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Monday, October 6, 2014
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NSIC Offensive Player  of the Week
#20 Miranda Cadena
F, 5-3, Jr.,
Highlands, Calif.
Redlands East Valley HS
Southwest Minnesota State

Cadena scored three goals and added an assist as the Mustangs went 2-0 with a 5-1 win over SCSU and a 2-1 OT win at UMD.  Cadena tied the SMSU career scoring record with her goal at Minnesota Duluth and now stands at 28 total career goals.  SMSU defeated Minnesota Duluth for the first time in school history at James S. Malosky Stadium and just the second time in program history.

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#31 Brienna Dehkes
GK, 5-11, So.,
Elk River, Minn.
 Elk River HS
Southwest Minnesota State

Dehkes recorded a 2-0 record in goal as the Mustangs defeated SCSU 5-1 and UMD 2-1 in overtime.  She amassed 16 saves on the weekend, including 12 against UMD.  She also faced 13 corner kicks over the weekend as the Mustangs improved to 5-2 in the NSIC.  

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#7 Emily Erickson
D,  Jr.,
Woodbury, Minn.
Woodbury HS
Minnesota State

Erickson led a Maverick defense that posted a pair of shutout over MSU Moorhead and Northern State. She played in 170 minutes and a key role for a defense that allowed only four shots, one of which was on goal and zero corner kicks in their two wins as the Mavericks have produced eight shutouts this season and are off to their best start in program history at 10-0-0. 


#11 Miranda Famestad (M, 5-9, Fr., Sioux Falls, S.D.. (Roosevelt HS)
- Recorded her first and second collegiate goals, including the game-winner in a 5-1 victory over Wayne State
- The game-winner held BSU snap a flu-game losing skid
- Netted two goals on three shots on goal
- Played in both games started one

The Beavers, who improved to 4-6-0 overall and 3-4-0 in NSIC play, hit the road next weekend opening with a trip to Marshall, Minn. to battle Southwest Minnesota State University Saturday before a Sunday afternoon contest versus the University of Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, Minn.

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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)

#21 Taryn MacMillan (MF, 5-5, Jr., Eagan, Minn. / Eastview HS / North Dakota)
-picked up her second two-goal game of the season in a 3-2 win over MSU Moorhead
-scored both the game-tying and game-winning goals in the comeback win
-finished second on the team with seven shots and led the team with four shots on goal
-leads CU with four goals on the year

-CU went 1-1 agaisnt Northern State and MSU Moorhead
-dropped a 2-0 decision on Saturday to NSU despite attempting twice as many shots
-erased a 2-0 deficit against MSUM in a 3-2 win on Sunday
-Logan Daulton collected her first career goal at CU
-team out-shot opponents 47-19 and averaged 23.5 shots per game
-Emma Gartner went 1-1 while making eight saves in net
-CU is now 2-1-1 at home this season

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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)

- The Marauders scored the opening goal in both games last weekend, Michelle McGeary at Upper Iowa and Elizabeth Patterson at Winona State.
- The Upper Iowa-Winona State trip was the Marauders first road trip of the season
- Michelle McGeary leads the Marauders and is 7th in the NSIC with five goals
-  McGeary is ninth in the NSIC in points with 11 (5 goals, 1 assist)
- Shelby Buttron is fifth in saves/game in the NSIC with 5.62
- The Marauders return home to host Concordia-St. Paul and #2 Minnesota State on Oct. 11-12.

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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)

Courtney Armborst (Jr., F, West St. Paul, Minn.)
- Scored her sixth and seventh goals of the season as UMC picked up a 3-1 win Saturday over Wayne State College.
- Had three shots on goal against Wayne State
- Had two shots and one shot on goal Saturday against No. 20 Augustana.

Kallie Gau (So., F/GK, Monticello, Minn.)
- Made her first career start in net and her second-ever collegiate appearance as the goalkeeper
- Was notified 80 minutes before kickoff that she would be starting in net
- Started Saturday as an attacking center midfielder
- Picked up a 1-0 shutout of the No. 20 Augustana Vikings
- Helped the Golden Eagles to their first-ever win over a ranked opponent
- Had two saves on the game

Rachelle Alcini (Sr., D, Ann Arbor, Mich.)
- Helped UMC shutout No. 20 Augustana and allow just four shots on the game and two shots on net as UMC stepped up their defense in order to limit shots on net with a new goalkeeper starting
- The win over Augustana, was UMC’s first-ever over a ranked opponent
- Helped the Golden Eagles to a sweep on the weekend with wins over Augustana and Wayne State
- Against Wayne State, limited the Wildcats to one goal. Wayne State had five shots on net and 11 shots overall.
- Had the assist on the game-winning goal from Miranda Mosher to upset No. 20 Augustana College.

