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Author: Mark Privratsky
The 22 season is upon us and that means our second year of covering Minnesotans playing D1 across the country. Equal Time has more coverage of the women's game than ever. After a history making summer of soccer with MN Aurora and the WPSL (shout out Salvo SC), we are back with a busy fall. You will find Gopher and St Thomas specific coverage by Matt and Isa, and NSIC updates from me as well. But what makes writing about Minnesotans playing D1 unique is the shear scale of talent and players we have to cover from this great state! Last year we asked you to help us compile a roster of every Minnesotan playing at a D1 across the country. With your submissions and my hours spent on google, by the end of last year we had 145 confirmed D1's! Our goal is to have a database of sorts to highlight all of Minnesota's "exported" talent. Aside from simple stat updates, we try to provide snapshots of the many individual awards and team accomplishments like the squad of Minnesotans winning the Summit League with South Dakota State last year (seen above).
We will also continue to bring you player and coach interviews like the one I did this summer with Maya Hansen and Rachel Preston. For us to find new players to cover and new stories for you to hear, we could use your help! It can be especially tough to find all the new freshmen players, so if you know of a player or coach who didn't show up on our list, submit them into our google form and I'll confirm them for the next piece. PLAYER/COACH SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/ZcpJqKcdY2nJ74A4A Players to Watch
Meredith Haakenson Michigan was picked to finish 3rd in the Big Ten this year after a run to the NCAA Final Four last year. A big piece of that success is midfield stalwart Meredith Haakenson. Haakenson enters her graduate Senior year with 4 years and dozens of games on her resume. The Maple Grove native has impressed since her sophmore year and has 16 goals and 11 assists on her stat sheet. She will play a big part in Michigan's follow up season to their impressive run in the tourney. See our interview with her from last fall below!
Ansley Atkinson
Flash back to last fall, 9 games into the season. Ansley Atkinson was leading the nation in assists with 9 in 9 games. She does a full ACL and is lost for the season in heartbreaking fashion. With a full winter and spring to recover, Creighton will hope to see the dynamo that was getting a dime a game last year. No doubt she will ease into full action but with a year timetable the post season should be prime for one last dance from Atkinson with the Blue Jays. See our interview with Ansley from last fall below (prior to injury)
Who's got the most Minnesotans? We can't say these teams are the MOST Minnesotan, but there's some definite trends with the talent spread from Minnesota soccer. Yes, geography plays a role, but sometimes a program becomes a hub for a club or region, and we routinely see clusters of players from Wayzata or the south suburbs for example. Since we've got the rough data, who's got the most Minnesotans? ST THOMAS - 21 NDSU - 13 U OF M - 11 WISCONSIN - 8 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE - 7 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA - 7 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA - 5 St Thomas is majority MN by far, NDSU continues their trend with a couple new recruits, Wisconsin continues to poach, and the Gophers up the MN a bit with Head Coach and Wayzata native Erin Chastain. The good news for these Minnesota heavy programs is that they are easily streamed! Check out ESPN+ expanded College Soccer listings for a least a couple Gopher games. The Summit League with the Dakota schools and St Thomas is very easy to stream for free. We will look to plan and to publicize stream parties when there's paywalls or easy gathering spots! D1 MN's Stat Recap
