We're a few weeks into the D1 season and there are Minnesotans making a difference across the country. We'll recap some impact players and update our stat tracking for all of the D1 players we're keeping an eye on. Some readers clearly care about submitting new names because we've added at least 30 since our last post. Thank you for helping us spotlight these players!

​One standout has been Ansley Atkinson, who stars at Creighton. Ansley was nice enough to join us to talk about her growth in the game, her experience at Creighton, and her desire to play professionally in the future. Check out her interview if you haven't yet!

Ansley Atkinson-Creighton
Ansley delivered a crucial assist as Creighton beat NDSU to keep a 4 game shutout streak alive. In their second match of the weekend, Atkinson then delivered 2 more assists, which brings her total to 9 on the season. The Creighton record for assists in a season is 12. I think a gambler would take that as an easy money bet. Perhaps this is an Equal Time bump???

Delaney Goertzen-Drake
Delaney has been a rock in the back for the Bulldogs, playing 677 minutes in 8 games. This past week though, she added a free-kick assist as Drake upset #15 Memphis. Drake is now 4-3-1 on the season with some great momentum moving towards conference play. Check out Delaney's 5 Minnesotan teammates below.

Ellie Schneider-NDSU
Ellie is another defensive stalwart who plays for NDSU. The Minnetonka native has played every single minute of the Bison season, including overtime. NDSU has had a tough start to the season, but recent results show that a turnaround is possible, with a draw vs. Wyoming and an acceptable 2-0 loss at Creighton. They wrap up non conference play at Marquette on Friday before a two week break before Summit League Conference play. By the way, NDSU could easily be called Team Minnesota, as they feature more Minnesotans than any other D1 team. 16 players hail from the Gopher State. 

Lauren Heinsch-Northern Iowa
Northern Iowa is currently 2-5-1, but that doesn't mean they don't score goals. Lauren Heinsch, a Mahtomedi High School alum, has 5 goals and 2 assists in 8 games, hitting doubles against Viterbo and St. Ambrose. Before starring at UNI, Lauren was an All State performer in high school and she is joined by for other Minnesotans as you can see in our recap below. 

Maya Hansen-SDSU
Maya is one of 6 Minnesotans on this Jackrabbit squad and she is in form with 7 goals and 2 assists in 8 games! It should probably come as no surprise, given her 2019 Summit League Player of the Year and 2020-21 All Summit League First Team awards. South Dakota State is looking strong at 7-1, and I'm sure they believe they can take the Summit League title this year. 

Alabama State
Kassandra Schoen - 503 minutes in 8 games

Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Brisha Musungu - 196 minutes in 3 games

Army
Hannah Pohlidal - DNP

Austin Peay
Avryn List - 181 minutes in 7 games

Boston College
Andi Barth - 1 assist, 145 minutes in 7 games

Boston U
Marli Rajacich - 260 minutes in 7 games
Elle Conlin - 584 minutes in 8 games

Brown
Clare Gagne - 42 minutes in 2 games
KK Haug - DNP
Charlotte Devaughn - 206 minutes in 4 games

Butler
Leah Gohering - DNP

Creighton
Ansley Atkinson - 4 assists, 312 minutes in 4 games

Denver
Shweta Raje - 10 minutes in 1 game
Megan Prazich - 139 minutes in 4 games
Sam Dietrick - 21 minutes in 2 games

DePaul
Morgan Turner - 3 goals, 542 minutes in 7 games
Megan Malecha - 622 minutes in 7 games

Dixie State
Madison Monson - 267 minutes in 7 games

Drake
Brooke Davies - 59 minutes in 4 games 
Erika Townley - DNP
Rebecka Musungu - 203 minutes in 7 games
Meghan Brown - 420 minutes in 8 games
Olivia Bruce - 79 minutes in 4 games
Delaney Goertzen - 1 assist, 677 minutes in 8 games

