MN D1's: Kugler steps up at Kentucky, Battle of Comm Ave in Boston, Loyola Chicago's MN Duo, Hansen climbing scoring charts

Author: Mark Privratsky

(Photo Credit: UK Athletics)

We are 3 weeks in to the College season and the game has never been more accessible to fans. More games than ever are being streamed, which means a bigger platform for the 100+ Minnesotans we've got playing D1. Maya Hansen is breaking records in the Summit League, UW-Milwaukee transfer Rafferty Kugler is stepping up a level at Kentucky, Loyola Chicago Minnesotans are passing the torch, and we now know about the Battle of Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. Don't miss the banger of a goal that Minnesota scored in recap!

​Highlights

Allow me to introduce you to the Battle of Commonwealth Avenue, the annual Rivalry match between Boston College and Boston U. This year's edition featured 2 Minnesotans who came through the MN Thunder pipeline, Boston College's Andi Barth (St Paul/MTA) vs Boston U Terriors' Marli Rajacich  (Mpls Washburn/MTA). BC took this year's edition  with a 3-1 win after BU took a 1-0 lead into half. The Eagles were too much and eventually overwhelmed the Terriers. 

Last year Loyola Chicago were one of the best teams in the Missouri Valley, losing a tough 1-0 game to Purdue in the NCAA tournament. If they are to make a run like that this year, a pair of Minnesotans will hope to play a big role. Amanda Cassidy (Maple Grove/MTA) is a Senior leader on the squad, while Freshman Jordan Pascarella (Blaine/MTA) has already stepped in to play big minutes in her first year. You can watch them play DePaul on ESPN+ on Thursday, September 8. 

Rafferty Kugler was at UW Milwaukee for 4 years, with extra eligibility after covid, she chose to try her hand at SEC soccer. While on paper it's a bigger conference, she was also leaving one of the best teams in the country last year, the 19-2 Panthers who beat #14 Xavier in the NCAA Tourney. She's gone from success to success, as Kentucky have started the year 5-1 including a solid win over Purdue in Lexington. Kugler already has 2 assists (as a Defender btw) and looks to play a big role in a potential postseason run for Kentucky who didn't make the Conference Tourney last year

Tell me if this sounds familiar to Equal Time followers, Maya Hansen is creating goals like crazy. She scored a huge goal to snag a tie at Arizona State to start the year and hasn't missed a beat since. She's got 5 assists (tied for 5th in the country) to go with her 4 goals on the year. Don't look now but she's already tied for 6th on the All Time Summit League Goals chart with 32 career hits. By our count she is already the All Time D1 leader in goals at SDSU but we'd need to confirm. Jessica Kellogg of Oral Roberts holds the Summit League record with 48, but 2nd place is Ashley Mcghee (Oakland) with 39. Maya would probably take an NCAA run over the record, but that doesn't mean she may not sit at 2nd all time when this year is over. Chasing her are Sami Feller of Denver and Amy Andrews of Western Illinois who each started the year with 2 less goals than Hansen.

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​Player Tracker

Alabama State
Kassandra Schoen - 1 goal, 271 minutes in 5 games

Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Brisha Musungu - 492 minutes in 6 games

Army
Hannah Pohlidal - DNP

Austin Peay
Avryn List - 9 minutes in 1 game

Boston College
Andi Barth - 2 goals, 1 assist, 248 minutes in 6 games

Pictured: Marli Rajacich (Photo Credit: BU Athletics)

​Boston U
Marli Rajacich - 211 minutes in 6 games

Brown
Clare Gagne - 360 minutes in 4 games
KK Haug - 48 minutes in 3 games
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Creighton
Ansley Atkinson - DNP 
Sydney Drees - DNP

Denver
Shweta Raje - DNP
Megan Prazich - 413 minutes in 6 games

DePaul
Megan Malecha - DNP 

Drake
Brooke Davies - 288 minutes in 6 games
Meghan Brown - 310 minutes in 6 games
Delaney Goertzen - 111 minutes in 2 games

Florida Atlantic
Hailey Landrus - 2 assists, 424 minutes in 6 games
Mia Sennes - 1 goal, 215 minutes in 5 games

University of Illinois-Chicago
Jelena Zbiljic - 1 assist, 290 minutes in 5 games

Illinois State
Erica Moline - 1 goal, 30 minutes in 2 games 
Katharine Ashley - 532 minutes in 6 games

James Madison
Maddie Majewski - DNP

Kent State
Luca Ralph - 205 minutes in 5 games

Kentucky
Rafferty Kugler - 2 assists, 464 minutes in 6 games

Lipscomb
Lydia Hindt - 218 minutes in 5 games

Long Beach State
Katarina Decaroli - DNP

Pictured: Amanda Cassidy & Jordan Pascarella (Photo Credit: Loyola Ramblers Athletics)

Loyola Chicago
Amanda Cassidy - 2 goals, 412 minutes in 6 games
Jordan Pascarella - 363 minutes in 5 games

Marquette
Chloe Olson - 90 minutes in 1 game
Abby Ruhland - 10 minutes in 1 game
Katie Koker - 341 minutes in 5 games

