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NSIC Weekly Soccer Release No. 2
August 30, 2010 | Full Release
Burnsville, Minn. – The NSIC went 1-1 in their first week of action. Wayne State fell 1-0 to Nebraska-Kearney last Thursday before U-Mary knocked off the Lopers two days later 2-0. U-Mary's Jess Curl broke the ice after a scoreless first half, tallying U-Mary’s first goal of the season in the 56th minute in a 2-0 home win in the season-opener over the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Curl, who played just two games for the Marauders last season before suffering an injury, has now scored a goal in all three games she had played in her U-Mary career. Two of the goals are game-winners. Ashley Akers (GK, 5-10, Soph., Casper, Wyo./Natrona County HS) was solid in her first start of the season for U-Mary, making two saves to earn her first career shutout.. Akers toughest stop came late in the game when she punched a shot off a direct kick away from the goal. Defensively, the Marauders limited the Lopers to eight total shots.
The majority of NSIC teams will begin action starting on Thursday, September 2nd. Check out the full release for upcoming game schedule.
Wayne State Soccer drops season opener to Nebraska-Kearney
August 26, 2010 | Box Score
The Wayne State College women’s soccer team fell to Nebraska-Kearney 1-0 in the 2010 season opener at the WSC Soccer Complex in Wayne Thursday afternoon. UNK’s Becka Talcott scored the game’s lone goal in the 68th minute to give the Lopers the victory over the Wildcats.
Wayne State set the tempo early in the first half as the Wildcats had two scoring chances in the first six minutes of the match. Newcomer Kelsey Meyer placed a corner kick right in front of Loper goaltender Marissa Niday, but the keeper turned away two shots from senior Stephanie Bright and newcomer Liz Israelsen to keep the match scoreless. The Wildcats had four corner kicks in the first half and controlled play early.
The Lopers were aggressive in the second half keeping play in the Wildcats’ end in the opening minutes of the stanza. Becca Talcott scored the game’s only goal at the 68:59 mark of the half when she capitalized on a pass from Alicia Crawford and put a ball past WSC goalkeeper Emily Walker for a 1-0 UNK lead. WSC put offensive pressure on UNK late, but the Lopers held on for the 1-0 victory.
Nebraska Kearney outshot Wayne State 15-5 in the contest. Both teams managed five corner kicks in the match with four of the Wildcats’ five corners coming in the first half and all five of the Loper’s corners in the second stanza.
Raliegh Mercer had five shots for Nebraska-Kearney to lead the Loper offensive charge. Nebraska-Kearney’s Vanessa Leeper picked up the win in goal playing the second half as she turned away one shot. Marissa Niday got the start in goal for UNK and turned away three shots in the first half.
Wayne State senior goalkeeper Emily Walker faced 15 shots in the game and was credited with six saves while allowing just one goal. Israelsen led the WSC offensive push with two shots. Seniors Mikayla Comba, Stephanie Bright and Tiffani Kellerman each added one shot for the Wildcats.
Wayne State College will be in action again on Saturday, September 4th when the Wildcats host Concordia-Seward in a non-conference contest starting at 3:00 p.m.
NSIC Weekly Soccer Release No. 1
August 24, 2010 | Full Release
Burnsville, Minn. – The 2010 NSIC Women's Soccer season will get under way this week with a pair of non-conference matches. On Thursday Wayne State will host in-state rival Nebraska-Kearney at 4:00 p.m. Then UNK will travel to U-Mary for an 11:00 a.m. match on Saturday morning. The season continues next Thursday through Sunday, September 2-5 as the majority of the NSIC teams will see action.
Winona State Selected as Preseason Favorite in Soccer Coaches’ Poll
August 18, 2010 | Full Release
St. Paul, Minn. – After a two year hiatus and for the ninth time since 2000 Winona State University was picked by the league’s coaches to win the NSIC. The Warrior’s Lauren Sturdivant was also tabbed as the NSIC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Winona State is coming off their sixth straight NSIC Regular Season Championship.
The Warriors received nine first place votes and tallied 162 points, ranking them ten points ahead of Minnesota State (152) who received two first place votes of their own. The Mavericks were picked as preseason favorites the last two years and are coming off a season where they qualified for the NCAA Central Region Tournament. Minnesota Duluth was ranked third by the coaches as they picked up three first place picks of their own to total 150 points. The Bulldogs, also NCAA Central Region qualifiers a year ago, will boast NSIC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year in Maria Lieder.
