DES MOINES, Iowa – The Drake University women's soccer team welcomes South Dakota (3-2-2) Thursday, Sept. 13 night at 6 p.m. at the Cownie Soccer Complex. Drake (2-5-0) then hosts Western Illinois (1-4-1) Sunday at 1 p.m. Both home matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Marquette edged the Bulldogs, 2-1, in their home opener Sept. 7. The Golden Eagles scored late after the Bulldogs had tied the game shortly out of halftime. Redshirt junior Vanessa Kavan (Lincoln, Neb.), who missed nearly all of the 2017 season due to injury, buried a penalty kick for her second career goal and first since the 2015 season.