For Immediate Release
Monday, September 15, 2014
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NSIC Offensive Player  of the Week
#13 Korey Kronforst
F,  Jr.,
Cary, Ill.
Cary Grove HS
Minnesota  State

Kronforst scored two goals this past weekend producing four points for the 4-0 Mavericks.  Her biggest goal came on Sunday as she netted the game winner in a 1-0 upset of No. 1 Grand Valley State. The loss ended GVSU 27-match winning streak.  Her other goal came in a 3-0 win over Concordia-St. Paul.

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#0 Rachel Oleson
GK, 508, Fr.,
Brookfield, Wis.
Brookfield Central HS
Winona State

Oleson was rock solid in front of the net for the Warriors, recording the first two shutouts of her career. She made four saves against Upper Iowa and stopped a pair against Emporia State as the Warriors improved to 4-0.

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#24  Breanna Steele  
D, Jr.,
Eagan, Minn.
Eagan HS
Minnesota State

Steele helped the Mavericks post shutouts against Concordia-St. Paul and No. 1 Grand Valley State as she played in every minute of both matches last week.  Steele led a defense that only allow five shots on goal in the two matches this past weekend, including only four to No. 1 Grand Valley State.  The Maverick defense still hasn’t allowed a goal all season and only allowed eight shots on net in four matches.  This marks the second week in a row Steel has been named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week.

#10 Sarah Stram (F, 5-4, So., Elk Grove Village, Ill (Elk Grove HS))
- Posted a team-high six shots with two shots on goal
- Posted her second goal of the season and first game winner of the year Saturday at Northwest Missouri State University
- Started both games of the week for BSU

#1 Sonja Barr (GK, 5-6, Sr., Duluth, Minn. (Duluth East HS))
- Finished the weekend 1-1-0 with a .923 save percentage and 0.65 goals against average
- Posted six saves to record first win and first shutout of 2014 Sunday versus Northwest Missouri State
- Made six of seven saves in relief Saturday getting BSU to overtime versus Missouri Western.

The Beavers (2-2; 1-0 NSIC) continue their eight-match string of road games to open the season traveling to Bismarck, N.D. Saturday for a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference battle with University of Mary. Sunday the team will wrap up the weekend with a Sunday afternoon match at Minot State University.

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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 went 0-2 at #7 Minnesota State and Viterbo
-went into half tied 0-0 with MSU before three second half goals for the Mavericks made it 3-0
-gave up two goals in the span of 2:24 against Viterbo in a 2-0 loss despite attempting more shots than the V-Hawks
-McKenzie Buck led the team with five shots and two shots on goal for the week
-Emma Gartner fell to 0-3 in net on the season as she made a combined nine saves in the two matches
-CU travels to Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday and Sioux Falls on Sunday with both matches beginning at 1 p.m.

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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)

Shelby Buttron (GK, 5-9, Sr., Olathe, Kansas / South / South Dakota State)
 - Scored a goal and made five saves in the Marauders 2-2 tie with #21 Central Missouri
 - Goal came in the 82nd minute and tied the game 2-2
 - Moved into the offensive zone on a corner kick and hammered home a rebound
 - Was her first game of the 2014 season
Destiny Glaser (D, 5-6, Jr., Bismarck, N.D. / Century)
 - Scored her first career goal in a 4-1 win over Southern Nazarene, heading a corner kick into the goal for U-Mary’s third counter in a five minute flurry
 - Helped limit #21 Central Missouri to seven shots on goal and SNU nine
 - Marauders game up just three goals in two games
Michelle McGeary (M, 5-7, So., Gillette, Wyo. / Campbell County)
 - Scored two goals over two games, a 2-2 tie against #21 Central Missouri and a 4-1 win over Southwest Baptist
 - Tallied the Marauders first goal in both games, tying the UCM game at 1-1 and providing a 1-0 lead against the Crimson Storm
 Marauders Memos
 - U-Mary had lost to Central Missouri in each of the first three times the two team had met
 - The Marauders open Northern Sun play against Minot State at home on Monday, Sept. 15.

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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 Golden Eagles went 0-2-1 on the weekend as they had a loss in their NSIC opener to 3-1 Bemidji State University, a hard-fought 2-1 loss to a strong on the road at Michigan Tech University and a 1-1 draw at Northern Michigan University.

The Golden Eagles continue to be led by Courtney Armborst, who scored her fifth goal of the season against Northern Michigan. Armborst also scored against Bemidji State. Against Michigan Tech, Delaney McIntyre put home her first goal of the year. In addition to Armborst and McIntyre, freshman Ellie Brettschneider comes in with a goal and an assist.