Florida Atlantic
Hailey Landrus - 708 minutes in 8 games
Mia Sennes - 2 assists, 337 minutes in 8 games

University of Illinois-Chicago
Jelena Zbiljic - 247 minutes in 7 games

Illinois State
Erica Moline - 283 minutes in 5 games
Katharine Ashley - 105 minutes in 3 games 

James Madison
Maddie Majewski - 158 minutes in 7 games

Kent State
Luca Ralph - 1  assist, 236 minutes in 7 games 

Liberty
Sonia Meyer - DNP

Lipscomb
Lydia Hindt - 54 minutes in 3 games

Long Beach State
Katarina Decaroli - DNP

Loyola Chicago
Amanda Cassidy - 492 minutes in 7 games

Marquette
Chloe Olson - 9 saves, 45 minutes in 1 game

Memphis
Maddie Stoks - 1 assist and 84 minutes played in 3 games
Madalyn Grate - 11 minutes in 1 game 

Michigan
Meredith Haakenson - 2 assists, 500 minutes in 8 games

Navy
Emma Frommelt - 40 minutes in 3 games 

NDSU
Aly Cole - DNP
Paige Goaley -DNP
Kaitlyn Hanson - 503 minutes in 7 games 
Bella Grandbois - 230 minutes in 7 games
Kelsey Kellio - 349 minutes in 7 games
Lauryn Roszak - 24 minutes in 4 games 
Olivia Watson - 1 goal, 146 minutes in 4 games 
Olivia Lovick - 245 minutes in 4 games 
Josie Fieldman - 142 minutes in 3 games 
Mckenna Strand - 213 minutes in 7 games
Dani Stuber - DNP
Lavin Douglass - 1 goal and 284 minutes in 6 games
Jess Hanley - 233 minutes in 7 games
Ellie Schneider - 560 minutes in 7 games
Laura Wacek - 17 minutes in 1 game

Nebraska
Sydney Marchant - DNP
Allison Ulness - DNP

North Dakota
Taylor Lange - 132 minutes in 2 games 
Alex Lee - 53 minutes in 3 games
Cassie Giddings - 271 minutes in 5 games 
Payton Schultz - 11 minutes in 1 game
Levi Miller - 291 minutes in 5 years
Olivia Knox - DNP
Emma Bangert - 42 minutes in 2 games
Lauren Glas - 1 goal, 236 minutes in 5 games
Meghan Wilson - 9 minutes in 1 games
Mara Yapello - 2 goals, 271 minutes in 5 games

Northeastern
Amanda Ahles - DNP

Northern Illinois University
Jordyn Saddler - 132 minutes in 6 games

Northern Iowa
Lizzie Mewis - 614 minutes in 8 games 
Olivia Knoepfle - 44 minutes in 2 games 
Lauren Heinsch - 5 goals, 2 assists, 508 minutes in 8 games 
Morgan Barnette - 90 minutes in 5 games
Jenna Nyblom - DNP

Northwestern
Madison Lo - DNP
Lily Gilbertson - 319 minutes in 7 games
Sydney Panek - DNP

Notre Dame
Paige Peltier - 48 minutes in 3 games

Ohio
Ana Aguado - DNP

Oklahoma
Olivia Rowe - DNP

Omaha
Hannah Heinemann - 89 minutes in 7 games

Oregon State
Anna Wagner - 183 minutes in 7 games

Penn State
Kaitlyn MacBean - DNP

Purdue-Fort Wayne
Sydney Johnson - 4 minutes in 1 game
Tia Johnson - 462 minutes in 7 games

South Dakota State
Kaitlin Zabel - DNP
Taylor Lock - 8 saves, 2 goals against, 360 minutes in 4 games
Rachel Preston - 1 assist, 629 minutes in 8 games
Kennedy Sanders - DNP
Jocelyn Tanner - 14 saves, 4 goals against,360 minutes in 4 games
Maya Hansen - 7 goals, 2 assists, 379 minutes in 8 games
Kayla Anderson - 2 assists, 290 minutes in 8 games

