FARGO, N.D. -- A Summit League Women's Soccer Tournament champion will be crowned in Fargo as the final four teams embark on Decotah Field for a pair of semifinals Thursday and a title game Sunday.

The top-seeded Bison earned the right to host by securing their first regular season title since 2016, while No. 2 seed Denver is looking to snap a three-year drought since winning its last title in 2020. NDSU, who did not qualify for the six-team event a season ago, is seeking the program's first title in 2010.

No. 3 seed South Dakota State and No. 5 seed Oral Roberts both have a game under their belt after those squads each secured a quarterfinal-victory last weekend. The Jackrabbits, who are the reigning tournament champions, rallied for a 2-1 double-overtime triumph over sixth-seeded and in-state rival South Dakota. 

The Golden Eagles posted a road shutout, defeating No. 4 seed Omaha 2-0 last Saturday at Caniglia Field on the UNO campus. ORU has now won a tournament game in three consecutive seasons and looking to bring a postseason trophy back to campus for the first time since 2004.

Thursday's semifinals and Sunday's title match will all stream live on the Summit League Network.

2024 #SUMMITWSOC Championship
Quarterfinal | Friday, Nov. 1
Q1: (3) SDSU 2, (6) South Dakota 1

Quarterfinal | Saturday, Nov. 2
Q2: (5) Oral Roberts 2, (4) Omaha 0 

Semifinals | Thursday, Nov. 7 | Summit League Network
S1: (2) Denver vs. (3) South Dakota State – Fargo, N.D. | 12 p.m. CT
S2: (1) NDSU vs. (5) Oral Roberts – Fargo, N.D. | 3:30 p.m. CT
 
Championship | Sunday, Nov. 10 | Summit League Network
C: S1 Winner vs. S2 Winner – Fargo, N.D. | 1 p.m. CT

CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Team | All-Time Record | Titles
(1) NDSU | 5-10-1 | 1 (‘10)
• Third time as the top seed, 1-2 from that line
• Won lone title in 2010 as the No. 2 seed

(2) Denver | 10-1-6 | 4 (‘13, ‘17, ‘18, ‘20)
• First time not being No. 1 seed since 2018 when won the title as the No. 2 seed 
• The Pioneers have only lost once in regulation in 17 all-time matches

(3) SDSU | 12-6-6 | 7 (‘08, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16, ‘19, ‘21, ‘23)
• First time not being a top two seed since 2016 when won the title as the No. 3 seed
• 5-0-1 all-time as the No. 3 seed; won titles in 2015 and 2016

(4) Omaha | 4-6-3 | 1 (‘22)
• Dropped a 2-0 decision to Oral Roberts and will not make the title game for first time since 2021
• Made title game in both previous appearances as the No. 4 seed (2018 and 2023)

(5) Oral Roberts | 10-8-6 | 2 (‘99, ‘04)
• 14th all-time appearance but first as No. 5 seed
• Won matches in each of previous three tournaments

(6) South Dakota | 0-4-1 | 0
• Fell to South Dakota State 2-1 in double-overtime
• Appeared in four of last five postseason tournaments

AROUND THE LEAGUE
• After being selected to finish seventh in the coaches’ preseason poll, North Dakota State claimed its first regular season title since 2016 and third overall after defeating St. Thomas 2-1 on the final day of the regular season.
•The Bison are now ranked 10th in the United Soccer Coaches West Regional Rankings. 
• North Dakota State rookie Morgan Russmann capped an outstanding regular season for the Bison with her second straight brace in the 2-1 win over the Tommies. 
• Russman enters the postseason with a league-best 11 goals and shares the top spot with four game-winners, all of which came against Summit foes. St. Thomas’ Lexi Huber and Denver’s Ella Frost also had four game-winners.
• The Bison will be the No. 1 seed, while Denver earned the No. 2 seed after picking up road wins at South Dakota State (2-1) and South Dakota (2-0). 
• DU’s win in Brookings was the first for the program as the Pios outshot the Jacks 22-8 and were the first team to hold SDSU to single-digit shots on the season. 
• The Jackrabbits rallied for a 2-1 double-overtime win against the sixth-seeded Coyotes in quarterfinal action. Senior Kaycee Manding secured the win in the 101st minute with a golden goal from well outsde 40 yards to move SDSU onto to the semifinals.
• USD’s Brooklyn Bordson scored her first goal of the season to put the Coyotes up 1-0 in the 53rd minute. Coyote goalkeeper Cambell Fischer kept SDSU off the scoreboard until the 86th minute, logging six saves. 
• Oral Roberts blanked Omaha for a 2-0 road win in the second quarterfinal. Golden Eagle Samantha Guzman scored the opening goal in the 12th minute on an assist from Lela Stark, who would later cap ORU’s scoring with her own tally in the 57th minute. 
• Maverick goalie Mia Reedtz Rehde Olesen logged six saves as Omaha failed to reach the title game for the first time since 2021.
• Golden Eagle goalkeeper Alexa Riefer earned her fifth shutout of the season giving her a share of the Summit League lead.

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