In net, Lexie Gauger comes in with a 1.34 goals against average with 12 saves on the year.

The Golden Eagles will hit the road to face Minot State University and University of Mary this weekend.

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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 (Forward, 5-9, Sr., Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater)
- Scored three goals in a pair of matches, including two and the game-winner in UMD’s NSIC opener against St. Cloud State on Sunday
- Led the Bulldog offense with 14 shots, including 10 on-goal in two matches

#1 Marissa Rosa (5-9, Sr., Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park H.S.)
- Stopped all four shots on net that she faced against St. Cloud State on Sunday in her lone start of the weekend
- Collected her first shutout of the season, lowering her GAA to 1.00 on the year

#18 Riley Allen (Defender, 5-10, Sr., Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie H.S.)
- Led a Bulldog defense that allowed just 10 of 22 shots faced to be directed on-net in a pair of matches, including just four of 13 against St. Cloud State on Sunday afternoon
- Netted her first goal of the season, heading a corner kick against the Huskies

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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
- Scored two goals this past weekend producing four points
- Had the game-winning goal in a 1-0 contest against No. 1 Grand Valley State
- Led the team with seven shots on goal

#24 Breanna Steele, Defense, Senior, Eagan, Minn./Eagan
- Helped the Mavericks post shutouts against Concordia-St. Paul and No. 1 Grand Valley State
- Played in every minute of both matches last week
- A major part of a Maverick defense that still hasn’t allowed a goal all season and only allowed eight shots

#33 Molly McGough, GK, Senior, Centennial, Colo./Araphoe
- Owns an unblemished record of 4-0-0 on the season after defeating Concordia-St. Paul and No. 1 Grand Valley State
- Posted two shutouts on the weekend bringing her career total shutouts to 35
- Tallied five saves on the weekend

The seventh-rated Mavericks improved their record to 4-0-0 overall and 1-0-0 in the NSIC after defeating Concordia-St. Paul and No. 1 Grand Valley State. Sophomore Dana Savino scored twice while junior Korey Kronforst added a goal of her own to give MSU the 3-0 win over the Golden Bears. Kronforst scored the only goal of the game against the Lakers and the Maverick defense only allowed five shots to defeat the defending national champs 1-0 on Sunday. The MSU will travel to Sioux Falls on Saturday and Southwest Minnesota State on Sunday.

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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)
Jessica Johnson (MF, 5-6, So., St. Michael, Minn./St. Michael-Albertville HS)
- led Dragons with six shots during 1-0 loss at Northern State.
- Had team-high three shots on goal.
- Leads Dragons with nine shots this season and four shots on goal.

Lindsey Micheletti (MF, 5-6, Jr., Eagan, Minn./Eagan HS)
- part of Dragon defense that held Northern State to one goal.
- Also had a shot during the game.
- played all 90 minutes.

Ashley Leintz (GK, 5-10, Jr., Bismarck, N.D./Century HS)
- had six saves in 1-0 loss to Northern State
- has 18 saves on the season
- has a .720 save percentage on 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)

- Minot State tested themselves this past week with their short non-conference schedule. The Beavers traveled to Weatherford, Okla. for their season opener against Southwestern Oklahoma State and drew 1-1. On Thursday, Sept. 11, the Beavers hosted their first home match and defeated Southern Nazarene 1-0 in an overtime thriller. They concluded their week with a 2-0 home loss to nationally ranked Central Missouri.
- Senior #17 Jamie MacFarlane (F, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) started her senior season off strong recording eight shots in the team’s 1-1 draw with Southwestern Oklahoma State. MacFarlane’s consistent work-rate paid off in Minot State’s game against Southern Nazarene when she broke through and scored the game winning goal in overtime to give the Beavers a 1-0 win.
- The Beavers lead all NSIC teams with 43 fouls in just three games played. The Beavers averaged 10.78 fouls per game last season, good for most in the conference. Although the team leads the league in fouls, they sit in fourth place in yellow cards.
- Minot State begins NSIC play on Monday, Sept. 15 when they travel to Bismarck, ND to face rival University of Mary. The two teams tied 0-0 in their match last season at Herb Parker Stadium in Minot, ND.

