For Immediate Release
Thursday, August 9, 2018
NSIC Media Relations
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BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The defending NSIC Regular Season and NSIC Tournament Champions of Minnesota State University, Mankato were picked to win the NSIC in the preseason coaches’ poll. This marks the seventh time since re-joining the NSIC in 2008 that the Mavericks have been picked to win the NSIC.
Minnesota State received 12 first place votes and tallied 220 points, ranking them ahead of Bemidji State (206), which received two first place votes. Augustana came in third with 194 points and a first place vote while Minot State was fourth with 189 points and a first place nod.
The 2018 NSIC Soccer Regular Season Champion will be determined by a 15-game league schedule, with a win earning a team three points and a tie one point.
The 2018 NSIC Soccer season will see its first action on Thursday, August 30 as eight matches kickoff the season, including an NSIC match between Sioux Falls and Minnesota State.
The NSIC Tournament first round is set for October 31 while the semifinals and championship will be played November 2 & 4.
NSIC Players to Watch - 2018
Preseason Players of the Year in Italics (More info at link above)
| # |
Name |
Pos |
Ht |
YR |
School |
Hometown |
High School |
| 12 |
Reiley Klose |
F |
5’10 |
SR |
Augie |
Fargo, N.D. |
Fargo Davies |
| 7 |
Rachael Norton |
F |
5’5 |
SR |
BSU |
Mounds View, Minn. |
Irondale |
| 20 |
Jordan Rowan Stafford |
F |
5’2 |
SR |
CSP |
St Paul, Minn. |
Tartan |
| 7 |
Jade Smith |
F |
5’7 |
SR |
UMary |
Rochester, England |
The Priory School |
| 2 |
Vanessa Shelton |
MF/F |
5’2 |
SO |
UMC |
Tacoma, Wash. |
Franklin Pierce |
| 12 |
Natalie St. Martin |
F |
5’6 |
SR |
UMD |
Dellwood, Minn. |
Mahtomedi |
| 9 |
Morgan Cottew |
F |
5’9 |
SR |
MSU |
Minneapolis, Minn. |
Washburn |
| 11 |
Jessica Dallman |
M |
5’3 |
SR |
MSUM |
Grand Forks, N,D, |
Red River |
| 15 |
Sofia Lewis |
M |
5’6 |
SO |
MINOT |
Minot, N.D. |
Minot |
| 16 |
Shianne Rosselli |
M/F |
5’7 |
JR |
NSU |
Corona, Calif. |
Santiago |
| 18 |
Lauren Lafavre |
F |
5’6 |
JR |
USF |
Burnsville, Minn. |
Burnsville |
| 28 |
Alli Miskowiec |
F |
5’1 |
JR |
SMSU |
Coon Rapids, Minn. |
Coon Rapids |
| 17 |
Hannah Marion |
F |
5’6 |
JR |
SCSU |
Inver Grove Heights, Minn. |
South St. Paul |
| 2 |
Jordyn Ostrowski |
MF |
5'5 |
Jr. |
UIU |
Ringle, Wis. |
D.C. Everest |
| 18 |
Christina Stasi |
F |
5’5 |
SR |
WSC |
Omaha, Neb. |
Millard North |
| 18 |
Abby Bohanski |
F |
5’4 |
SR |
WSU |
Plover, Wis. |
Stevens Point Area |
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Defense |
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| # |
Name |
Pos |
Ht |
YR |
School |
Hometown |
High School |
| 19 |
Rebekah Thoresen |
D |
6’0 |
SR |
Augie |
Minnetonka, Minn. |
Minnetonka |
| 1 |
Anna Fobbe |
GK |
5’6 |
SR |
BSU |
St. Paul, Minn. |
Cretin-Derham Hall |
| 23 |
Jade Weller |
D |
5’8 |
SR |
CSP |
Prior Lake, Minn. |
Prior Lake |
| 25 |
Caitlin Dooley |
D/M |
6’0 |
SR |
UMary |
Pontefract, England |
New College Pontefract |
| 20 |
Jessica Scott |
D |
5’11 |
SR |
UMC |
Post Falls, Idaho |
Gonzaga Prep |
| 13 |
Erika Hjort |
D |
5’7 |
SR |
UMD |
Pine Springs, Minn. |
Mahtomedi |
| 17 |
Abby Hausken |
D |
5’6 |
SR |
MSU |
Oakdale, Minn. |
North St Paul |
| 25 |
Kendall Schauer |
D |
5’7 |
SR |
MSUM |
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
Discovery Canyon |
| 21 |
Yesenia Piceno |
D |
5’0 |
SR |
MINOT |
Stockton, Calif. |
Cesar Chavez |
| 20 |
Tori Thorpe |
D |
5’1 |
SO |
NSU |
Pierre, S.D. |
T.F. Riggs |
| 21 |
Lily Mckown |
D |
5’6 |
JR |
USF |
Independence, Minn. |
Orono |
| 3 |
Morgan Darner |
D |
5’8 |
JR |
SMSU |
Harrisburg, S.D. |
Harrisburg |
| 18 |
Mia Giorgi |
D |
5’6 |
JR |
SCSU |
Eagan, Minn. |
Eastview |
| 21 |
Kelsey Hall |
D |
5’5 |
JR |
UIU |
Tiffin, Iowa |
Clear Creek Amana |
| 21 |
Natalie Rech |
D |
5’4 |
SR |
WSC |
Blair, Neb. |
Blair |
| 1 |
Jourdan Valkner |
GK |
5’9 |
SR |
WSU |
Wayne, Ill. |
South Elgin |
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