For Immediate Release
Monday, November 3, 2014
NSIC Media Relations
NSIC Offensive Player  of the Week
#17 Jamie MacFarlane
F, 5-8, Sr.,
Saskatoon, Sask.Centennial Collegiate
Minot State

MacFarlane recorded a total of three goals and two assists for Minot State in the final two games of regular season NSIC play. She started the week with a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win at NSU. She assisted on the first goal (which took place 16 second into the game) of a 4-0 win versus MSU Moorhead, the 14th fastest goal scored in NCAA Division II women’s soccer.  She went on to recorded two goals and an assist in her final home game of her collegiate career against the Dragons.  

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#1  Shelby
GK, 5-9, Sr.,
Olathe, Kan.
South HS
University of Mary

Buttron posted two shutouts 12 saves and faced 11 corner kicks in the final weekend of the regular season.  She did not allow a goal in 200 minutes, including a 1-0 win at MSU Moorhead and a 0-0 draw at home against Northern State in the season finale.  She made nine saves in the win over the Dragons and added three more in the tie with Northern State to finish the season with four shutouts, a 1.46 goals against average and a .798 save percentage.

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#12 Megan Helberg
D, 5-6, Sr.,
Lakeville, Minn.Centennial HS
Minnesota Duluth

Helberg led a Bulldog defense that produced a pair of shutouts while allowing just five shots on goal against Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston.  She added a pair of assists in UMD’s 2-0 win over Bemidji State.

The top eight teams in the final NSIC Soccer Standing will play in the NSIC / US Bank Tournament.  The top four seed will host quarterfinal matches on Wed., Nov. 5.  The highest remaining seed will host the semifinal and championship played on Fri., Nov. 7 and Sun., Nov 9. 

NSIC / US Bank Tournament Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Nov. 5
(8) Bemidji State at (1) Minnesota State - 1 p.m.
(7) Minnesota Duluth at (2) Augustana - 2 p.m.
(5) Minot State at (4) Upper Iowa - 2 p.m.
(6) Southwest Minnesota State at (3) Winona State - 5 p.m.

The Bemidji State soccer team finished the 2014 regular season falling at University of Minnesota Duluth 2-0 Friday and dropped its finale 1-0 to St. Cloud State University Sunday. Despite the losses, BSU finished the regular season 9-8-1 overall and 8-6-1 in NSIC play and claimed the eighth spot in the 2014 US Bank/NSIC Soccer Tournament. The Beavers will face top-seeded Minnesota State University, Mankato in the quarterfinal round at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Mankato, Minn. The Beavers make their sixth consecutive appearance in the conference tournament. BSU is 3-9-2 all-time in postseason play wand seek their first NSIC Tournament victory since a 2-1 victory over Augustana College in the 2010 event.

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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)

-Concordia split the weekend series with a win over Winona State and a loss to Upper Iowa
-CU picked up their first ever win in 11 trips to Winona on Friday
-The Golden Bears erased two different deficits in the OT win over WSU
-Chelsie Lindsay assisted on the game-tying and scored the game-winning goal while also adding an assist on Sunday
-four different CU players scored goals on the weekend
-CU honored seniors Emily Ecklund, Sam McBain and Sarah Pieper on Sunday for Senior Day

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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)

Andrea Muller (F, 5-9, Sr., West Fargo, N.D. / West Fargo)
- Scored the Marauders lone goal of the weekend, a game-winner in a 1-0 win at MSU Moorhead
- She scored on a header off a corner kick in the 84th minute
- It was her second straight weekend with a game-winning goal
- Had six shots on goal for the weekend with three on target
- Over the last two weekends she had three of the four Marauders goals
- Muller finishes her career with 16 goals and six game-winners
Shelby Buttron (GK, 5-9, Sr., Olathe, Kansas / South / South Dakota State)
- Posted two clean sheets in the final weekend of the season
- Didn’t allow a goal in 200 minutes, including a 1-0 win at MSU Moorhead and a 0-0 draw at home against Northern State in the season finale
- Made nine saves in the win over the Dragons
- Had three saves in the tie with Northern State
- Finishes the season with four shutouts, a 1.46 goals against average and a .798 save percentage
Emily Christensen (M/D, 5-6, Jr., Minot, N.D. / Minot)
- Assisted on the Marauders game-winning goal in the 1-0 win at MSU Moorhead
- Keyed a Marauders defense that didn’t allow a goal in 200 minute of play, including the 1-0 win at MSUM and a 0-0 draw in the season finale with Northern State
- Defense allowed 15 shots with nine on frame at MSUM before smothering the NSU attack (nine shots, three on frame)

