Minnesotans Playing D1 - October

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Over the past two weeks we've seen Minnesotans play roles in leading the Missouri Valley and the Summit League Conferences, young players finding their first goals and people literally giving 110%. As an update to the highlight we did on Wisconsin-Milwaukee last week, they are currently both the highest scoring team in the nation, while also conceding the fewest goals. I have to imagine it's rare form to hold both of those titles at once. Milwauke has scored 51 goals in 13 games, while giving up only 4 goals. They give up a goal, EVERY 3 GAMES while scoring almost 4 themselves. Read the previous MN in D1 piece to read about the Minnesotans pacing their Horizon League leading squad. 

This week we added a pair of players from the Wofford Terriers, Abigail McKensie and Lexi Reichenbach. Thank you to everyone who submits new names to us! Feel free to hit us up on social @equaltimesoccer with any additions. This is your recap of 146(!) Minnesotan soccer players playing Division 1 soccer around the country in stadiums big and small. Lets dig in!

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​Loyola Chicago & Amanda Cassidy lead Missouri Valley

Loyola Chicago started their season with a tough non conference slate, tying Wisconsin 0-0, winning 1-0 at Depaul, but losing tough games to #23 Xavier and away at Nebraska. Since their loss to Xavier on September 12 though, they have run the table, going 4-0-1 in Missouri Valley play. The Ramblers (great mascot name) rely heavily on Junior Amanda Cassidy, who has played 789 minutes across 12 games this year, after playing in all 20 games her Freshman year. Amanda played for the Minnesota Thunder Academy growing up. Her Ramblers take on Illinois State in Normal, Illinois this Wednesday at 6pm before taking on Southern Illinois on Sunday. 

NDSU paced by Ellie Schnieder

We've all heard tired coach speak like "Give 110%". It doesn't seem literally possible, but I think Ellie Schneider is giving it a try. Ellie Schneider plays MORE than 90 minutes a game. She anchors the middle of the field for the Bison and has not subbed out a minute this year. Because of College Soccer's unique overtime rules, a stat like this can be possible. Ellie of course has a ton of Minnesotan teammates, with Freshman Loretta Wacek getting her first assist in their 2-1 win against rivals North Dakota. Sophmore Jess Hanley scored her first goal of the year in a win against Oral Roberts last weekend, and also provided an Assist in the win against North Dakota. The game winning goal was assisted by Sophmore Olivia Lovick, who herself had 2 goals in the win against Oral Roberts. North Dakota is 2-1 in Summit League play after a tough start to the year. They play at South Dakota State this Friday at 6pm. 

Mara Yapello finds form for UND

Leading up to last weekend's game against Oral Roberts, North Dakota had only scored 1 goal in their last 3 games. Enter 5th year Senior Mara Yapello from Mahtomedi. Mara hadn't scored in 5 games, but found the back of the net against Oral Roberts in their 2-0 win on October 3, then scored the next week in a nail-biting rivalry loss to North Dakota State last weekend. The Fighting Hawks are 1-2 in Summit League play and play the South Dakota double this weekend in Vermillion and Brookings. We'll see if Mara can add to her 4 goals on the season. 

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​Tanner and Lock backstop SDSU unbeaten run

South Dakota State has their sights on a Summit League Title and a NCAA Tournament run. You'd have to say they are on pace, going 12-1-1 with a 3-0-1 record in the league. A critical piece to a championship squad is a lock down defense, and the Jackrabbits appear to have that part of the cliche covered. Sophmore Keeper Jocelin Tanner (Ham Lake, MN Thunder) is currently 37th in the nation in save percentage at .854. She has started 10 games, while Senior Taylor Lock from Lakeville (who also played for the Thunder Academy), has started 4 games, giving up just 2 goals, making 8 saves along the way. The Jackrabbits are 20th in the nation in goals against average, giving up only 8 goals in 14 games.

They continue this weekend with NDSU on Friday and UND on Sunday. The October meeting with NDSU is a huge game for both squads and probably the toughest test that SDSU has had in the conference thus far. I will definitely try to watch this one at 6pm this Friday.  Go to gojacks.com to stream the game(s).

Lexi Huber in form for St Thomas

St Thomas is doing something no one has done before, moving from Division 3 to the Division 1 Summit League this year. They said it themselves that the transition meant adjusting their goals from "Win Now" to a more long term development mindset. You'd hope to see potential that you can build around, or a spark of play to show what could be next year. Even though St Thomas has struggled of late, Freshman Lexi Huber has found a run of form, scoring 3 goals in their last 5 games. What's impressive is that she has scored those 3 goals in 280 minutes, almost a goal a game pace. Lexi is from Stillwater and her brother Logan also plays for St Thomas, while her mom Julie played at the U, and dad Mike played at UW-Parkside. 

