Mark Privratsky

​The College Soccer season has begun and that means it's time to track every Minnesotan Woman playing D1 across the country! The goal of our "D1 Minnesotans" coverage is to track stats throughout the year, highlight the Minnesotans standing out at the D1 level, and give you easy games to watch each week. As always, we appreciate our patreons and readers sending in players we have missed! As if now we have 119 players in our tracker. If you see a player (or coach) missing in the stat tracker below, submit the player to us in this google form (https://forms.gle/ZcpJqKcdY2nJ74A4A) and we'll make sure to include them! Just like in previous years, we've already got pockets of Minnesotans starring across the country. Northern Iowa is being paced by Lauren Heinsch and Olivia Knoepfle (pictured above) along with 3 other Loon Staters. The Gophers have rolled their first non conference opponents and Drake has restocked their MN contingent with a First Year Angela Gutierrez who had a game winner over Green Bay in her second college game. 

Northern Iowa has 5 Minnesotans on their roster of 29 but they pack a punch. First year Forward Morgan Barnette (Maple Grove) scored the game winner in her first ever college game at St Thomas, while Lauren Heinsch (Mahtomedi) keeps reminding us why she’s started all of the 51 college games she’s played, scoring 3 goals in her first 3 games of the year. Meanwhile another first year, defender Olivia Bohl (Rosemount) has played 225 minutes in her first 3 games, a statement by her coaches that she’s a player to be trusted. Olivia Knoepfle (Andover) also has 2 assists after playing a decent amount in her Redshirt Freshman season last year, and Jenna Nyblom (Lakeville) saw time in the first weekend of games as well. The road to Panther glory may be via Minnesota this year. 
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In terms of starting your College Soccer career off right, it couldn’t have gone much better for Oakdale’s Angela Gutierrez. Gutierrez had an assist in the opener against Wisconsin-Parkside, and more impressively, scored the only goal in a 1-0 win at Green Bay, which earned her Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Week. Junior Defender Brooke Davies (Shakopee) played sparingly as a Freshman, but started 17 games last year and looks to have her spot back in the lineup. Delaney Goertzen (Woodbury) is a grad student now and has had ups (mostly) and downs at Drake, playing 47 games and over 3000 minutes before a season ending injury last year. The Minnesotan trio will have a role to play in helping Drake take the next step in the Missouri Valley Conference this season. 

In the last few seasons, the Gophers may have had issues scoring goals. With 9 goals in their first two games, you'd hope to see that trend change this year. Minnesota had probably their 2 lightest non conference opponents to start the year and they took advantage of that with a 5-1 win over Niagara and a 4-0 win over New Hampshire at ELR. Tons of Minnesotans played a role but you could easily spotlight Sophia Boman (Edina), a consistent goal contributor who has 2 goals and 2 assists in 2 games. Credit to First Year Forward Paige Kalal (Brooklyn Park) who has played 87 minutes and snagged an assist in the win over New Hampshire. The Gophers travel to UW-Milwaukee tonight at 7pm. We will stream the game at the Blackhart Bar in St Paul! You can watch it on ESPN+ on your devices. 

​After this weekend, we’ll see if Niagara makes a trip to Minnesota anytime soon. The Gophers started the weekend with a 5-1 win, and the "New Kids on the Block" St Thomas went 2 further, scoring a 7-0 victory. Right at the center was Mariah Nguyen, who had the first Division 1 hat trick in St Thomas history. For her efforts (along with 20+ Minnesotan teammates) she was named (respecting branding) "TicketSmarter Summit League Offensive Peak Performer of the Week"! Nguyen continues to grow her game from her First Year at Bemidji State, to the summers with Aurora. St Thomas travels to Portland State for a tough non conference game on ESPN+ Friday afternoon at 3 (see more details below!)

Ava Bjorkman Tracy had already played in over 30 college games before this season started at UNC Ashville, but not all Minnesotans tune in to the Big South to see that. Summer League followers in Minnesota may remember Ava started this summer as a training player for MN Aurora FC before earning an unprecedented callup to the full squad late in the season. Call it momentum from a good summer, or just continued growth, but Ava started her Junior season wasting no time, scoring a game winning assist in a 1-0 win at VMI. Bjorkman Tracy is one of the easiest players to track as nearly all of Ashville's games are on ESPN+. They play Davidson tonight at 4pm. 

