For Immediate Release
Thursday, November 9, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
Offensive Player of the Year
#20 Katie Anderson (F, 5-8, Sr., San Diego, Calif. / West Hills HS) - Concordia University, St. Paul
- Three-time All-NSIC selection including first team honors the past two seasons
- Led the NSIC in both points with 23 and goals scored with 10 in conference play
- Added an NSIC best in shots with 58
- CSP’s all-time leader in goals scored with 34
- Ranks second in school history in single season goals (12) and points (28)
Defensive Player of the Year
#2 Halle Peterson (D, 5-7, 5th, Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater Area HS)
Bemidji State University
- Anchored a BSU backline that allowed 12 goals during the NSIC play with six shutouts
- Centerback for the Beavers defense that led the conference allowing just 61 shots on goal during the regular season
- Started all 18 games and led the team with 1,508 minutes played for 93.1 percent of the team’s total minutes
- Contributed on the offensive side as well and tied for third on the team with three goals and totaled six points
- 2023 NSIC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and a two-time United Soccer Coaches All-Region selection
- Three-time All-NSIC First Team selection.
Goalkeeper of the Year
#0 Mackenzie Rath (GK, Jr., Pierre, S.D. / TF Riggs HS) - Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Named NSIC Goalkeeper of the Year for the second straight season
- Allowed five goals in 1595:03 of play, making 74 saves with 13 shutouts
- Allowed just two goals in NSIC play with 51 saves and 11 shutouts
- Ranks third in MSU career wins with 41
- Is second in MSU career shutouts with 36
- Ranks first in MSU career saves with 244
- Named NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week twice this season
Freshman of the Year
#22 Linsey Trapino (F, 5-7, Fr., Verona, Wis. / Verona HS) - St. Cloud State University
- Scored seven goals with three assists for 17 points with four game-winning goals on 47 shots and 22 shots-on-goal in 871 minutes
- Led SCSU and all NSIC freshmen in points (17), goals (seven) and game-winning goals (four)
- Her four game-winning goals rank second in single season program history
- Scored five goals and three assists for 13 points in final eight games of regular season
- Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week after scoring or assisting on each of SCSU’s three goals in victories over Minot State and Mary
NSIC Coach of the Year
Gretta Macdonald (10th Season) - St. Cloud State University
- Led SCSU to a 14-3-2 record (10-2-2 NSIC) and an NSIC Regular Season Championship, its first ever soccer conference championship
- Coached an NSIC high eight All-NSIC performers, including four first team members
- SCSU advanced to the NSIC semifinals for the fourth time in program history and first time since 2019
- Coached the Huskies to rank second in the NCAA Central Region rankings
- Have set numerous program records, including victories (14), conference wins (10), unbeaten streak (nine) and most home wins (nine)
- Record programs best 10-game start (7-2-1) and best five-game start (4-1-0) since 2000
- Became SCSU’s all-time winningest head coach in 2022, and currently sits at 78-63-26 (.545)
NSIC All-Conference Teams
| # |
First Team |
Pos. |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
