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Minnesotans Playing D1 - Preseason

8/12/2021

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Mark Privratsky
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Pictured: Morgan Turner, All Big East Forward at DePaul. Photo Credit: DePaul Athletics

Welcome to the "Minnesotans Playing D1" beat at Equal Time! The soccer never stops, and we are entering prime territory for Equal Time Soccer: the fall College season. We have always prioritized the Minnesota Gophers as the (formerly) only Division 1 team in our great state. That choice was made to focus our work, certainly not because there weren't other amazing stories to cover. As your support for Equal Time has grown, it has enabled Matt to bring me on to expand how we cover Minnesotan Women in College Soccer. My goal is to shine a light on any Minnesotan making an impact at the Division 1 level, and learn about soccer culture along with you. 

The Beat
If any of you like to follow things like "Americans Abroad" in soccer journalism, this beat is a bit like that. As we saw amazing U.S. Women's National Team members go abroad to play in England or France, it can be difficult to watch their matches, but its fun to catch up on how they do on their new adventure. Each week I will recap the Minnesotans who are contributing to programs big and small around country, with basic stats and any stories we gather. I will also seek out guests for video/podcast content so we can get to know these impressive players and coaches better (If you have a suggestion of someone I should talk to, feel free to DM me @markprivratsky or the Equal Time account on Twitter)

Attending Games
What is the best part of soccer? Attending a great game! I will definitely try to attend as many games as I can this year. The Summit League is filled with Minnesotans and we now have a local opponent (villain?) for them to play in St Thomas. My grueling schedule as a bartender won't hold me back, and we may see some watch parties pop up later this fall that supporters can join us at as well. 

Yesterday I got my first taste of the College season when Matt and I attended an exhibition between the Gophers and NDSU in Fargo. It was a bit of a drive but the game was fun to watch, ending in a 5-0 scoreline after 3 30 minute periods. There was a good group of Minnesota friends and family, and a great showing of Bison fans for a mid-week pre-season game. I was able to catch up with 3 Minnesotans on the Bison, Ellie Schneider, Aly Cole and Olivia Lovick. 

Here’s Senior @Ellieschneids talking about playing during the covid year and her desire to improve with @NDSUsoccer this year pic.twitter.com/uWnjxPqAgb

— Equal Time Soccer (@EqualTimeSoccer) August 12, 2021

.@AlyCole5 talks about playing the Gophers today and what to expect from the coming @NDSUsoccer season pic.twitter.com/8kMS42Qlb0

— Equal Time Soccer (@EqualTimeSoccer) August 11, 2021

Our final interview of the night was Olivia Lovick, who had the 3rd most productive freshman season in @NDSUsoccer history last year pic.twitter.com/iJ2dFDohHY

— Equal Time Soccer (@EqualTimeSoccer) August 12, 2021

Minnesotans Playing D1 Recap


Because we have such big clusters of Minnesotans at different programs, I'll be recapping by squad. For this week, I'm going to list each player we've identified around D1, and in the weeks going forward I will focus on who played and created goals and assists. There are obvious trends like the huge amount of Minnesotans close by at Dakota Schools, but also a little cluster of players at big programs like Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Michigan, Boston College and Wisconsin. I'm excited to see which players shine this fall! As we've mentioned before, if we are missing players, let us know by putting players into this form: https://forms.gle/ZcpJqKcdY2nJ74A4A 

Austin Peay
Avryn List, Freshman FWD

Boston College
Andi Barth, Freshman FWD

Brown
Clare Gagne, Sophmore GK
KK Haug, Junior DEF/MID
Charlotte Devaughn, Senior DEF

Denver
Shweta Raje, Junior GK
Megan Prazich, Sophmore MID
Sam Dietrick, Sophmore MID

DePaul
Morgan Turner, Senior FWD
Megan Malecha, Junior DEF

Dixie State
Madison Monson, Sophmore MID

Drake
Brooke Davies, Freshman DEF
Erika Townley, Junior DEF
Rebecka Musungu, Junior MID
Meghan Brown, Junior FWD
Olivia Bruce, 5th yr FWD
Delaney Goertzen: Junior MID

Illinois State
Erica Moline, Sophmore MID
Katharine Ashley, Junior MID

Michigan
Meredith Haakenson, Senior GK

North Dakota State University
Aly Cole, Senior GK
Paige Goaley, Junior FWD
Kaitlyn Hanson, Sophmore DEF
Bella Grandois, Freshman FWD/MID
Kelsey Kallio, Sophmore FWD/MID
Lauryn Roszak, Junior DEF
Olivia Watson, Freshman FWD
Olivia Lovick, Sophmore FWD
Josie Fieldman, Freshman MID
Mckenna Strand, Junior DEF
Dani Stuber, Senior DEF
Lavin Douglass, Junior MID
Jess Hanley, Sophmore DEF/MID
Ellie Schneider, Senior DEF

Nebraska
Sydney Merchant, Sophmore GK
Allison Ulness, Senior MID/DEF

Nebraska-Omaha
Hannah Heinemann, Senior FWD

North Dakota
Alex Lee, Senior MID/FWD
Cassie Giddings, Senior FWD
Payton Schultz, Sophmore DEF
Lexi Miller, Junior MID
Olivia Knox, Senior FWD
Emma Bangert, Senior MID
Lauren Glas, Junior MID

Northern Iowa
Lizzie Mewis, Sophmore MID
Olivia Knoepfle, Freshman MID/FWD
Lauren Heinsch, Freshman FWD
Morgan Barnette, Freshman FWD
Jenny Nyblom, Freshman FWD/DEF

Northwestern
Madison Lo, Junior GK
Lily Gilbertson, Junior MID
Sydney Panek, Sophmore MID

Notre Dame
Paige Peltier, Sophmore FWD

Ohio
Ana Aguado, Grad GK (transfer from Gophers)

South Dakota State University
Kaitlin Zabel, Senior DEF
Taylor Lock, Senior GK
Rachel Preston, Senior DEF/MID
Kennedy Sanders, Freshman MID
Jocelyn Tanner, Sophmore GK
Maya Hansen, Junior FWD
Kayla Anderson, Sophmore DEF/MID

Seattle
Emily Bunnell, Senior MID (transfer from Gophers)

South Dakota
Liv Muehlberg, Freshman MID
Izzy Quintavalle, Freshman MID
Gabby Beberg, Sophmore DEF

University of Tennessee-Martin
Hannah Zahn, Freshman FWD

Wake Forest
Payton Cahill, Freshman GK

Western Illinois
Emma Ellington, Freshman FWD

Wisconsin
Maddie Ishaug, Freshman MID
Claire Odmark, Junior FWD
Dara Andringa, Sophmore MID
Ali Fine, Sophmore MID
Jessie Hunt, Sophmore MID
Kenzie Jacobson, Freshman FWD





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Jeremy
8/12/2021 07:56:49 pm

Thanks for supporting women’s soccer. Greatly appreciate your efforts here!

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Equal Time
8/12/2021 08:26:43 pm

Thanks so much, Jeremy!

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