October 20, 2026
THE MATCHES AT A GLANCE
Date: Wednesday, October 21 at Midland (Neb.)
Location: Heedum Field I Fremont, Neb. |
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| Start Time: 5 p.m. |
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Date: Sunday, October 25 at Black Hills State (S.D.)
Location: Black Hills Power Sports Complex I Spearfish, S.D. |
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| Start Time: 12 p.m. (Central Time)/11 a.m. (Mountain Time) |
THIS WEEK
The Dakota State University Trojan women's soccer team (2-12-2 overall record) prepares to wrap up their regular-season schedule with a pair of road matches this week. The Trojans travel to Midland (Neb.) (1-11-1 overall record) Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. The match takes place at Heedum Field in Fremont, Neb. DSU concludes their regular-season schedule Sunday afternoon as they travel to Spearfish, S.D. to take on NCAA Division II Black Hills State (S.D.) (9-3-3 overall record). Kick-off is set for 12 p.m. (Central Time)/11 a.m. (Mountain Time) at Black Hills Power Sports Complex.
QUICK HITS
*Dakota State (S.D.) closes their regular-season schedule with two more road matches this week. It will be the second straight year that DSU closes their regular-season schedule at NCAA Division II Black Hills State (S.D.) before the conference tournament.
*The Cal Pac Conference announced the qualifiers for the conference tournament. Dakota State was one of the four teams that are scheduled to play in the conference tournament in Irving, Calif., on Nov. 8 and No. 10.
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Aislyn Holden leads Dakota State with five goals and ten points.
Nichole Corona added four goals and eight points for the Trojans.
Hannah Hint leads the team with four assists prior to this week's matches.
*After DSU's regular-season finale at Black Hills State, the Trojans will have a week off before preparing for the conference postseason tournament.
*Wednesday's match will be the tenth opponent from the Great Plains Athletic Conference that DSU faced this season. Sunday's match at Black Hills State will be the third NCAA Division II opponent the Trojans faced this year.
STATS COMPARISON
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| Record |
2-12-2 |
1-11-1 |
9-3-1 |
| Conference |
Cal Pac |
Great Plains |
Rocky Mountain |
| Shots |
175 |
130 |
225 |
| Goals |
17 |
14 |
28 |
| Shot % |
.097 |
.108 |
.124 |
| Shots on Goal |
90 |
76 |
90 |
| Assists |
9 |
10 |
26 |
| Corner Kicks |
57 |
22 |
49 |
| Penalty Kicks |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
| Shutouts |
1 |
2 |
5 |
LAST TIME OUT
Dakota State continued its season-ending road stretch with a pair of matches in Nebraska, falling at Bellevue (Neb.) and College of Saint Mary (Neb.). The Trojans enter the final two matches of the regular season with a 2-12-2 overall record.
The Trojans opened the road trip Oct. 10 with a 13-0 loss at Bellevue. The Bruins held a 3-0 halftime advantage before scoring 10 times in the second half. Bellevue finished with a 36-4 advantage in shots and placed 24 attempts on goal. Dakota State goalkeeper
Ivey Winckler recorded 11 saves, while
Samantha Bonar recorded the Trojans' lone shot on goal.
Dakota State responded with a strong defensive effort four days later at College of Saint Mary before falling 1-0. The match remained scoreless for nearly 90 minutes before Makena Kramer scored the game-winning goal with 46 seconds remaining. The teams each recorded 10 shots, while DSU held a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks. Winckler finished with seven saves as the Trojans placed seven of their 10 shots on goal.
ABOUT MIDLAND
Midland (Neb.) welcomes Dakota State to Fremont Wednesday afternoon for the Trojans' final NAIA regular-season contest. The Warriors are a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference and finished 2-14-1 last season. Midland enters Wednesday's contest with a 1-11-1 overall record.
Midland is coming off from a 6-0 shutout setback to Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) on Oct. 17 in Mitchell, S.D. The Warriors' lone win of the season came on Oct. 10 when they rolled past Waldorf (Iowa) 7-0.
Wednesday marks the second meeting between Dakota State and Midland. The programs played to a 1-1 draw Aug. 30, 2025, during the Trojans' inaugural season at Dan Beacom Track & Field.
ABOUT BLACK HILLS STATE
Black Hills State (S.D.) enters the final week of the regular season with a 9-3-3 overall record and a 6-3-1 mark in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. The NCAA Division II Yellow Jackets host Westminster (Utah) Friday before welcoming Dakota State to Spearfish Sunday for the Trojans' regular-season finale.
John Hutchison serves as Black Hills State's head coach. The Yellow Jackets opened the season unbeaten through their first several contests, highlighted by victories over Sioux Falls (S.D.), University of Mary (Neb.), MSU-Moorhead, New Mexico Highlands, and Adams State. BHSU also earned a 2-0 road victory over CSU Pueblo and played Colorado School of Mines to a scoreless draw.
Black Hills State is coming off consecutive road losses after falling 1-0 at Fort Lewis (Colo.) and 3-1 at Western Colorado. Black Hills State leads the all-time series against Dakota State 1-0. The Yellow Jackets earned a 4-0 victory over the Trojans last season in Spearfish, outshooting DSU 37-10 in the first meeting between the programs.
TROJANS PUNCH TICKET TO CONFERENCE POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT
The Dakota State University Trojan women's soccer program continues to make history in their second year. The Trojans are heading to the postseason in its inaugural season as an affiliate member of the California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac), marking the second straight year that DSU compete in the conference postseason tournament. DSU competed in the Continental Athletic Conference postseason tournament last season in Georgia, advancing to the semifinals round before falling to Bellevue (Neb.).
Dakota State is one of the four teams that will compete in the Cal Pac Conference tournament on Nov. 8 and Nov. 10 at Orange Park in Irving, Calif. The Trojans, the No. 3 seed in the tournament, will face the winner of Thursday's match between Simpson (Calif.) and Pacific Union (Calif.) while the loser will face the tournament's top-seeded Westcliff (Calif.).
The tournament's champion will earn an automatic berth to the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship Opening Round, beginning on Nov. 19.
2026 Dakota State Women's Soccer Team Leaders
