For Immediate Release
Monday, October 20, 2025
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#12 Katrina Barthelt (F, 5-8, Sr., Bartlett, Ill. / South Elgin HS) - Bemidji State
- Scored three goals and added an assist for seven points in a pair of wins
- Scored the Beavers’ second goal in their 2-0 win over UMC Friday
- Followed with her second five-point game of the season
- Scored two goals and added an assist in Sunday’s 8-0 win at MSU Moorhead
- Tied a career best with five points Sunday for the fourth time
- Finished the weekend with eight shots, seven of which were on target
- Tied for seventh in the NCAA in goals (10) this season and tied for 11th in points (24)
- Named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season (9/15/25)

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#15 Avery Nelson (D, 5-10, Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D. / Lincoln HS) - Augustana
- Played back-to-back full 90 minute matches on defense
- Blocked a potential game-tying shot in the 90th minute in Friday’s 1-0 win over USF
- Tallied five shots on the weekend and helped Augustana to two clean sheets
- Held opponents to 13 shots with only seven on goal
 
NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#0 Lauren McAlpine (GK, 5-6, So., Shoreview, Minn. / Mounds View HS) - Minnesota State
- Posted shutouts in wins over Concordia-St. Paul and Winona State
- Recorded six saves in each match, totaling 12 saves on the weekend
- Faced five corner kicks in the two matches

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Madelyn White (Augustana) 
- Tallied two goals in a 3-0 win over Southwest Minnesota State
- Recorded three shots on goal and scored game-winning goal
- Totaled five shots and two goals through two matches
Olivia Gardner (UMary)
- Scored four goals in two games with a brace in each match
- Posted the first two goals in the Marauders 5-0 win over visiting Jamestown
- Both goals against the Jimmies came in the first 24'
- Added another brace at NSU, scoring twice for a 2-0 UMary lead
- Owns three 2-goal games in her last four matches
- Ranks fourth in the NSIC with seven goals this season
- The two-time All-NSIC 2nd team forward now has 22 career goals
Miriam Marsan (Minnesota Duluth)
- Scored her first collegiate hat trick in UMD's 4-1 win over Moorhead Friday 
- Posted the third most points in league play this weekend
- Tied for the second most goals
- Led the NSIC with 14 shots and a league-high seven shots a game average

DEFENSE
Kiera Laney (Minnesota State)
- Anchored a back line that recorded shutout victories over CSP and WSU
- Played 117 minutes across both matches
- Limited opponents to 12 total shots on goal  
- Contributed offensively with a goal and a shot on goal in Sunday’s 2-0 win
Ana Spaine (St. Cloud State)
- Played a full 90 minutes in both matches 
- Helped hold opponents to seven shots on goal over the weekend
- Allowed just one shot on goal in a 1-0 win over Winona State
- Added an assist on SCSU's goal against Winona State
- Recorded first assist and fifth point of the season

GOALKEEPER
Taya Baker (Augustana)
- Recorded two clean sheets in AU's 2-0 weekend with wins over USF and SMSU
- Made three saves in Friday's affair and four on Sunday
2025 NSIC Soccer Players of the Week
9/8/25
O: #21 Virginia Pruitt – SMSU 
D: #19 Anna Van Wyngarden – Minnesota State
GK: #1 Kaycee Chavez – Minnesota Duluth 
9/15/25
O: #12 Katrina Barthelt - Bemidji State
D: #36 Maclayne Menzel – Minnesota State
GK: #77 Payton King – Minnesota Crookston
9/22/25
O: #9 Elaina Shromoff - Minnesota Duluth
D: #27 Courtney Kovacs  - Minnesota State
GK: #0 Alexa Hofstetter - Wayne State
9/29/25
O: #13 Anna Miotto - Minot State
D: #17 Mila Rustin - Minnesota State
GK: #1 Rebecca Sargent - Minot State
10/6/25
O: #28 Brooke Nelson - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #11 Reese Hilsenbeck – Minnesota State
GK: #00 Jaylee Strickland – St. Cloud State
10/13/25
O: #17 Sophia Haase – Concordia-St. Paul
D: #27 Clare Snapko  – Concordia-St. Paul
GK: #1 Kadyn Dilger – University of Mary
10/20/25
O: #12 Katrina Barthelt - Bemidji State (2)
D: #15 Avery Nelson - Augustana
GK: #0 Lauren McAlpine - Minnesota State

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-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 122 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.