For Immediate Release
Monday, March 13, 2017
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Softball Players of the Week

NSIC Player of the Week
#11 Katie Dawson
(UTL, Jr., R/R, Henderson, Nev./ Coranado HS)
Northern State
- Went 8-for-17 for a batting average of .471 as NSU went 6-2 on the week
- Recorded four homeruns and 16 RBI
- Added two walks and five runs scored  
- Tallied 20 putouts and one assist in three starts from first base with a fielding percentage of 1.000
- Currently batting second on the team with an average of .406, as well as a slugging percentage of .875
- Leads the team with five homeruns on the year

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#1 Coley Ries
(RHP, Sr., R/R, Eagle Lake, Minn. / Mankato East HS)
Minnesota State
- Went 3-0 last week with a 0.00 ERA
- Posted 33 total strikeouts including 17 vs. Wilmington and 12 vs. Northwood
- Recorded shutout wins over Wilmington and Holy Family. She has totaled five shutouts this season
- Has won her last six games and is 9-1 on the season
- Named NSIC Pitcher of the Week for the second consecutive week
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 6-1 vs. Wayne State (Mich.) L 8-2 vs. Slippery Rock	5-6, 0-0 NSIC	L2	4th Overall
Team Notes
- Augustana opened its spring trip with a pair of games in Leesburg, Florida on Sunday - The Vikings went 0-2 on day one, falling 6-1 to No. 22 Wayne State and 8-2 to Slippery Rock - Wayne State combined for six runs in the fifth and sixth innings in the opener to earn the 6-1 win - The Vikings led 1-0 in the top of the second before the Warriors scored two runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth - In game two, Slippery Rock held Augustana to five hits in an 8-2 win over the Vikings
Top Performer(s)
- Kaylea Schorr went 2 for 3 with a double for the Vikings in the loss
Up Next
March 13-15 Spring Trip (Clermont, Fla.)

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak
L 3-1 vs (19) Indianapolis L 4-2 vs St. Ambrose	2-2, 0-0 NSIC	L2
Team Notes
- Opened the Spring Break Tournament against No. 19 Indianapolis and St. Ambrose - Fell in game one to the Greyhounds 3-1 and game two to the Fighting Bees 4-2
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore Kesley McAllister went 2-for-6 over two games with two solo home runs - She led the Beavers with a 1.33 slugging percentage - Jessica Yost pitched 7.0 innings against No. 19 UIndy and allowed three earned runs but struck out 11 batters
Up Next
Monday, March 14 vs Post University and Ohio Dominican Tuesday, March 15 vs Saint Michael’s and Clarion

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 4-5 (9) vs #22 Wayne State (Mich.) L 0-10 vs California (Pa.)	2-10, 0-0 NSIC	L2	12th Overall
Team Notes
- Jumped out to an early 3-0 against #22 Wayne State but a few defensive errors allowed the Warriors to tie the game at three - WSU won on a sacrifice fly to left field in the bottom of the ninth - The Golden Bears did not allow a single earned run against the Wayne State. All five runs were unearned - Only managed to compile two hits against California (Pa.)
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman pitcher Samantha Sullivan pitched well against Wayne State (Mich.) despite taking the loss. She went the distance pitching eight and two-thirds innings, allowing only six hits, zero earned runs, and striking out four
Up Next
Monday, Mar. 13 vs Saint Michael’s (Vt.) (Clermont, Fla.) – 5 pm Monday, Mar. 13 vs Seton Hill (Pa.) (Clermont, Fla.) – 7:30 pm Tuesday, Mar. 14 vs Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (Clermont, Fla.) – 9:30 am Tuesday, Mar. 14 vs # 19 Indianapolis (Clermont, Fla.) – 12 pm Thursday, Mar. 16 vs Hillsdale (Mich.) (Clermont, Fla.) – 7 am Thursday, Mar. 16 vs Clarion (Pa.) (Clermont, Fla.) – 9:30 am Friday, Mar. 17 vs Ohio Dominican (Clermont, Fla.) – 9:30 am Friday, Mar. 17 vs St. Michael’s (Vt.) (Clermont, Fla.) – 12 pm Saturday, Mar. 18 vs Pace University (Clermont, Fla.) – 8 am Saturday, Mar. 18 vs Hillsdale (Mich.) (Clermont, Fla.) – 10:30 am

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
IDLE	5-14, 0-0 NSIC	L1	13th Overall
Up Next
March 17-19 - Six games at the Hy-Vee Classic regional crossover in St. Joseph, Missouri

