For Immediate Release
Monday, September 26, 2022
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#10 Annika Syvrud (M, 5-10, Jr., Rock Springs, Wyo. / Rock Springs HS) - Wayne State
- Scored three goals as WSC went 1-0-1 over the weekend
- Posted two goals in Friday’s 3-0 win over Minnesota Crookston, including the game-winner
- Added a penalty kick goal in Sunday’s 1-1 tie vs. Bemidji State

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#8 Libby Spangler (D, 5-6, Sr., Littleton, Colo. / Columbine HS) - Minnesota State
- Was part of a MSU defense that did not allow a goal over the weekend
- Allowed just six shots on goal in two matches
- Totaled 150 minutes over the weekend
- Scored her first goal of the year in a 6-0 win at MSU Moorhead

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#00 Alexus Townsend (GK, So., Omaha, Neb. / Gross Catholic HS) - Northern State 
- Led the Wolves to a pair of ties against CSP and No. 18 MSU
- Totaled 15 saves with a 0.938 save percentage (only goal allowed was a penalty kick)
- First NSIC goalkeeper to shutout Minnesota State this season 
- Faced 12 corner kicks and had seven saves in a 0-0 tie with MSU
- Now has four shutouts on the season
- Named NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week for the second time this season (8/29/22)

Other Top Performances
OFFENSE
#3 Grace Douglas (AUGIE) scored the fifth goal in Augustana’s 5-0 win against Minnesota Crookston.
#20 Katie Anderson (CSP) scored a pair of goals against MSU Moorhead and the game tying goal against Northern State. She took seven shots on goal in 139 minutes on the weekend. She leads the conference with 46 shots and is second with 20 shots on goal. She ranks second in the league in both points with 13 and goals with six.
#5 Jessica Lemmon (UMary) scored both UMary goals in a 2-2 draw at Upper Iowa. Both goals came off penalty kicks. She converted the first penalty kick against the Peacocks cleanly and on the second one, the Upper Iowa goalkeeper made the save but Lemmon knocked home the rebound. She has a team-leading four goals this season and ranks third in the NSIC.
#4 Jenny Vetter (MSU) scored two goals in a 6-0 win against MSU Moorhead.
#9 Jensen Seidel (MSUM) scored one goal on one shot on goal over the weekend against Concordia St. Paul and Minnesota State.
#7 Chloe Allan (MINOT) scored her second game-winning goal of the season in the Beavers’ 1-0 win Sunday at Upper Iowa.
#24 Megan Fastenau (NSU) led the Wolves offensive attack in a pair of ties this weekend against Concordia-St. Paul (1-1) and No. 18 Minnesota State (0-0). Against the Golden Bears she scored the game-tying goal with a penalty kick in the 21st minute. She totaled two shots, one shot-on-goal, one goal, and two points on the weekend.
#24 Alex Lotts (SMSU) helped lead the Mustangs to a 1-0-1 weekend, tying St. Cloud State on Friday before defeating Minnesota Duluth on Sunday.  Lotts scored a goal in the first minute of Friday’s 2-2 tie, finishing with four shots a pair of shots on goal. She scored the game-winner in Sunday’s 2-0 win.
#6 Riley Harmon (WSU) had a big role in helping Winona State earn points in both NSIC matches over the weekend. She scored the Warriors’ only goal of the weekend in a 1-1 tie vs. Minot State. She logged 110 total minutes on the weekend. 

DEFENSE
#97 Mackenzie Ternes (AUGIE) helped Augustana hold Minnesota Crookston to just one shot on goal in a 5-0 win on Sunday.
#8 Sara Alfrida Munk Nielsen (MSUM) averaged 67 minutes in two games and charted a shot on goal against Minnesota State.
#30 Shaye Taylor (MINOT) anchored the defense, playing all 180 minutes of the Beavers two road games over the weekend, helping Minot State pick up a win and a tie as the Beavers allowed just one goal.
#28 Lilja Davidsdottir (NSU) led the Northern State defense in a pair of ties this weekend against Concordia-St. Paul (1-1) and No. 18 Minnesota State (0-0). She totaled 180 minutes of game time this weekend, playing the full 90 minutes in both matches. The NSU defense held the Mavericks scoreless for the first time in conference play this season, as they entered the match averaging 4.8 goals per game. The Northern defense also held Minnesota State to only seven shots-on-goal, tying for their lowest mark in NSIC play this season.
#17 Callie Menzel (WSU) went the full 90 minutes in both matches for WSU as she anchored a backline that conceded just one goal in two games. She helped WSU earn a shutout against Minot State and was a part of defensive unit that held UMary to zero goals for the first time in 2022.

GOALKEEPER
#1 Jillian Barkus (AUGIE) shutout Minnesota Crookston in Augustana’s 5-0 win on Sunday. She helped the Vikings go 1-1 on the weekend.
#0 Mackenzie Rath (MSU) had two shutouts on the weekend as she faced 14 shots (6 shots-on-goal) while playing 180 minutes.
#00 Quinn Carter (MSUM) recorded eight saves against Minnesota State.
#1 Maddie Kindred (MINOT) recorded her fourth shutout of the season making a pair of saves in a 1-0 win Sunday at Upper Iowa, and made four saves in a 1-1 tie on Friday at Winona State.
#31 Hayden Wallace (WSC) had a 1-0-1 record with 10 saves during weekend home games vs. Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State. She was credited with four saves in Friday’s 3-0 win over UMC and faced 20 shots Sunday vs. BSU and had six saves allowing one goal in a 1-1 tie.
#1 Chloe Swanson (WSU) earned her third shutout of 2022 season vs. UMary. She had four saves in the 0-0 tie with the Marauders. She collected five saves in a 1-1 draw vs. Minot State.
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)

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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