For Immediate Release
Monday, October 21, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#11 Sofia Lewis (MF, 5-6, Jr., Minot, N.D. / Minot HS) - Minot State
- Recorded four goals, one game winner, and added an assist in wins over USF and SMSU
- Scored second and third goals of the year in the 67th and 75th minute against USF
- Had seven total shots, with three on goal in the 3-1 win over USF
- Scored opening goal and then game tying goal in a 3-2 win over SMSU
- Assisted on the game winning goal against SMSU

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#12 Malia Brudvik (D, 5-4, Sr., Auburn, Wash. / Mountainview HS) - UMary
- Played key role in Marauders posting two shutout wins over the weekend
- Held SMSU and USF to a combined 11 shots over two games with only nine shots on frame
- Posted two assists in the Marauders 3-0 win over SMSU
- Held Mustangs to nine shots total and nine on frame
- Held USF to two total shots with none on frame
- UMary leads NSIC and is top five in NCAA in scoring defense, allowing 0.258 goals/game

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#33 Alexa Rabune (GK, 5-7, R-Sr., Cedar Falls, Iowa / Cedar Falls HS) - Minnesota State
- Tied a season-high with eight saves in the lone match she started, a 1-0 win over BSU
- Had four saves in each half to gain her fifth shutout of the season
- Faced a total of seven corner kicks in the match against BSU
- Is first in the NSIC in shutouts on the season, then third in GAA and save percentage
- Named NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week for the second time this season (9/16/19)


Other Top Performances
Offense
#26 Grace Behm (AUGIE) - Logged 10 shots, eight on goal, two goals, an assist, and five points against MSU Moorhead on Sunday; currently leads the Vikings in goals.
#21 Particia Martin (U-Mary) - Posted goals in both Marauders weekend home wins and has goals in three straight games; had two goals and an assist in two games; assisted on the game-winning goal in the Marauders 3-0 victory over the Mustangs on Senior Night, then scored UMary’s second goal of the game; had the lone goal in Sunday’s 1-0 win over Sioux Falls; in last three games has two game-winners and a game-winning assist.
#4 Jenny Vetter (MSU) - scored three goals over the weekend for six points, including the game-winning goal in the 7-0 win over UMC and 1-0 win over BSU; the game-winning goal against UMC was a penalty kick and the game-winning goal against BSU came in the 89th minute for the only goal of the match; in 108 minutes of play over the weekend, Vetter had 10 total shots with six being on net; Vetter has scored in the last five matches, including the last four game-winning goals for MSU; Vetter now leads the NSIC in points (30), goals (12) and game-winning goals (6).
#4 Jenna Dominguez (SCSU) - scored the game winning goal at 25:19 and provided an assist on Monica Majeski’s goal at 19:51 vs. UIU. In the game, Dominguez had two shots to her credit; to cap the weekend, Dominguez scored an unassisted goal off a steal at 28:16 to help lead SCSU to a 3-2 victory over Winona State. In the game, Dominguez had two shots for SCSU; on the weekend, Dominguez had two goals, one assist, five points and four shots for the Huskies; on the season, Dominguez now has three goals, two assists and eight points for SCSU.

Defense
#28 Morgan Moe (AUGIE) - Played every minute on a defense that has allowed one goal in its last 9 games; she has played every single minute this season.
#16 Alexa Hepner (CSP) - Scored the game winning goal in the 76th minute on a header off a corner kick in the 1-0 victory over BSU; recorded her first Concordia career goal on that play; played all 90 minutes against the Beavers; was a big part in helping CSP record their ninth shutout victory in the win over Bemidji State.
#8 Libby Spangler (MSU) - played all 180 minutes in the two shutout wins over UMC, 5-0, and BSU, 1-0; Spangler and the Maverick defense held opponents to 12 total shots over the weekend with nine of them being on net;  BSU had seven corner kick opportunities in the match, but did not convert on any due to the Maverick defense; this was the eighth shutout for the Mavericks this season out of 13 matches.  
#12 Lindsey Brownell (MSUM) - scored winning goal in 1-0 win over Wayne State on Friday; helped Dragon defense keep WSC off the scoreboard.

Goalkeeper
#1 Madisyn Waltman (U-Mary) - Posted a pair of shutouts over weekend; in 3-0 victory over Southwest Minnesota State, faced nine shots - all on target - and made nine saves; in 1-0 win over Sioux Falls, faced two shots while directing Marauders defensive alignment; has eight shutouts on season in 11 games; leads NSIC in goals allowed/game (.258) and save percentage (.943) and ranks in top five of NCAA Division II.
#1 Kayleigh Sedlacek (MSUM) - recorded shutout in 1-0 win over WSC on Friday; that was her fourth shutout of the season; had seven saves in that win; added 14 saves in loss to Augustana.  

 

NSIC Soccer Players of the Week
9/9/19
O: #10 Brynn Desens - Minnesota State
D: #13 Taylor Kenealy - Minnesota State
GK: #1 Kayleigh Sedlacek  - MSU Moorhead
9/16/19
O: #3 Leah Johnson - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #4 Kylee Welch - University of Mary
GK: #33 Alexa Rabune  - Minnesota State
9/23/19
O: #14 Sara Wendt - Bemidji State
D: #5 Alesha Duccini  - Minnesota State
GK: #1 Kayleigh Sedlacek  - MSU Moorhead (2)
9/30/19
O: #8 Claire Shea - St. Cloud State
D: #28 Morgan Moe - Augustana
GK:  #1 Jordyn Clark - Concordia-St. Paul
10/7/19
O: #2 Hannah Richter  - University of Mary
D: #8 Hannah Pavek  - Concordia-St. Paul
GK: #0 Claudia Pueschner - Augustana
10/14/19
O: #4 Jenny Vetter - Minnesota State
D: #28 Morgan Moe - Augustana (2)
GK: #0 Claudia Pueschner - Augustana (2)
10/21/19
O: #11 Sofia Lewis - Minot State
D: #12 Malia Brudvik - University of Mary
GK: #33 Alexa Rabune  - Minnesota State (2)