For Immediate Release
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#4 Jenny Vetter (F, 5-4, Sr., Mankato, Minn. / Mankato East HS) - Minnesota State
- Scored the lone goal at 85:25 to help defeat No. 1 Grand Valley State
- Finished the day with nine shots, five being on goal
- Moved into first at MSU in all-time game-winning-goals (20) and fifth all-time in points (105)

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#22 Eli Olsen (D, 5-10, Jr., Buffalo, Wyo. / Buffalo HS) - UMary
- Scored the winning goal in the Marauders 2-1 win over No. 14 Emporia State
- Blasted a shot from 45 yards out that settled into the net just under the crossbar
- The game-winning-goal came in the 40th minute of play, extending the lead to 2-0
- Held ESU to just 12 shots, nine on goal

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#0 Mackenzie Rath (GK, 5-9, Sr., Pierre, S.D. / TF Riggs HS) - Minnesota State
- Shutout No. 1 Grand Valley State facing 16 shots (5 shots-on-goal)
- Faced 10 corner kicks in the match
- Moves to seven all-time at MSU in wins at 17 and moves to fifth in shutout at MSU at 13

Other Top Performances
OFFENSE
#14 Sara Wendt (BSU) led the Beavers to a 1-0-1 weekend at (RV) Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech by posting three points off of a goal and assist. She tallied an assist in the Beavers’ 3-3 tie at (RV) Northern Michigan then scored the lone goal in the Beavers’ 1-0 win at Michigan Tech. She totaled three shots on goal.
#12 Kendra Park (UMary) sparked the Marauders to a 2-1 win over No. 14 Emporia State. She opened the scoring in the 17th minute and found a loose ball just inside the 18, spun and fired a shot into the upper right corner. She owns a team-leading two goals in three games.
#16 Mila Robichon (MINOT) scored her first collegiate goal in her second college game against Emporia State on Sunday.
#16 Megan Kirby (SCSU) led the charge for the Huskies in their 4-1 win over Minnesota Duluth, as SCSU scored three second half goals to pull away from the Bulldogs. Kirby scored her first career goal, a game-winning goal, in the 50th minute. The goal broke a 1-1 tie at halftime between the two teams. Then, just a few minutes later, Kirby assisted on Gracie Parsons’ goal in the 53rd minute to extend SCSU’s lead to 3-1. Early in the season, Kirby leads the Huskies in points with three while registering 203 minutes on the pitch.
#20 Grace Seim (WSU) led Winona State in shots in their only contest of the week, a 1-0 WSU loss at Wisconsin Parkside. She had three total shots in the match, two on goal in nearly 40 minutes of play.

DEFENSE
#12 Paige Hutton (NSU) led the Northern State defense with a team-high 75 minutes of playing time at Southwest Baptist. Hutton and the Wolves defense limited the Bearcats to only three shots and one shot-on-goal throughout the match in the 1-0 loss.
#27 Bailey Deininger (WSU) led the WSU defense in their only match of the week, a 1-0 loss at Wisconsin Parkside. She played the full 90 minutes in the match. She added a shot on goal to the Warrior offense.

GOALKEEPER
#1 Alyssa Stumbaugh (BSU) totaled 15 saves over the weekend to help the Beavers go 1-0-1 at (RV) Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech. She had a career-high 10 saves in a 1-0 shutout over Michigan Tech Sunday afternoon. She posted a 1.50 GAA And .833 save percentage over the weekend.
#1 Rachel Hicks (SMSU) recorded seven saves in her second consecutive shutout in a 0-0 tie against Missouri Western State on Friday night. The only goalkeeper in the NSIC to play at least two full games without allowing a goal. She is one of two goalies in the conference with multiple shutouts.
#00 Alyson Jumper (WSU) went the full 90 minutes in goal for Winona State in their only match of the week, a 1-0 loss to Wisconsin Parkside. She had three saves vs. the Rangers. She went the full 90 minutes in first start of the 2022 season.

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

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.