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Monday, October 13, 2014
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NSIC Offensive Player  of the Week
#26 Aimee Wronski
F, 5-5, Sr.,
Huntley, Ill.
Huntley HS
Upper Iowa

Wronski scored two goals and added an assist as the Peacocks went 2-0 last weekend.  She scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Northern State and added a goal and an assist in a 3-1 victory over MSU Moorhead. She lead the Peacocks in shots with 11, putting eight on goal as UIU has now won seven straight matches.

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#1  Sonja Barr
GK, 5-6, Sr.,
Duluth, Minn.
Duluth East HS
Bemidji State

Barr was unbeaten on the road this week, posting a 1-0-1 record against SMSU and USF.  She allowed just one goal on 200 minutes in net to record a 0.45 goals against average.  She made four saves Sunday to post her fourth win and second shutout of 2014 in a 6-0 win over USF.  She turned aside seven of eight shots faced over the weekend to finish the week with a .875 save percentage. Barr ranks second on BSU’s all-time shutouts list with 13 during her career.

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#2 Madalyn Jansen
D, 5-6, Jr.,
Appleton, Wis.
Appleton HS
Winona State

Jansen continued her terrific season anchoring a stout Warrior defense, guiding her squad to a pair of wins over MSU Moorhead and Northern State. The Warrior defense gave up just three shots on goal for the weekend. Jansen and the Warriors held MSU Moorhead to just two shots on goal in a 1-0 overtime victory on Saturday, with Jansen providing the offensive heroics as well, netting the game winner for her first career goal. The Warriors allowed just one shot on goal from NSU, in a 2-1 win as they won their sixth straight.  This marks the second time this season Jansen has earn NSIC Defensive Player of the Week (9/29/14).

Hillary Arechigo (F, Jr., Monticello, Minn.)
- Led Bemidji State to its fifth win of the season netting a career-high three goals versus Sioux Falls, Oct. 12
- Sunday’s first goal stood as the first of her junior season and the fourth of her career
- Has played in 46 matches for the Beavers, but doubled her career goal-scoring output in the second half of Sunday’s match
- Was just the second match she has nettled three or more points during her career
- Became the first BSU player to record three or more goals in a match since Ashley Ellefsen achieved the feat Oct. 30, 2009
- Her six points (3g-0a) led the Beavers on a 1-0-1 road weekend
Sonja Barr (GK, Sr., Duluth, Minn.)
- Was unbeaten on the road this week, posting a 1-0-1 record
- Allowed just one goal on 200 minutes in goal to record a 0.45 goals against average
- Made four saves Sunday to post her fourth win and second shutout of 2014
- Turned aside seven of eight shots faced to finish the week with a .875 save percentage
- She is solidly second on BSU’s all-time shootouts list with 13 during her career
Bemidji State, which is now 5-6-1 overall and 4-4-1 in NSIC play, has outscored its opponents 12-2 to remain unbeaten during its least three matches (2-0-1). The Beavers return to Bemidji, Minn. and Chet Anderson Stadium this week for a pair of NSIC match ups during homecoming week. osts Northern State University at 11 a.m. Saturday at 11 a.m. And wraps up the week’s festivities with a 1 p.m. matinee Sunday.

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Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears
www.cugoldenbears.com/
Steve Bellis • Lancaster University ‘98 • 4th
2013 Record: 5-13-0, 4-11-0 NSIC (12th)

-Conccordia went 1-2 on the week with a non-conference win over Presentation and a pair of conference losses at U-Mary and Minot State
-CU’s 7-0 win over Presentation was their largest margin of victory on the year
-Alahna Anderson had a five-point game with two goals and an assist in the win
-Lauren Anderson and Coco Piche both scored their first career goals
-Kate Mallory picked up a shutout in her first career start in net
-U-Mary knocked off the Golden Bears in OT with the game-winner coming in the 94th minute
-Minot State pulled away from CU with a 3-0 win
-The Golden Bears out-shot their opponents all three games with a combined total of 60-27

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University of Mary Marauders
www.goumary.com
Sarah McNulty  • University of Mary ‘05 • 3rd
2013 Record: 4-10-4, 4-7-4 NSIC (11th)

Sabra Bertsch (F, 5-8, Soph., Bismarck, N.D./Century)
- Scored golden goal 3:03 into overtime in the Marauders 1-0 win over Concordia University, St. Paul on Saturday.
- Just her second career goal and first game-winner
- Both career goals were scored in consecutive games
Shelby Buttron (GK, 5-9, Sr., Olathe, Kansas / South /SDSU)
- Recorded her second shutout of season in 1-0 overtime win against Concordia.
- One of the two goals she allowed over the weekend in 163:29 came on a penalty kick
- Totaled nine saves in two games

