South Dakota State Tops Western Illinois in Thursday Night Matchup

Box Score BROOKINGS, S.D. — The Western Illinois women’s soccer team continued its non-conference schedule Thursday night, taking on South Dakota State at Fishback Soccer Park. The Leathernecks battled throughout the 90 minutes but were unable to overcome an early Jackrabbit advantage, falling 5-0. South Dakota State applied pressure early, recording a pair of shots and earning two corner kicks before breaking through in the 17th minute. Katelyn Beulke opened the scoring at the 16:45 mark, finishing an opportunity set up by Hannah Langstaff to give the Jackrabbits an early 1-0 advantage. The Leathernecks continued to battle and generated their…