St. Cloud State came in fourth in the poll with 134 points while U-Mary rounded out the top five with 111 points.
| 2010 Preseason NSIC Soccer Coaches Poll | ||
Points |
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1 |
Winona State (9) | 162 |
2 |
Minnesota State (2) | 152 |
3 |
Minnesota Duluth (3) | 150 |
4 |
St. Cloud State | 134 |
5 |
University of Mary | 111 |
6 |
Augustana | 104 |
| Bemidji State | 104 |
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8 |
Northern State | 88 |
9 |
Upper Iowa | 75 |
10 |
Concordia-St. Paul | 67 |
11 |
MSU Moorhead | 45 |
12 |
Wayne State | 33 |
13 |
Southwest Minnesota State | 25 |
14 |
Minnesota, Crookston | 24 |
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NSIC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
#20 Lauren Sturdivant
Senior, Forward
Eagan, Minn.
Eagan HS
Winona State
Sturdivant is coming off her junior season where she was named Daktronics All-America Second Team, Daktronics Super Region #3 First-Team, First Team All-Conference and the NSIC Offensive Player of the Year. Sturdivant finished with 47 total points on 18 goals, 11 assists and had seven game-winning goals. The Warriors and Sturdivant captured the NSIC regular-season championship for a sixth consecutive year and finished up with a 17-5 record.
NSIC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
#20 Maria Leider
Junior, Defender
Duluth, Minn.
East HS
Minnesota Duluth
Leider had her strongest all-around season as a Bulldog in 2009. She helped lead UMD to the top of the NSIC in goals allowed as only 14 were scored against them in 22 contests for a 0.64 goals per game average. In NSIC contest the Bulldogs only allowed six goals in 13 matches for a 0.46 goals per game average. From her defensive position she scored two goals and added an assist for five points. Leider was recognized for her stellar play, taking home NSCAA)/adidas® Women’s College Scholar All-America Third Team, All-Central Region Second team accolades, NSIC All-Conference First Team honors and earning a spot on the NSIC/U.S. Bank All-Tournament Team.
2010 NSIC PLAYERS TO WATCH
Augustana College
#10 Jessie Huff (F, 5-6, So., Apple Valley, Minn./Eastview HS)
#21 Kate Timmons (D, 5-7, Jr., Overland Park, Kan. Aquinas HS)
Bemidji State
#3 Jamie Ford (F, 5-5, Sr., Edina, Minn./Holy Angels HS)
#1 Samantha Ross (GK, 5-7,Sr., Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS)
Concordia-St. Paul
#7 Arielle Stimson (F, 5-4, So., Lakeville, Minn./South HS)
#22 Kim Sauberlich (D, 5-6, So., Appleton, Wis. / North HS)
University of Mary
#5 Jess Curl (MF, 5-7, Jr., Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS)
#2 Megan Hellrung (D, 5-9, Sr., Arvada Colo./Ralston Valley HS)
Minnesota, Crookston
#7 Megan Flynn (MF, 5-8, So., Chanhassen, Minn./Chaska HS)
#0 Anna Ogaard (GK, 5-8, Sr., Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS)
Minnesota Duluth
#23 Becky Anderson (F, 5-8, Sr., Duluth, MN/East HS)
# 20 Maria Leider (D, 5-7, Sr., Duluth, Minn./East HS)
Minnesota State University, Mankato
#3 Laura Leber (F, 5-6, Sr., Council Bluffs, Iowa/Glenwood HS)
#13 Jesse Audus (F/M, Sr., Omaha, Neb./Millard South HS)
MSU Moorhead
#19 Jordyn Wallenborn (F, 5-6, So., Camas, Wash./Camas HS)
#6 Laura Kohtala (D, 5-3, Sr., Appleton, Wis./North HS)
Northern State
#10 Maggie Fedor (MF, 5-9, Sr., Monticello, Minn./Monticello HS)
#17 Lexi Jares (MF, 5-5, Jr., Aberdeen, S.D./Central HS)
Southwest Minnesota State
#11 Kelly Fitzgerald (M, 5-7, Jr., Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown HS)
#7 Tatum Borstad (D, 5-7, Jr., Coppel, Texas/Coppell HS)
St. Cloud State
#17 Alex Pafko (F, 5-10, Jr., Blaine, Minn./Blaine HS)
#9 Teresa Gazich (CB, 5-6, Sr., Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View HS)
Upper Iowa
#10 Valeria Ptasinski (MF, 5-7, So., Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem HS)
#8 Emily Gielau (DM, 5-7, Jr., Denver, Iowa/Denver HS)
Wayne State
#23 Mikayla Comba (M, 5-5, Sr., Omaha, Neb/Millard South HS)
#0 Emily Walker (GK, 5-5, Sr., Beatrice Neb./Beatrice HS)
Winona State
#22 Melissa Sellier (F, 5-6, Jr., Neenah, Wis./Neenah HS)
#26 Megan Rowland (D, 5-6, Sr., Geneva, Ill./Geneva HS)
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