After leading the nation in assists for part of last year, ending up with 13 on the season (a program record), Jessie Hunt is back dropping dimes. Northeastern faced a tough Non Conference opponent in Xavier in their opener and took a 0-2 loss. But in their second game of the year, Hunt had 2 assists to power Northeastern to a 3-1 win at Holy Cross. Hunt, who originally played for two years at Wisconsin, has made a name for herself in the Northeast and will look to lead the Huskies to the NCAA Tourney this year. Northeastern are a bit tougher to stream, but you can pay for Flo FC to watch theirs and other mid major games from other conferences. You may hear more from Jessie Hunt on Equal Time soon!

With 119 (and counting) Minnesotans playing D1 soccer, how can we possibly keep track? One way is our "Games to Watch" feature! ​There are plenty of free or easily accessibly games to catch each week. ESPN+ will be your friend and is worth the price (especially considering the other soccer and sports they own). Summit League games, where the most Minnesotans play, have moved to the Summit League Network, which you access via the Midco Sports App. With the amount of Minnesotans playing in the Summit League, it should be worth your while as well. We will periodically host watch parties at the Blackhart Bar for Gopher away games or other matchups with Minnesotans, stay tuned to our social to be in the loop!

Thursday, August 24

Minnesota at UW-Milwaukee
Kickoff: 7pm
Stream: ESPN+

SDSU at Drake
Kickoff: 7pm
Stream: ESPN+

Friday, August 25

St Thomas at Portland State
Kickoff: 3pm
Stream: ESPN+

Sunday, August 27

NDSU at Drake
Kickoff: 1pm
Stream: ESPN+

South Dakota St vs Iowa State
Kickoff: 1pm
Stream: Summit League Network (Midco Sports App)

Tuesday, August 29

Northern Iowa vs St Ambrose
Kickoff: 4pm
​Stream: ESPN+

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​Alabama State
Kassandra Schoen - 1 goal, 79 minutes in 2 games
 
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Brisha Musungu - 1 goal, 59 minutes in 1 game
 
Army
Hannah Pohlidal - DNP
 
Austin Peay
Hannah Zahn - 159 minutes in 2 games
 
Boston College
Andi Barth - 147 minutes in 2 games
 
Brown
Clare Gagne - DNP
 
Denver
Shay Payne - DNP
Megan Prazich - 180 minutes in 2 games
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Drake
Brooke Davies - 61 minutes in 2 games
Delaney Goertzen - 97 minutes in 2 games
Angela Gutierrez - 1 goal, 1 assist, 116 minutes in 3 games
 
​Florida Atlantic
Mia Sennes - DNP
 
Illinois State
Katharine Ashley - 132 minutes in 2 games
Erica Moline - DNP

Kansas State
Rilyn Rintoul - 75 minutes in 2 games

Kent State
Luca Ralph - 55 minutes in 2 games
 
Lipscomb
Lydia Hindt - 65 minutes in 2 games
 
Long Beach State
Katarina Decaroli - 3 minutes, 2 goals against in 1 game
 
Loyola Chicago
Amanda Cassidy - 1 goal, 180 minutes in 2 games
Jordan Pascarella - 90 minutes in 1 game
 
Marquette
Chloe Olson - DNP
Abby Ruhland - DNP
 
​Minnesota
Sophia Barjesth - 80 minutes in 2 games
Alma Beaton - 9 minutes in 1 game
Sophia Boman - 2 goals, 2 assists in 2 games
Grace Fogarty - DNP
Abi Frandsen - 1 goal, 141 minutes in 2 games
Khyah Harper - 33 minutes in 1 game
Sadie Harper - 85 minutes in 2 games
Taylor Heimerl - 82 minutes in 2 games
Paige Kalal - 1 assist, 87 minutes in 2 games
Sarah Martin - DNP
Megan Plaschko - .54 GAA, 1 Save, 167 minutes in 2 games
Maddy Raymond - 7 minutes in 1 game
Maddie Shannon - DNP
Kendall Stadden - 7 minutes in 1 game
Jelena Zbiljic - 96 minutes in 2 games
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Navy
Emma Frommelt - 9 minutes in 2 games
 
