October 1, 2026
THE MATCHES AT A GLANCE
Date: Saturday, October 3 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan
Location: Dan Beacom Track & Field / Madison, S.D. |
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| Start Time: 6 p.m. |
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| SENIOR NIGHT - Come at least 30 minutes prior to kick-off as DSU women's soccer prepares for their seniors recognition |
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Date: Monday, October 5 vs. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)
Location: Dan Beacom Track & Field / Madison, S.D. |
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| Start Time: 6 p.m. |
| PINK OUT - wear pink color clothing to help raise cancer awareness month |
Date: Wednesday, October 7 vs. Waldorf (Iowa)
Location: Dan Beacom Track & Field / Madison, S.D. |
| Start Time: 6 p.m. |
| HOME REGULAR SEASON FINALE |
THIS WEEK
The Dakota State University Trojan women's soccer team (1-8-2 overall record) returns home for their season-high three-match home stand at Dan Beacom Track & FIeld, with all matches starting at 6 p.m. The Trojans begin their home stand Saturday evening versus NCAA Division III Nebraska Wesleyan (2-5-1 overall record). Fans are encouraged to come at least 30 minutes prior to kick-off as they prepare to honor their five seniors.
Dakota State hosts rival Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) (2-1-3 overall record) in the Pink Out match on Monday evening. Fans are encouraged to wear pink clothing to the match to help raise cancer awareness during the month of October.
DSU closes out their home schedule on Wednesday evening as the host another opponent from the Great Plains Athletic Conference, Waldorf (Iowa) (2-6-0 overall record).
QUICK HITS
*Fans are encouraged to come to the Dan Beacom Track & Field at 30 minutes before kick-off on Saturday evening. The DSU women's soccer team will be honoring their five seniors -
Olivia Bradley,
Estefania Gonzalez Chloe Mart,
Summer-Lily Robinson, and
Sierra Verplancke.
*Dakota State returns home after their four-match road trip. The Trojans closed their four-match road trip with a 4-0 shutout victory over Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.), highlighted by
Nichole Corona's hat trick, the first in school history.
*The Trojans wrap up their home schedule with three matches at Dan Beacom Track & Field on Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday.
*Dakota State has seven matches scheduled during the month of October before the Cal Pac Conference Postseason Tournament on Nov. 8-10.
*After their three-match home stand, the Trojans play four road matches at Bellevue (Neb.) on Oct. 10, College of Saint Mary (Neb.) on Oct. 14, Midland (Neb.) on Oct. 21, and Black Hills State (S.D.) on Oct. 25.
STATS COMPARISON
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| Record |
1-8-2 |
2-5-1 |
2-1-3 |
2-6-0 |
| Conference |
Cal Pac |
American Rivers |
Great Plains |
Great Plains |
| Shots |
96 |
92 |
90 |
75 |
| Goals |
13 |
6 |
10 |
11 |
| Shot % |
.135 |
.065 |
.111 |
.147 |
| Shots on Goal |
57 |
52 |
57 |
48 |
| Assists |
7 |
6 |
6 |
10 |
| Corner Kicks |
32 |
36 |
23 |
11 |
| Penalty Kicks |
0-0 |
2-2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Shutouts |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
LAST TIME OUT
Dakota State wrapped up a three-match road trip in Missouri with a 1-1-1 record, improving to 1-8-2 overall. The Trojans fell 7-0 to No. 17 Columbia (Mo.), battled Stephens (Mo.) to a 3-3 draw and closed the trip with a 4-0 victory over Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) for their first win of the season.
Dakota State responded from the Columbia loss with three goals against Stephens. An own goal tied the match at 1-1 before
Samantha Bonar scored off an assist from
Hannah Hint to give DSU a 2-1 halftime advantage.
Nichole Corona extended the lead to 3-1 in the 54th minute with Bonar recording the assist, but Stephens scored twice in the second half to force the 3-3 draw.
The Trojans finished the trip with a historic 4-0 victory at Hannibal-LaGrange. After a scoreless first half, Corona scored three times in the final 33 minutes to record the first hat trick in Dakota State women's soccer history.
Aislyn Holden added a goal, while Hint and Bonar each recorded an assist. DSU held a 33-5 advantage in shots, including a 19-2 edge in shots on goal, and
Sierra Verplancke stopped both shots she faced for the shutout.
ABOUT NEBRASKA WESLEYAN
Nebraska Wesleyan enters Saturday's Senior Night matchup with a 2-5-1 overall record. The NCAA Division III Prairie Wolves compete in the American Rivers Conference and earned victories over Doane (Neb.) and Midland (Neb.) during their non-conference schedule.
Robert Lynch is in his second season as Nebraska Wesleyan's head coach. Lynch took over the program in June 2025 after spending eight seasons on the coaching staff at Clarke (Iowa), including two seasons as associate head coach. Nebraska Wesleyan finished his first season at 4-7-5 overall and 2-4-2 in the American Rivers Conference.
The Prairie Wolves are coming off a 3-0 road loss to Austin (Texas) on Sept. 26. Austin scored twice in the first half before adding another goal after halftime. Nebraska Wesleyan was limited to five first-half shots, with Lexi Jantzen producing an early scoring opportunity for the Prairie Wolves. Saturday's matchup will be the first meeting between Dakota State and Nebraska Wesleyan.
ABOUT DAKOTA WESLEYAN
Dakota Wesleyan enters Wednesday's GPAC matchup at Dordt (Iowa) with a 2-1-2 overall record. The Tigers have won two straight matches, defeating Nebraska Wesleyan 4-0 before earning a 2-1 conference victory over Northwestern (Iowa).
John Hakari is in his fifth season as Dakota Wesleyan's head women's soccer coach. Hakari took over the program in 2022 after serving as the head coach at Southeast Community College (Neb.). The Tigers are coming off a 2025 season in which they finished 5-4-8 overall.
Dakota Wesleyan scored twice in the opening half of its most recent victory over Northwestern. Noélie Prat opened the scoring in the 24th minute before Arlette Montañez scored off an assist from Molly Colgrove seven minutes later. Northwestern cut the deficit to one early in the second half, but the Tigers held on for the 2-1 victory.
Dakota Wesleyan leads the all-time series with Dakota State 1-0. The Tigers defeated the Trojans 5-0 last season in Mitchell, scoring four times during the second half after holding a 1-0 halftime advantage.
ABOUT WALDORF (IOWA)
Waldorf opened the season with victories over Cornell (Iowa) and Faith Baptist Bible before entering GPAC play. The Warriors were 2-5 overall and 0-2 in conference play following their Sept. 23 matchup with Dordt and are scheduled to play Northwestern (Iowa) Wednesday and Doane (Neb.) Saturday before traveling to Madison.
Emmanuel Awotula is in his first season as Waldorf's head women's soccer coach. Awotula was hired in June after previously serving as head coach at Wheeling (W.Va.), Lincoln (Pa.), Oakland City (Ind.) and Tennessee Temple. He brings more than 15 years of collegiate coaching experience to the Warriors.
Dakota State leads the all-time series 1-0 after earning the first victory in program history against Waldorf last season. The Trojans scored twice in the opening five minutes and went on to defeat the Warriors 4-1 in Forest City.
Clarissa Knoll,
Nichole Corona,
Katie Brown and
Madison Smalley each scored for DSU.
2026 Dakota State Women's Soccer Team Leaders