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

#12 Allie Macdonald (F, 5-6, Jr., Hartford, S.D. / West Central HS)
- 9 shots, 4 shots on goal, 1 goal
- 8 shots, 3 shots on goal, 1 goal vs. MSU Moorhead
- Beat two defenders & keeper in goal over Dragons

#00 Brittany Tietz (GK, 5-8, Jr., Aberdeen, S.D. / Aberdeen Central HS/Bemidji State)
- 14 saves on the week
- 10 save game vs. South Dakota State (1st of the year)
- 4 save vs. MSU Moorhead
- Shut-out vs. MSU Moorhead (1st of the year)

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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 was tasked with two tough opponents over the weekend and came a way with an 0-2 record. In Friday night’s match against Montana State-Billings, the Cougars; defense staunchly held the Yellowjacket attack scoreless in the first half, but the relentless MSUB offense broke through in the second for a 2-0 victory. The Cougars then hit the road for the first time in 2014 and opened NSIC competition at Southwest Minnesota State. Ciara Howerton answered the Mustangs’ first half goal with her first score of the season, but an early second-half red card left the USF side down one player and SMSU poured in four second-half goals for the 6-1 win. Sioux Falls returns home to take on top-ten ranked Minnesota State on Saturday and Concordia-St. Paul on 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)

#9 Autumn Hayes (M, 5-11, Sr. La Crescent, Minn./La Crescent)
-Helped the Mustangs open up NSIC play with a win over Sioux Falls
-Totaled five shots, four on goal
-Netted a pair of goals—her first of the season including one being a penalty kick
-Assisted in two other goals in the Mustangs 6-1 win

#23 Sarah Keppler (D, 5-8, So. Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Washington)
-Scored her first goal of the year to help in the Mustangs win
-Was her first shot on goal of the 2014 season
-Mustangs will continue NSIC play and host Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday, Sept. 20 at 1pm

#31 Brienna Dehkes (GK, 5-9, So. Elk River, Minn./Elk River)
-Totaled only two saves from the three shots on goal from Sioux Falls Sunday night
-Earned her first win of the 2014 season

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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)

- Brittany Plombon recorded a season high 12 saves in UMD game on Sept. 14, making her season total 30 saves in 4 games
 
- Taige Thorseson led the team with 4 shots on net, getting her total up to 10 shots after 4 games
 
- Abby McDonald scored her first career goal for the Huskies in the game vs. Emporia State on Sept. 12
 
- Next week the Huskies take on Northern State University on Sept. 20 at 1pm, and Minnesota State University Moorhead on Sept. 21 at 1pm
 
- Huskies return home on Oct. 4 with a 1pm start time against Southwest Minnesota

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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)

UIU dropped its NSIC opener at Winona State, 2-0
 - Out-shot the Winona 8 to 6 in the second half and had 11 corner kicks to Winona’s 0.
 - The Peacocks fell to Central Oklahoma, 1-0, in Edmond, Okla.
 - Junior goalkeeper made 7 saves against the Bronchos and had a total of 10 for the week.
 - Junior Madie Edwards led the Peacocks with 8 shots over the two games
 - The Peacocks will travel to take on Augustana Saturday and Wayne State Sunday
 - UIU holds the series edge against Augustana at 5-1-1, winning the last four matchups
 - Upper Iowa has an 5-1-3 overall record against Wayne State, beating the Wildcats 5-0 in 2013.  

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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. FWD Elk River, Minn. (Elk River HS)
- scored Wayne State’s lone goal Wednesday evening in 1-0 win at Nebraska-Kearney
- led WSC during the week with team-high six shots and four shots on goal
 
#1 Margaret Harma, 5-5 Fresh. Richland, Michigan (Gull Lake HS)
- was 1-1 during the week with a 2.00 Goals Against Average
- made three saves for first collegiate win last Wednesday in 1-0 win at UNK

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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)

#13 Darian Molter (F, 5-4, Fr., Marshfield, Wis.)
- Put together an outstanding pair of games, coming off the bench to score three goals – the first three of her career –  in two wins against Upper Iowa and previously unbeaten Emporia State.
- Her three goals came on just seven shots, with six of her seven shots landing on goal.
- Scored her three goals while playing in just 93 minutes total in two shutout wins.
#2 Madalyn Jansen (D, 5-6, Jr., Appleton, Wis.)
- Played phenomenally on defense in a pair of shutout wins over Upper Iowa and previously unbeaten Emporia State.
- Anchor of a defense that only allowed goalkeeper Rachel Oleson to make six saves.
- Warrior defense allowed just six shot attempts total in a 4-0 win over Emporia State.
#0 Rachel Oleson (GK, 5-8, Fr., Brookfield, Wis.)
- Was rock solid in front of the net for the Warriors, recording the first two shutouts of her career.
- Made four saves against Upper Iowa and stopped a pair against Emporia State while facing 18 total shots between the two teams.

No. 13 Winona State (4-0-0) hits the road this weekend for a pair of games at Wayne State and Augustana on Saturday and Sunday.

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