For Immediate Release
Monday, September 30, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#23 Morgan Mancuso (F, 5-7, Fr., Omaha, Neb. / Roncalli Catholic HS) - Augustana
- Netted two goals in Augustana’s wins over SCSU and UMD
- Scored her first career goal, the game-winner, in a 1-0 win over SCSU
- Followed up with the second goal in a 2-0 win over UMD
- Both goals were headers
 
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#11 Lucy Weninger (M, 5-5, Gr., Ames, Iowa / Ames HS) - Minnesota State
- Part of a backline that shutout Minot State and UMary
- Played 180 minutes over the two matches
- Held UMary to five shots on goal
- Limited Minot State to two shots, with just one on goal

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#0 Aaliyah Matthews (GK, 5-11, R-Fr., Omaha, Neb. / Millard HS) - Augustana
- Recorded back-to-back shutouts in wins over SCSU and UMD
- Made four saves in Friday’s 1-0 win over the Huskies
- Added two saves in Sunday’s 2-0 win over UMD
- Faced 15 shots over the weekend with six on goal

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Madisen Fritel (BSU)
- Came off the bench to score the lone game-winning goal in the Beavers 1-0 win at Sioux Falls
- Scored her first collegiate goal
Brooklyn Fischbach (UMC)
- Scored two goals in the final 20 minutes of a 2-1 win over USF
- Scored the game-winner after putting away a cross from Tessa VanOverbeke in the final minute
- Tallied an unassisted goal in the 72nd minute to tie the game up
Alicia Hoffman (MSU) 
- Scored two goals, with one game-winning-goal on the weekend
- Scored the game-winning-goal in a 1-0 win over Minot State
- Scored the opening goal in a 2-0 win over UMary

DEFENSE
Maggie Kramer (BSU)
- Helped the Beavers to a 1-0 win at Sioux Falls playing all 90 minutes for the second consecutive match
- Center-backed a Beavers' back line that held USF to just one shot on goal and three total
- Added one shot on goal offensively

GOALKEEPER
Quinn Carter (MSUM)
- Made a total 21 saves across a pair of matches for MSUM this weekend
- Earned a clean sheet with nine saves in MSUM's 1-0 win over Winona State 
- Made 12 more saves while only surrendering one goal to Concordia, St. Paul 
- Finished the weekend with an .875 save percentage and a .5 goals against average
Siriana Gudino (MINOT)
- Recorded her fourth shutout of the season in a 1-0 win at Southwest Minnesota State 
- Finished the week with 13 saves in two games allowing just 1 goal
Rachel Hicks (SMSU)
- Faced a total of 20 shots on goal
- Posted 10 saves to lead SMSU to a draw against UMary
- Recorded one shutout against UMary with a 0-0 tie
- Tallied eight saves against Minot State
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

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.