 
Kaycee Manding, South Dakota State (Championship MVP)
Liv Moritz, Denver
Grace Ostergaard, Omaha
Ellie Sanchez, North Dakota State

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