For Immediate Release
Monday, October 31, 2022
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#4 Jenna Dominguez (F, 5-3, Sr., Geneva, Ill. /Geneva Community) - St. Cloud State
- Scored a pair of goals to lead the Huskies to a 2-0 win over Minnesota Duluth
- Scored her seventh and eighth goals of the season
- Recorded her third multi-goal game this season 

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#28 Lilja Davidsdottir (D, Gr., Reykjavik, Iceland / Verzlunarskoli Islands) - Northern State
- Played the full 90 minutes in a 3-0 over MSU Moorhead
- Led the Wolves defense that allowed a total of six shots and two shots-on-goal 
- NSU recorded its ninth win by way of a shutout and their 11th total shutout of the season
- NSU defense ranks eighth nationally in total shutouts (11) and is tied for 18th in shutout percentage (0.611)

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#0 Mackenzie Rath (GK, 5-9, Sr., Pierre, S.D. / TF Riggs HS) - Minnesota State
- Recorded five saves in a 1-0 shutout win over CSP
- Faced four corner kicks in the match
- Moved into third on the MSU’s all-time shutout list 
- Recorded her fifth straight shutout 
- Named NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week for the third time this season (9/6/22 & 10/24/22)

Other Top Performances
OFFENSE 
#2 Josie Arduser (AUGIE) scored two goals in Augustana’s 2-0 victory over Wayne State. She became Augustana’s leading goal scorer bringing her season total to eight goals.
#11 Erin Becker (BSU) scored a penalty-kick goal in the Beavers 2-0 win at Minnesota Crookston that also was the game-winning goal. Led the Beavers with five shots on goal in the game.
#4 Jenny Vetter (MSU) scored the game-winning-goal in a 1-0 win over Concordia-St. Paul, locking up the regular season championships. 
#4 Mckenzie Ickert (MSUM) had one shot on goal in MSUM’s 3-0 loss to Northern State on Tuesday in 58 minutes.
#5 Sofia Galvez (MINOT) led the offense for Minot State with 1 shot on goal in the Beavers scoreless draw at Mary on Thursday.
#10 Hannah Smith (NSU) netted her eighth goal of the season in a 3-0 win over MSU Moorhead on Thursday. The goal was scored by way of a penalty kick in the 64th minute, it was her first penalty kick attempt of the season. Smith has now record three game-winning goals this season. Her final stat line in the game included four shots, two shots-on-goal, one goal, and two points.
#3 Ellie Wardell (WSU) was instrumental in helping Winona State return to the NSIC soccer postseason in a 3-1 win over Upper Iowa. She had the game-winning goal in the second half over the Peacocks. She also notched an assist in the game. She played 36 minutes as she notched two shots.

DEFENSE
#97 Mackenzie Ternes (AUGIE) helped the Vikings to a 2-0 shutout victory against Wayne State. She was apart of a defense that held Wayne State to just five shots on goal.
#7 Emily Baurr (BSU) helped the BSU defense hold Minnesota Crookston to just two shots on goal in her 36 minutes of play. Made good use of her time on the field and scored her first career goal with a 25-yard strike to put BSU up two.
#20 Jalyn Bauer (MSUM) played a clean 78 minutes against Northern State on Tuesday. 
#25 Rebecca Storr (MINOT) led the Beavers defense, playing 83 minutes in a scoreless tie with Mary on Thursday, and helped out offensively with a team-high 2 shots on goal.
#10 Reanne Weil (WSU) was a key part of the Winona State 3-1 win over Upper Iowa last week. She assisted on the 3rd Warrior goal of the night, allowing WSU to claim the 6th seed in the NSIC Tournament.  She played 81 minutes of the match and had a shot on goal from her defensive midfield position. 

GOALKEEPER
#1 Jillian Barkus (AUGIE) recorded her fifth shutout of the season in Augustana’s 2-0 victory over Wayne State. She made five saves in the win. The shutout win is Barkus’s third straight shutout.
#00 Georgiana Harber (BSU) shutout Minnesota Crookston Thursday in the Beavers’ 2-0 win by making two saves.
#1 Madisyn Waltman (UMary) posted her 34th clean sheet, an all-time UMary record. She made five saves against Minot State in a 0-0 tie that ensured a tournament berth for the Marauders. She has nine shutouts this season and shared two others.
#1 Simone Lewald (MSUM) faced six shots, allowing zero goals against Northern State on Tuesday. She made one save in her 45 minutes of play against the Wolves.
#1 Maddie Kindred (MINOT) made three saves in a scoreless draw at Mary on Thursday, her 12th shutout of the season and eighth in-a-row.
#00 Alexus Townsend (NSU) recorded her eighth shutout of the season in a 3-0 win over MSU Moorhead on Thursday. She made two saves in the game and brought her season save percentage to 0.894 which ranks eighth nationally. She also ranks 22nd nationally in both goals-against average (0.546) and shutouts (8).
#00 Evie Kohn (SCSU) made four saves in St. Cloud State’s 2-0 win over Minnesota Duluth in its regular season finale. With four saves, Kohn posted her eighth shutout of the season and the 13th of her career. Her eighth shutouts rank third all-time in a single season in program history, while her 13 career shutouts rank fifth. Kohn also ranks second in goals against average (1.04), third in season goals against average (0.86), eighth in career wins (13), ninth in career saves (122), ninth in career save percentage (.762). Among conference leaders, Kohn closed the regular season ranked fourth in shutouts (eight), fifth in goals against average (.805) and 10th in save percentage (.797).
#00 Alyson Jumper (WSU) earned the Warrior win in goal as WSU advanced to the NSIC soccer postseason with a 3-1 victory vs. Upper Iowa.She racked up three saves in the game, allowed just one goal, in 80 minutes of play. 
 
2022 NSIC Soccer Players of the Week
8/29/22
O: #30 Ashley Hewitt  - Winona State
D: #4 Mary Meeks - UMary
GK: #00 Alexus Townsend - Northern State
9/6/22
O: #4 Jenny Vetter - Minnesota State
D: #22 Eli Olsen - UMary
GK: #0 Mackenzie Rath - Minnesota State
9/12/22
O: #4 Jenny Vetter - Minnesota State (2)
D: #2 Halle Peterson - Bemidji State
GK: #0 Jamie Kirkvliet - Upper Iowa
9/19/22 
O: #20 Katie Anderson - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #22 Eli Olsen  - UMary (2)   
GK: #1 Maddie Kindred  - Minot State
9/26/22 
O: #10 Annika Syvrud - Wayne State
D: #8 Libby Spangler - Minnesota State
GK: #00 Alexus Townsend - Northern State (2)
10/3/22 
O: #2 Josie Arduser - Augustana
D: #9 Megan Dahl - Bemidji State
GK: #00 Evie Kohn - St. Cloud State
10/10/22 
O:#10 Brynn Desens - Minnesota State
D: #9 Megan Dahl - Bemidji State (2)
GK: #1 Maddie Kindred - Minot State (2)
10/17/22 
O: #14 Sara Wendt - Bemidji State
D: #25 Rebecca Storr - Minot State
GK: #33 Jennifer Norris - Minnesota Duluth
10/24/22 
O:#10 Brynn Desens - Minnesota State(2)
D: #24 Jordan Tenpas - Minot State 
GK: #0 Mackenzie Rath - Minnesota State (2)
10/31/22 
O:#4 Jenna Dominguez - St. Cloud State
D: #28 Lilja Davidsdottir - Northern State
GK: #0 Mackenzie Rath - Minnesota State (3)

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 96 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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