For Immediate Release
Monday, October 23, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#13 Jackie Jares (F, 5-7, Sr., Muskego, Wis. / Muskego HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Scored three goals to lead the NSIC with 3.00 points per game
- Scored the three goals off eight shots, six of which were on goal
- Had both goals, including the game winner, in a 2-1 win over SMSU
- Added her third goal in a 2-1 win over Sioux Falls

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#8 Mo Malone (D/M, 5-6, Jr., Placentia, Calif. / El Dorado HS) - University of Mary
- Led a smothering Marauders defense that allowed just one goal on 12 total shots (4 on frame)
- Scored the winning goal on a 25 yard free kick with 62 seconds left to rallied past CSP 2-1
- Provided the assist on the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Winona State on Sunday 
- Held CSP had 4 shots (2 on frame) and WSU to 8 (2 on frame)

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#1 Simone Lewald (GK, 5-6, Sr., Leander, Texas / Leander HS) - MSU Moorhead
- Made eight saves while only allowing one goal in MSUM’s 2-1 win over No. 10 Minnesota State 
- Only surrendered one goal on 26 total shots (nine on goal) from the Mavericks
- Faced six corner kicks in the match
- Lone goal allowed was on a penalty kick
- Was the first win for the Dragons over MSU since October 14, 1997

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Grace Douglas (AUGIE)
- Scored two goals on the weekend
- Scored game tying goal in a 1-1 tie with BSU
- Scored game winning goal in a 1-0 win over UMC
Katie Anderson (CSP) 
- Tallied her 30th career goal against UMary to become the all-time leader in goals scored at CSP 
- Added her ninth goal of the season with the game-winner against Minot State 
- Leads the NSIC with 22 points (1.43 AVG/G)
- Is the conference leader in both shots with 67 and shots on goal with 31
Olivia Gardner (UMary)
- Played a role in all four Marauders goals 
- Earned a penalty kick and a direct free kick that both resulted in goals in a 2-1 win over CSP
- Scored both goals in the Marauders 2-0 win over Winona State 
- Leads the Marauders in goals this season with four and is tied for the lead in game-winning goals (2)
Tabea Czech (MSUM)
- Scored the tying goal in MSUM's 2-1 win over Minnesota State, her second of the 2023 season. 
- Assisted on MSUM's game-winning goal scored by Madeline Etter in the 53rd minute
- Helped the Dragons earn their first win over the Mavericks since 1997
- Played the full 90 minutes in the win
Calista Kocmick (NSU) 
- Scored the only goal for Northern State against No. 10 Minnesota State for a 1-1 draw
- The goal was her lone shot of the contest, going 1-for-1
- Has a season shot-on-goal percentage of .636

DEFENSE
Chloe Schlines (WSC) 
- Played all 180 minutes anchoring WSC defense in weekend road sweep at UMC and BSU
- Had four shots and one on goal in Friday's 2-1 win at Minnesota Crookston
- Helped WSC defense shutout Bemidji State Sunday 1-0 for first win over Beavers since 2010
- BSU outshot WSC 20-4 Sunday as Wildcats registered sixth shutout win of season

GOALKEEPER
Molly Fischer (UMary)
- Led the Marauders to a weekend sweep while extending UMary's win streak to four games
- Made a save and held Concordia-St. Paul to a single goal on in a 2-1 win over the Golden Bears
- Posted her sixth clean sheet of the season in a 2-0 win over Winona State, recording two saves
- Directed a Marauders defense that game up just 12 shots in the two game (4 by CSP, 8 by WSU)
Mackenzie Rath (MSU) 
- Resisted 125:16 minutes in the net after coming in Sunday as a goalie sub
- Lowered her goals against average to .20 over the weekend
- Recorded eight saves on 13 shots while recording a tie on the weekend
Wallace Hayden (WSC) 
- Allowed just one goal in two weekend road wins at Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State
- Registered sixth shutout of season in 1-0 win at Bemidji State Sunday with six saves
- Faced 20 shots vs. BSU, getting WSC first win over Beavers since 2010
- In two matches credited with eight saves
 
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
10/9/23
O: #22 Linsey Trapino - St. Cloud State
D: #27 Courtney Kovacs - Minnesota State
GK: #12 Hayden Wallace - Wayne State
10/16/23
O: #8 Annika Bard - Augustana
D: #8 Libby Spangler  - Minnesota State (2)
GK: #0 Mackenzie Rath  - Minnesota State (2)
10/23/23
O: #13 Jackie Jares - Minnesota Duluth
D: #8 Mo Malone - University of Mary
GK: #1 Simone Lewald - MSU Moorhead

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
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