| 8 |
Annika Bard |
M |
Sr. |
AUGIE |
Appleton, Wis. |
| 22 |
Maggie Cade |
M |
5th |
BSU |
Lakeville, Minn. |
| 2 |
Halle Peterson |
D |
5th |
BSU |
Stillwater, Minn. |
| 21 |
Maria Stocke |
M |
Jr. |
BSU |
Andover, Minn. |
| 20 |
Katie Anderson |
F |
Sr. |
CSP |
San Diego, Calif. |
| 11 |
Tori Miller |
D |
Sr. |
CSP |
Bloomington, Minn. |
| 13 |
Jackie Jares |
F |
Sr. |
UMD |
Muskego, Wis. |
| 0 |
Mackenzie Rath |
GK |
5th |
MSU |
Pierre, S.D. |
| 8 |
Libby Spangler |
D |
5th |
MSU |
Littleton, Colo. |
| 5 |
Allie Williams |
F |
5th |
MSU |
Waukee, Iowa |
| 24 |
Megan Fastenau |
F |
Jr. |
NSU |
Aberdeen, S.D. |
| 16 |
Kelsey Selden |
M |
Sr. |
NSU |
Prairie du Sac, Wis. |
| 0 |
Alexus Townsend |
GK |
Jr. |
NSU |
Omaha, Neb. |
| 2 |
Ellie Primerano |
F |
So. |
SCSU |
Saint Joseph, Mich. |
| 8 |
Brooke Quam |
M |
So. |
SCSU |
Lakeville, Minn. |
| 13 |
Ana Spaine |
D |
Fr. |
SCSU |
West Des Moines, Iowa |
| 14 |
Rheana Zerna |
D |
Jr. |
SCSU |
St. Michael, Minn. |
| # |
Second Team |
Pos. |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
| 97 |
Mackenzie Ternes |
D |
Sr. |
AUGIE |
Vadnais Heights, Minn. |
| 13 |
Hope Korte |
M |
Sr. |
AUGIE |
Mendota Heights, Minn. |
| 16 |
Connor Rylance |
D |
So. |
AUGIE |
Overland Park, Kan. |
| 12 |
Katrina Barthelt |
F |
So. |
BSU |
Bartlett, Ill. |
| 17 |
Lauren Hodny |
M |
Sr. |
BSU |
Moorhead, Minn. |
| 26 |
Megan Ko |
D |
Fr. |
BSU |
Lake Oswego, Ore. |
| 15 |
Corynn Grabau |
F |
Jr. |
CSP |
Andover, Minn. |
| 8 |
Mo Malone |
D |
Jr. |
UMARY |
Placentia, Calif. |
| 22 |
Eli Olsen |
D |
5th |
UMARY |
Buffalo, Wyo. |
| 24 |
Olivia Gardner |
F |
So. |
UMARY |
Winona, Minn. |
| 19 |
Ava Vizenor |
M |
Jr. |
UMARY |
Big Lake, Minn. |
| 22 |
Rachel Boelke |
D |
Sr. |
UMD |
Eden Prairie, Minn. |
| 10 |
Jessica Eischens |
M |
Fr. |
UMD |
North Oaks, Minn. |
| 30 |
Lauren Hansen |
D |
5th |
UMD |
Grayslake, Ill. |
| 27 |
Courtney Kovacs |
D |
So. |
MSU |
Ankeny, Iowa |
| 13 |
Ashlyn Watt |
M |
Jr. |
MSU |
Adel, Iowa |
| 19 |
Anna Van Wyngarden |
M |
So. |
MSU |
West Des Moines, Iowa |
| 25 |
Avery Korsching |
F |
So. |
MSU |
Grimes, Iowa |
| 1 |
Simone Lewald |
GK |
Sr. |
MSUM |
Leander, Texas |
| 8 |
Sara Alfrida Munk Nielsen |
D |
Jr. |
MSUM |
Aarhus, Denmark |
| 25 |
Rebecca Storr |
D |
So. |
MINOT |
Aarau, Switzerland |
| 5 |
Sofia Galvez |
M |
R-Jr. |
MINOT |
Whittier, Calif. |
| 10 |
Hannah Smith |
F |
R-So. |
NSU |
Essex, Great Britain |
| 32 |
Mia Zagorski |
M |
Sr. |
NSU |
Lakeville, Minn. |
| 19 |
Zoe Boughton |
D |
Jr. |
NSU |
Inver Grove Heights, Minn. |
| 21 |
Calista Kocmick |
M |
Sr. |
NSU |
Brandon, S.D. |
| 18 |
Sarah Miller |
F |
5th |
USF |
Monument, Colo. |
| 17 |
Brooke Wetterstrom |
M |
So. |
SMSU |
Olathe, Kan. |
| 2 |
Haley Mason |
F |
So. |
SMSU |
Chippewa Falls, Wis. |
| 0 |
Jaylee Strickland |
GK |
Fr. |
SCSU |
Columbus, Ohio |
| 22 |
Linsey Trapino |
F |
Fr. |
SCSU |
Verona, Wis. |
| 15 |
Gracie Parsons |
M |
R-Jr. |
SCSU |
Omaha, Neb. |
| 17 |
Grace Olson |
M |
Fr. |
SCSU |
West Des Moines, Iowa |
| 17 |
Paige Pemberton |
D/M |
So. |
WSC |
Lee’s Summit, Mo. |
| 3 |
Morgan Rhodes |
M/D |
Sr. |
WSC |
Omaha, Neb. |
| 7 |
Johanna Shubert |
F |
So. |
WSU |
Batavia, Ill. |
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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NCAA.org.
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