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Sunday, Oct. 18 at South Dakota State (7-4-1, 2-0-0 Summit League)
Fishback Soccer Park | Brookings, S.D. | 1 p.m.
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NDSU Soccer Travels to South Dakota State for Key Summit League Match
The North Dakota State University women's soccer team will travel to Brookings, S.D., on Sunday, Oct. 18, for a key Summit League match against the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits. First kick is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Fishback Soccer Park
 
Media Coverage
Live statistics and pay-per-view live video will be available for Sunday's match at GoJacks.com.
 
The Series Against South Dakota State
Sunday's contest at South Dakota State will mark the 20th meeting in the all-time series between the Bison and Jackrabbits. NDSU leads the series, 9-8-2, after defeating SDSU last season at home, 1-0. North Dakota State will be looking for its first regular season win in Brookings since 2006 when it takes on the Jackrabbits Sunday. 
 
Herd Quick Hits

• The Bison enter Sunday at 9-5-0 overall and 4-0-0 in Summit League action after tallying a 4-3 double overtime win at Denver and a 1-0 double overtime triumph at home against South Dakota last weekend.
• The 4-0 league record marks the best start to league play for the Bison since 2011 when NDSU won its first six league matches.
• Through 14 matches, Lauren Miller leads the team and The Summit League with 12 goals, 29 points and six game-winning goals. Amy Yang paces NDSU and is tied for the league lead in assists with seven, while Britney Monteon and Miller are tied for second on the team and in the league with five assists each.
• Goalkeeper Sierra Bonham has started all 14 matches for NDSU, compiling a 9-5-0 record with five shutouts. The Red Deer, Alberta, native ranks second in The Summit League in saves with 82 and second in GAA at 1.29. Bonham has allowed 19 goals in 1,322:35 minutes between the pipes.
• As a team, NDSU is averaging 2.00 goals per game while holding its opponents to 1.36 per game. The Bison boast a 67-41 advantage in corner kicks taken through 14 matches.  
• The Bison welcome back eight starters and 13 letterwinners from last season's team, including All-Summit League performers in Sierra Bonham, Lauren Miller, Meghan Johnston and Amy Yang.
• NDSU welcomes seven newcomers in freshmen Hanna Norman (D), Roxy Roemer (MF), Holly Enderle (F), Mallory Fenske (D), Taylor Turner (D) and Britney Monteon (F), and transfer Julia Edelstein (GK).
• NDSU was picked third out of nine teams for the second consecutive year in The Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• North Dakota State returns 77 percent of its goal scoring from last season.

 
About South Dakota State

• Entering the weekend, South Dakota State is 7-4-1 overall and 2-0-0 in Summit League play. The Jacks will face South Dakota at home Friday night before taking on the Bison Sunday afternoon.
• Through 12 matches, Madison Yueill leads the Jackrabbits offensively with three goals and six points, while Diana Potterveld and Nicole Hatcher each have two goals, one assist and five points. Six different Jackrabbits have tallied a game-winning goal through 12 contests.
• SDSU goalkeeper Nicole Inskeep has started 11 of 12 matches and has a 7-4-1 overall record with five shutouts. Inskeep has allowed 12 goals and made 65 saves for a Summit League-best 0.98 GAA. 
• After 12 contests, SDSU is averaging one goal per game while giving up one goal per game to its opponents.
• The Jacks have allowed the fewest goals in The Summit League with 12 and lead the league in GAA (0.98) and shutouts (5).
• The Jackrabbits were picked second in The Summit League Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• South Dakota State is under the leadership of 15th season head coach Lang Wedemeyer (146-114-33 record at SDSU).

 
Miller Named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week for Second Consecutive Week
Lauren Miller was named The Summit League Offensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week for her performance Oct. 5-11.
 
Award Notes:

• Award ties league record for career total (seven) and equals the second-highest single-season total (three)
• Notched first hat trick in league play since 2012, including game-winner, in 4-3 double-overtime win over Denver
• Assisted on game-winner in 1-0 double-overtime triumph vs. South Dakota
• Leads The Summit League with 29 points and 12 goals
• Tied for ninth on league's single-season goals list and tied for 14th on points list

 
Miller Named to CollegeSoccer360.com National Primetime Performers Honor Roll
Lauren Miller was named to the CollegeSoccer360.com National Primetime Performers Honor Roll for her performance Oct. 5-11. Miller scored late in double overtime to cap her second hat trick of the season and give the Bison a 4-3 win at Denver on Friday, Oct. 9. Two days later on Sunday, Oct. 11, the St. Louis Park, Minn., native assisted on Britney Monteon's game-winning goal in NDSU's 1-0 double overtime win over South Dakota at home.
 