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 5-3 vs CC W 9-0 vs DC	5-8, 0-0 NSIC	W1	16th Overall
Team Notes
- Minnesota Crookston opened up the Tucson Invitational on Sunday with a split against Central College and Dickinson College - The Golden Eagles run-ruled Dickinson 9-0, led by a two-run home run from Samantha Proctor - Kassidy Klaphake picked up her first no-hitter with the Golden Eagles as she shut down Dickinson with no runs on no hits with seven strikeouts, three hit batters and two walks - The Golden Eagles are sitting at 5-8 on the season with nine more games at the Tucson Invitational this week
Top Performer(s)
- Samantha LeMay was 3-of-4 with one run scored and two RBI with a two-run home run against Central - Khailyn Neumayer was 3-of-4 with two runs scored - Jozie Garner hit .400 with one run scored and one RBI - Kassidy Klaphake got the win with the no-hitter, giving up no runs on no hits with seven strikeouts
Up Next
March 13  vs. Dickinson State – 5:30 p.m. – Lincoln Park, Tucson, Ariz. March 13  vs. Mayville State – 8 p.m. – Lincoln Park, Tucson, Ariz.

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
6-2 at the PFX Athletics Spring Games	11-7, 0-0 NSIC	W3	2rd Overall
Team Notes
- The Bulldogs went 6-2 during in their final eight games at the PFX Athletics Spring Games in Clermont - The last of those six wins came against No. 25 Southern New Hampshire (5-0 on March 10)
Top Performer(s)
- Junior shortstop Becky Smith batted .423 (going 11 for 26) with seven RBI and four doubles - Freshman third baseman Lauren Oberle hit three homers and posted an .800 slugging percentage in the eight games - Bulldog pitchers combined for a 1.50 ERA and held the opposition to a .211 batting average
Up Next
March 17  vs. Nebraska-Kearney  12 p.m.  (Apple Market Tournament in St. Joseph, Mo.) March 17 vs. Northwest Missouri State  4 p.m.  (Apple Market Tournament in St. Joseph, Mo.)

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 13-4 vs. Georgian Court W 9-0 vs. Wilmington W 9-0 vs. Saint Anselm W 6-0 vs. Holy Family W 7-1 vs. Northwood W 9-1 vs. Hillsdale	17-3, 0-0 NSIC	W11	1st  Overall
Team Notes
- Enter the week on an 11 game winning streak - Went 6-0 last and won all 10 games at The Spring Games in Clermont, Florida - Posted three straight shutout wins over Wilmington, Saint Anselm, and Holy Family - Won all six games last week by at least six runs or more
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Jess Meidl recorded a team-high nine hits including three doubles. She added seven RBI and stole three bases on three attempts - Sophomore McKenzie Paap scored a team-best 10 runs over the six game span. She notched eight hits with two doubles and season-high three RBI vs. Hillsdale - The outfielder also stole four bases on five attempts with a season-best three vs. Holy Family - Senior Coley Ries went 3-0 last week with a 0.00 era - Posted 33 total strikeouts including 17 vs. Wilmington and 12 vs. Northwood - She has also won her last six starts in a row
Up Next
Friday, Mar. 17 vs. Northeastern State at the Missouri Western Tournament in St. Joseph, Mo. – 10 a.m. Friday, Mar. 17 vs. Washburn at the Missouri Western Tournament in St. Joseph, Mo. – 2 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
2-6 in Florida	5-12, 0-0 NSIC	L3	15th
Team Notes
- MSUM continued its season at the NTC College Games in Florida, going 2-6 on the week and 3-7 on the trip overall - MSUM posted wins over Nyack, Northwood (Mich.) and Bentley on the week - Dragons hit .336 as a team on the week - MSUM had four triples on the week with four different players recording one each
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore SS Taylor Roddie hit .400 on the week (12-of-30) with two homers and nine RBI, both team-bests, while recording two four-hit games - Senior OF Hannah Klug hit .421 with a triple and four RBI - Freshman OF Madison Paige and senior OF Carly Williamson each hit .355 on the week (11-of-31); Paige had three doubles while Williamson had five RBI - Freshman P Tori White went 2-2 on the mound with a 4.38 ERA to lead the pitching staff; she walked just seven batters in 24 innings of work
Up Next
March 28 at Northern State - 2 p.m. (DH)

 

