For Immediate Release
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Offensive Player of the Week - Led the NSIC with three goals in a 1-0-1 week
- Paced the Golden Bears with 10 shots and five shots on goal
- Recorded a hat trick in the first 19 minutes against Roosevelt in a 4-0 win

NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#24 Elsa Duquesne (D, 5-6, Jr., Raimbeaucourt, France / College Ernest Schaffner) – Minot State
- Anchored Minot State's defense, which allowed just two shots on goal in a 1-0 shutout non-conference win over Jamestown
- Scored her first collegiate goal, on a 40-yard free kick early in the second half
- The goal proved to be the game-winner

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#0 Lauren McAlpine (GK, 5-8, Sr., Shoreview, Minn. / Moundsview HS) – Minnesota State
- Recorded two shutouts, the 19th and 20th of her career
- Played all 180 minutes across both shutouts
- Tallied five saves against Central Missouri, and a career-high 12 against Grand Valley State
- Helped the Mavericks go 2-0 defeating two nationally ranked top 10 teams
- Her 12 saves against GVSU are eighth-most all-time in a game in MSU history
- Her 20 career shutouts puts her tied for fourth all-time in program history
- She has a 0.33 GAA for this season in all 270 minutes with 25 saves and the two shutouts, while facing 55 shots

Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Madelyn White (Augustana)
- Scored the only goal in a 1-0 home victory against Northwest Missouri State on Sep. 6
- Accumulated two points from her goal
- Recorded three shots on target
- Her goal was the game-winning goal and the first goal of the match
Dina Polanco (UMary)
- Scored two goals and added an assist as the Marauders split two games at the Rimrock Classic
- Assisted on the Marauders' second goal in a 4-2 loss to Black Hills State
- Scored the first two goals 150 seconds apart late in the first half of a 3-0 UMary win over Rimrock host MSU Billings
- Took 13 shots in two games with seven on frame
Callie Stanley (Minnesota State)
- Scored the game-winning goal in the 84th minute of a 1-0 win against No. 10 Central Missouri
- Goal was the first of her collegiate career
- Tallied 3 shots, 2 shots on goal in 32 minutes?
Mary Cox (MSU Moorhead)
- Logged a goal and an assist across three matches for MSUM last week
- Dished out the eventual game-winning assist in a 1-0 win over Minnesota Crookston
- Scored the equalizing goal to earn a draw with Montana State Billings on Thursday
- Clocked full 90 efforts in all three matches

DEFENSE
Addison Burt (Augustana)
- Played all 90 minutes
- Kept NWMSU to only eight shots, four on goal
- Helped Augustana record its second clean sheet of the season
Maggie Kramer (Bemidji State)
- Scored her first goal of the season against No. 5 Grand Valley State to even the score with Lakers at 1-1 halfway through the first half.
- Played all 90 minutes of the match against the No. 5 Lakers.
Evie Birk (Minnesota State)
- Played all 180 minutes across two games
- Did not concede a goal over those two games
- Consistently broke up scoring opportunities
- Helped Mavericks defeat two nationally ranked top 10 teams

GOALKEEPER
Linnea Larson (Augustana)
- Recorded her second clean sheet
- Made four saves
- Helped secure a win against a regional opponent
Sydney Potter (Concordia-St. Paul)
- Tied for lead in the NSIC with two shutouts in a 1-0-1 week
- Anchored the CSP defense with 11 saves between the two contests
- Had six saves to preserve a 0-0 draw against Parkside
- Made five saves to record another clean sheet in a 4-0 win over Roosevelt
Jaylee Strickland (St. Cloud State)
- Made six saves in a 0-0 draw with Minnesota Duluth (Sept. 5), her first start of the season
- Earned her 21st career shutout, which already stands as a program record
- Her 0.57 career goals-against-average also stands as the top mark in school history, while her 158 saves rank eighth
- Stopped one shot in college debut while playing second half against Black Hills State
2026 NSIC Soccer Players of the Week
8/31/26
O: #9 Meghan Przybilla - Minnesota State
D: #3 Ivy Wessel - University of Mary 
GK: #99 Phoenix DeBrusk - Minnesota Crookston
9/8/26
O: #17 Sophia Haase - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #24 Elsa Duquesne - Minot State
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 128 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.