NDSU Relevant Career Records
Sierra Bonham - Saves: 1st (372), Saves Per Game: 5th (5.55), Save Percentage: 7th (.805), Wins: 2nd (32), Most Shutouts: 3rd (17.1), Goalie Games Played: 2nd (67), Goalie Game Started: 2nd (65), Goalie Minutes Played: 2nd (6,051) ... Lauren Miller - Points: 3rd (75), Points Per Game: 3rd (1.47), Goals: 3rd (31), Goals Per Game: 3rd (0.61), Game-Winning Goals: 1st (13), Shots on Goal: 6th (74), Shots on Goal Per Game: 3rd (1.45) ... Britney Monteon - Assists Per Game: 3rd (0.38) ... Amy Yang - Assists Per Game: 10th (0.30) ... Meghan Johnston - Minutes Played: 10th (6,156).
 
Friendly Confines
The Bison are 5-1-0 in the friendly confines of Dacotah Field this season. NDSU is averaging 2.17 goals per game in its six home matches while limiting its opponents to just 0.17 per game. The Bison have only surrendered one goal at home this season.
 
Scoring Early
Through 14 matches, the Bison are outscoring their opponents in the first-half, 13-8. NDSU also holds a 11-10 edge in second-half scoring. 
 
Success in Extra Time
The Bison are 4-1-0 in extra time matches this season.
 
NDSU in The Summit League Statistics (As of Oct. 15)
Relevant Team Statistics (All Matches):
Goals - 1st (28) ... Assists - 1st (25) ... Shots - 2nd (209) ... Goals per game - 1st (2) ... Goals Allowed - 7th (19) ... Shot percentage - 1st (.134) ... GAA - 2nd (1.29) ... Corner kicks - 1st (67) ... Yellow Cards - 1st (14).
 
Relevant Individual Statistics (All Matches):
Lauren Miller - Goals: 1st (12), Points:1st (29), Assists: T-3rd (5), Shots: 2nd (54), SOG: T-1st (24) ... Amy Yang - Assists: T-1st (7), Goals: 7th (4), Points: 3rd (15), Shots: 5th (36) ... Britney Monteon - Assists: T-3rd (5), Yellow Cards - T-1st (4) ... Sierra Bonham - Saves: 2nd (82), GAA: 2nd (1.29), Save percentage: 2nd (.812), Goals allowed: T-6th (19), Minutes: 1st (1,322:35).
 
NDSU in the NCAA Statistics (As of Oct. 14)
Relevant Team Statistics:
Yellow Cards - 17th out of 335 (14), Assists - 45th out of 335 (25), Assists Per Game - 48th out of 335 (1.79), Points Per Game - 41st out of 335 (5.79), Scoring Offense - 40th out of 335 (2), Saves Per Game - 51st out of 335 (6), Goals - 46th out of 335 (28).
 
Relevant Individual Statistics:
Lauren Miller - Points: 8th out of 150 (29), Goals: 7th out of 150 (12), Points Per Game: 12th out of 150 (2.07), Goals Per Game - 10th out of 150 (0.86), Game-Winning Goals - 15th out of 150 (4) ... Amy Yang - Assists: 21st out of 150 (7), Assists Per Game: 26th out of 150 (0.5) Sierra Bonham - Saves: 23rd out of 150 (82), Saves Per Game: 41st out of 150 (5.86) ... Britney Monteon - Yellow Cards: 8th out of 100 (4).
 
Bonham Ranked Third on NCAA Active Career Saves List
Senior goalkeeper Sierra Bonham ranks third on the latest NCAA Active Career Saves List with 372 stops in 67 career matches. The Red Deer, Alberta, native already owns the NDSU career saves record.
 
Head Coach Mark Cook
Mark Cook is in his fourth season at the helm of the North Dakota State soccer program after being named head coach in 2012.  He is the fourth head coach in the 20-year history of the program.
 
Last season, Cook led the Bison to an 8-8-2 overall record and a fourth place finish in The Summit League with a league mark of 4-2-2. North Dakota State made its sixth consecutive appearance in The Summit League tournament and had five student-athletes named All-Summit League, including goalkeeper Sierra Bonham, who was named the league's Goalkeeper of the Year after compiling a 0.94 goals-against average with 5.1 shutouts and a save percentage of .827. Bonham was the first-ever NDSU student-athlete to earn the honor.
 
Cook came to NDSU after serving as the Director of Coaching at the Minnesota Thunder Academy for 11 years, where he grew a four-team program into one of the premier club programs in the Twin Cities with 65 teams in 2012.
 
Cook holds the United States Soccer Federation 'A' coaching license, the highest certification available in the U.S.  He also has the NSCAA Premier License and Director of Coaching Diploma.
 
He graduated from Alfred (N.Y.) University in 1993 with a bachelor's degree in communications. He was the starting goalkeeper at Alfred for two years.
 
Up Next
The Bison return home to Dacotah Field to host the Fort Wayne Mastodons in the final home match of the season on Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. Prior to the start of the match, seniors Gaby Arnquist, Sierra Bonham, Meghan Johnston and Tori Veth will be honored.