BILLINGS, Mont. – The Black Hills State University women's soccer team suffered their first defeat of the young 2024 season on Saturday afternoon as they fell by a score of 3-0 in their final game at the Rimrock Classic. The Yellow Jackets had early momentum on the offensive side of the ball with a pair of shots-on-goal but were unable to find the back of the net, then as the game forged on the Marauder offense picked up steam with an 18-7 advantage in shots and a 10-4 margin in shots-on-goal throughout the contest.
 
QUICK DETAILS
Score: Black Hills State 0, UMary 3
Team Records: Black Hills State 0-1-1, UMary 1-1-0
Attendance: 93
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Black Hills State's first scoring opportunity of the game occurred in the 11^th minute as Chloe Lonneman's first shot was deflected by a defender and cleared out of the box by UMary where it was then collected by Whitney Hansen. Hansen then fired a shot on target from 30 yards out that was snagged by Molly Fischer in goal.
• The Yellow Jackets continued their early offensive attack in the 14^th minute as Hailey Warren directed a cross pass from the right corner towards the net, however it turned into the second save of the day for Fischer.
• Momentum then began to shift during the next ten minutes of action as the Marauders tallied a pair of corner kicks and shots (one shot-on-goal), leading up to the first goal of the match. In the 24^th minute, UMary's Kira Hockley received a pass from Rachel Gensch and proceeded to fire a shot from 30 yards out that found the top left corner of the net for a 1-0 advantage.
• BHSU goalkeeper, Makayla Dannelly, made two more saves in the final seven minutes of the first half as the score remained 1-0 at the break.
• Within the first six minutes of the second half, UMary recorded three corner kicks and one shot attempt leading up to their second goal of the game when Allison Lepp headed in a corner kick from Rio Spruenken in the 51^st minute to take a 2-0 lead.
• After receiving two corner kicks in the first half, Black Hills State received their lone corner kick attempt of the second half in the 62^nd minute but the Marauders defended the ball well and quickly pushed the Yellow Jacket attack out of the box. Shortly after the corner kick in the 65^th minute, Makaiah Carlson dribbled the ball around a UMary defender and found an opening for a shot on target from just outside the top of the box, however Fischer was able to make the save.
• The Marauders found the back of the net one final time in the 69^th minute when Gensch tracked down the ball in the open field and fired a deep shot from 40 yards out and over the outstretched hands of Dannelly.
• The Yellow Jackets final shot on target in the contest occurred in the 70^th minute as Jayda Hammer outran the UMary defenders and had a one-on-one look at the net with the goalkeeper, however the Fischer was able to get a hand on the ball to deflect it away.
• The UMary offensive attack continued to keep Dannelly busy the remainder of the contest as she made four more saves in the final 20 minutes of action.
• UMary held the advantage in shots (18-7), shots-on-goal (10-4), and corner kicks (8-3) while Black Hills State held the edge in saves (7-4). 

BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
Makayla Dannelly: 7 saves
Ella Cornelius: 2 shots
Makaiah Carlson: 1 shot, 1 shot-on-goal
Whitney Hansen: 1 shot, 1 shot-on-goal
Hailey Warren: 1 shot, 1 shot-on-goal
Jayda Hammer: 1 shot, 1 shot-on-goal
 
UP NEXT
Black Hills State will open their home schedule this upcoming week when they welcome Montana State Billings to the Black Hills Power Sports Complex. The match will kick-off at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11.
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