For Immediate Release
Monday, September 15, 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
- Led the Beavers to a comeback victory at Minnesota Duluth
- Scored two goals and added an assist for a total of five points in the 3-1 non-conference win
- Assisted on the game-tying goal early in the second half 
- Scored the eventual game-winning goal five minutes later
- Scored with 26 minutes remaining to seal the 3-1 victory for the Beavers 
- Recorded fifth career multi-goal game
- Recorded five points in a match for the third time in her career
- Tied for the NSIC lead with three goals this season

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#36 Maclayne Menzel (D, 5-6, So., Iowa City, Iowa / City HS) – Minnesota State
- Played the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 shutout victory against No. 4 Grand Valley State
- Anchored the back line limiting GVSU to only three shots on goal
- Helped secure the third shutout for the season

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#77 Payton King (GK, 5-5, Fr., Fairfield, Calif. / Rodriguez HS) – Minnesota Crookston
- Picked up her second career shutout in just two starts in her career
- Had 10 saves in a 1-0 victory over MSU Moorhead
- Added the lone assist on Elise Lefers game-winning goal
- Marked the first points for a Minnesota Crookston goalkeeper since Anna Ogaard in 2007

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Dina Polanco (UMary)
- Scored two goals in the first eight minutes of UMary's 4-0 win over regional power Washburn
- Connected for the game-winning goal just 6:05 into the match
- Converted a penalty kick 85 seconds later for a 2-0 UMary lead
- Has three goals this season for UMary in three games
Johnson Marin (Minnesota State)
- Scored the game winning goal to lift Minnesota State over No. 4 Grand Valley State, 1-0
- Recorded two total shots, with one on goal 
- Tallied her first goal of the season against a nationally ranked opponent
Elise Lefers (Minnesota Crookston)
- Scored the game-winner in the 34th minute in a 1-0 victory over MSU Moorhead
- Claimed the Highway 75 Rivalry Rock for the first time since 2021
- The goal was her first of her career, and helped Head Coach Danny Burstein to his first win
Quam Brooke (St. Cloud State)
- Recorded three assists in SCSU's 5-0 win over UW-Parkside
- The three assists matched a single game career-high 
- Is just the second Husky in program history to have multiple games with three or more assists
- Leads the NSIC in assists with four
 - The three assists give her 18 career assists, moving her to third place all-time at SCSU
- Her 28 career points now ranks 21st all-time in program history

DEFENSE
Ana Spaine (St. Cloud State)
- Helped hold Parkside scoreless with only two shots on goal and four total shots 
- Scored twice in SCSU's 5-0 win over UW-Parkside 
- Recorded her first career game-winning goal and her first career two-goal game
- Doubled her career goal total from two to four

GOALKEEPER
Lauren McAlpine (Minnesota State)
- Played the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 shutout against No. 4 Grand Valley State
- Recorded three saves
- Posted a perfect 1.000 save percentage
- Earned her third shutout of the season
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


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.