For Immediate Release
Monday, September 19, 2011
NSIC Media Relations
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NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#12 Amanda Olsen
F, 5-3, Jr.,
Cottage Grove, Minn.
Park HS
Concordia-St. Paul
Amanda Olsen led the Golden Bears this week with four goals in three matches. She had a goal against Winona State on Wednesday that gave CU a 1-0 lead after 21 minutes of play. On Sunday she led Concordia to their first win in the NSIC this season with a hat trick in the first half of play. It was just the fourth hat trick in school history and the second straight year a Golden Bear netted a hat trick against the Mustangs. Olsen opened the scoring with a brilliant goal in the eighth minute beating the keeper in the top right corner, her second goal came when she finished off a cross from Brittany Kapala. She got her hat trick in the 43rd minute as Kay Smith found her in front of a wide open net and Olsen did the rest. On the season she is leading CU in scoring with six goals and two assists.
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#0 Abby Kjonaas
GK, 5-7, Sr.,
Fargo, N.D.
Fargo North HS
Bemidji State
Abby Kjonaas posted a pair of shutouts leading the Beavers to a 1-0-1 record in the first weekend of the 2011 NSIC season. Going 1-0-1 on the weekend, she posted a total of 16 saves, while holding both opponents scoreless. She turned away four Minnesota, Crookston shots in Saturday’s 2-0 victory before making 12 saves in a 110-minute scoreless tie at MSU Moorhead Sunday. The 12 saves match a career high. Posting back-to-back shutouts, she has now held opponents scoreless for 246:16 straight minutes dating back to Sept. 11. She has four career shutouts.
Week 3 Results
9/13 Emporia State 0 at Wayne State 0 2OT
9/14 Minot State 0 at Minnesota, Crookston 1
9/14 Winona State 3 at Concordia-St. Paul 1
9/16 *Upper Iowa 0 at Winona State 2
9/17 *Wayne State 0 at U-Mary 3
9/17 *SMSU 1 at St. Cloud State 0
9/17 *Minnesota State 1 at Concordia-St. Paul 0
9/17 *Minnesota Duluth 1 at MSU Moorhead 2 OT
9/17 *Augustana 2 at Northern State 1 2OT
9/17 *Bemidji State 2 at Minnesota, Crookston 0
9/18 *Bemidji State 0 at MSU Moorhead 0 2OT
9/18 *Minnesota Duluth 3 at Minnesota, Crookston 0
9/18 *Wayne State 0 at Northern State 2
9/18 *SMSU 1 at Concordia-St. Paul 4
9/18 *Minnesota State 4 at St. Cloud State 1
9/18 *Augustana 0 at U-Mary 2
9/18 Jamestown 0 at Upper Iowa 8
Week 4 Schedule
9/21 U-Mary at Minot State 7:00 PM
9/21 Sioux Falls at St. Cloud State 7:00 PM
9/22 Simpson College at Wayne State 5:00 PM
9/23 Augustana at Minot State 8:00 PM
9/24 Minnesota Duluth at Winona State 12:00 PM
9/24 U-Mary at SMSU 12:00 PM
9/24 Bemidji State at Upper Iowa 1:00 PM
9/24 Northern State at Minnesota State 1:00 PM
9/24 MSU Moorhead at St. Cloud State 4:00 PM
9/24 Minnesota, Crookston at Concordia-St. Paul 4:00 PM
9/25 U-Mary at Minnesota State 1:00 PM
9/25 Minnesota Duluth at Upper Iowa 1:00 PM
9/25 Bemidji State at Winona State 1:00 PM
9/25 Augustana at Wayne State 1:00 PM
9/25 Northern State at SMSU 2:00 PM
9/25 MSU Moorhead at Concordia-St. Paul 4:00 PM
9/25 Minnesota, Crookston at St. Cloud State 4:00 PM
Past NSIC Players of the Week
9/7/11 Off: Amanda Wurdeman, MSUM
Def: Sonya Smith, SMSU
9/12/11 Off: Rachel Goslinga, NSU
Def: Amanda Wagner, Augie
9/19/11 Off: Amanda Olsen, CU
Def: Abby Kjonaas, BSU
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