For Immediate Release
Monday, October 7, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#12 Katrina Barthelt (F, 5-8, Jr., Bartlett, Ill. / South Elgin HS) - Bemidji State
- Led the Beavers to a 2-0-0 weekend with victories over Winona State and SMSU
- Scored a goal in each game
- Netted the game-winning goal in the 46th minute against Winona State 
- Scored the go-ahead goal in the 53rd minute against SMSU
- Extended her point-scoring streak to seven matches 
- Leads the NSIC in goals and points
- Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season (9/16/24)
 
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#27 Clare Snapko (M/D, 5-5, Jr., New Hope, Minn. / Robbinsdale Cooper HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Held SCSU and UMD scoreless in a 1-0-1 weekend
- Played 178 minutes 
- Held UMD to five shots on goal 
- Held SCSU to one shot on goal
- Scored a career high two goals in the win over Minnesota Duluth

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#99 Sydney Potter (GK, 5-7, So., South St. Paul, Minn. / Two Rivers HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Secured shutouts against SCSU and UMD over the weekend
- Recorded a career-high five saves and nine shots faced versus UMD
- Recorded six total saves
- Leads NSIC in goals against average at .179
- Second in NSIC in saves with 13
- Faced six corner kicks versus SCSU and seven against UMD

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Amaya O'Hearn (CSP)
- Scored her second goal of the season at UMD
- Recorded her sixth assist of the season at UMD
- Leads NSIC in assists with six
- Ranks 8th in DII in assists 
- Played 149 minutes over the weekend
MaLiah Burke (UMary)
- Scored the Marauders lone goal  in a 1-0 win over Augustana
- The third goal of season and first game-winner
- UMary snapped 9-game losing streak to Augie with first home win over the Vikings since 2011
Marin Johnson  (MSU)
- Scored three points in MSU’s 1-0-1 weekend
- Had 2 shots on goal against St. Cloud State with an assist
- Scored against Minnesota Duluth in the 72nd minute 
Alaina Sorensen (WSC)
- Scored two goals in Friday's 3-0 win at MSU Moorhead
- Had goals in the 10th and 48th minutes
- For the weekend had seven shots with five shots on goal

DEFENSE
Mo Malone (UMary)
- Led a tremendous defensive effort by UMary in the Marauders 1-0 win over Augustana
- Played all 90 minutes as the Marauders limited Augie to nine total shots with just one on frame
- Only shot on frame came in seventh minute of play as UMary defense locked down the Augie attack
- UMary snapped 9-game losing streak to Augie with the first home win over the Vikings since 2011
Sierra Haren (MINOT)
- Led the Beaver defense which pitched its 5th shutout this season
- Played all 90 minutes against Augustana on Friday, adding a shot on goal

GOALKEEPER
Siriana Gudino  (MINOT)
- Recorded her fifth shutout of the season, making three saves in a scoreless draw with Augustana
- Lowered her GAA to 0.38 for the season and her save percentage increased to 0.933
Delani Daubman (USF)
- Led USF to their first win of the season defeating MSUM 2-0
- Played all 90-minutes while facing 14 shots with six saves in the 2-0 win
- Played 45-minutes making two saves in a 2-0 loss to NSU
- Recorded her first shutout of the season and third in her career
2024 NSIC Soccer Players of the Week
9/9/24
O: #25 Maia Vacks - Wayne State
D: #14 Addison Walker - Wayne State
GK: #1 Siriana Gudino - Minot State 
9/16/24
O: #12 Katrina Barthelt - Bemidji State
D: #22 Allison Lepp - University of Mary
GK: #00 Jordan Metz - Minnesota Crookston
9/23/24
O: #2 Ellie Primerano - St. Cloud State
D: #8 Mo Malone - University of Mary
GK: #27 Molly Fischer - University of Mary
9/30/24
O: #23 Morgan Mancuso - Augustana
D: #11 Lucy Weninger - Minnesota State
GK: #0 Aaliyah Matthews - Augustana
10/7/24
O: #12 Katrina Barthelt - Bemidji State (2)
D: #27 Clare Snapko - Concordia-St. Paul
GK: #99 Sydney Potter - Concordia-St. Paul

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 27 team national championships and crowned 116 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.