For Immediate Release
Thursday, November 14, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
Offensive Player of the Year
#12 Katrina Barthelt (F, 5-8, Jr., Bartlett, Ill. / South Elgin HS) - Bemidji State University
- Led the NSIC regular season scoring with 11 goals
- Conference leader in goals, points (25) and shots on goal (28)
- Earned NSIC Offensive Player of the Week three times during the season
- Scored in 9 of 18 regular season matches including a pair of two-goal matches
- Held a point streak of eight matches during the season
- Posted four matches with three or more shots on goal
- Second in the NSIC with three game-winning goals
Defensive Player of the Year
#11 Lucy Weninger (MF, 5-5, Gr., Ames, Iowa / Ames HS) - Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Anchored a Minnesota State defense that allowed just three goals over 14 NSIC matches
- Held opponents to just 38 shots on goal during NSIC play
- Part of a defense that shut out 11 teams during the season
- Did not allow more than one goal in a match during NSIC play
- Started in all 19 matches and played 1,570 minutes during the season
Goalkeeper of the Year
#99 Sydney Potter (GK, 5-7, So., South St. Paul, Minn., Two River HS) - Concordia University, St. Paul
- Notched three NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week honors in first year as a starter
- Allowed just six goals in 1311:47 of play, making 46 saves with 11 shutouts
- Ranks first in CSP career save percentage with a 0.904
- Ranks first in CSP single-season goals against average with 0.34
- Ranks second in CSP single-season save percentage with 0.902
- Ranks second in CSP single-season wins with 11
- Ranks second in CSP single-season shutouts with 11
Freshman of the Year
#13 Anna Miotto (F, 5-5, Fr., Riehen, Switzerland / Gymnasium Baumlihof) - Minot State University
- Scored a team-high seven goals this season, including 2 game-winning goals
- The seven goals is tied for fourth most in the NSIC
- Started all 18 games as a true freshman for the Beavers
- Led the team in shots taken with 51, which is 3rd most in the NSIC, and shots on goal with 23
- Added 2 assists and is tied for fifth in the NSIC with 16 points this season
NSIC Coach of the Year
Steve Bellis (13th Season) - Concordia University, St. Paul
- Led CSP to a 13-3-3 (10-3-1 NSIC) record with the season still going.
- Led CSP to a second place finish, after being picked to finish sixth in the NSIC Preseason Poll
- CSP has advanced to the NSIC Semifinals for the fifth time in program history
- Coached an NSIC high eight players to All-NSIC including four First-Team players
- Coached the Golden Bears to a No. 7 ranking in the NCAA Central Region Rankings
- Set a program best eight game win streak that is still currently going
- Became CSP’s all-time winningest head coach in 2016, and currently sits at 114-103-30
NSIC All-Conference Teams
| All-NSIC FIRST TEAM |
| # |
First Team |
Pos. |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
| 10 |
Madelyn White |
F |
So. |
AUGIE |
Gretna, Neb. |
| 12 |
Katrina Barthelt |
F |
Jr. |
BSU |
Bartlett, Ill. |
| 21 |
Maria Stocke |
M |
Sr. |
BSU |
Andover, Minn. |
| 17 |
Sophia Haase |
M |
So. |
CSP |
Monticello, Minn. |
| 9 |
Amaya O’Hearn |
M |
