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.
