D1 Minnesotans '23 Season Wrap: Leaders in Goals, Assists, Minutes; Standout Keepers; Full 2023 stats from all D1 MNs; and NCAA Tournament Runs

Mark Privratsky

The 2023 College season has finished and it's time to honor all of the D1 Minnesotans who stood out this year. With too many players (120+) to watch every game, we do our best to highlight stat leaders, squads that made the deepest NCAA Tournament runs, and all of the content we can create for you with the amazing Soccer talent from Minnesota. We've got 10 goal scorers (Kaitlyn Macbean) and 10 assist creators (Jessie Hunt), Maddie Ishaug of Wisconsin averaging 90 minutes a game, and standout keepers from East Coast to Midwest. We're also including a full archive of all 2023 D1 interviews from our YouTube page at the end so you don't miss any of your current stars from D1 MNs.

2023 MN Iron Woman: Maddie Ishaug - Wisconsin

In College Soccer's condensed season with unique substitution rules, it is not commonplace to average 90 minutes a game, like you may see with more defensive positioned pros. In fact, of the 120+ D1 Minnesotans, only one averaged 90 minutes a game: Maddie Ishaug of Wisconsin. 17 other players started every single game for their team as highlighted below, but just Ishaug hit the impressive 90 per game mark thanks to an overtime match with Rutgers filling the few substitution moments she had throughout the season. The Junior from Eden Prairie has played for MN Thunder and Slavo SC in Minnesota and helped lead Wisconsin to the 2nd round of the NCAA Tournament with a win over UW Milwaukee. Below are the 18 Minnesota players who started every game their team played (in team alphabetical order), with Brisha Musungu and Clara Broecker closest to Maddie Ishaug's total
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​2023 Starters for Every Game &
Most Minutes Played
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​Wisconsin - Maddie Ishaug - 2070 minutes in 23 games 

Ark - Pine Bluff - Brisha Musungu - 1650 minutes in 20 games 
Illinois State - Katharine Ashley - 1341 minutes in 16 games
Minnesota - Sophia Boman - 1475 minutes in 17 games 
Minnesota - Megan Plaschko - 1506 minutes in 17 starts 
UNI - Olivia Knoepfle - 1074 minutes in 19 games
UNI - Lauren Heinsch - 1242 minutes in 19 games
Northeastern - Jessie Hunt - 1426 minutes in 18 games
SDSU - Katherine Jones - 1508 minutes in 20 games
South Dakota - Brooklyn Bordson - 1060 minutes in 18 games
South Dakota - Izzy Quintavalle - 1096 minutes in 18 games
St Thomas - Abby Brantner - 1257 minutes in 15 games
St Thomas - Molly Knoblauch - 905 minutes in 15 games
St Thomas - Mariah Nguyen - 987 minutes in 15 games
St Thomas - Kendall Quall - 1269 minutes in 15 games
​St Thomas - Camryn Rintoul - 1180 minutes in 15 games
St Thomas - Olivia Rowe - 1325 minutes in 15 games
Western Illinois - Emmy Ellington - 1428 minutes in 16 games
Clara Broecker - 1639 minutes in 19 games
Honorable mention: Maya Hansen - 376 minutes in 7 games (season ending injury)

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​2023 MN Goal Champ: Kaitlyn Macbean - Penn State

MacBean spent her first two College seasons injured with an ACL injury, and then had to earn her place in a historically deep and successful Penn State squad. She found her place in the Nittany Lions offense and hit her stride at the right time with 4 goals and 4 assists in 4 NCAA Tournament games. That performance earns her the top goal scoring spot for D1 Minnesotans in 2023. Behind MacBean you see the depth in attackers we have in different conferences, with Lauren Heinsh at UNI, Jessie Hunt and Lauren Ahles at Northeastern and Sophia Boman and Mariah Nguyen at MN and St Thomas. Maya Hansen had 5 goals in 7 games before a season ending injury, so at least one contender was cut out early from a likely banner year at South Dakota State. 

