For Immediate Release
Monday, September 11, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#24 Jenna Dominguez (F, 5-3, 5th, Geneva, Ill. / Geneva Community) - St. Cloud State
- Scored two goals, both game-winners, in a 2-0 win over UMD and a 2-1 win over MSUM
- Scored late on an assist from Ariel Hawkey in the win over MSUM
- Got the Huskies on the board early in the second half on a goal off a pass from Ellie Primerano
- Extended SCSU’s winning-streak to six against UMD and improve to 28-0-2 against MSUM
- Moved to second in game-winning goals (10), eighth in scoring (44 points) and ninth in goals (17 goals) at SCSU

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#2 Halle Peterson (D, 5-7, 5th, Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater Area HS) - Bemidji State
- Anchored a backline that posted its second consecutive clean sheet in a 3-0 win over UIU
- Led the team with 70 minutes played
- Helped BSU hold the Peacocks to just two shots and zero on goal

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#1 Siriana Gudino (GK, 5-10, Jr., Ceres, Calif. / Ceres HS) - Minot State
- Recorded back-to-back shutouts, the first two of her Minot State career
- Made seven saves in a 1-0 win Thursday at Montana State Billings
- Added four more saves in a 1-0 win Saturday against Black Hill State

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Katrina Barthelt (BSU) 
- Recorded her first career goal and assist to lead the BSU to a 3-0 win over Upper Iowa
- In just 51 minutes she posted a career-high eight shots with a career best four on goal
Corynn Grabau (CSP)
- Tallied four points on the week for the Golden Bears
- Finished with a combined total of 114 minutes on the pitch with six total shots 
- Led CSP to a 6-0 win over Minnesota Crookston with a career-best two-goal performance 
- Notched her first game-winner of the season with her goal in the first half against the Golden Eagles
Jackie Jares (UMD) 
- Scored two goal in 53 seconds on Sunday against Northern State, breaking the program record for fastest consecutive goals

DEFENSE
Tori Miller (CSP)
- Anchored the Golden Bear defense with 180 minutes spent on the pitch 
- Helped CSP secure their second shutout victory of the season against Minnesota Crookston
- Added her first career goal against the Golden Eagles
- Has played every minute of the season to bring her total to 360
Rebecca Storr (MINOT)
- Anchored the Minot State defense, playing all but six minutes in a pair of 1-0, shutout wins on the road
Hannah Dunlavy (WSU) 
- Turned in a 90-minute performance in the Warriors 0-0 draw at Truman State 
- As a defender, contributed a shot on goal to the Warrior effort
- Anchored a defense that earned its' second consecutive shutout
- Turned in second consecutive 90 minute match

GOALKEEPER
Mackenzie Rath (MSU)
- Registered a shutout against #20 Central Missouri 
- Faced 39 shots over the weekend making 10 saves 
- Third in MSU all-time shutouts with 25 career shutouts 
- Moved into sixth in MSU all-time saves with 189 career saves
Alyson Jumper (WSU) 
- Earned a shutout on the road in a 0-0 draw at Truman State
-  Made five saves in the contest
- Recorded a shutout in second consecutive contest. 
- Earned her fourth career shutout 

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

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.