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Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles
www.goldeneaglesports.com
Joe Alianiello  • St. Francis (Pa.) • 3rd
2013 Record: 3-11-4, 1-10-4 NSIC (t-14th)

The University of Minnesota Crookston soccer team picked up their third-straight win of the season Saturday with a 3-1 win over University of Sioux Falls, marking the first time since 2002 that UMC had won three or more straight games in a season. In addition, it was UMC’s fifth win of the season, which is the most UMC has had in a season since 2007. The Golden Eagles however lost the following game, falling 2-0 to University of Sioux Falls.
The Golden Eagles’ play against USF was highlighted by goals from Courtney Armborst, Molly Buck and Elizabeth Busch. The goal for Buck was the first of her career. Armborst scored her eighth goal of the season in the win over the Cougars.
UMC will return home this weekend as they host rival Minnesota State University Moorhead in the Battle of the Highway 75 Rivalry Rock Sat., Oct. 18 at 11 a.m. UMC will then take on Northern State University Sun., Oct. 19 at 1 p.m.

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Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
www.umdbulldogs.com
Greg Cane • St. Scholastica ‘83 • 21st
2013 Record: 17-5-1, 13-3-0 NSIC (t-3rd)

#19 Maureen Stormont (F, 5-9, Sr., Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater H.S.)
- Added seven points and three goals to her career totals as UMD went 1-1 on the weekend against Wayne State and Augustana. She now sits within nine points and four goals of the all-time Bulldog career marks
- Scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, and added an assist in UMD’s 4-2 win over Wayne State on Saturday afternoon
#1 Marissa Rosa (GK, 5-7, Sr., Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park H.S.
- Made 13 stops on the weekend as UMD went 1-1 against Wayne State and Augustana
- Stopped a season-high seven balls against Augie on Sunday afternoon

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Minnesota State Mavericks
www.msumavericks.com
Brian Bahl • Northern Iowa ‘05  • 2nd
2013 Record: 17-3-2, 13-1-1 NSIC (1st)

#5 Emily Moris, Midfield, Senior, Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury
- Scored her second goal of the season and the first of the game for Mavericks in a win over Minot State on Friday.
- Added her league leading eighth assist on the game winning goal against the University of Mary
#2 Sidni Trotter, Defense, Sophomore, Omaha, Neb./East
- Played in all 180 minutes of play this past weekend helping the Mavericks to a shutout victory over the University of Mary and a 3-1 victory of Minot State.
- Scored her first career collegiate goal against Minot State and now has three points in 2014
- Part of a defense that has nine shutouts and only allowed six shots last weekend
#33 Molly McGough, Goalkeeper, Senior, Centennial, Colo./Araphoe
- Produced her sixth shutout of the season and 38th of her career against the U-Mary.
- Improved her record to 10-0-0 in 2014 with wins over U-Mary and Minot State
- Surrendered one goal last weekend has allowed just three all season
- Owns a .812 save percentage and a .32 goals against average
MSU continues its winning streak to 12 matches and are off to their best start in program history. The Mavericks have nine shutouts in 2014 and have only allowed three goals. Senior Emily Moris leads the league in assists with eight while junior Korey Kronforst is second in the league in goals with 10. The Mavericks will host Wayne State and Augustana this weekend in Mankato at The Pitch.

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MSU Moorhead Dragons
www.msumdragons.com
Rollie Bulock • North Dakota ‘71 • 16th  
2013 Record: 0-17-0, 0-15-0 NSIC (16th)

Danielle Tharaldson (F, 5-3, Fr., Las Vegas, Nev./Faith Lutheran)
--scored her first collegiate goal in 3-1 loss to Upper Iowa
--goal brought MSUM within 3-1 in final 10 minutes
--now has two shots on the season.
Ashley Leintz (GK, 5-10, Jr., Bismarck, N.D./Century HS)
--had another outstanding week in net with 25 saves in two games
--had 10 saves in 1-0 overtime loss to No. 22-ranked Winona State on Saturday
--had 15 saves, just two away from career-high, in 3-1 loss to Upper Iowa on Sunday
--leads NSIC in total saves (103) and saves per game (9.36)
After playing eight of its first 11 games at home, MSUM will play all but one of its remaining six regular season games on the road. The Dragons will open a stretch of four straight road games on Oct. 18 at Minnesota Crookston in a battle for the Highway 75 Rivalry Rock.