Player Stat Recap

Alabama State
Kassandra Schoen - 715 minutes in 12 games

Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Brisha Musungu - 669 minutes in 10 games

Army
Hannah Pohlidal - 5 minutes in 1 game

Austin Peay
Avryn List - 220 minutes in 10 games

Boston College
Andi Barth - 1 assist, 316 minutes in 13 games

Boston U
Marli Rajacich - 535 minutes in 13 games
Elle Conlin - 1023 minutes in 14 games

Brown
Clare Gagne - 1 save, 42 minutes in 2 games
KK Haug - DNP
Charlotte Devaughn - 443 minutes in 8 games

Butler
Leah Gohering - 4 minutes in 1 game

Creighton
Ansley Atkinson - 9 assists, 691 minutes in 9 games

Denver
Shweta Raje - 10 minutes in 1 game
Megan Prazich - 347 minutes in 10 games
Sam Dietrick - 21 minutes in 2 games

DePaul
Morgan Turner - 9 goals, 959 minutes in 13 games
Megan Malecha - 1 assist, 1112 minutes in 13 games

Dixie State
Madison Monson - 423 minutes in 14 games

                 Delaney Goertzen, Drake (Photo Credit: Drake Athletics)

Drake
Brooke Davies - 272 minutes in 10 games
Erika Townley - DNP
Rebecka Musungu - 389 minutes in 12 games
Meghan Brown - 761 minutes in 14 games
Olivia Bruce - 1 assist, 155 minutes in 8 games
Delaney Goertzen - 2 assists, 1209 minutes in 14 games

Florida Atlantic
Hailey Landrus - 1192 minutes in 13 games
Mia Sennes - 2 goals, 2 assists, 597 minutes in 13 games

University of Illinois-Chicago
Jelena Zbiljic - 466 minutes in 10 games

Illinois State
Erica Moline - 283 minutes in 5 games
Katharine Ashley - 305 minutes in 7 games

James Madison
Maddie Majewski - 158 minutes in 6 games

Kent State
Luca Ralph - 1  assist, 542 minutes in 13 games

Liberty
Sonia Meyer - DNP

Lipscomb
Lydia Hindt - 54 minutes in 3 games

Long Beach State
Katarina Decaroli - DNP

Loyola Chicago
Amanda Cassidy - 1 goal, 789 minutes in 12 games

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

Memphis
Maddie Stoks - 1 assist, 98 minutes in 4 games
Madalyn Grate - 15 minutes in 2 games

Michigan
Meredith Haakenson - 1 goal, 4 assists, 927 minutes in 14 games

Minnesota
Makenzie Langdok - 1 goal, 2 assists, 949 minutes in 13 games
Sophie Boman - 4 goals, 2 assists, 1215 minutes in 13 games
Abi Frandsen - 1 assist, 1217 minutes in 13 games
Eva Bruer - 26 minutes in 2 games
McKenna Buisman - 2 goals, 1 assist, 843 minutes in 13 games
Alana Dressely - DNP
Megan Plaschko - 6 shutouts, 47 saves, .9 goals against average in 12 games
Khyah Harper - 1 goal, 607 minutes in 10 games
​Sadie Harper - 1 goal, 338 minutes in 12 games

Navy
Emma Frommelt - 1 goal, 142 minutes in 7 games

NDSU
Aly Cole - DNP
Paige Goaley -DNP
Kaitlyn Hanson - 870 minutes in 10 games
Bella Grandbois - 390 minutes in 10 games
Kelsey Kellio - 1 assist, 519 minutes in 10 games
Lauryn Roszak - 24 minutes in 4 games
Olivia Watson - 1 goal, 339 minutes in 8 games
Olivia Lovick - 2 goals, 1 assist, 679 minutes in 10 games
Josie Fieldman - 142 minutes in 3 games
Mckenna Strand - 218 minutes in 7 games
Dani Stuber - DNP
Lavin Douglass - 1 goal, 383 minutes in 9 games
Jess Hanley - 1 goal, 1 assist, 480 minutes in 10 games
Ellie Schneider - 935 minutes in 10 games
Laura Wacek - 1 assist, 96 minutes in 4 games

Nebraska
Sydney Marchant - DNP
Allison Ulness - DNP

North Dakota
Taylor Lange - 918 minutes in 11 games
Alex Lee - 53 minutes in 3 games
Cassie Giddings - 614 minutes in 10 games
Payton Schultz - 22 minutes in 2 games
Levi Miller - 691 minutes in 11 games
Olivia Knox - DNP
Emma Bangert - 48 minutes in 3 games
Lauren Glas - 1 goal, 296 minutes in 7 games
Meghan Wilson - 9 minutes in 1 games
Mara Yapello - 4 goals, 641 minutes in 11 games