​2023 MN D1 Goal Leaders

​Penn State - Kaitlyn MacBean - 10 goals, 6 assists
​UNI - Olivia Knoepfle - 9 goals, 6 assists
UNI - Lauren Heinsch - 7 goals, 4 assists
Northeastern - Jessie Hunt - 6 goals, 10 assists
Drake - Angela Gutierrez - 6 goals, 5 assists
Minnesota - Sophia Boman - 5 goals, 5 assists
SDSU - Katelyn Beulke - 5 goals, 2 assists
SDSU - Maya Hansen - 5 goals, 1 assist
St Thomas - Mariah Nguyen - 5 goals, 2 assists
Northeastern - Lauren Ahles - 5 goals, 1 assist
UW Milwaukee - Clara Broecker - 4 goals, 4 assists

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2023 MN Assist Champ: Jessie Hunt - Northeastern

After the 2021 Season, Jessie Hunt had been a contributor at Wisconsin but wanted more. She felt she had a bigger role to play and sought a team to showcase that. Consider her showcased. 38 games, 38 starts at Northeastern, with 30(!) goal contributions to speak of, ranking in the top 10 of the NCAA in assists both years, and setting program records in the mean time. Hunt has been the queen of dropping dimes the last two years, and we'll have to see who takes her place next year. MacBean had plenty of assists to show in her Junior year, Sophia Boman had fine production in a less than proficient Gopher attach, and Angela Gutierrez had a very impressive first year at Drake. 

2023 MN D1 Assist Leaders
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​Northeastern - Jessie Hunt - 6 goals, 10 assists (10th in NCAA) 2 time all CAA
Penn State - Kaitlyn MacBean - 10 goals, 6 assists
UNI - UNI - Olivia Knoepfle - 9 goals, 6 assists
​Drake - Angela Gutierrez - 6 goals, 5 assists
Minnesota - Sophia Boman - 5 goals, 5 assists
South Dakota - Izzy Quintavalle - 1 goal, 5 assists
UW Milwaukee - Clara Broecker - 4 goals, 4 assists

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2023 Standout MN Keeper: Clare Gagne - Brown

When Clare Gagne went to Brown, she was joining a squad that perennially contends for the Ivy League title and a run into the NCAA Tournament. As a keeper, that means more patience than most positions. Gagne got a few cameos in her Sophmore year, and by last year, she was a factor in net, going 5-1-1 in 10 games with a solid .83 GAA. This year, the job was Gagne's from the jump. In a full time role, she dropped her goals against to .72 a game and backstopped a nationally ranked squad throughout the year. In a season with 3 other solid veteran keepers showing out, the nod goes to the consistency and team success of Clare Gagne and Brown. 

2023 Top MN Keepers

Clare Gagne - .64 GAA, 42 saves, 7 shutouts in 16 games
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Jocelyn Tanner - .1.08 GAA, 53 Saves, 6 shutouts, 1700 minutes in 20 games

Minnesota - Megan Plaschko - .96 GAA, 47 Saves, 1506 minutes in 17 starts

Payton Cahill - 0.63 GAA, 9 saves, 4 shutouts, 720 minutes in 8 games
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NCAA Tournament Runs

Coming into the 2023 NCAA Tournament, it wouldn't have been incredibly difficult to predict the Final Four with Florida State, Clemson, Stanford and BYU (3 #1 seeds btw), but a few Minnesotans made it to the doorstep of that final weekend, and plenty more had at least a taste of victory in the big dance. 

Quarterfinalists:
Penn State (Kaitlyn MacBean) lost to Clemson in the Elite 8 after wins vs Cent Conn State, Santa Clara and Saint Louis

North Carolina (Maddie Dahlien) lost to BYU in the Elite 8 after wins over Towson, Alabama and Texas Tech

​Nebraska (Lauren Buzzell) lost to Stanford after wins vs South Dakota State, Tennessee and UC Irvine

2nd Round:
Brown (Clare Gagne) lost to Mississippi State after a win vs Quinnipiac

Wisconsin (Maddie Ishaug, Kenzie Jacobson, Dara Andringa, Maddie Poor) lost to Texas after a win over UW Milwaukee

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2023 Player Stats

​Alabama State
Kassandra Schoen - 4 goals, 682 minutes in 17 games
 
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Brisha Musungu - 4 goals, 1 assist, 1650 minutes in 20 games*
 