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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.)
- Scored both of UMD’s goals as the Bulldogs went 1-1-0 over the weekend against Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State, claiming second-place outright for career points in program history with 109
- Led the Bulldog offense with 11 shots on the weekend, including five on-net

#15 Emily Fleissner (D, 5-9, Fr., Duluth, Minn./Denfeld H.S.)
- Playing in just her second and third collegiate starts, helped lead a Bulldog defense that held Sioux Falls without a shot in the entire first half on Saturday and then turned away a high-powered Southwest Minnesota State offense, limiting their chances and high-percentage scoring opportunities
- Earned her first collegiate assist on UMD’s lone score in a 1-0 victory over Sioux Falls on Saturday afternoon

#1 Marissa Rosa (GK, 5-7, Sr., Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park H.S.)
- Picked up her third shutout of the season, making six second-half saves against Sioux Falls on Saturday afternoon to preserve the 1-0 score
- Stopped five balls as Southwest Minnesota State edged UMD 2-1 in an overtime thriller on Sunday

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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)

#21 Kiana Nickel, Midfield, Sophomore, Wayzata, Minn./Wayzata
- Scored the game winning goal in a 1-0 shutout victory against NSU
- Produced two assists in the 4-0 win over MSU Moorhead
- Tied for the league lead with teammate Emily Moris in assists tallying seven on the season

#7 Emily Erickson, Defense, Junior, Woodbury, Minn./East
- Played in 170 minutes this past weekend
- Help lead the Mavericks to two shutout victories against MSU Moorhead and Northern State
- Played a key role for a defense that allowed four shots, one on goal and zero corner kicks on the weekend

#0 Lauren Hoeppner, Goalkeeper, Junior, Lakeville, Minn./Apple Valley
- Produced her second shutout of the season in a 4-0 win over MSU Moorhead
- Tallied one save on the weekend
- Improved her record to 2-0-0

No. 2 Minnesota State is off to its best start in school history with a mark of 10-0-0. The Mavericks defeated MSU Moorhead 4-0 before shutting out Northern State 1-0. The Mavericks have produced 8 shutouts on the year and have given up just two goals all season. Sophomore Kiana Nickel and senior Emily Moris are tied for the league lead with seven assists while junior Korey Kronforst is tied for the league lead in goals with nine.

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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)

Annika Greaney (F, 5-5, Fr., Gothenburg, Sweden/Torslanda IK)
- scored first goal of collegiate career in 3-2 loss to Concordia-St. Paul
- finished with a goal and two points on the week
- also led MSUM with four shots on goal.

Ashley Leintz (GK, 5-10, Jr., Bismarck, N.D./Century HS)
- finished week with 18 saves in two games
- had 12 saves in 4-0 loss to No. 2-ranked Minnesota State
- finished with .750 save percentage for the week.

Additional note: MSUM has played six of its first nine games at home, and will return home this weekend for a pair of home games against Winona State and Upper Iowa.  After that MSUM will play five of its final six games on the road.

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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 had an opportunity this weekend to continue to climb the rankings in the top half of the NSIC this weekend but were unable to do so with two losses. The Beavers fell to Winona State in their first game of the weekend by a score of 1-0. The following Sunday, Minot State dropped a close one against Upper Iowa after the Beavers led 1-0 at the half.
- Despite taking two losses on the weekend, #0 Celene Johnson (GK, 5-6, Jr., Rocklin, Calif./Cimarron-Memorial) made a combined 18 saves in the two games for the Beavers. Johnson made her fourth and fifth starts for Minot State this weekend.
- #2 Taylor Bachman-Williams (D, 5-6, Sr., Minot, N.D./Minot) recorded her team-leading third goal of the season in the Beavers 2-1 setback against Upper Iowa Sunday afternoon. Bachman-Williams leads the Beavers in points this season as well with six, two points ahead of second place.
- The Beavers are allowing just .80 goals per game so far this season, good for the fourth-best ratio in the Northern Sun. The team is still looking to create a bit more going forward, though, as they are only averaging 1.0 goal per game.
- Minot State will be tested this upcoming weekend when No. 2 ranked Minnesota State travels to take on the Beavers at Herb Parker Stadium on Saturday at 11 a.m. The Beavers will close the weekend on Sunday with a match against Concordia-St. Paul.

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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.  

Brittany Tietz recorded a career high 12 saves in a loss to MSU, a team that averages 3.12 goals per game. Tietz held the Mavericks to one goal, scored mid-way through the first period. The day before she shutout CU, marking her second of the season.

