For Immediate Release
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
NSIC Media Relations
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Offensive Player of the Year
#4 Jenny Vetter (F, Sr., Mankato, Minn. / East HS)
Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Year for the third time in career
- Ranked first in NSIC play with 23 points, 10 goals and four game-winning-goals
- Ranked fourth in NSIC history with 39 career goals and 94 points
- Ranks third all-time at MSU with 56 career goals
- Leads the team in goals and points on the year with 11 goals and 26 points
- First on MSU’s all-time shot chart with 364
- Ranks first at MSU in career game-winning-goals with 24
- Is tenth in minutes in school history with 5,673
- Was named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week twice in 2022
Defensive Player of the Year
#9 Megan Dahl (D,5-8, Sr., Rosemount, Minn. / Rosemount HS)
Bemidji State University
- Back-to-back NSIC Defensive Player of the Year and All-NSIC First Team selection
- Anchored a Beavers’ defense that held opponents to just five goals in 15 conference games
- Defense recorded 10 shutouts which tied for the second most in the NSIC
- Helped lead the Beavers’ defense to allowing just .33 goals per game in conference play which ranked second in the NSIC
- In all competitions, Dahl helped the Beavers hold opponents to just 11 goals on the season for a .61 goals per game average and 11 shutouts
- Led the Beavers with 1543 minutes played and also contributed offensively by posting four points off one goal and two assists
Goalkeeper of the Year
#0 Mackenzie Rath (GK, Jr., Pierre, S.D. / TF Riggs HS)
Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Allowed just six goals in 1323:20 of play, making 55 saves with nine shutouts
- Ranks fourth at MSU in wins with 30
- Is third at MSU in career shutouts with 21
- Ranks seventh at MSU in career saves with 160
- Named NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week three times this season
Freshman of the Year
#10 Hannah Smith (F, R-Fr., Essex, Great Britain / Barking Abbey College)
Northern State University
- Scored 17 points with eight goals, including three game winners in 15 NSIC contests
- Led the Wolves with 29 shots, 16 on goal, in 999:00 minutes of NSIC play
- The eight goals were tied for second best in the league this season
- The three game-winning-goals were tied for third best in the league
- The 17 points were tied for fourth best in NSIC play
NSIC Coach of the Year
Brian Bahl - Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Named NSIC Coach of the Year for the second time (2015)
- Led MSU to its seventh NSIC Regular Season Soccer Championship
- Coached eight All-NSIC performers this season, including four first team players
- Has recorded 14+ in all ten seasons at the helm of the Mavericks
- Holds the most wins in program history with 159
NSIC All-Conference Teams
| # |
First Team |
Pos. |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
| 9 |
Morgan Keirstead |
M |
Gr. |
AUGIE |
Savage, Minn. |
| 9 |
Megan Dahl |
D |
Sr. |
BSU |
Rosemount, Minn. |
| 2 |
Halle Peterson |
D |
Sr. |
BSU |
Stillwater, Minn. |
| 15 |
Allyson Smith |
F |
Gr. |
BSU |
Brainerd, Minn. |
| 14 |
Sara Wendt |
F |
Sr. |
BSU |