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Minot State Beavers
www.msubeavers.com
Jason Spain • Central Connecticut State • 5th
2013 Record: 7-8-3, 7-6-2 NSIC (8th)

- Minot State tasted both victory and defeat this past weekend as they played both games at home at Herb Parker Stadium. In the first game of the weekend, the Beavers fell to No. 2 ranked Minnesota State 3-1, but the Beavers didn’t go easily. After going down 1-0 early on, Minot State leveled the score at 1-1 heading into the half. But the Mavericks proved to be the No. 2 team and tacked on two goals to finish out the contest. Minot State got back on the winning side of things Sunday afternoon when they defeated Concordia-St. Paul 3-0. Three different Beavers scored in the contest for Minot State.
- #12 Kristin Long (M, 5-3, Jr., Mesa, Ariz./Desert Ridge) provided an attacking spark for the Beavers over the weekend recording a goal in each game for the Beavers, including the game winning goal against Concordia-St. Paul. With her two goals, Long moves into a tie for most goals on the team (3) and currently has the most points (8) on the team with three goals and two assists.
- #21 Emilie Rebelo (D, 5-8, Jr., Sacramento, Calif./Natomas) transitioned to the center back position in the middle of September and the junior from Sacramento is really starting to get comfortable in the back. Rebelo helped lead the Beavers’ backline to a clean sheet against Concordia-St. Paul while adding a goal herself off a free kick in the contest. Rebelo nearly had two goals in the Concordia match as she rang a shot off the cross bar in the 14th minute as well.
- #9 Jamie Ayala (F, 5-5, Jr., Temecula, Calif./West Valley) provided added depth for Minot State this weekend when she came off the bench and scored the third goal of the game for the Beavers against Concordia-St. Paul. Her goal in the 85th minute was her first goal of the season.
- Minot State has a critical weekend ahead of them beginning with a road game at Minnesota-Duluth. The Bulldogs sit two points ahead of the Beavers in the NSIC table, so a win will guarantee a move up in the standings for the Beavers. Next Sunday Minot State travels to St. Cloud State to face the 3-6 Huskies in another match with serious postseason implications.

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Northern State Wolves
www.northernstatewolves.com
Steve Kehm • 17th Season
2013 Record: 8-8-2, 5-8-2 NSIC (10th)
NSU shut out CU 2-0 before falling to No. MSU 1-0.  

The Northern State University soccer team dropped a pair of matches to Upper Iowa and Winona State. Alyssa Wilde scored her first goal of the season versus the Warriors. Brittany Tietz brought her season total saves to 77. NSU will be back in action on the road against Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston next weekend.

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Sioux Falls Cougars
www.usfcougars.com
Mekonnen Afa  • National American ‘00 • 10th
2013 Record: 2-15-1, 2-12-1 NSIC (t-14th)

Sioux Falls suffered a pair of defeats over the weekend, losing 3-1 to Minnesota Crookston and 6-0 to Bemidji State. Tionne Webb tried to spark a comeback after the Cougars fell behind 2-0 to Minnesota Crookston when the senior defender scored her first goal of the season late in the first half. The Golden Eagles would score again and drop the Cougars 3-1. In a windy Sunday battle against Bemidji State, the Cougars fell victim to an offensive outburst led by a hat trick by BSU’s Hillary Arechigo and suffered a 6-0 loss. USF heads back to the road for a pair of games against Winona State and Upper Iowa on Saturday and Sunday.

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SMSU Mustangs
www.smsumustangs.com
TJ Buchholz  • Northwestern  ‘99 • 4th Season
2013 Record: 16-4-2, 11-2-2 NSIC (5th)

#20 Miranda Cadena (F, 5-3, Jr. Highland, Calif. / Redlands East Valley)
-Scored a pair of goals in weekend matches
-Broke the school career goal record versus Bemidji State Saturday with solo goal in the tie
-Leads team in goals with 11 and posts a .393 shot percentage
-Ranks second in conference in points, points per game, goals and goals per game
#2 Megan Kilroy (D, 5-2, Jr., Paramount Calif. / Saint Joseph)
-Helped SMSU earn a 1-0-1 record over weekend games
-Allowed the opponents just seven shots in the pair of matches
-Powered the defense to its third season shutout versus Minnesota Crookston
#32 Denae Brooks (GK, 5-9, St., Spokane Valley, Wash. / Central Valley (Peninsula College))
-Recorded first shutout of the season versus Minnesota Crookston
-Tallied three saves in tie versus Bemidji State
-2-0-1 record this season
Southwest Minnesota State will travel to Upper Iowa and Winona State next weekend for pair of matches. SMSU is 4-0-1 in the last five contests.

