For Immediate Release
Monday, October 7, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#2 Hannah Richter (F, 5-5, Jr., Bismarck, N.D. / Century HS) - University of Mary
- Scored both goals in the Marauders 2-1 win over No. 4 Minnesota State
- Took the ball at midfield and dribbled by five defenders to just outside the goal area to score
- Gave UMary a 2-0 lead early in the second after scoring from on top of the goal area
- Now has a team-leading four goals this season

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#8 Hannah Pavek (D, 5-8, Sr., Eagan, Minn. / Eagan HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Played 176 minutes of shutout soccer on the weekend
- Scored the game winning goal and collected two points in the 5-0 victory at Minot State
- Posted four shots during the two-game weekend
- Helped CSP record two shutouts on the weekend and their seventh of the season

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#0 Claudia Pueschner (GK, 5-7, So., Apple Valley, Minn. / Eastview HS) - Augustana
- Recorded two shutouts over the weekend and has recorded five shutouts in a row
- Faced 34 shots, and made 17 saves in wins over UMD and
- Has six shutouts on the season and has shutout 14 of the 17 halves that she has played
- Remains undefeated in conference play at 5-0-1 and has a save % of .885

Other Top Performances
Offense
 #26 Grace Behm (AUGIE) - scored the game-winning goal in overtime against St. Cloud State on Sunday. She tallied 3 shots against SCSU, all of which went on goal. She tallied four shots on the weekend, all of which went on goal and now has four goals on the season. Three of her four goals are game-winners and she is tied for first in the NSIC in that category. She leads the Vikings in shots and shots on goal and is fourth in the NSIC in shots.
#14 Sara Wendt (BSU) - extended her goal scoring streak matches (3g) and has at least a point in Bemidji State’s last five (5g-1a). She posted a goal in each of BSU road matches last weekend to help lead the Beavers to a sweep. She scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 10th minute of a 1-0 victory over Sioux Falls on Friday before getting the Beavers on the board again early (13th minute) of a 3-1 victory at Southwest Minnesota State on Sunday. She leads the team with a career-high five goals and 11 points (5g-1a).
#20 Katie Anderson (CSP) - Scored a career high two goals in the 5-0 victory over Minot State Friday night; recorded an assist in the 5-0 win over the Beavers; posted a total of five points on the weekend; played a total of 70 minutes while putting up four shots off the bench this past weekend.
#4 Jenny Vetter (MSU) - tied the team lead with four points over the weekend after a goal and two assist performance against Minot State. Also had five shots, three on net, on the weekend in 140 minutes. Is second on the team in goals, points and shots. Tied for team lead in game-winning goals; is also second in NSIC in goals, points and shots.
DEFENSE
#28 Morgan Moe (AUGIE) - played all 188 minutes on a defense that gave up zero goals. She has not sat a single minute this season on a defense that gives up less than one goal a game. She scored the game-winning goal against Minnesota Duluth on Friday, bringing her point total up to 3 on the season.
#26 Cassidy Pierce (U-Mary) - Led a Marauders defense that allowed one goal in two games against the top two scoring offenses in the NSIC. Brilliant assist on the Marauders opening goal of a 2-1 win over #4 Minnesota State. Only goal by MSU came in final minute of play. Paced the Marauders to a 0-0 draw with Concordia-St. Paul to knock Golden Bears. MSU took 13 total shots with nine on target. CSP managed 16 shots with 10 on frame. For the weekend U-Mary held the two powerhouses to one goal on 29 shots with 19 on frame.
#6 Bri Ciaccio (MSU) - led the Maverick defenders with two goals for four points over the weekend. Scored a goal in each match. Ciaccio and MSU defense allowed 13 shots on net and had a 1.50 GAA over the weekend. Leads MSU defenders in goals and points on the season.
#12 Megan Shuster (WSC) - Helped WSC go 1-0-1 in weekend road trip at SCSU, UMD; played all 205 minutes in two overtime games; led WSC defense to 1-0 OT win at Minnesota Duluth Sunday, 4th shutout of the year.
#15 Taylor Johnson (WSU) - Logged 90 minutes in each of the Warriors’ two 2-0 shutout wins over the weekend.
Goalkeeper
#01 Alyssa Stumbaugh (BSU) - went 1-0-0 last weekend seeing time in both of Bemidji State’s road victories. She recorded four saves in 45 minutes of relief goalkeeping work to preserve a 1-0 victory and the team’s third clean sheet of 2019 Friday. Sunday she again came off the bench to play the final 45 minutes in a 3-1 win at Southwest Minnesota State. She turned aside the only shot she faced and collected her second win of the season in the process.
#1 Madisyn Waltman (U-Mary) - Backstopped a Marauders defense that allowed one goal in two games against the top two scoring offenses in the NSIC. In Marauders 2-1 win over #4 Minnesota State, faced 13 shots and made eight saves, including five saves in the last 30 minutes and three in the final seven minutes, with several from close range. Only goal allowed came with 57 seconds remaining. Against CSP made 10 saves to earn fifth shutout of season. For the weekend Waltman allowed just one goal while stopping 18 of the 19 shots she faced. Leads NSIC with 0.23 goals against average.
#30 Rachel Grisham (WSC) - Posted 1-0-1 record with one shutout during weekend road trip at SCSU, UMD; credited with five saves in 1-0 OT win Sunday at Minnesota Duluth, her fourth shutout of the season; also made five saves Friday in 1-1 OT tie at St. Cloud State.
 

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