Sr. |
CSP |
Wausau, Wis. |
| 13 |
Sammy Ponsonby |
F |
Sr. |
CSP |
Lakeville, Minn. |
| 99 |
Sydney Potter |
GK |
So. |
CSP |
South St. Paul, Minn. |
| 22 |
Allison Lepp |
D |
Gr. |
UMARY |
Minot, N.D. |
| 8 |
Mo Malone |
D |
Sr. |
UMARY |
Placentia, Calif. |
| 6 |
Maddix Archer |
M |
So. |
MSU |
Brookings, S.D. |
| 1 |
Clare Longueville |
GK |
Sr. |
MSU |
Eagan, Minn. |
| 13 |
Ashlyn Watt |
M |
Sr. |
MSU |
Adel, Iowa |
| 11 |
Lucy Weninger |
D |
5th |
MSU |
Ames, Iowa |
| 24 |
Megan Fastenau |
F |
Sr. |
NSU |
Aberdeen, S.D. |
| 12 |
Lauren Youngquist |
D |
So. |
NSU |
Anoka, Minn. |
| 2 |
Ellie Primerano |
F |
Jr. |
SCSU |
St. Joseph, Mo. |
| 13 |
Ana Spaine |
D |
So. |
SCSU |
West Des Moines, Iowa |
| All-NSIC SECOND TEAM |
| # |
Second Team |
Pos. |
Yr. |
School |
Hometown |
| 44 |
Taya Baker |
GK |
R-So. |
AUGIE |
Omaha, Neb. |
| 11 |
Sierra Barkus |
M |
Sr. |
AUGIE |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 18 |
Macie Haggerty |
M |
Sr. |
AUGIE |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 14 |
Ally Hamski |
M |
Jr. |
AUGIE |
Blaine, Minn. |
| 12 |
Ashlyn Kelliher |
D |
R-Fr. |
AUGIE |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 17 |
Lauren Hodny |
M |
5th |
BSU |
Moorhead, Minn. |
| 26 |
Megan Ko |
D |
So. |
BSU |
Lake Oswego, Ore. |
| 7 |
Ashley Bennett |
F |
Jr. |
CSP |
Lakeville, Minn. |
| 3 |
Brittany Bordson |
M |
Sr. |
CSP |
Lino Lakes, Minn. |
| 8 |
Sydney Manthana |
M |
Sr. |
CSP |
Rockford, Minn. |
| 27 |
Clare Snapko |
D |
Jr. |
CSP |
Robbinsdale, Minn. |
| 29 |
Morgen Fried |
D |
Sr. |
MINOT |
Sherwood, Ore. |
| 5 |
Sofia Galvez |
M |
5th |
MINOT |
Whittier, Calif. |
| 1 |
Siriana Gudino |
GK |
Sr. |
MINOT |
Ceres, Calif. |
| 33 |
Sierra Haren |
D |
R-Jr. |
MINOT |
Chandler, Ariz. |
| 13 |
Anna Miotto |
F |
Fr. |
MINOT |
Riehen, Switzerland |
| 10 |
Manuela Pacheco Martinez |
M |
Sr. |
MINOT |
Bogota, Colombia |
| 26 |
Addie Clarey |
F |
Jr. |
MSU |
Rochester, Minn. |
| 34 |
Kelsey Heller |
D |
Sr. |
MSU |
Urbandale, Iowa |
| 25 |
Avery Korsching |
F |
Jr. |
MSU |
Grimes, Iowa |
| 15 |
Kiera Laney |
D |
Jr. |
MSU |
Maple Grove, Minn. |
| 11 |
Lilly Johnson |
F |
Jr. |
MSUM |
North Branch, Minn. |
| 0 |
Alexus Townsend |
GK |
Sr. |
NSU |
Omaha, Neb. |
| 25 |
Izzy Halunen |
D |
Fr. |
SCSU |
Woodbury, Minn. |
| 17 |
Grace Olson |
M |
So. |
SCSU |
West Des Moines, Iowa |
| 8 |
Brooke Quam |
M |
Jr. |
SCSU |
Lakeville, Minn. |
| 22 |
Linsey Trapino |
F |
So. |
SCSU |
Verona, Wis. |
| 2 |
Haley Mason |
F |
Jr. |
SMSU |
Chippewa Falls, Wis. |
| 11 |
MaLiah Burke |
F |
Jr. |
UMARY |
Minot, N.D. |
| 27 |
Molly Fischer |
GK |
Sr. |
UMARY |
Orland Park, Ill. |
| 24 |
Oliva Garnder |
F |
Jr. |
UMARY |
Winona, Minn. |
| 18 |
Rio Spruenken |
M |
Jr. |
UMARY |
Krefeld, Germany |
| 1 |
Brooklyn Fischbach |
F |
Sr. |
UMC |
South St Paul, Minn. |
| 5 |
Anna Tobias |
F |
Sr. |
UMD |
Lakeville, Minn. |
| 20 |
Jessica Eischens |
M |
So. |
UMD |
North Oaks, Minn. |
| 17 |
Paige Pemberton |
M |
Jr. |
WSC |
Lee’s Summit, Mo. |
| 5 |
Alaina Sorensen |
M |
Jr. |
WSC |
Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 17 |
Callie Menzel |
D |
Sr. |
WSU |
Iowa City, Iowa |
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.
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