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 11-0 vs. Mayville State W 10-0 vs. Mayville State	6-5, 0-0 NSIC	W4	14th Overall
Team Notes
- Blanked NAIA foe Mayville State twice in nonconference play at Presentation Dome in Aberdeen, S.D. - Allowed a total of eight hits in two games, while collecting 26 - Finished with 10 extra base hits in two wins
Top Performer(s)
- Emma Casey picked up her first win in a Beaver uniform, pitching three scoreless innings with a strikeout in game 2, allowing just five hits and no runs in two games - Jordan Grant went 4 for 7 with two doubles, three runs scored and three stolen bases - Rachel Burdette collected five hits in seven at bats, driving in five runs with two doubles and a triple - Ashley Hill hit her team-leading fourth home run as a part of a four-hit double header, driving in four
Up Next
Tuesday, March 26 vs. Montana State Billings 12/2 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 2-1 vs Notre Dame W 14-0 vs Saint Rose W 16-1 vs Salem Intl. W 4-1 vs Cedarville W 15-6 vs Georgian Court L 6-1 No. 16 vs Southern Indiana L 8-0 vs Lewis University W 3-0 vs Pitt Johnstown	13-5, 0-0 NSIC	W1	9th Overall
Team Notes
- Went on a nine-game win streak that was snapped by No. 16 Southern Indiana to conclude the NTC Games with a record of 10-4 - Combined for 14 doubles, one triple, 11 homeruns and 53 RBI as a team on the week - Matched 2016 season homeruns with 19 total through 18 games - Went 63-of-195 from the plate for a team average of .323 - Held opponents to 2.0 earned runs each game
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman Kennady Thompson went 8-for-21 from the plate with six RBI and two doubles, including one walk-off hit - Jenna Helgeson recorded nine hits, one double, one homerun and six RBI -Lauren Kunz went 7-for-18 with two doubles, three homeruns and seven RBI
Up Next
Friday, March 17th- Missouri Western State in St. Joseph, Missouri - 12 p.m.

 

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
USF 4-2 in Clermont, Fla.	11-6, 0-0 NSIC	W1	5th Overall
Team Notes
- Opened spring break trip to Clermont, Fla. with a 7-5 victory over Grand Valley State before dropping a 9-0 decision to No. 16 Southern Indiana - Rolled to two victories in their second day with a 6-1 win over California (Pa.) and following it with a 7-5 win against Ashland - Split on third day with a hard-fought 3-2 loss to No. 18 Caldwell before bouncing back to an 8-0, inning-shortened victory over Franklin Pierce - Hit .357 as a team while USF's pitchers held their opponents to a .273 batting average
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman Kenna Heath batted .909, recording 10 hits in her 11 at-bats while driving in seven runs - Jasmine Ragusi hit .421 with a double and four RBI - Kerrigan Hoshaw went 2-1 in the circle with a 1.77 ERA in 20.1 innings pitched - Courtney Mathews picked up two victories with a 4.40 ERA in 14.1 innings pitched
Up Next
Tuesday, March 14  vs Truman State & Millersville in Clermont, Fla. March 17-19 at Hy-Vee Classic in St. Jospeh, Mo.

 

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 2-0 vs. UT L 5-4 vs. UT L 4-0 vs. FSC L 5-2 vs. FSC L 4-1 vs. NDC L 2-0 vs. USI W 8-6 vs. SHU W 8-7 vs. Nyack	7-7, 0-0 NSIC	W2	3rd Overall
Team Notes
- Southwest Minnesota State went 1-1 on the first day at the “Spring Games” in Clermont, Fla. - Following their first pair of games, the Mustangs suffered from a string of six straight losses that began with back-to-back road doubleheaders at the University of Tampa and Florida Southern University - SMSU finished its trip to Florida on a high note with back-to-back wins on the final day over Siena Heights and Nyack College
Top Performer(s)
- Kali Tomlinson had a .320 batting average with four RBI and two extra base hits - Tori Brooks finished last week with a .316 batting average with four runs scored and her first home run of the year - Sam Flack had three extra base hits last week with a .481 slugging percentage - Alex O’Connor pitched two complete games and had one save with a 3.08 ERA
Up Next
Saturday, Mar. 18 vs. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) - 2 p.m. (DH)