Northeastern
Amanda Ahles - 8 minutes in 2 games

Northern Illinois University
Jordyn Saddler - 162 minutes in 8 games

Northern Iowa
Lizzie Mewis - 932 minutes in 13 games
Olivia Knoepfle - 44 minutes in 2 games 
Lauren Heinsch - 6 goals, 2 assists, 795 minutes in 12 games
Morgan Barnette - 223 minutes in 10 games
Jenna Nyblom - DNP

Northwestern
Madison Lo - DNP
Lily Gilbertson - 454 minutes in 13 games
Sydney Panek - DNP

Notre Dame
Paige Peltier - 91 minutes in 6 games

Ohio
Ana Aguado - 11 minutes in 1 (shutout) game

Omaha
Hannah Heinemann - 120 minutes in 8 games

Oregon State
Anna Wagner - 215 minutes in 10 games

Penn State
Kaitlyn MacBean - DNP

Purdue-Fort Wayne (Mastadons!)
Sydney Johnson - 6 minutes in 2 games
Tia Johnson - 999 minutes in 14 games

Seton Hall
Ella Conger - DNP

South Dakota State
Kaitlin Zabel - 240 minutes in 5 games
Taylor Lock - 8 saves, 2 goals against, 360 minutes in 4 games
Rachel Preston - 1 goal, 1 assist, 1177 minutes in 14 games
Kennedy Sanders - DNP
Jocelyn Tanner - 35 saves, 6 goals against, 920 minutes in 10 games
Maya Hansen - 11 goals, 3 assists, 716 minutes in 14 games
Kayla Anderson - 2 assists, 429 minutes in 14 games
Katherine Jones - 1 goal, 1 assist, 328 minutes in 8 games

Seattle
Emily Bunnell - 1222 minutes in 14 games

South Dakota
Liv Muehlberg - DNP
Izzy Quintavalle - DNP

SIU-Edwardsville
Mary Fetter - 86 minutes in 7 games

St Francis (Brooklyn Terriers!)
Kendra Rust - 1 goal, 547 minutes in 13 games

St Thomas
Olivia Graupmann - 54 saves, 20 goals against, 1122 minutes in 12 games
Abby Brantner - 1 goal, 1 assist, 925 minutes in 12 games
Emma Fournier - 249 minutes in 7 games
Marli Bertagnoli - 404 minutes in 12 games
Audrey Vidmar - 827 minutes in 11 games
Sofia Caballero - 631 minutes in 12 games
Paola Del Moral - 94 minutes in 7 games
Lexi Serreyn - 1 goal, 649 minutes in 12 games
Lissa Mizutani - 862 minutes in 12 games
Natalie Engel - 474 minutes in 10 games
Alex Balfour - 376 minutes in 7 games
Lexi Huber - 4 goals, 1 assist, 551 minutes in 12 games
Alexa Oldenkamp - 488 minutes in 11 games
Ari Green - 53 minutes in 4 games
Maddie Bomsta - 1 goal, 136 minutes in 11 games
Camryn Rintoul - 1 assist, 279 minutes in 8 games
Annika Eckroth - DNP
Cora Smith - 100 minutes in 6 games
Mari Ferrer-Lugo - DNP
Jasmine Gates - 1 goal, 1 assist, 826 minutes in 12 games

University of Tennessee-Martin
Hannah Zahn - 743 minutes in 13 games

Tennesee Tech
Taylor Hornback - 1 assist, 106 minutes in 6 games

University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Ana Recarte-Pacheco - 1 goal, 1 assist, 769 minutes in 15 games

Wake Forest
Payton Cahill - DNP

Western Illinois (Fighting Leathernecks?)
Emmy Ellington - 1 goal, 1 assist, 546 minutes in 12 games

Wisconsin
Madison Ishaug - 1 goal, 251 minutes in 4 games
Claire Odmark - 4 goals, 1 assist, 787 minutes in 14 games
Dara Adringa - 187 minutes in 10 games
Ali Fine - 7 minutes in 1 game
Jessie Hunt - 131 minutes in 8 games
Kenzie Jacobson - DNP

Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Raffert Kugler - 7 assists, 1065 minutes in 13 games
Clara Broecker - 1 assist, 1178 minutes in 13 games
Hannah Steel - 1 assist, 543 minutes in 13 games

Wofford
Abigail Mckenzie - 757 minutes in 11 games
​Lexi Reichenbach - 346 minutes in 10 games