NDSU
Paige Goaley - 125 minutes in 2 games
Madalyn Grate - 29 minutes in 1 game
Jess Hanley -70 minutes in 1 game
Kaitlyn Hanson - DNP
Kelsey Kallio - 1 assist, 113 minutes in 2 games
Olivia Lovick - 114 minutes in 2 games
Maddie Majewski -2 minutes in 1 game
Izzy Smith - DNP
Ave Stanchina - 29 minutes in 2 games
Mckenna Strand - 166 minutes in 2 games
Loretta Wacek - 1 assist, 87 minutes in 2 games
Olivia Watson - 156 minutes in 2 games

Nebraska
Lauren Buzzell - DNP
 
North Carolina 
Maddie Dahlien - DNP
 
North Carolina-Ashville
Ava Bjorkman-Tracy - 1 assist, 142 minutes in 2 games
 
North Dakota
Katie Alto - DNP
Sydney Bakritzes - First Year Recruit, Edina, MN
Jessica Machovec - DNP
Avery Toms - 27 minutes in 1 game

 
Northeastern
Lauren Ahles - 62 minutes in 2 games
Jessie Hunt - 2 assists, 149 minutes in 2 games
 
Northern Illinois University
Jordyn Saddler - DNP
 
Northern Iowa
Morgan Barnette - 1 goal, 86 minutes in 3 games
Olivia Bohl - 225 minutes in 3 games
Lauren Heinsch - 3 goals, 171 minutes in 3 games (51 starts in 51 college games, 16 g, 4a)
Olivia Knoepfle - 2 assists, 150 minutes in 3 games
Jenna Nyblom - 15 minutes in 1 game
 
Northwestern
Ramira Ambrose - 6 minutes in 1 game
Sydney Panek - DNP
 
Notre Dame
Paige Peltier - 14 minutes in 2 games
 
Omaha
Lindsey Birch - 108 minutes in 2 games
 
Oregon State
Anna Wagner - 27 minutes in 1 game
 
​Penn State
Kaitlyn MacBean - 90 minutes in 2 games
 
Seton Hall
Ella Conger - 2 minutes in 1 game
 
South Dakota State
Kayla Anderson - 86 minutes in 2 games
Katelyn Beulke - 59 minutes in 2 games
Lauren Eckerle - 1 assist, 152 minutes in 2 games
Ava Grate - DNP
Maya Hansen - 3 goals, 1 assist, 95 minutes in 2 games
Katherine Jones - 1 goal, 92 minutes in 2 games
Emma Knack - 0.00 GAA, 1 Save, 90 minutes in 1 game
Jocelyn Tanner - 0.00 GAA, 2 Saves, 90 minutes in 1 game
 
South Dakota
Brooklyn Bordson - 120 minutes in 2 games
Izzy Quintavalle - 120 minutes in 2 games
 
SIU-Edwardsville
Mary Fetter - 56 minutes in 2 games
 
St Thomas
Abby Brantner - 1 goal, 148 minutes in 2 games
Ella Bryant - 43 minutes in 2 games
Sofia Caballero - 151 minutes in 2 games
Annika Eckroth - 44 minutes in 1 game
Emma Fournier - 1 goal, 39 minutes in 2 games
CJ Fredkove - 1 goal, 22 minutes in 1 game
Jasmine Gates - 2 assists, 126 minutes in 2 games
Olivia Graupmann - 0.00 GAA, 0 Saves, 18 minutes in 1 game
Abby Hoiska - DNP
Lexi Huber - 1 assist, 72 minutes in 2 games
Cedar Jorgenson - 67 minutes in 2 games
Molly Knoblauch - 95 minutes in 2 games
Anna Koepke - 77 minutes in games
Sydney Kubes - 163 minutes in 2 games
McKenna Lehman - 11 minutes in 1 game
Bella Meier - 15 minutes in 1 game
Lissa Mizutani - 1 goal, 71 minutes in 2 games
Mariah Nguyen - 3 goals, 116 minutes in 2 games
Kendall Quall - 116 minutes in 2 games
Camryn Rintoul - 144 minutes in 2 games
Olivia Rowe - 163 minutes in 2 games
Tatum Trettel - 10 minutes in 1 game
 
