For Immediate Release
Monday, November 6, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#2 Ellie Primerano (D, 5-4, So., Saint Joseph, Mich. / Michigan Lutheran HS) - St. Cloud State
- Led the NSIC with six points in a 6-0 win over UMC 
- Scored a pair of goals and added a pair of assists
- Became the 17th player in program history to record six or more points in a match 
- Recorded her first career multi-goal match 
- Ended the regular season tied for the NSIC lead in assists with eight
- The win clinched the first NSIC championship in program history for SCSU
- Matched program records for most wins (13) and conference wins (10)
- Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season (9/25/23)

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#17 Callie Menzel (D, 5-5, Jr., Iowa City, Iowa / Iowa City HS) - Winona State
- Led WSU to a 3-0 shutout of Wayne State
- Played the full 90 minutes at center back
- Helped hold WSC to just four total shots, with only two on goal

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#0 Edie Frantzen (GK, 5-6, Jr., Rogers, Minn. / Rogers HS) - Bemidji State
- Helped BSU secure the fourth-seed in the NSIC Tournament by shutting out UMD 1-0
- Stopped a career-high seven shots to earn her ninth clean sheet of the season
- All seven saves were made in the second half to preserve the shutout for the Beavers
- Faced seven corner kicks in the match

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Megan Fastenau  (NSU) 
- Scored the game winning goal against UMary in the final three minutes of the regular season finale
- The goal propelled NSU to a third place standing and solidified hosting rights for the opening round
- Took two total shots in the contest
- Tied for the league lead in game winning goals (5)
Sarah Strating (WSU) 
- Tallied the game-winning goal in a 3-0 victory over Wayne State 
- Had two shots overall, both on goal
- Logged 25 minutes overall

DEFENSE
Ana Spaine (SCSU) 
- Scored a goal in SCSU’s 6-0 win over Minnesota Crookston, helping clinch a regular season NSIC title
- Played a full 90 minutes on the backline of the Huskies’ seventh shutout in 2023
- Helped hold UMC to two shots and one shot on goal 
- On the season, has scored two goals and two assists for six points while logging 1612 minutes on the pitch

GOALKEEPER
Alexus Townsend (NSU) 
- Tallied eight saves against UMary in the regular season finale
- Registered her ninth shut-out of the 2023 season
- Tied for first in the NSU single season records in shutouts
Caroline Titze (USF)
- Recorded 11 saves in 90 minutes in net in a scoreless tie against CSP
- Faced three corner kicks
 
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
10/30/23
O: #24 Olivia Gardner - University of Mary
D: #34 Kelsey Heller - Minnesota State
GK: #00 Alexus Townsend - Northern State
11/6/23
O: #2 Ellie Primerano - St. Cloud State
D: #17 Callie Menzel - Winona State
GK: #0 Edie Frantzen - Bemidji State

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.