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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 put together one of their best seasons in school history with a 6-6-6 record as the Golden Eagles finished ninth in the conference standings. UMC has continued to make strides in the three seasons with Joe Alianiello as head coach. The season was highlighted by their first-ever result against No. 18 Winona State with a 0-0 tie, and a 1-0 win over No. 20 Augustana, their first-ever win over a ranked foe. The Golden Eagles had three streaks of three or more games where they didn’t lose, picking up a win or a tie.
The Golden Eagles were led by Courtney Armborst’s eight goals on the season. Freshman Miranda Mosher added four goals and an assist. Center back Rachelle Alcini anchored a back line that limited opponents to just 18 goals, a program all-time low. UMC picked up eight shutouts on the year, led by Lexie Gauger’s seven shutouts on the year, which was a program record.

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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.)
- Netted her 15th goal of the season in UMD’s 2-0 victory over Bemidji State, establishing a new Bulldog program record for points with 126 in her four-year career
#12 Megan Helberg (D, 5-6, Sr., Lakeville, Minn./Centennial H.S.)
- Led a Bulldog defense that produced a pair of shutouts while allowing just five shots on goal against Bemidji State and Minnesota-Crookston
- Added a pair of assists in UMD’s 2-0 win over Bemidji State
#1 Marissa Rosa (GK, 5-7, Sr., Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park H.S.
- Collected a pair of shutouts while making five saves against Bemidji State and Minnesota-Crookston

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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)

#13 Korey Kronforst, Forward, Junior, Cary, Ill./Cary Grove
- Produced her second career hat trick and added an assist as the Mavericks clinched their third-straight NSIC Regular Season Championship on Friday against Upper Iowa
- Leads a team that finished the season undefeated for the first time in program history in goals (14) and points (32)
#24 Breanna Steele, Defense, Senior, Eagan, Minn./Eagan
- Saw 171 minutes of action last weekend
- Produced an assist on what proved to be the game-winning goal in a 4-1 win against Upper Iowa
- Key part of a defense that produced a shutout against Winona State to help the Mavericks finish the regular season with the most wins in program history
#33 Molly McGough, Goalkeeper, Senior, Centennial, Colo./Araphoe
- McGough broke the NSIC career shutout record on Sunday against Winona State making six savers in her last chance to break the record and now has 30 in league play
- Made eight saves against Upper Iowa to help the Mavericks clinch their third-straight NSIC Regular Season Championship
- Has produced nine shutouts this season

The Mavericks finished the regular season with an undefeated record for the first time in program history. The 18 wins mark’s the most wins by a team in program history as well. MSU will play Bemidji State in the first round of the NSIC/US Bank Tournament on Wednesday in Mankato at The Pitch. The opening kick is set for 1 p.m.

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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)

Ashley Leintz (GK, 5-10, Jr., Bismarck, N.D./Century HS)
--capped off a strong season with 17 saves in final two games
--had eight saves in 1-0 loss to Mary
--had nine saves in loss to Minot State on Sunday
--started all 17 games this season and played all but 40 minutes this season.
MSUM made a three-win improvement from its 2013 season and had several close calls, losing seven games by one goal.  MSUM will lose just two seniors – Erin Nyberg and Stephanie Lindo – from this year’s roster and are slated to return 13 players who started at least six games or more this season.

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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)

#17 Jamie MacFarlane (F, 5-8, Sr., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Centennial Collegiate)
-Recorded a total of 3 goals and 2 assists for Minot State in the final two games of regular season NSIC play.
-Assisted on the first goal of the game against MSU Moorhead, the 14th fastest goal score in NCAA Division II women’s soccer.
-Recorded 2 goals and 1 assist in her final home game of her collegiate career against MSU-Moorhead.
-Provided constant pressure on the opposing backline in each game this weekend recording a total of 13 shots in the games (5 against Northern State, 8 against MSU-Moorhead).

#21 Emilie Rebelo (D, 5-8, Jr., Sacramento, Calif./Natomas)
-Led the Minot State backline to two shutouts this past weekend against MSU-Moorhead and Northern State.
-Played in 170 minutes on the weekend.
-Limited Northern State to just 7 SOG and MSU-Moorhead to 1 SOG
-Got involved in the attack recording 4 shots on the weekend

#0 Celene Johnson (GK, 5-6, Jr., Rocklin, Calif./Cimarron-Memorial)
-Recorded two clean sheets this past weekend, moving her season total to 4.
-Made 7 saves in the Beavers’ win against Northern State on the road to secure an NSIC playoff spot.
-Made 1 save in the team’s win against MSU-Moorhead.
-The Minot State women’s soccer team locked up the No. 5 seed in the Northern Sun conference tournament this past weekend with wins against Northern State and MSU Moorhead.