Stats are from 2021. As soon as games kick off we will update the stats in our updates every other week
Alabama State Kassandra Schoen - 2 Assists, 1,058 minutes in 18 games Arkansas-Pine Bluff Brisha Musungu - 1093 minutes in 16 games Army Hannah Pohlidal - 5 minutes in 1 game Austin Peay Avryn List - 240 minutes in 11 games Boston College Andi Barth - 1 assist, 420 minutes in 17 games Boston U Marli Rajacich - 2 goals, 1 assist, 911 minutes in 19 games Brown Clare Gagne - 1 save (1.000 save %!), 42 minutes in 2 games KK Haug - DNP Creighton Ansley Atkinson - 9 assists, 691 minutes in 9 games Sydney Drees - Incoming Freshmen Mid from Benilde St Margaret's Denver Shweta Raje - 2 Saves, 1 goal against, 29 minutes in 3 games Megan Prazich - 613 minutes in 18 games DePaul Megan Malecha - 1 assist, 1578 minutes in 18 games Utah Tech (formerly Dixie State) Madison Monson - 550 minutes in 19 games Drake Brooke Davies - 281 minutes in 11 games Meghan Brown - 1 assist, 1125 minutes in 20 games Delaney Goertzen - 2 assists, 1742 minutes in 20 games Florida Atlantic Hailey Landrus - 1 assist, 1646 minutes in 18 games Mia Sennes - 3 goals, 2 assists, 781 in 17 games University of Illinois-Chicago Jelena Zbiljic - 1112 minutes in 17 games Illinois State Erica Moline - 283 minutes in 5 games Katharine Ashley - 545 minutes in 10 games James Madison Maddie Majewski - 158 minutes in 6 games Kent State Luca Ralph - 1 assist, 788 minutes in 21 games Lipscomb Lydia Hindt - 66 minutes in 4 games Long Beach State Katarina Decaroli - DNP Loyola Chicago Amanda Cassidy - 3 goals, 1 assist, 1162 minutes in 18 games Jordan Pascarella - Incoming Freshman from MN Thunder Academy/Blaine Marquette Chloe Olson - 9 saves, 45 minutes in 1 game Abby Ruhland - Incoming Freshman from Salvo SC/Lakeville Katie Koker - Transfer from U of M Memphis Maddie Stoks - 1 assist, 103 minutes in 6 games Michigan Meredith Haakenson - 5 goals, 6 assists, 1690 minutes in 25 games Minnesota Alma Beaton - Incoming Freshman MID from MN Thunder Academy/St Louis Park Sophia Boman - 4 goals, 4 assists in 16 games Abi Frandsen - 1 assist in 16 games Eva Bruer - 3 games played McKenna Buisman - 4 goals, 1 assist in 16 games Alanna Dressely - Missed 2021 with injury, Grad Senior Sophia Barjesth - Incoming Freshman MID from Woodbury/MTA Maddie Shannon - Incoming Freshman from Tonka Fusion Elite/Maple Grove Megan Plaschko - 13 goals against in 16 games, .817 save % Khyah Harper - 1 goal in 10 games Sadie Harper - 1 goal in 15 games Navy Emma Frommelt - 1 goal, 222 minutes in 12 games NDSU Paige Goaley - DNP Kaitlyn Hanson - 1381 minutes in 16 games Kelsey Kallio - 1 assist, 802 minutes in 16 games Josie Feldman - 142 minutes in 3 games Olivia Watson - 2 goals, 675 minutes in 14 games Izzy Smith - Incoming Freshman DEF from Rogers/US Youth Futsol Madalyn Grate - Incoming Sophmore transfer from Memphis/Shattuck St Mary's Mckenna Strand - 368 minutes in 12 games Dani Stuber - 1 assist, 195 minutes in 6 games Lavin Douglas - 1 goal, 704 minutes in 15 games Jess Hanley -1 goal, 1 assist, 622 minutes in 16 games Loretta Wacek - 1 assist, 250 minutes in 10 games Olivia Lovick - 2 goals, 1 assist, 1163 minutes in 16 games (NDSU went to England for games & sights this spring! Watch the show below)
