For Immediate Release
Monday, September 25, 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
- Tallied three points and helped the Huskies go 2-0 versus Wayne State and Augustana 
- Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Wayne State
- Added an assist on the Huskies first goal in a 2-1 win over Augustana
- Helped the Huskies beat Augustana for the first time since 2013
- Is tied for the team lead with seven points while ranking tied for seventh in the NSIC

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#11 Tori Miller (D, 5-5, Sr., Bloomington, Minn. / Kennedy HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Helped anchored the CSP defense that recorded a pair of shutouts against MSU Moorhead and Northern State 
- Added her second goal of the season after netting the game-winner against the Dragons  
- Has yet to exit the field this season as she has tallied 720 minutes on the pitch

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#33 Jennifer Norris (GK, 5-10, Sr., Hoffman Estates, Ill. / William Fremd HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Recorded two shutouts in 0-0 ties with WSC and AUGIE
- Made 12 saves, including nine against Augustana
- Faced eight corner kicks

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Anna Van Wyngarden (MSU)
- Scored her second goal of the season against UMARY 
- It was her first career game-winning-goal
- Registered 151 minutes this week (full-time against Minot)
Alyson Gallagher (SMSU)
- Made season debut at forward against Minot State after playing midfield in first four games of regular season.
- Scored the game winning goal in the fourth minute of the game against Minot State 
- Also had an assist, in the 54th minute against Minot State

DEFENSE
Halle Peterson (BSU) 
- Led Bemidji State in minute played over the weekend totaling 87 minutes in its 2-0 victory over Sioux Falls
- Posted one shot on goal
Libby Spangler (MSU) 
- Registered back-to-back full-time performances 
- Assisted MSU with a shutout against UMARY
- 36 career full-time games accumulating to 4,692 career minutes
Paige Johnson (NSU) 
- Scored the game winning goal for the Wolves against Winona State
- Tallied a 1.000 shot percentage on the weekend
- Was a member of the Wolves defense that held Concordia-St. Paul scoreless

GOALKEEPER
Alexus Townsend (NSU)
- Went 1-0-1 in 180 minutes of action this weekend
- Tallied 12 total saves with a .923 save percentage
- Earned her fourth shutout of the season versus Concordia-St. Paul
- Played 128 minutes of shutout soccer between the two matches
Delani Daubman  (USF)
- Played all 90 minutes for the Cougars recording five saves in their 3-0 shutout against Minnesota Crookston
- Helped lead USF to their first win of the season
Kenna Conley (SMSU)
- Was a part of a clean sheet that helped lead SMSU to their first win against Minot State in a decade
- Faced 14 shots on goal this weekends, saving 13 of them, including a penalty kick, while only conceding one goal
- Held a  save percentage of 93%
- 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
9/25/23
O: #2 Ellie Primerano - St. Cloud State
D: #11 Tori Miller - Concordia-St. Paul
GK: #33 Jennifer Norris - Minnesota Duluth

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.