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Mark Privratsky
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.
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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8/12/2021 08:26:43 pm
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