Nebraska Sydney Marchant - DNP Lauren Buzzell - Incoming Freshman DEF from Manitou FC/St Francis North Dakota Payton Schultz - 91 minutes in 5 games Lexi Miller - 1 assist, 1200 minutes in 17 games Taylor Lange - 1290 minutes in 15 games Katie Alto - DNP Lauren Glas - 1 goal, 340 minutes in 9 games Haylee Goodrich -187 minutes in 4 games Jessica Machovec - Incoming Freshman FWD from MN Thunder Academy/East Ridge Northeastern Jessie Hunt - Incoming Transfer from Wisconsin (MTA/Edina), 19 games over 2 yrs Lauren Ahles - Incoming Freshman FWD from Centennial Northern Illinois University Jordyn Saddler - 166 minutes in 8 games Northern Iowa Lizzie Mewis - 1382 minutes in 18 games Lauren Heinsch - 6 goals, 2 assists, 1225 minutes in 17 games Olivia Knoepfle - 44 minutes in 2 games Morgan Barnette - 278 minutes in 15 games Jenna Nyblom - DNP Northwestern Madison Lo - DNP Ramira Ambrose - Incoming Freshman DEF from Wayzata Lily Gilbertson - 503 minutes in 16 games Sydney Panek - DNP Notre Dame Paige Peltier - 91 minutes in 6 games Omaha Lindsey Birch - Incoming Freshman DEF from Rochester Lourdes Oregon State Anna Wagner - 287 minutes in 14 games Penn State Kaitlyn MacBean - DNP Purdue-Fort Wayne (Mastadons!) Tia Johnson - 1463 minutes in 19 games Seton Hall Ella Conger - DNP South Dakota State Rachel Preston - 2 goals, 2 assists, 1835 minutes in 22 games Lauren Eckerle - Incoming Freshman MID from White Bear Lake Kayla Anderson - 1 goal, 2 assists, 640 minutes in 22 games Kennedy Sanders - Redshirted last year Maya Hansen - 14 goals, 7 assists, 1267 minutes in 22 games Katherine Jones - 1 goal, 3 assists, 844 minutes in 16 games Jocelyn Tanner - 1639 minutes in 18 games Seattle Emily Bunnell - 1445 minutes in 18 games South Dakota Liv Muehlberg - DNP Brooklyn Bordson - Incoming Freshman from Centennial/MTA Izzy Quintavalle - DNP SIU-Edwardsville Mary Fetter - 130 minutes in 11 games St Francis (Brooklyn Terriers!) Kendra Rust - 2 goals, 765 minutes in 17 games 
(Pictured above: Olivia Graupmann, St Thomas and MN Aurora FC Keeper) St Thomas Olivia Graupmann - 5 shutouts, 85 saves, 1.42 goals against avg, 1582 minutes in 17 games Abby Brantner - 3 goals, 2 assists, 1291 minutes in 17 games Anna Koepke - Incoming Freshman DEF from Coon Rapids CJ Fredkove - Incoming Freshman MID from Stillwater Emma Fournier - 249 minutes in 7 games Audrey Vidmar - 1288 minutes in 16 games Ella Bryant - Incoming Freshman M/F from Shakopee Sofia Caballero - 825 minutes in 17 games Lissa Mizutani - 1256 minutes in 17 games Ella Clow - Incoming Freshman from Minneapolis/Academy of Holy Angels Mariah Nguyen - Incoming Transfer from Bemidji State/MN Aurora FC Molly Knoblauch - Incoming Freshman M/F from Coon Rapids Alex Balfour - 452 minutes in 11 games Lexi Huber - 4 goals, 3 assists, 803 minutes in 17 games Maddie Bomsta - 1 goal, 199 minutes in 15 games Camryn Rintoul - 1 assist, 474 minutes in 13 games Annika Eckroth - 164 minutes in 7 games Cora Smith - 100 minutes in 6 games Jasmine Gates - 1 goal, 1 assist, 1217 minutes in 17 games Tatum Trettel - Incoming Freshman from Shoreview/Salvo/Centennial McKenna Lehman - Incoming Freshman from Lakeville/Eclipse/Lakeville North University of Tennessee-Martin Hannah Zahn - 941 minutes in 16 games Tennesee Tech Taylor Hornback - 1 assist, 370 minutes in 13 games University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley Ana Recarte-Pacheco - 1 goal, 1 assist, 1039 minutes in 20 games Wake Forest Payton Cahill - DNP Western Illinois (Fighting Leathernecks?) Emmy Ellington - 1 goal, 1 assist, 905 minutes in 17 games Wisconsin Dara Adringa - 196 minutes in 12 games Ali Fine - 7 minutes in 1 game Maddie Poor - Incoming Freshman from Woodbury Kenzie Jacobson - DNP Claire Odmark - 4 goals, 1 assist, 1297 minutes in 12 games Ali Fine - 7 minutes in 1 game Jessie Hunt - 144 minutes in 9 games Kenzie Jacobson - DNP Wisconsin-Milwaukee Clara Broecker - 2 assists, 1894 minutes in 21 games Alyssa Marceau - Incoming Freshman from Minnetonka/Tonka Fusion Elite Wofford Abigail Mckenzie - 1 goal, 1247 minutes in 16 games Lexi Reichenbach - 527 minutes in 15 games HELP US FIND MN PLAYERS
We want to cover all of the 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!
PLAYER/COACH SUBMISSION FORM: https://forms.gle/ZcpJqKcdY2nJ74A4A
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