The South Dakota women's soccer team went on the road to Brookings, South Dakota, for their conference opener against the Jacks. South Dakota State outshot South Dakota by a final tally of 17-5, but Caroline Lewis and the Coyote backline managed to make some big stops in the game to keep SDSU off the board and end the game in a scoreless draw.
 
The five shots for South Dakota came from three starters. Taylor Ravelo and Joana Zanin had two each with Ashby Johnston recording the fifth. Zanin and Johnston each had one shot on goal.
 
Lewis tied a season-high with six saves against the Summit's second-best scoring offense. It was the third time this season Lewis had made six saves in a game. The redshirt junior made two game-saving plays tonight to keep the Jacks off the board. Just past the 20-minute mark in the first half, SDSU's Karlee Manding made a run towards the goal and was all alone at the top of the box when she took a shot on goal. Lewis made a diving save to her right to put an end to the Jacks' best chance at the time. Another chance for South Dakota State came in the second half that was once again pushed away by Lewis. With 30 minutes in the game remaining, the Jackrabbits had a free kick a few yards outside the penalty box. Manding took the free kick and managed to get one through a traffic jam in front of the net. Lewis made another diving save to her right and made three more on the night for her second solo shutout of the year.
 
South Dakota (1-5-4, 0-0-1) is back at home on Friday for the home conference opener against Omaha. It'll be the first time since September 8 that USD will play at First Bank & Trust Complex. South Dakota State (6-0-4, 0-1-1) will host Denver Friday night.