St. Paul, Minn. - The University of Jamestown women's soccer team will play their home opener against the No. 5 Minnesota State Mavericks on Friday at Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium.
 
Game Information

• 3:00 p.m. CDT, Friday, September 18
• Charlotte and Gordon Hansen Stadium; Jamestown, N.D.
• Live Stats
• Live Video ($)

The Teams
 
Jamestown enters their contest against the Mavericks with a record of 1-3-1 overall and 1-1-0 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. Last weekend, which was NSIC opening weekend for women's soccer, the Jimmies mounted a comeback win Friday against Winona State University where Bre Oettle scored a game-tying goal in the 69^th minute, then Julliet Lopez got the game winner 10 minutes later as UJ got into the win column with a 2-1 road victory. On Sunday, the Jimmies dropped a 4-1 match against Concordia University St. Paul where Taylor Musser had 13 saves and Julliet Lopez scored another goal.
 
Oettle and Julliet Lopez, each tallying two goals, have accounted for all four of the goals scored on the season for the Jimmies. Gaby Lopez and Bailey Fox have one assist each. Musser has played a majority of minutes in goal with a .735 save percentage and a 2.58 goals-against average.
 
Minnesota State comes into this matchup as one of the best teams in the country at 5-0-0 and 2-0-0 in the NSIC. The Mavericks have already taken down two top 10 teams in No. 10 University of Central Missouri and No. 5 Grand Valley State University, both of which were 1-0 shutouts. In NSIC play, the Mavericks have taken down Minot State University and the University of Mary at home. Most recently against the Marauders, Amara Smith scored in the third minute on a penalty kick, Mila Rustin notched one in 40 seconds later, then Teagan Jerek scored a few minutes before halftime with the Mavericks winning 3-0. UMary actually had a few more shots, with 18 compared to Minnesota State's 13, but only two Marauder shots were on goal.
 
Minnesota State has had one of the top women's soccer programs in Division-II for a while now, last year finishing with a record of 18-1-4 and were crowned as both the NSIC regular season and tournament champions. The Mavericks earned the top seed in the Central Region Tournament but fell in the second round to Washburn University in penalty kicks.
 
Scoring has not exactly been spectacular for the Mavericks with only eight goals on the season, but Minnesota State has allowed just one goal all season long, that being in their season opener against the University of Central Oklahoma. Smith and Megan Grater each have three points on the with a goal plus a helper. Lauren McAlpine has been ridiculous in net with a .2 goals-against average, a .966 save percentage, and four clean sheets.
 
Last Time Out
 
In the Jimmies first year of the NSIC in 2025, Jamestown and Minnesota State battled in Mankato to a tough 2-0 loss back when the Mavericks were ranked No. 2 in the country. Meghan Sullivan and Ruthie Gyasi were the two goal scorers for the Mavericks. UJ failed to register a shot on goal in the contest while Minnesota State had 10.
 
Team Stats

	Jamestown	Minnesota State
Record	1-3-1, 1-1-0 NSIC	5-0-0, 2-0-0 NSIC
Goals / Game	.8	1.6
Goals-Against Average	2.2	.2
Shots / Game	6.8	13
Shots on Goal / Game	2.6	6.4
Save Percentage	.750	.966
Corner Kicks / Game	2.2	2.2

 
After the Mavericks, the Jimmies will have Saturday off before a clash at home with the St. Cloud State Huskies on Sunday, September 20 at 2 p.m.