Huskers Meet Jackrabbits in First of Two ExhibitionsHuskers Meet Jackrabbits in First of Two Exhibitions
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Huskers Meet Jackrabbits in First of Two Exhibitions

The Nebraska soccer team hosts its first of two tune-ups at Barbara Hibner Stadium on Tuesday, Aug. 8 at 7:05 p.m. (CT) against South Dakota State. Admission is free and the action will be streamed on bigtenplus.com. 
 
Nebraska Athletics and Husker soccer will honor Kari Uppinghouse – the first All-American in program history – with a moment of silence prior to the game following Uppinghouse’s recent passing in Louisville, Ky. 
 
Next Up
The Huskers will stay home to host Oklahoma for their second exhibition match of the season. Action is slated to begin at 7:05 p.m. (CT) on Friday, Aug. 11. 
 
Quick Notes
  • Nebraska continues its tradition of playing a strong schedule in 2023. This year’s slate features five opponents who qualified for the 2022 NCAA Tournament, as Saint Louis and Rutgers lost in the first round, Ohio State advanced to the second round and both Penn State and Northwestern made it to the Sweet 16.
  • The Huskers have nine regular-season home games scheduled for their ninth season at Barbara Hibner Stadium in 2023. Additionally, NU will host two exhibitions, four non-conference and five conference matches.
  • Nebraska went 7-1-0 during the spring season with shutout victories over Creighton (4-0), Kansas City (2-0), Omaha (1-0), Iowa Western (4-0) and South Dakota (1-0 and 2-0).
  • Nebraska returns all four All-Big Ten performers from last season, junior Sarah Weber, seniors Reagan Raabe and Eleanor Dale, and sophomore Lauryn Anglim. Nebraska’s all-time all-conference total increased to 106, including 36 honorees since joining the Big Ten in 2011. Weber became the 51st first-team all-conference selection in program history and seventh first-teamer for Nebraska as a member of the Big Ten.
  • During the off-season, both Dale and Weber were named to their respective national teams as Dale was called up to England’s U23 Squad and Weber made the U.S. U23 Women’s National team.
  • Head Coach John Walker enters his 30th season, alongside assistant coaches Savanah Anderson-Baer (first season), Ian Bridge (eighth season) and Marty Everding (26th season). 
 
Scouting the South Dakota State Jackrabbits
  • SDSU finished the 2022 season with a 13-1-5 record overall and 7-0-2 mark in conference play. The team lost in the opening round of the Summit League Tournament to Omaha, 0-1.
  • The all-time series between the two teams is tied 0-0-1, dating back to the first and only previous meeting between the teams at Hibner Stadium in 2016.
  • After facing NU, the Jackrabbits will stay on the road and meet Kansas in their second exhibition of the season.
  • Head Coach Brock Thompson enters his seventh season at the helm of the SDSU soccer program. Thompson has an 80-21-17 record with the Jackrabbits and 146-70-21 career mark in 12 total seasons as a head coach. SDSU has gone 46-4-8 at home under Thompson’s guidance, which includes a streak of 42 consecutive regular season home matches without a loss heading into the 2023 season.
  • Players to Watch
    • #13 Maya Hansen (Senior F): The 2022 Summit League Offensive Player of the Year and member of the all-conference first team, Hansen led the team with 11 goals and 27 points while also adding five assists.
    • #99 Jocelyn Tanner (Junior GK): The 2022 NCAA leader in goals against average (.316), Tanner is a two-time All-Summit League First Team and Goalkeeper of the Year (2021, 2022) and combined for 11 shutouts last season.