Seattle
Emily Bunnell - 584 minutes in 7 games

South Dakota
Liv Muehlberg - 30 minutes in 1 game
Izzy Quintavalle - DNP
Gabby Beberg - DNP

SIU-Edwardsville
Mary Fetter - 55 minutes in 4 games

St Francis (Brooklyn Terriers!)
Kendra Rust - 285 minutes in 7 games

University of Tennessee-Martin
Hannah Zahn - 476 minutes in 7 games

Tennesee Tech
Taylor Hornback - 99 minutes in 4 games

University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Ana Recarte-Pacheco - 1 goal, 375 minutes in 8 games

Wake Forest
Payton Cahill - DNP

Western Illinois (Fighting Leathernecks?)
Emmy Ellington - 1 goal, 166 minutes in 6 games

Wisconsin
Madison Ishaug - 1 goal, 251 minutes in 4 games
Claire Odmark - 3 goals, 1 assist in 8 games
Dara Adringa - 108 minutes in 5 games
Ali Fine - 7 minutes in 1 game
Jessie Hunt - 108 minutes in 5 games
Kenzie Jacobson - DNP

Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Raffert Kugler - 4 assists, 476 minutes in 6 games
Clara Broecker - 1 assist, 539 minutes in 6 games
Hannah Steele - 335 minutes in 6 games

​We're a couple weeks into the D1 Soccer Season, so I figured we can try to recap the HUGE list of Minnesotans playing around the country. As the season progresses, we keep finding more and more players on twitter or by your submission. Thank you! Our first Minnesotan Playing D1 interview was this last week, as I was joined by Meredith Haakenson of the Michigan Wolverines. Meredith was 4 times All State, 2 time Gatorade Player of the Year for Minnesota, and has since been an All Big Ten performer. Check out the interview with Meredith below, and then catch up on all of your Minnesotans making waves in D1!

Austin Peay
Avryn List - 104 minutes in 4 games

Boston College
Andi Barth - 104 minutes in 4 games

Brown
Clare Gagne - 33 minutes in 1 game 
KK Haug - DNP
Charlotte Devaughn - 103 minutes in 2 games 

Creighton
Ansley Atkinson - 4 assists, 312 minutes in 4 games

Denver
Shweta Raje - DNP
Megan Prazich - DNP
Sam Dietrick - 9 minutes in 1 game 

DePaul
Morgan Turner - 3 goals in 3 games, 212 minutes 
Megan Malecha - Played all 270 minutes in defense for the first 3 matches

Dixie State
Madison Monson - 34 minutes in 3 games 

Drake
Brooke Davies - 59 minutes in 4 games 
Erika Townley - DNP
Rebecka Musungu - 89 minutes in 3 games 
Meghan Brown - 270 minutes in 4 games 
Olivia Bruce - 36 minutes in 2 games 
Delaney Goertzen - 372 (!) minutes played in 4 games. Extra Time much?

Florida Atlantic
Hailey Landrus - 264 minutes in 3 games 
Mia Sennes - 2 assists and 151 minutes in 3 games 

University of Illinois-Chicago
Jelena Zbiljic - 154 minutes played in 3 games

Illinois State
Erica Moline - 259 minutes in 4 games 
Katharine Ashley - 105 minutes in 3 games 

Kent State
Luca Ralph - 117 minutes in 3 games 

Marquette
Chloe Olson - DNP

Memphis
Maddie Stoks - 1 assist and 84 minutes played in 3 games
Madalyn Grate - 11 minutes in 1 game 