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Northern State Wolves
www.northernstatewolves.com
Steve Kehm • 17th Season
2013 Record: 8-8-2, 5-8-2 NSIC (10th)

- Northern State fell 2-0 to Minot State before playing the University of Mary to a 0-0 tie.  
- The U-Mary game marked the final game for seniors Steph Sharp, Kourtney Woracek, Shaina Stein, and Stephanie Carrillo.
- The Wolves ended the year 6-11-1 overall and 5-9-1 in the Northern Sun. The Wolves fell short of a conference tournament berth, finishing 12th in the league standings.

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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)

University of Sioux Falls finished the season with a pair of losses to reach a final record of 2-15-1 overall and 2-13 in NSIC play. The Cougars tripped just more than a mile to face No. 23 Augustana on Friday afternoon where the Vikings’ potent offense handed USF a 5-0 loss. In their season finale against Wayne State, the Cougars couldn’t overcome an early second half deficit as Jordan Craig’s three point-blank shots were stopped by the WSC defense including one by a Wildcat defender at the goal line which preserved a 2-0 victory.

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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 pair of goals to take down No. 23 Augustana
-Recorded nine shots over the weekend—seven were on goal
-Leads team with 13  goals this season and three assists
-Holds and increasing school goal recorded
#23 Sarah Keppler (D, 5-8, So., Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Washington)
-Helped SMSU earn a 2-0 record over the weekend including being ranked No. 23 Augie
-Allowed opponents only 16 shots in over the weekend
#31 Brienna Dehkes (GK, 5-11, So., Elk River, Minn. / Elk River)
-Earned a 2-0 recorded in goal over the weekend
-Recorded 10 saves
-Amassed 75 saves this season
-Totaled three shutouts this season while in goal

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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)

#00 Goalkeeper Kenzie Hanzlik
- 9 saves on the weekend facing 26 total shots
- 1 shutout in the win against Bemidji State
- 0.750 save percentage agains UMC and 1.000 against Bemidji State, 1 goal against in 2 games
- season record 3-6-1 with 4 total shutouts

St. Cloud State finished their 2014 regular season with 2 wins against Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State on Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. The Huskies Michelle Cornell scored a header off a corner kick from Gabby Fleck, with one minute left in the game against UMC to tie it 1-1 and send the game into overtime. This was Cornell’s first goal of the season.  Michelle Cornell had 2 goals on the weekend, and got her first 2 goals of the season. Gabby Fleck assisted all 3 goals that SCSU scored this weekend and doubled her seasons points going from 3 to 6 in one weekend.

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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))
-Scored two goals and had three assists last week
-Tallied the assist on the lone goal against Minnesota State
-Figured in on all four goals against Concordia, scoring twice and adding two assists
-Matched her point total from last season with 25 points
-When she has scored a point in her career, the Peacocks are now 18-2

UIU split the weekend with a loss to Minnesota State, 1-4, and a win at Concordia, 4-1
-Clinched their third straight year in the top three of the conference
-The 2014 senior class became the winningest class in Upper Iowa history with 49 wins over four years
-Madie Edwards (2), Aimee Wronski (2) and Morgan Springborn scored for the Peacocks
-Wronski and Edwards paced the offense with eight shots each
-The Peacocks host Minot State on Wednesday at 2 p.m. for the NSIC/US Bank Tournament Quarterfinals

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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)

Seniors Alex Mathers and Kelsea Lambert scored goals in their final collegiate game Sunday to lead Wayne State in a 2-0 win at Sioux Falls.  Mathers, a 5-7 senior defender from Firth, Neb. (Norris HS), scored her first goal of the season off a corner by Mallory Hoyt for the first goal while Lambert followed with her second goal of the season with an assist by Josie Brown for the 2-0 Wildcat win.

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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 dropped a pair of matches last weekend, falling at home to Concordia-St. Paul 3-2 in overtime before losing 2-0 on the road to No. 1 Minnesota State.  The Warriors open NSIC/US Bank Soccer Tournament play as the No. 3 seed and will host No. 6 Southwest Minnesota State Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Warrior Stadium.

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