The South Dakota State soccer team looks ahead to their next two non-conference games after a draw against Oregon State at Fishback Soccer Park in Brookings on Sunday Sept. 7.
Oregon State
The first shot by Emma Brezenski just over two minutes in did not connect. Four minutes later, her second shot did and gave the Jacks a 1-0 lead. At the 47th minute, Emily Ibsen for the Beavers found the back of the net to tie the game at 1-1. Neither team could score from there as SDSU earned their third draw of the season to bring their record to 3-1-3.
“If you ask me how I feel about the result I’m disappointed. If you ask me how I feel about the performance I couldn’t be prouder,” said head coach Brock Thompson regarding the game against Oregon State. “I thought it was the most complete performance we had from opening whistle to final whistle over the course of the season.”
Brezenski led the Jacks in shots with seven, followed by Adrianne Agbayani with five. Hailee Christensen, Jenna Malloy, and Thomas Taylor each had two, while Makynile Cade and Lauren Eckerle each had one. The Beavers only had eight total shots in the match with three players having two a piece, including Ibsen.
Drake
SDSU hits the road to play Drake University. The Bulldogs are 3-2-2 after defeating Omaha 2-1 last Wednesday.
Angela Gutierrez leads the team in shots with 13, finding the back of the net once this season with another team-high three assists. Three other Bulldogs have double digit shots, including Eve Blakey, who has five goals and two assists with eight shots on goal. Madelyn Smith has ten shots with two goals and two assists. On goalkeeping, Addie Ford has a team-high 16 saves with a goals against average of .86 in her 523 minutes of play.
Match time is Wednesday Sept. 10 at 6 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Northern Colorado
SDSU returns home to host the Bears of Northern Colorado. Currently at a 1-4-2 record, they are coming off a 2-1 loss to Colorado College on Sunday and will play the University of South Dakota on Thursday night before facing SDSU on Sunday.
Five goals have been scored by the Bears with Lexi Tuite scoring three of them. She also leads the team in shots with 15 and nine on goal. The goalkeeping tandem of Kaya Lindberg and Maddie Smith have combined for 39 saves, the second-highest in the Big Sky Conference.
Match time is Sunday Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. and will be streamed on the Summit League Network through Midco Sports Plus.
