JackRabbits win again
September 24, 2009
The South Dakota State women's soccer team put an exclamation point on the non-conference season finale, as they defeated the Mary Marauders 4-0 on a beautiful night at Fishback Soccer Park in front of 347 fans.
It didn't take long for the Jacks to find the back of the net as they scored in the 48th second of the game. Kayla Braffet, who set a career high in points with four (2-2=4), fed Kaitlin Justice from the end line for a goal from point-blank range, making the score 1-0. The goal was Justice's third of the season and just missed being the fastest goal in school history by three seconds, set by Jennifer Briggs in 2002.
Braffet would again make her presence known as she dribbled around her defender and beat the outstretched goalkeeper top shelf for her second goal of the season, extending the lead to 2-0 at the half.
SDSU didn't let up in the second half as the Jacks scored two, two-assist goals to finish the game. Kelsey Ferguson and Braffet set up Christa Nyblom for her second goal of the season, pushing the lead to 3-0.
Ferguson, who scored her first goal of the season andC also set a career high in points with three (1-1=3), ended the scoring in the 90th minute with a goal on the great setup from Brittany Sipp and Kourtney Frank, ending the scoring at 4-0.
The Jacks improve to 3-4-2 on the season, while the Division II Mary Marauders fall to 2-3-2.
Brie Rogers notched her second shutout of the season making three saves, including a diving save to preserve the shutout in the in the 57th minute. Rogers ups her record to 2-3-1 on the season. Mary goalkeeper Ashley Akers took the loss, allowing four goals while making 10 saves.
The Jacks dominated the flow of the game as they outshot Mary 24-4, including 15-3 in shots on-goal. The Jacks also held the advantage in corner kicks, 7-2.
SDSU resumes their schedule with conference play as they travel to Shreveport, La. for a 7 p.m. match against Centenary.
It didn't take long for the Jacks to find the back of the net as they scored in the 48th second of the game. Kayla Braffet, who set a career high in points with four (2-2=4), fed Kaitlin Justice from the end line for a goal from point-blank range, making the score 1-0. The goal was Justice's third of the season and just missed being the fastest goal in school history by three seconds, set by Jennifer Briggs in 2002.
Braffet would again make her presence known as she dribbled around her defender and beat the outstretched goalkeeper top shelf for her second goal of the season, extending the lead to 2-0 at the half.
SDSU didn't let up in the second half as the Jacks scored two, two-assist goals to finish the game. Kelsey Ferguson and Braffet set up Christa Nyblom for her second goal of the season, pushing the lead to 3-0.
Ferguson, who scored her first goal of the season andC also set a career high in points with three (1-1=3), ended the scoring in the 90th minute with a goal on the great setup from Brittany Sipp and Kourtney Frank, ending the scoring at 4-0.
The Jacks improve to 3-4-2 on the season, while the Division II Mary Marauders fall to 2-3-2.
Brie Rogers notched her second shutout of the season making three saves, including a diving save to preserve the shutout in the in the 57th minute. Rogers ups her record to 2-3-1 on the season. Mary goalkeeper Ashley Akers took the loss, allowing four goals while making 10 saves.
The Jacks dominated the flow of the game as they outshot Mary 24-4, including 15-3 in shots on-goal. The Jacks also held the advantage in corner kicks, 7-2.
SDSU resumes their schedule with conference play as they travel to Shreveport, La. for a 7 p.m. match against Centenary.
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