Army
Jordan Hecht - DNP
Hannah Pohlidal - 6 minutes in 1 game

Auburn
Maddie Lo - 0.00 GAA, 33 minutes played in 2 games
 
Austin Peay
Hannah Zahn - 1 goal, 1358 minutes in 20 games
 
Boston College
Andi Barth - 1 assist, 630 minutes in 11 games
 
Brown
Clare Gagne - .64 GAA, 42 saves, 7 shutouts in 16 games
 
Denver
Shay Payne - DNP
Megan Prazich - 1627 minutes in 18 games
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Drake
Brooke Davies - 1 assist, 525 minutes in 20 games
Delaney Goertzen - 620 minutes in 13 games
Angela Gutierrez - 6 goals, 5 assists, 1053 minutes in 18 games
 
​Florida Atlantic
Mia Sennes - 1 assist, 454 minutes in 11 games
 
Idaho State
Sienna Latta - 1 goal, 416 minutes in 16 games

Illinois State
Katharine Ashley - 1341 minutes in 16 games*
Erica Moline - 1 goal, 349 minutes in 12 games

Kansas State
Porter List - 2 assists, 685 minutes in 18 games
Rilyn Rintoul - 555 minutes in 13 games

Kent State
Luca Ralph - 576 minutes in 21 games
 
Lipscomb
Lydia Hindt - 2 goals, 2 assists, 1086 minutes in 20 games
 
Long Beach State
Katarina Decaroli - 48 minutes, 5.66 GAA in 2 games
 
Loyola Chicago
Amanda Cassidy - 2 goals, 2 assists, 1504 minutes in 18 games
Jordan Pascarella - 277 minutes in 5 games
 
Marquette
Chloe Olson - 1.54 GAA, 7 saves, 233 minutes in 3 games
Abby Ruhland - DNP
 
​Minnesota
Sophia Barjesth - 335 minutes in 10 games
Alma Beaton - 15 minutes in 2 games
Sophia Boman - 5 goals, 5 assists, 1475 minutes in 17 games*
Grace Fogarty - DNP
Abi Frandsen - 1 goal, 1167 minutes in 14 games
Khyah Harper - 1 goal, 4 assists, 747 minutes in 16 games
Sadie Harper - 1 goal, 430 minutes in 14 games
Taylor Heimerl - 1 assist, 488 minutes in 12 games
Paige Kalal - 1 goal, 2 assists, 840 minutes in 17 games
Sarah Martin - DNO
Megan Plaschko - .96 GAA, 47 Saves, 1506 minutes in 17 starts*
Maddy Raymond - 15 minutes in 2 games
Maddie Shannon - DNP
Kendall Stadden - 15 minutes in 2 games
Jelena Zbiljic - 586 minutes in 12 games
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Navy
Emma Frommelt - 1 goal, 1 assist, 217 minutes in 8 games
 
Nebraska
Lauren Buzzell - DNP
 
North Carolina 
Maddie Dahlien - 1 goal, 3 assists, 662 minutes in 21 games
 
North Carolina-Ashville
Ava Bjorkman-Tracy - 1 assist, 1185 minutes in 17 games

 
North Dakota
Katie Alto - 5 min in 1 game
Sydney Bakritzes - DNP
Jessica Machovec - 21 minutes in 3 games
Avery Toms - 401 minutes in 17 games

NDSU
Paige Goaley - 3 goals, 2 assists, 1012 minutes in 17 games
Madalyn Grate - 2 assists, 270 minutes in 11 games
Jess Hanley - 1 goal, 2 assists,966 minutes in 13 games
Kaitlyn Hanson - 752 minutes in 12 games
Kelsey Kallio - 2 goals, 3 assists, 782 minutes in 17 games
Olivia Lovick - 811 minutes in 16 games
Maddie Majewski - 47 minutes in 3 games
Izzy Smith - DNP
Ave Stanchina - 1 goal, 1 assist, 582 minutes in 17 games
Mckenna Strand - 1 assist, 783 minutes in 14 games
Loretta Wacek - 1 goal, 1 assist, 594 minutes in 13 games
Olivia Watson - 4 goals, 2 assists, 1162 minutes in 16 games

Northeastern
Lauren Ahles - 5 goals, 1 assist, 743 minutes in 18 games
Jessie Hunt - 6 goals, 10 assists, 1426 minutes in 18 games*
 
Northern Illinois University
Jordyn Saddler - DNP
 
Northern Iowa
Morgan Barnette - 2 goals, 624 minutes in 19 games
Olivia Bohl - 1 goal, 2 assists, 1459 minutes in 19 games
Lauren Heinsch - 7 goals, 4 assists, 1242 minutes in 19 games*
Olivia Knoepfle - 9 goals, 6 assists, 1074 minutes in 19 games*
Jenna Nyblom - 20 minutes in 2 games
 