Stetson University
Alexis Smith - 76 minutes in 2 games
 
University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Ana Recarte-Pacheco - 179 minutes in 2 games
 
Utah Tech 
Madison Monson - 23 minutes in 1 game
 
Wake Forest
Payton Cahill - DNP
 
Western Illinois 
Emmy Ellington - 180 minutes in 2 games
Rita Moran - 156 minutes in 2 games
 
Wisconsin
Dara Adringa - 27 minutes in 2 games
Maddie Ishaug - 171 minutes in 2 games
Kenzie Jacobson - 27 minutes in 2 games
Maddie Poor - 15 minutes in 1 game

Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Clara Broecker -1 goal, 176 minutes in 2 games
Alyssa Marceau - DNP

We want to cover all of the D1 players and coaches that we can! You can help us with that. If you know of a Minnesotan player or coach who we have not highlighted, submit them to the form below and we can grow our coverage together. Thank you to the many readers who have already done so this year!PLAYER/COACH SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/ZcpJqKcdY2nJ74A4A 

​Happy NWSL Draft Day! We interrupt your programming of the hyper exclusive NWSL Draft Class to highlight the top Minnesotan performers in D1 this year. While we may see a Minnesotan drafted today, we already know there are plenty of Minnesotans killing it in D1, and some who will find a Professional career elsewhere. To be clear, this is a highlight of the top statistical performers of 2022, which leans heavily on offense. Sorry to the defenders and working class midfielders with solid minutes, we can only get so much info to work off of! There were a few heavy hitters this year that stood out above the rest, Maya Hansen of South Dakota State was far and away the points leader among all Minnesotans with 27. The Jackrabbit and MN Aurora Forward continues to break school and Summit League records. Meanwhile, Jessie Hunt of Northeastern nearly lead the nation in assists with 13. Precarious as keeper stats are, you'd have to rate Jocelyn Tanner of South Dakota State as the top performing Goalie, with nods to Megan Plaschko of the Gophers, Clare Gagne of Brown and Chloe Olson of Marquette. Just edging out Plashko for the title of most minutes played was Hailey Landrus of FAU. Hailey also had 12 points on 2 goals and 8 assists in a great season for the Owls. Dig in to see how every D1 player from Minnesota did this year!

Author: Mark Privratsky

​The '22 D1 and D2 Women's Soccer Tournaments kick off this Friday, November 11 and you can stream it all from home! The 100+ Minnesotans playing D1 this year have been whittled down to just 11 left in the Tourney, while Mankato and Bemidji are bringing major Minnesota power to the D2 Tournament with hopes on a run to the second weekend (and beyond!). We've made it easy for you to find some Minnesotans to watch, with D1 games all playing on ESPN+, and the D2 games streaming for free from team websites. In D1, Maddie Dahlien and UNC start against Old Dominion on Sat, Nov 12, while Kaitlyn Macbean and Penn State take on Quinnipiac on Sunday, Nov 13. Northwestern and their squad of Minnesotans made the Tourney for the first time since 2018 and are set up to potentially win a few games. In the D2 Tourney, Bemidji hosts the first two rounds for half of the Central Region, with a potential for a 2nd round matchup with Minnesota State-Mankato if each take care of business. Which Minnesotan will be the last standing in D1? Will Mankato or Bemidji make a deeper run this year? 

Bemidji is once again hosting some cold weather soccer this postseason. Last year's NSIC Tournament was a snowy mess until the BSU Baseball team shoveled the whole football stadium clear before the final. This year it's the NCAA's that could see snow. Look for Bemidji fans to turn out in force and Mankato fans to travel well, and with layers. Here's to hoping we see an all NSIC matchup on Sunday in the 2nd Round