Mankato, Minn. - No.1 Minnesota State sophomore Sidni Trotter scored her first career goal in the 23rd minute to lift the Mavericks to a 1-0 victory over Winona State in the 2014 NSIC/US Bank Women's Soccer Tournament Championship. With the win the Mavericks improve to 21-0-0 on the season, earn their fourth NSIC Tournament title and will automatically qualify for the NCAA Central Region Tournament. 

Minnesota State has now won back-to-back tournament championships and three of the past four titles. The Mavericks outshot the Warriors 27-8 and 10-2 on shots on goal in the match.

Trotter was named NSIC / US Bank All-Tournament MVP for her goal in the championship match, while Emily Morris was also named to the all-tournament team as she assisted on two game winning goals during the tournament, including Trotter's goal. Other Mavericks named all-tournament were defender Breanna Steele and goalkeeper Molly McGough. 

The Mavericks earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Central Region Tournament and will be joined by University of Central Missouri, which gained an automatic bid out the MIAA. The remaining four teams will be awarded on an at-large basis.  The complete NCAA championship bracket will be announced on Monday, November 10 via a webcast selection show on www.NCAA.com at 6 p.m. (CT). The regional tournament will begin November 14 or 15 on regional campuses.

2014 NSIC/US Bank All-Tournament Team

#	Name	School	Pos	Yr	Hometown
26	Aimee Wronski	UIU	MF/F	Sr.	Huntley, Ill.
98	Kaitlyn Emanuel	UIU	GK	Jr.	Byron, Minn.
23	Sheridan Reiners	UMD	F	Jr.	Bloomington, Minn.
12	Megan Helberg	UMD	D	Sr.	Lakeville, Minn.
6	Kati Baker	WSU	M	Jr.	Appleton, Wis.
2	Madalyn Jansen	WSU	D	Jr.	Appleton, Wis.
0	Rachel Oleson	WSU	GK	Fr.	Brookfield, Wis.
33	Molly McGough	MSU	GK	Sr.	Centennial, Colo.
24	Breanna Steele	MSU	D	Sr.	Eagan, Minn.
5	Emily Moris	MSU	M	Sr.	Woodbury, Minn.
	Most Valuable Player
2	Sidni Trotter	MSU	D	So.	Omaha, Neb.

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