GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The North Dakota Fighting Hawks fell to the South Dakota State Jackrabbits 3-0 on Sunday afternoon in a physical home matchup.

Katherine Jones opened the scoring for SDSU in the 30th minute with a shot through traffic to the center of the net, assisted by Kaycee Manding. 

Less than a minute later, Xehlia Salanoa struck again for the Jackrabbits, doubling their lead in the 31st minute with an assist from Mia Bosch. The rapid succession of goals left the Fighting Hawks trailing as they headed into halftime.

Despite their efforts and five shots, UND couldn't break through the SDSU defense in the second half. In the 86th minute, Adrianne Agbayani capped off the match with a final goal for the Jackrabbits, assisted by Sophia Hoffmann and Hayley Lindaman.

The Fighting Hawks will prepare for their regular-season finale against St. Thomas on Thursday, October 24 at 3 p.m. 

Postgame Notes
•    Freshman Grace Miller make nine saves during her 90 minutes in net.  
•    Amelia Loeffler and Paula Moreno Diaz each recorded two shots on goal.
•    SDSU maintains the all-time series lead, 15-3-1
•    The Jackrabbits outshot the Hawks 21-8 and held a 12-6 advantage in shots on goal.
•    SDSU edged the Hawks 6-1 on corner kicks.
•    In the physical matchup, UND received 14 fouls and four yellow cards, compared to SDSU's six fouls and one yellow card. 

How It Happened 
First Half 
•    30:04 | SDSU – Katherine Jones from Kaycee Manding
•    30:48 | SDSU – Xehlia Salanoa from Mia Bosch
Second Half 
•    86:14 | SDSU – Adrianne Agbayani from Sophia Hoffmann and Hayley Lindaman

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