Arden Hills, Minn. |
| 20 |
Katie Anderson |
F |
Jr. |
CSP |
San Diego. Calif. |
| 22 |
Eliana Marciano |
D |
Sr. |
UMD |
Lino Lake, Minn. |
| 22 |
Rachel Boelke |
D |
Jr. |
UMD |
Eden Prairie, Minn. |
| 10 |
Brynn Desens |
M |
Sr. |
MSU |
Appleton, Wis. |
| 0 |
Mackenzie Rath |
GK |
Jr. |
MSU |
Pierre, S.D. |
| 4 |
Jenny Vetter |
F |
Sr. |
MSU |
Mankato, Minn. |
| 5 |
Allie Williams |
M |
Jr. |
MSU |
Waukee, Iowa |
| 8 |
Daisy de Boer |
M |
R-Sr. |
MINOT |
Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
| 1 |
Maddie Kindred |
GK |
R-Sr. |
MINOT |
Soldotna, Alaska |
| 28 |
Lilja Davidsdottir |
D |
Gr. |
NSU |
Reykjavik, Iceland |
| 10 |
Hannah Smith |
F |
R-Fr. |
NSU |
Essex, Great Britain |
| 10 |
Reanne Weil |
M |
Jr. |
WSU |
Crystal Lake, Ill. |
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| # |
Second Team |
Pos. |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
| 2 |
Josie Arduser |
F |
Sr. |
AUGIE |
Lincoln, Neb. |
| 1 |
Jillian Barkus |
GK |
Jr. |
AUGIE |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 16 |
Sylvia Fehr |
F |
Sr. |
AUGIE |
Omaha, Neb. |
| 12 |
Katherine Pelton |
M |
Sr. |
AUGIE |
Omaha, Neb. |
| 97 |
Mackenzie Ternes |
D |
Jr. |
AUGIE |
Vadnais Heights, Minn. |
| 11 |
Erin Becker |
M |
Sr. |
BSU |
Andover, Minn. |
| 24 |
Megan Majewski |
D |
Sr. |
BSU |
Burlington, Ill. |
| 21 |
Maria Stocke |
M |
So. |
BSU |
Andover, Minn. |
| 1 |
Alyssa Stumbaugh |
GK |
Sr. |
BSU |
Gillette, Wyo. |
| 4 |
Nikki Anderson |
F |
Jr. |
CSP |
Cary, Ill. |
| 11 |
Tori Miller |
D |
Jr. |
CSP |
Bloomington Minn. |
| 14 |
Sophie Pawlyshyn |
M |
Jr. |
CSP |
Chanhassen, Minn. |
| 8 |
Mo Malone |
D |
So. |
UMary |
Placentia, Calif. |
| 12 |
Kendra Park |
F |
So. |
UMary |
Lake Havasu City, Ariz. |
| 18 |
Rio Spruenken |
M |
Fr. |
UMary |
Krefeld, Germany |
| 1 |
Madisyn Waltman |
GK |
Sr. |
UMary |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 31 |
Myra Moorjani |
M |
Fr. |
UMD |
Eden Prairie, Minn. |
| 29 |
Maille Mathis |
F |
So. |
MSU |
Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
| 24 |
Natalie Thoen |
D |
So. |
MSU |
Ames, Iowa |
| 23 |
Olivia Thoen |
D |
Sr. |
MSU |
Ames, Iowa |
| 13 |
Ashlyn Watt |
M |
So. |
MSU |
Adel, Iowa |
| 9 |
Jensen Seidel |
F |
Fr. |
MSUM |
Fargo, N.D. |
| 7 |
Chloe Allan |
F |
R-Sr. |
MINOT |
Barnard Castle, U.K. |
| 30 |
Shaye Taylor |
D |
So. |
MINOT |
American Fork, Utah |
| 24 |
Jordan Tenpas |
D |
R-So. |
MINOT |
Placentia, Calif. |
| 15 |
Sarah Upton |
M |
R-Jr. |
MINOT |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
| 24 |
Megan Fastenau |
F |
So. |
NSU |
Aberdeen, S.D. |
| 0 |
Alexus Townsend |
GK |
So. |
NSU |
Omaha, Neb. |
| 32 |
Mia Zagorski |
M |
Jr. |
NSU |
Lakeville, Minn. |
| 18 |
Sarah Miller |
F |
Jr. |
USF |
Monument, Colo. |
| 24 |
Alex Lotts |
F |
Sr. |
SMSU |
Champlin, Minn. |
| 2 |
Ellie Primerano |
D |
Fr. |
SCSU |
St. Joseph, Mich. |
| 17 |
Karlie Valdez |
M |
5th |
SCSU |
West Haven, Utah |
| 32 |
Reagan Allen |
F |
Fr. |
WSC |
Topeka, Kan. |
| 10 |
Annika Syvrud |
M |
Jr. |
WSC |
Rock Springs, Wyo. |
| 6 |
Riley Harmon |
F/M |
5th |
WSU |
Mundelein, Ill. |
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.
About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit
NCAA.org.
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