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 6-1  Trevecca Nazarene W 3-2  Lewis University L 5-4   Findlay University W 4-3   Saint Joseph’s College W 12-0  Felician University W 4-1  Assumption College W 10-3  Northwood L 7-0  Cal (PA) W 15-0  Philadelphia University W 11-4  Fairmont State	16-4, 0-0 NSIC	W8	11th Overall
Team Notes
- The team went 8-2 in the Spring Games at Clermont, Fla. from March 7-12 - The program hit .326 on the week with 13 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 59 RBI - The program had a staff ERA of 1.85 with 40 strikeouts in 68 innings worked - The team reached double figures four times while down in Florida - The times in double figures in runs were the first four times of the season for the program
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Alyssa Coletto hit .486 on the week with 15 hits, five runs, two doubles, a triple, two home runs and 11 RBI - Sophomore Jaiden Lund put up a .414 batting average with 12 hits, five home runs, 11 RBIs and 28 total bases - Senior Jessica Goerger knocked in 10 runs on the week on her 11 hits including three doubles - Senior Rebecca Harps recorded the first two home runs of her career plus picked up 11 runs scored, 11 hits, six RBI - Kate Kopeck went 5-1 with a 2.62 ERA including a one-hit shutout against Felician - Megan Hedstrom threw 29.1 innings with a 1.91 ERA and 20 strikeouts plus had a pair of wins and three saves
Up Next
The Spring Games (Clermont, Fla.) Monday, March 13, vs. Slippery Rock University – 7:30 p.m. Hy-Vee Classic (St. Joseph, Missouri) Friday, March 17, vs. University of Nebraska-Kearney  – 10 a.m. Friday, March 17, vs. Pittsburg State – 2 p.m. Saturday, March 18, vs. Northeastern Oklahoma – 10 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at Missouri Western – 2 p.m. Sunday, March 19, vs. Washburn University – 11 a.m. Sunday, March 19, vs. Northwestern Missouri – 3 p.m.

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
Idle	4-10, 0-0 NSIC	L1	7th
- Three game series with Wisconsin Parkside postponed to March 21-22
Up Next
Hyvee Classic - Friday, Mar. 17 - Sunday, Mar. 19 (6 games) - St. Joseph, Mo.

 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
3-3 at NTC Spring Games in Florida	4-14, 0-0 NSIC	W2	6th Overall
Team Notes
- Wildcats won three of last five games in Florida including last two - Posted wins over Findlay, Concordia College (NY) and St. Joseph’s (Ind.)
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Monique Alyea hit team-high .438 going 7 for 16 at the plate - Sophomore Abbie Hix had .389 average in six games – 7 for 18 with two doubles, one homer - Sophomore Emily Chandler was 7 for 20 (.350) in six Florida games - Junior catcher Katelyn Wobken was 7 for 23 (.304) with six runs scored – had two doubles, one triple and one homer
Up Next
WSC plays six games at Missouri Western Crossover Tournament Friday-Sunday, March 17-19

 

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 8-0 vs Stonehill W 8-0 vs Stonehill L 4-3 vs Rockhurst W 6-0 vs Mercyhurst W 10-0 vs Bentley W 2-0 vs Grand Valley W 11-3 vs Northwood W 5-2 vs Cedarville	9-2, 0-0 NSIC	W5	3rd Overall
Team Notes
- Outhit opponents .343 to .198 - Outscored opponents 53-9 - Pitching staff combined for a 1.01 ERA - Slugged .526 as a team - Had a .389 on-base percentage - Had a .977 fielding percentage
Top Performer(s)
- Jaida Reynen had three wins, two complete games and two shutouts. Did not allow a run in 11 innings of work - McKenna Larsen threw 19.0 innings, had a 0.74 ERA and struck out 14. Allowed just two earned runs - Alison Nowak had five hits in eight at-bats - McKenna Larsen and Paige Keegan hit .478 with 11 hits - Keegan had a .696 slugging percentage - Shaye Witte had a .471 batting average and a .882 slugging percentage - Keegan led the way with eight RBI - Larsen and Jamee Schleis each had seven RBI
Up Next
3/17 vs. Pitt State atSt. Joseph, Mo. -10 a.m.       3/17 vs Central Oklahoma at St. Joseph, Mo. -2 p.m. 3/18 vs Washburn at St. Joseph, Mo. - 12 p.m. 3/18 vs Northeastern State atSt. Joseph, Mo. - 4 p.m. 3/19 vs Fort Hays State atSt. Joseph, Mo. - 9 a.m. 3/19 vs Nebraska-Kearney at St. Joseph, Mo. -  3 p.m.