Northwestern
Ramira Ambrose - 33 minutes in 4 games
Sydney Panek - 4 minutes in 1 game
 
Notre Dame
Paige Peltier - 118 minutes in 7 games
 
Omaha
Grace Bartlam - 1 assist, 442 minutes in 15 games
Lindsey Birch - 500 minutes in 18 games
 
Oregon State
Anna Wagner - 81 minutes in 5 games
 
​Penn State
Kaitlyn MacBean - 10 goals, 6 assists, 1570 minutes in 23 games
 
Seton Hall
Ella Conger - 49 minutes in 4 games
 
South Dakota State
Kayla Anderson -3 goals, 2 assists, 1022 minutes in 20 games
Katelyn Beulke - 5 goals, 2 assists, 923 minutes in 20 games
Lauren Eckerle - 1 assist, 783 minutes in 10 games
Ava Grate - DNP
Maya Hansen - 5 goals, 1 assist, 376 minutes in 7 games
Katherine Jones - 3 goals, 3 assists, 1508 minutes in 20 games*
Emma Knack - 0.64 GAA, 2 saves, 140 minutes in 4 games
Jocelyn Tanner - .1.08 GAA, 53 Saves, 6 shutouts, 1700 minutes in 20 games
 
South Dakota
Brooklyn Bordson - 2 assists, 1060 minutes in 18 games*
Izzy Quintavalle - 1 goal, 5 assists, 1096 minutes in 18 games*

Southern Illinois
Madeline Hobbs - 17 minutes in 3 games
 
SIU-Edwardsville
Mary Fetter - 1 goal, 890 minutes in 17 games
 
St Thomas
Abby Brantner - 2 goals, 1257 minutes in 15 games*
Ella Bryant - 178 minutes in 9 games
Sofia Caballero - 1 goal, 1 assist, 1068 minutes in 14 games
Annika Eckroth - 44 minutes in 1 game
Emma Fournier - 1 goal, 514 minutes in 15 games
CJ Fredkove - 1 goal, 206 minutes in 10 games
Jasmine Gates - 1 goal, 3 assists, 542 minutes in 10 games
Olivia Graupmann - 0.00 GAA, 0 Saves, 24 minutes in 2 games
Abby Hoiska - 1 goal, 1 assist, 338 minutes in 14 games
Lexi Huber - 2 goals, 2 assists, 840 minutes in 15 games
Cedar Jorgenson - 234 minutes in 10 games
Molly Knoblauch - 1 goal, 905 minutes in 15 games*
Anna Koepke - 159 minutes in 6 games
Sydney Kubes - 446 minutes in 10 games
McKenna Lehman - 96 minutes in 9 games
Bella Meier - 305 minutes in 11 games
Lissa Mizutani - 1 goal, 1038 minutes in 15 games
Mariah Nguyen - 5 goals, 2 assists, 987 minutes in 15 games*
Kendall Quall - 1269 minutes in 15 games*
Camryn Rintoul - 1 goal, 1 assist, 1180 minutes in 15 games*
Olivia Rowe - 1.49 GAA, 71 saves, 1325 minutes in 15 games*
Tatum Trettel - 126 minutes in 8 games
 
Stetson University
Alexis Smith - 767 minutes in 17 games
 
University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Ana Recarte-Pacheco - 2 goals, 1 assist, 599 minutes in 9 games
 
Utah Tech 
Madison Monson - 64 minutes in 5 games
 
Wake Forest
Payton Cahill - 0.63 GAA, 9 saves, 4 shutouts, 720 minutes in 8 games
 
Western Illinois 
Emmy Ellington - 1428 minutes in 16 games*
Rita Moran - 1 assist, 1200 minutes in 16 games
 
Wisconsin
Dara Adringa - 447 minutes in 19 games
Maddie Ishaug - 1 goal, 3 assists, 2070 minutes in 23 games
Kenzie Jacobson - 1 assist, 122 minutes in 12 games
Maddie Poor - 233 minutes in 10 games

Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Clara Broecker - 4 goals, 4 assists, 1639 minutes in 19 games*
Alyssa Marceau - 21 minutes in 2 games

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