Soccer

Top-seeded Jacks falter at tournament

After a strong start to the season, the women’s soccer team had first loss to Oakland. The SDSU Jackrabbits soccer team’s season came to a screeching halt Friday with a deflating 1-0 defeat to the hometown Oakland Golden Grizzlies in a semi-final game of the Summit League Tournament in Rochester, Mich. The loss breaks the [...]

Calling the shots

The surprising senior from the Great Northwest has been a defensive leader for the Jacks. At the start of the 2011 season, Kat Donovan had something to prove. Needless to say, she’s done that. In two short seasons, she’s gone from junior college to becoming arguably the best goaltender in the Summit League. Donovan will [...]

SDSU’s Christa Nyblom battles an NDSU defender during the Jacks’ 3-1 victory over the Bison on Oct. 29 at Fishback Park. (Collegian photo by Corey Morrow)

SDSU seals Summit’s top seed

The home rivalry win sets up SDSU with the number one seed heading to the tourney.    The SDSU soccer team has reached the peak. With their 3-1 win over rival NDSU Saturday night, the Jacks claimed the Summit League regular season championship. The Jackrabbits finished the season 12-5-2 overall and 8-0-1 in league play [...]

SDSU’s Kayla Braffet battles with an Oral Roberts defender in a Sept. 30 victory over the Golden Eagles. (Collegian photo by Aaron Stoneberger)

Road wins set up Summit title tilt

After a pair of road wins, SDSU will play for the regular season championship against NDSU. The SDSU women’s soccer team continued their undefeated conference play with wins against USD and the University of Missouri-Kansas City on Friday and Sunday, respectively. The Jacks have one more regular season game against NDSU with both teams being [...]

Kayla Braffet finds herself in the middle of Oakland defenders Erin Ring (left) and Amy Trandell (right) during the Jacks’ scoreless tie on Oct. 14.(Collegian photo by Aaron Stoneberger)

Scoring stalemate leaves SDSU with tie

Creating offensive chances wasn’t an issue but the Jacks failed to find the netting. Finishing scoring chances has been an issue for the SDSU soccer team all season. Last Friday wasn’t any different as the Jacks tied 0-0 with Oakland after two overtime periods. “We played fairly well for most of the game, it was [...]

Jackrabbits look for a breakthrough season

The Jacks have plenty of depth for an NCAA Tournament run in 2011. Like the Tom Petty song says, “waiting is the hardest part” for the Jackrabbits soc­cer team. After getting bounced from the Summit League Tourna­ment on their home field for the second-straight year and with last season ending in the semifinals at the [...]