Northern Iowa

League-leading South Dakota State closes out the first half of its Missouri Valley Football Conference slate Saturday afternoon with a matchup at Northern Iowa.

South Dakota State took a set from perennial Missouri Valley power Northern Iowa on Tuesday, but eventually came up on the short end of a 3-1 match against the Panthers in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

South Dakota State scored in the third minute and went on to a 4-0 win over Northern Iowa Sunday afternoon at Fishback Soccer Park.