Michigan
Meredith Haakenson - 1 assist in 237 minutes played in 4 games

Navy
Emma Frommelt - 11 minutes in 1 game 

NDSU
Aly Cole - DNP
Paige Goaley -DNP
Kaitlyn Hanson - 318 minutes in 4 games 
Bella Grandbois - 172 minutes in 4 games 
Kelsey Kellio - 233 minutes in 4 games 
Lauryn Roszak - 16 minutes in 3 games 
Olivia Watson - 75 minutes in 2 games 
Olivia Lovick - 245 minutes in 4 games 
Josie Fieldman - 142 minutes in 3 games 
Mckenna Strand - 189 minutes in 4 games 
Dani Stuber - DNP
Lavin Douglass - 1 goal and 208 minutes played in 4 games
Jess Hanley - 139 minutes in 4 games 
Ellie Schneider - 360 minutes in 4 games 

Nebraska
Sydney Marchant - DNP
Allison Ulness - DNP

North Dakota
Taylor Lange - 132 minutes in 2 games 
Alex Lee - 28 minutes in 1 game 
Cassie Giddings - 94 minutes in 2 games 
Payton Schultz
Levi Miller - 105 minutes in 2 games 
Olivia Knox - DNP
Emma Bangert - DNP
Lauren Glas - 1 goal and 117 minutes in 2 games 
Meghan Wilson - DNP
Mara Yapello - 1 goal and 86 minutes in 2 games 

Northern Illinois University
Jordyn Saddler - 94 minutes in 4 games 

Northern Iowa
Lizzie Mewis - 315 minutes in 3 games 
Olivia Knoepfle - 44 minutes in 2 games 
Lauren Heinsch - 3 goals, 1 assist from 233 minutes in 4 games 
Morgan Barnette - 9 minutes in 1 game 
Jenna Nyblom - DNP

Northwestern
Madison Lo - DNP
Lily Gilbertson - 164 minutes in 3 games 
Sydney Panek - DNP

Notre Dame
Paige Peltier - Played in 2 games

Ohio
Ana Aguado - DNP

Omaha
Hannah Heinemann - 29 minutes in 2 games 

South Dakota State
Kaitlin Zabel - DNP
Taylor Lock - Started in Goal for her 2 games 
Rachel Preston - 1 assist in 2 games 
Kennedy Sanders - DNP
Jocelyn Tanner - DNP
Maya Hansen - 5 goals, 2 assists in 4 games 
Kayla Anderson - 4 games 

Seattle
Emily Bunnell - 337 minutes in 4 games 

South Dakota
Liv Muehlberg - DNP
Izzy Quintavalle - DNP
Gabby Beberg - DNP

University of Tennessee-Martin
Hannah Zahn - 279 minutes in 4 games 

University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Ana Recarte-Pacheco - 129 minutes in 3 games

Wake Forest
Payton Cahill - DNP

Western Illinois
Emmy Ellington - 55 minutes in 3 games 

Wisconsin
Madison Ishaug - 1 goal and 251 minutes played in 4 games 
Claire Odmark - 1 goal, 1 assist, 136 minutes in 4 games 
Dara Adringa - 74 minutes in 3 games 
Ali Fine - 7 minutes in 1 game
Jessie Hunt - 58 minutes in 4 games
Kenzie Jacobson - DNP

As always, thank you to our supporters who have submitted a bunch of these names. We've got over 70 already and we are sure to build it up as the season progresses. If you know of Minnesotans Playing D1 that we don't have listed, hit me up!  https://forms.gle/ZcpJqKcdY2nJ74A4A 

Mark Privratsky

​Final Shout Out goes to Big East Defensive Player of the Week, Megan Malecha. Megan and fellow Minnesotan Morgan Turner are Standouts at DePaul

​Mark sits down Meredith Haakenson, who as an all-everything midfielder growing up in Minnesota and has been starring for the Michigan Wolverines ever since. They talk about how she got into soccer with her now-pro brother Luke, her crazy in-depth school selection process as a freshman, Michigan's veteran laden team this year, and more!

You can watch the show as a video embedded below or as a podcast ​on Soundcloud, iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.