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Women's Soccer
Soccer Team
Merga Gemeda
1
Drake DRAKE (3-3-1, 0-0-0)
4
Winner South Dakota USD (3-1-2, 0-0-0)
Drake DRAKE
(3-3-1, 0-0-0)
1
Final
4
South Dakota USD
(3-1-2, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Drake DRAKE 0 1 1
South Dakota USD 3 1 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Caleb Christensen, USD Sports Information

A barrage of goals propels USD past Drake

VERMILLION, S.D. – The South Dakota Coyote put on a clinic Thursday night at the First Bank & Trust Soccer Complex in a 4-1 victory over Drake. The Yotes are now 3-1-2 on the season while the Bulldogs are 3-3-1.


 
How it Happened
  • The Yotes struck early and often scoring three goals in the first 24 minutes of action. In the 2nd minute, fifth year senior Alexis Mitchell corralled the ball off a free kick from fifth year senior Abby Ostrem to set up sophomore Taylor Ravelo to punch it past the goalkeeper.
  • Shortly after in the 4th minute, junior Shaylee Gailus headed a ball past the goalkeeper off a corner kick from Taylor Cotter to make the score 2-1 nearly four minutes into action.
  • It was Gailus once again connecting on a beautiful header but this time it was Ostrem who was on the assist from a corner kick.
  • With the score 3-0, the Yotes took their first lead heading into the half on the season.
  • In the 57th minute of the second half, Drake positioned a beautiful free kick into the box for Libby Helverson to place it passed the goalkeeper for the Bulldogs only score of the game.
  • After recording an assist earlier in the game, Ostrem lined up for a corner kick only to have it curve into the goal for her first goal of the season.


Game Notes 
  • The Yotes outshot the Bulldogs 15-13 while having the edge on corner kicks as well 10-2.
  • USD recorded nine saves to Drake's five.
  • South Dakota had three different players record an assist in Mitchell, Cotter and Ostrem.
  • Ostrem's first goal of her career earned the No. 6 spot on Sport Center's #SCTop10 in 2018. Her goal against Drake is her second of her career.
  • After tonight Cotter is four assists away from tying Tina Brummer for second all-time in assists at USD.
  • Only three people on the current roster have recorded two or more goals coming into tonight. Gailus now joins them after recording two tonight against Drake.
  • The Coyotes recorded the fifth fastest goal from the first whistle against Drake after setting the sixth fastest goal from the whistle against Wyoming earlier this season.


Up Next
The Yotes host Northern Iowa for the second time this season. The Yotes took home a 1-0 victory last weekend in Cedar Falls. The game is at 1 p.m. and is also senior day for six seniors on the Coyote squad.


 
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