For Immediate Release
Monday, September 18, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#12 Katrina Barthelt (F, 5-8, So., Bartlett, Ill. / South Elgin HS) - Bemidji State
- Scored three goals and added an assist for a NSIC-high seven points in three wins
- Scored a career-high five points off two goals and an assist in the Beavers’ 7-1 victory at UMC
- Led the Beavers with six shots on goal and 12 total shots
- Scored the game-winning goals against UMC and SCSU

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#19 Zoe Boughton (D, Jr., Inver Grove Heights, Minn. / Simley HS) - Northern State
- Was part of a defense that recorded a pair of shutouts
- Started both contests, playing 166 total minutes
- Held MSUM to just eight shots, including one on goal in a 1-0 win
- Limited Minot State to 10 shots, including two on goal in another 1-0 win
- MSUM and Minot State tallied a combined four corner kicks and a .167 shot on goal percentage
- The win over Minot State was the first in program history for the Wolves 

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#0 Mackenzie Rath  (GK, 5-9, Sr., Pierre, S.D. / TF Riggs HS) - Minnesota State
- Recorded back-to-back shutouts against Augustana and CSP 
- Had 11 saves on the weekend, stopping six against Augustana
- Now holds fifth spot in MSU all-time saves with 200

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Anna Tobias (UMD)
- Scored 3.00  points per game this weekend
- Scored her first career hat trick in 1:08 against Crookston
- Scored the three goals in 1:08 to earn the fastest hat trick in NCAA DII Women's Soccer history
Maddie Archer (MSU)
- Scored a pair of game-winning-goals as MSU defeated CSP and AUGIE 1-0
- The goal against Augustana was the first of the season
- The goal against CSP came at the 88:41 mark off a Libby Spanglet assist
Kelsey Selden (NSU)
- Tallied the Wolves game-winning goal against Minot State; the first program victory over the Beavers
- Scored with a header off a corner kick by Hannah Smith in the second half of Sunday's contest
- Recorded four total shots, including three shots on goal for a .750 shot on goal percentage

DEFENSE
Halle Peterson (BSU) 
- Helped the Beavers to three wins over the week by scoring two goals for four points
- Scored both goals in the Beavers' 7-1 victory over Minnesota Crookston
- Became the first BSU defender to score twice in a match since 2016
- Totaled three shots and two on goal
- Helped the BSU backline hold opponents to just one goal over the week and just 11 shots on goal
- Played in 225 minutes to lead the team
Libby Spangler  (MSU) 
- Played two full matches against Augustana and CSP
- Lead the Mavericks to two shutouts, allowing just 19 shots, including 11 on goal
- Added her second assist on the season
Chloe Schlines (WSC)
- Anchored a WSC defense that posted two shutouts during the week
- Played all 180 minutes in 1-0 wins at Sioux Falls and vs. SMSU
- Registered one shot in each contest
- Allowed just eight shots on goal for the weekend

GOALKEEPER
Edie Frantzen  (BSU)
- Helped the Beavers to three straight wins during the week earning two shutouts and allowing just one goal all weekend
- In 270 minutes, totaled 10 saves and posted a 0.33 goals against average and .909 save percentage
- Totaled four saves in the Beavers wins versus Minnesota Crookston and St. Cloud State
Simone Lewald (MSUM)
- Made a total of 11 saves across two games for MSUM this past weekend
- Only surrendered a single goal in two full 90 performances
- Currently has 33 saves on the season after her second clean sheet of the season against Mary on Sunday
Alexus Townsend (NSU)
- Recorded two shutouts in the opening week of NSIC play against MSU Moorhead and Minot State
- Tallied three total saves in 180 minutes of action
- The Wolves win over Minot State was the first in program history
Hayden Wallace (WSC)
- Posted two shutout wins during week - 1-0 at Sioux Falls and 1-0 vs. SMSU
- Credited with two saves in Thursday 1-0 win at Sioux Falls
- Posted six saves Sunday in 1-0 shutout win over Southwest Minnesota State
- Played all 180 minutes

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

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.