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Thursday, November 1, 2012
NSIC Media Relations
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#23 Nicole Dooher    
M, Sr.,
New Hope, Minn.
Armstrong HS
Minnesota State
 
Dooher tallied a team-high seven goals and her 10 assists led the NSIC, ranking her 11th nationally.  She tied for the conference lead with 24 points and placed third in shots with 61.  

#20 Lauren Somers
D, Sr.,
Bloomington, Minn.
Jefferson HS
Minnesota State

Somers solidified a Maverick defense that allowed a league-low four goals to conference opponents , while posting 11 shutouts.  She added two assists, while leading the nation’s third-best scoring defense with 1570 minutes played.

#9 Caitlin Graboski
M, Jr.,
Woodbury, Minn.
Woodbury HS
Minnesota State

Graboski finished with 14 points (5 g, 4 a), just two shy of the NSIC top-10 and rated second in the conference with three game-winning goals, including two off penalty kicks.

Peter McGahey
5th Season
Minnesota State

McGahey led Minnesota State to its first-ever NSIC regular-season championship and the program’s first national No. 1 ranking.  MSU was also the first team to finish NSIC play without a loss since 2008.

2012 NSIC Women's Soccer All-Conference Teams

#	First Team	Pos.	Yr.	School	Hometown
12	Amanda Olsen	F	Sr.	Concordia-St. Paul	Cottage Grove, Minn.
3	Michelle Jones	M	Sr.	U-Mary	Hamilton, Mont.
19	Maureen Stormont	F	So.	Minnesota Duluth	Stillwater, Minn.
23	Nicole Dooher	M	Sr.	Minnesota State	New Hope, Minn.
9	Caitlin Graboski	M	Jr.	Minnesota State	Woodbury, Minn.
20	Lauren Somers	D	Sr.	Minnesota State	Bloomington, Minn.
2	Cassie Weik	D	Sr.	Minnesota State	Oakdale, Minn.
14	Brianne West	F	Sr.	Minnesota State	Omaha, Neb.
10	Zoe Fisher	F	So.	Minot State	Cambridgeshire, England
21	Vicki Booth	D	Sr.	Upper Iowa	Rockton, Ill.
0	Amanda Smith	GK	Jr.	Upper Iowa	Moline, Ill.
#	Second Team	Pos.	Yr.	School	Hometown
18	Mary O’Brien	F	So.	Bemidji State	Maplewood, Minn.
12	Alex Bachman-Williams	M	Jr.	U-Mary	Minot, N.D.
17	Dani Potter	F	Jr.	Minnesota Duluth	White Bear Lake, Minn.
33	Molly McGough	GK	So.	Minnesota State	Centennial, Colo.
4	Tori Meinhardt	F	Jr.	Minnesota State	Maple Grove, Minn.
11	Rachel Goslinga	M	Sr.	Northern State	Crystal, Minn.
6	Mary Morhardt	M	Sr.	St. Cloud State	Gilbert, Ariz.
3	Catherine Bunting	D	Sr.	Upper Iowa	Cedar Rapids, Iowa
6	Morgan LeFebvre	M	Jr.	Winona State	Grimes, Iowa
4	Rebecca McCoy	D	Jr.	Winona State	Eagan, Minn.
21	Katy Soliday	M	Sr.	Winona State	Apple Valley, Minn.
#	Third Team	Pos.	Yr.	School	Hometown
5	Kara Bartels	M	Jr.	Augustana	Olathe, Kan.
10	Megan Castro	M	Fr.	Bemidji State	Winnipeg, Manitoba
26	Sam Lumberg	D	Jr.	Bemidji State	Woodbury, Minn.
17	Tiffany Van-Haaften	M	Jr.	Bemidji State	Chaska, Minn.
7	Erin Nyberg	F	So.	MSU Moorhead	Tigard, Ore.
1	Marie Torres	GK	Sr.	Minot State	San Bruno, Calif.
13	Shannon Sorensen	D	Sr.	St. Cloud State	Shoreview, Minn.
10	Valeria Ptasinski	M	Sr.	Upper Iowa	Machesney Park, Ill.
7	Kelsey Taldone	D	Jr.	Upper Iowa	Crystal Lake, Ill.
23	McKenna Adams	F	So.	Wayne State	Springfield, Mo.
8	Kelsey Foss	D	Fr.	Winona State	Roselle, Ill.
#	Honorable Mention	Pos.	Yr.	School	Hometown
12	Maren Werth	M	Jr.	Augustana	Bloomington, Minn.
8	Chloe Moore	M	Jr.	Concordia-St. Paul	Lakeville, Minn.
1	Ashley Akers	GK	Sr.	U-Mary	Casper, Wyo.
26	Rachel Halligan	M	Jr.	Minnesota, Crookston	Duluth, MN/Denfeld HS
3	Kelsey Gratz	M	Sr.	Minnesota Duluth	Eagan, Minn.
23	Isabel Neyman	M	So.	MSU Moorhead	University Place, Wash.
3	Lexy Kidd	M	Sr.	Minont State	Sutter, Calif.
15	Hilary Peterson	D	Jr.	Northern State	Aberdeen, S.D.
23	Mikenna Greathouse	F	Jr.	Sioux Falls	Shawnee Mission, Kan.
0	Sonya Smith	GK	So.	SMSU	Anoka, Minn.
2	Kara Dahmen	M	Jr.	St. Cloud State	Waunakee, Wis.
18	Kali Loescher	F	So.	Upper Iowa	Crystal Lake, Ill.
18	Macy Hagen	D	Jr.	Wayne State	Bellevue, Neb.
3	Alaina Kne	M	So.	Winona State	St. Francis, Minn.