The Jackrabbits and the Mavericks ended their respective regular seasons with a 1-1 tie at Fishback Park in Brookings, South Dakota. The game, which was originally scheduled for Oct. 12 and postponed due to inclement weather, was delayed by two hours due to lightning in the area and started just before 6 p.m.
The game started off slow with no shots on goal until the 13th minute from Omaha. The ball went into the net, though the goal would be wiped clean by an offsides call against the Mavericks.
Katherine Jones scored the first goal of the game in the 42nd minute with an assist from Kaycee Manding. This was Jones’ third goal of the season, and the 36th goal for the Jacks this year. Omaha scored the Mavericks only goal of the game with Alyssa Kellar making the shot after the assist by Lauren Schmidt to tie it up in the 65th minute.
Both teams combined for 20 shots with each team splitting the total. Avery Murdzek led the Jackrabbits with four shots including two shots on goal. Jadenn Carrillo and Laney Murdzek both had two shots each, with Carrillo having two shots on goal and Laney Murdzek with one shot on goal.
The 10 shots made by the Jackrabbits bring their season total to 266 with an average of more than 15 shots per game. Shots on the goal for the Jackrabbits totaled 118, bringing their shots on goal percentage for the regular season to a little more than 44%.
Jocelyn Tanner made a total of three saves while five saves were made by Omaha’s Emma Konsmo. Tanner ends the regular season with 40 saves.
The Jackrabbits outnumbered the Mavericks in corner kicks 7-1, bringing their season total to 120. It took Omaha until the 62nd minute to get their first corner kick.
Omaha’s Emilie Erland led the Mavericks with three shots while Sophia Green made two shots of her own. Five other Mavericks made one shot a piece.
Omaha struggled with multiple calls made against them. A total of 12 fouls were called against Omaha, and a yellow card on Alyssa Kellar for unsporting conduct in the 74th minute. Offsides was called against the Mavericks a total of four times, including the one called on what would have been the first score of the game.
The Jacks finishes the season 11-3-3. This was their 14th game scoring first this season and they have an 11-1-2 record in those games. Omaha finishes their season with a 6-4-6 record.
The Jackrabbits will enter the Summit League tournament as the number two seed while Omaha will be the number four seed. The Summit League tournament begins on Friday, Oct. 27, and the Jackrabbits will host the winner of third-seed Oral Roberts versus sixth-seed Kansas City on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 1 p.m at Fishback Park. The game can be watched on Midco Sports Plus.