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St. Cloud State Huskies
www.scsuhuskies.com
Gretta Arvesen • Creighton  ‘07 • 1st
2013 Record: 10-7-1, 7-7-1  NSIC (9th)

Taige Thoreson (Sr., Forward, St. Charles, Minn./St. Charles HS)
- Thoreson scored the game winner in SCSU’s 1-0 victory at Wayne State on Oct. 12.   Goal was scored at 18:33 of the contest.
- Scored Huskies’ lone goal in a tough 2-1 loss at Augustana on Oct. 11.  
- Had four shots in loss to Augustana and 5 shots in win over WSC for a team-high 9 shots on the weekend.
- Thoreson leads Huskies this fall with three goals and eight points.

- St. Cloud State University will host the University of Mary on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. and Minot State University on Oct. 19 at 1 p.m.  Both games will be played at Husky Stadium in St. Cloud.  The games will kick-off a five-match homestand for the Huskies in NSIC action.
- The Huskies snapped a five-game losing skid with a 1-0 victory at Wayne State College on Oct. 12.  The lone goal for SCSU was charted by senior Taige Thoreson, which was her second goal of the weekend and third of the 2014 season.  She currently leads SCSU offense with three goals and eight points.
- Gabby Fleck added the solo assist on the game winning goal against Wayne State.  Fleck tops the Huskies this season with three assists.
- Kenzie Hanzlik gained the shutout victory over Wayne State, which marked her second shutout of the 2014 season.
- Hanzlik now has 15 career shutouts, which ties her for second in the team records along with Stephanie Brendel (2002-05).  The Huskies’ all-time shutout leader is Elizabeth Kelly with 16 shutouts from (2006-09).
- Hanzlik now has 25 career wins (25-22-4) and ranks second in the SCSU records behind Kelly, who had 26 wins during her college career.

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Upper Iowa Peacocks
www.upperiowaathletics.com
Brian Diaz  • Tusculum ‘02 • 2nd
2013 Record: 15-5-0, 12-3-0 NSIC (t-3rd)

#26 Aimee Wronski (F, 5-5, Sr., Huntley, Ill. (Huntley HS))
-Scored the first goal in a 2-0 win over Northern State
-Tallied a goal and an assist in a 3-1 victory over MSU Moorhead
-Led the team in shots this week with 11, putting eight on goal
-Currently in the midst of a seven-game point streak, tallying five goals and five assists over that span

UIU defeated Northern State 2-0 and MSU Moorhead 3-1
-Upper Iowa has now won seven straight games
-UIU outshot opponents 43-8 over the weekend and 26-3 in shots on goal
-Aimee Wronski (2), Maggie Olson, Nicole Poirier and Lauren Sharp scored for the Peacocks
-Aimee Wronski, Corinne Wronski, Brenna Gray and Kali Loescher added assists
-The Peacocks return home this weekend to host Southwest Minnesota State and Sioux Falls

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Wayne State Wildcats
www.wscwildcats.com
Tom Cliff • Spring Arbor (Mich,) ‘03 • 2nd
2013 Record: 2-14-2, 2-11-2 NSIC (13th)

#9 Josie Brown, 5-8 Jr. Midfielder Elk River, Minn. (Elk River HS)
 - scored goal vs. Minnesota Duluth Saturday
 - led WSC with six shots in two weekend games with four shots on goal
#4 McKenzie Hallstrom, 5-4 Jr. Defender Cam Lejeune, N.C. (Western Carolina)
 - scored goal on penalty kick vs. Minnesota Duluth Saturday, her second goal of the season.

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Winona State Warriors
www.winonastatewarriors.com
Ali Omar • Winona State ‘92 • 19th
2013 Record: 15-4-3, 13-2-0 NSIC (2nd)

#2 Madalyn Jansen (D, 5-6, Jr., Appleton, Wis.)
-    Jansen continued her terrific season anchoring a stout Warrior defense, guiding her squad to a pair of wins over MSU Moorhead and Northern State while her defense gave up just three shots on goal combined.
-    Jansen and the Warriors held MSU Moorhead to just two shots on goal in a 1-0 overtime victory on Saturday, with Jansen providing the offensive heroics as well, netting the game winner for the junior defender’s first career goal.
-    Northern State mustered just one shot on goal out of Jansen and the Warriors as WSU beat Northern State 2-1 Sunday to push their winning streak to six.
Winona State (11-1, 8-1 NSIC) heads home this weekend for a pair of matchups with Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m.

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