For Immediate Release
Monday, October 2, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#2 Haley Mason (F, 5-2, So., Chippewa Falls, Wis. / Chippewa Falls HS ) - SMSU
- Scored a goal in SMSU’s 1-1 tie with No. 23 Bemidji State
- Scored both goals, including the game winner, in SMSU’s 2-0 win over Minnesota Crookston
- Her six points led the NSIC last week
- Had nine shots on goal for the weekend

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#8 Libby Spangler (D, 5-6, Sr., Littleton, Colo. / Columbine HS) - Minnesota State
- Part of two shutouts over the weekend
- Part of a defense that allowed just five shots on goal in two matches
- Registered two shots on the weekend
- Recorded her third assist on the season against UMD
- Back-to-back full-time games against SCSU and UMD

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#0 Delani Daubman (GK, Fr., Omaha, Neb. / Westside HS) - Sioux Falls
- Helped lead USF to two draws on the weekend
- Saved 14 shots on the weekend with a career high eight against NSU
- Faced 15 corner kicks, including 12 against NSU
- Had six saves in a shutout tie with MSUM
- Held a .933 save percentage for the week

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Annika Bard (AUGIE)
- Recorded one goal, one assist, for three points while firing five shots
- Scored the first goal in a 2-1 win at UMary 
- Added an assist on the game-winning-goal in a 2-1 win at Minot State
Addison Clarey (MSU) 
- Scored a goal and added an assist against UMD 
- Registered three SOG on the weekend 
- Played 96 minutes on the weekend
Sophie Taylor (NSU) 
- Tallied game winning goal for Northern State against Wayne State
- Recorded two shots-on-goal in the two contests
- The goal was her first of the season

DEFENSE
Dunham Brooke (NSU)
- Led Northern State with six shots against the Wildcats and Cougars 
- All six of her shots were on frame
- Helped anchor a NSU defense that shutout Wayne State
- The Wolves defense held their opponents to just six total shots
Zerna Rheana (SCSU)
- Played all 90 minutes of SCSU’s draw with No. 12 MSU and in a 2-1 win over CSP
- Helped SCSU improve to 7-2-1, marking the best 10-game start in program history
- The Huskies also improved to 4-1-1 in NSIC play, its best conference start since 2016 when it went 4-0-2
- Anchored the Husky backline that ranks fourth in the NSIC in scoring margin (0.4) and fifth in scoring defense (0.90 GAA)
Quinn Williams (WSU)
- Had the game-winning goal, heading home a corner kick in the WSU 4-0 victory over UMC
- Logged the  85 minutes in a 4-0 shutout over Minnesota Crookston
- Had several key tackles in both matches, anchoring the WSU backline

GOALKEEPER
Rath Mackenzie (MSU) 
- Posted back-to-back shutouts against SCSU and UMD 
- Had five saves on the weekend
- Faced six corner kicks on the weekend
- Moved into second in MSU all-time shutouts (30) and third in MSU all-time wins (36)
Simone Lewald (MSUM)
- Had 13 saves across a pair of ties for MSUM
- Recorded a clean sheet with five saves against Sioux Falls
- Only allowed one goal across the weekend, facing 28 total shots
Jaylee Strickland (SCSU)
- Made 10 saves over the weekend and recorded her fourth shutout of the season against MSU
- With seven wins and four shutouts, she needs just one more of each to join SCSU’s season top-10 list in both categories
- Is 7-2-1 with a 0.90 GAA and .809 save percentage for the season
- Anchors the Husky defense that ranks fourth in the NSIC in scoring margin (0.4) and fifth in scoring defense (0.90 GAA)
 

2022 NSIC Soccer Players of the Week
9/5/23
O: #13 Hope Korte – Augustana 
D: #8 Libby Spangler – Minnesota State
GK: #1 Jillian Barkus – Augustana
9/11/23
O: #24 Jenna Dominguez - St. Cloud State
D: #2 Halle Peterson - Bemidji State
GK: #1 Siriana Gudino - Minot State
9/18/23
O: #12 Katrina Barthelt - Bemidji State
D: #19 Zoe Boughton - Northern State
GK: #0 Mackenzie Rath  - Minnesota State
9/25/23
O: #2 Ellie Primerano - St. Cloud State
D: #11 Tori Miller - Concordia-St. Paul
GK: #33 Jennifer Norris - Minnesota Duluth
10/2/23
O: #2 Haley Mason - SMSU
D: #8 Libby Spangler  - Minnesota State
GK: #0 Delani Daubman - Sioux Falls

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in 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 union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 110 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.