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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)

#10 Elisa Martinez (M, Fr., San Diego, Calif./Francis W Parker HS)
- scored two goals in USF’s 3-2 win over St. Cloud State
- registered a team-high eight shots, six on goal
- led USF with three shots, all on goal, in 1-0 loss to Minnesota Duluth
- now leads team in points (7) and is tied for the lead with three goals

#0 Cheyanne Carpenter (GK, So., La Crescent, Minn./LA Crescent HS)
- tallied 11 saves over the weekend
- posted a save percentage of .917, allowing just one goal in 12 shots against Minnesota Duluth

An amped-up offensive attack netted the Cougars their first win and nearly saw an upset of Minnesota Duluth. USF took six shots, all on goal, and Cheyanne Carpenter turned away 11 shots by UMD, but the Bulldogs snuck a shot past the USF defense for a 1-0 win. On Sunday, Elisa Martinez scored two goals to give the Cougars their first lead of the season and Jackie Montes halted St. Cloud State’s comeback effort with an 88th-minute goal, propelling USF to their first win of the seaosn.

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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 three goals in weekend games
-Had pair of goals and an assist versus St. Cloud State
-Tied school career scoring record with single goal at Minnesota Duluth with 28 total career goals
-Leads team in goals(9), game-winning goals(3) and points(21)

#23 Sarah Keppler (D, 5-8, So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Washington)
-Recorded a shot in game versus Minnesota Duluth
-Helped the Mustangs only allow two goals in pair of weekend matches

#31 Brienna Dehkes (GK, 5-9, So. Elk River, Minn. / Elk River)
-Recorded a 2-0 record over the weekend
-Tallied 16 saves in pair of weekend matches
-Recorded 49 saves so far this season
-Only allow two goals in weekend

Southwest Minnesota State defeated Minnesota Duluth for the first time in school history at James S. Malosky Stadium and just the second time in program history. Cadena is now  tied for most career goals at SMSU. The Mustangs will host a pair of games versus Bemidji State on Oct. 11 and Minnesota Crookston on Oct. 12 at the Schwan Regional Event Center.

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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)

- The St. Cloud State soccer team lost a pair of NSIC games on Oct. 4-5.  The Huskies opened the weekend at Husky Stadium with a 5-1 loss to Southwest Minnesota State on Oct. 4.  The weekend was concluded with a 3-2 setback against Sioux Falls in St. Cloud.

- SCSU’s Ally Herod charted her first goal of the season in the Huskies’ game against SMSU on Oct. 4.

- SCSU rookie Kate Fearing added her first collegiate goal during the Huskies’ match against USF on Oct. 5.  

- Naomi Kolhoff posted her first goal of the 2014 season against Sioux Falls.  The goal was Kolhoff’s fifth career goal with the Huskies.

- The Huskies will return to the road next weekend with game on Oct. 11 at Augustana and an Oct. 12 date at Wayne State.

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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)

#13 Madie Edwards (MF, 5-6, Jr., Crystal Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake Central HS))
-Tallied three goals in a 4-1 win over U-Mary
-Led the team in shots on goal this week six and was second in total shots with 10
-Has now scored five goals and added an assist in her last five matches
-When she has scored a point in her career, the Peacocks are now 16-0

#12 Jess Dickhaus (D, 5-7, Sr., Golden Valley, Minn. (Hopkins HS))
-Scored her first point of the year, assisting on the game-tying goal against Minot State
-Anchored a Peacock defense that allowed just 15 shots on goal in two games
-Played all 180 minutes this weekend, registering one shot

UIU defeated U-Mary 4-1 and Minot State 2-1
-Upper Iowa has now won five straight games
-The Peacocks scored all six goals in the second half
-Madie Edwards (3), Brianne Fenton, Aimee Wronski and Morgan Springborn scored for the Peacocks
-Aimee Wronski (2), Rachel Fowler, Jess Dickhaus and Mackenzie Taldone added assists
-The Peacocks will hit the road to take on Northern State and MSU Moorhead this week.

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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)

#4 McKenzie Hallstrom, 5-4 Jr. Defender, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina (Western Carolina)
 - scored goal on penalty kick in Wayne State’s 3-1 loss at Minnesota Crookston Saturday

#7 Kelsea Lambert, 5-6, Jr. Forward, Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West HS)
 - scored lone goal for WSC in Sunday’s 5-1 setback at Bemidji State

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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)

The Winona State soccer team picked up a few home wins this weekend. They won a 1-0 thriller Friday night against Minot State where the Warriors scored the winning goal in the 88th minute and then went on to beat Mary in a high scoring game, pulling away with a 3-2 win.

This week, Winona State (9-1, 6-1 NSIC) travels to Minnesota State Moorhead (2-7, 1-6 NSIC) on Saturday and then Northern State (4-6, 3-4 NSIC) on Sunday.

The Warriors are 18-6 all-time against MSUM, winning 18 straight dating back to 1998. Winona State holds a 15-3-1 record all-time against Northern State and have won the last six meetings dating back to 2008.

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