Memphis
Maddie Stoks - 1 assist, 4 minutes in 3 games

Michigan
Meredith Haakenson - 1 goal, 3 assists, 419 minutes in 6 games

Take a bow @christavanloon @GopherSoccer #SCtop10 pic.twitter.com/7KrR0leFFU

— Equal Time Soccer (@EqualTimeSoccer) September 1, 2022

Minnesota
Alma Beaton - 28 minutes in 1 game
Sophia Boman - 409 minutes in 5 games
Abi Frandsen - 1 assist, 310 minutes in 4 games
Eva Bruer - 12 minutes in 1 game
McKenna Buisman - 1 goal, 283 minutes in 5 games
Alanna Dressely - 391 minutes in 5 games
Sophia Barjesth - 177 minutes in 5 games
Maddie Shannon - DNP
Megan Plaschko - 1.0 goals against average, .667 Save%, 450 minutes in 5 games
Khyah Harper - 1 goal, 297 minutes in 5 games
Sadie Harper - 104 minutes in 3 games
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Navy
Emma Frommelt - 100 minutes in 3 games

NDSU
Paige Goaley - 2 goals, 1 assist, 374 minutes in 6 games
Kaitlyn Hanson - DNP
Kelsey Kallio - 1 goal, 2 assists, 378 minutes in 6 games
Josie Feldman - 78 minutes in 3 games
Olivia Watson - 1 goal, 273 minutes in 6 games
Izzy Smith - DNP
Madalyn Grate - 1 assist, 148 minutes in 6 games
Mckenna Strand - 1 assist, 463 minutes in 6 games
Dani Stuber - 250 minutes in 6 games
Lavin Douglas - 1 assist, 455 minutes in 6 games
Jess Hanley -1 goal, 497 minutes in 6 games
Loretta Wacek - 1 goal, 231 minutes in 6 games
Olivia Lovick - 2 goals, 258 minutes in 5 games

Nebraska
Sydney Marchant - DNP
Lauren Buzzell - DNP

North Carolina 
Maddie Dahlien - 1 assist, 133 minutes in 6 games

North Carolina-Ashville
Ava Bjorkman-Tracy - 1 assist, 191 minutes in 5 games

North Dakota
Payton Schultz - 204 minutes in 6 games
Lexi Miller - 258 minutes in 4 games
Taylor Lange - DNP
Katie Alto - DNP
Lauren Glas - 63 minutes in 4 games
Haylee Goodrich -132 minutes in 5 games
Jessica Machovec - 25 minutes in 1 game

Northeastern
Jessie Hunt - 3 assists, 491 minutes in 6 games
Lauren Ahles - 144 minutes in 6 games

Northern Illinois University
Jordyn Saddler - DNP

Northern Iowa
Lizzie Mewis - 256 minutes in 6 games
Lauren Heinsch - 2 goals, 441 minutes in 6 games
Olivia Knoepfle - 1 assist, 386 minutes in 6 games
Morgan Barnette - DNP
Jenna Nyblom - 21 minutes in 2 games

Northwestern
Madison Lo - DNP
Ramira Ambrose - DNP
Lily Gilbertson - 1 assist, 367 minutes in 6 games
Sydney Panek - 11 minutes in 2 games

Notre Dame
Paige Peltier - 1 assist, 38 minutes in 2 games

Omaha
Lindsey Birch - 181 minutes in 5 games

Oregon State
Anna Wagner - 48 minutes in 4 games

Penn State
Kaitlyn MacBean - Played in 2 games

Purdue-Fort Wayne (Mastadons!)
Tia Johnson - 308 minutes in 6 games

Seton Hall
Ella Conger - 18 minutes in 3 games

Pictured: Maya Hansen (Photo Credit: SDSU Athletics)
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​South Dakota State
Rachel Preston - 457 minutes in 6 games
Lauren Eckerle - 291 minutes in 6 games
Kayla Anderson - 1 goal, 252 minutes in 6 games
Kennedy Sanders - 6 minutes in 1 game
Maya Hansen - 4 goals, 5 assists, 311 minutes in 5 games
Katherine Jones - 386 minutes in 6 games
Jocelyn Tanner - .33 goals against average, .889 save%, 90 minutes in 6 games

Seattle
Emily Bunnell - 426 minutes in 5 games

South Dakota
Liv Muehlberg - 178 minutes in 7 games
Brooklyn Bordson - 140 minutes in 7 games
Izzy Quintavalle - 54 minutes in 3 games

SIU-Edwardsville
Mary Fetter - 1 assist, 166 minutes in 5 games

St Francis (Brooklyn Terriers!)
Kendra Rust - 300 minutes in 6 games

GOAL!!!

St Thomas earns a corner and graduate senior @Balfour_Alex hits an absolute beauty to the top shelf on the rebound!

St Thomas weathered the early storm from Northern Iowa and has pulled ahead 1-0 just about 28 minutes into this one in Cedar Falls. pic.twitter.com/VkDItlEawa

— Equal Time Soccer (@EqualTimeSoccer) September 5, 2022

St Thomas
Olivia Graupmann - 1 game, 27 minutes, 0.00 GAA, 1.000 SV%
Annie Brantner - 405 minutes in 5 games, .22 GAA, .917 SV%
Anna Koepke - 227 minutes in 5 games
CJ Fredkove - 113 minutes in 5 games
Emma Fournier - 54 minutes in 3 gmes
Abby Brantner - 1 goal, 1 assist, 199 minutes in t games
Audrey Vidmar - 393 minutes in 5 games
Ella Bryant - 7 minutes in 1 game
Sofia Caballero - 353 minutes in 5 games
Lissa Mizutani - 363 minutes in 5 games
Ella Clow - 14 minutes in 1 game
Mariah Nguyen - 2 assists, 226 minutes in 5 games
Molly Knoblauch - 17 minutes in 1 game
Alex Balfour - 1 goal, 288 minutes in 5 games
Lexi Huber - 1 goal, 231 minutes in 5 games
Maddie Bomsta - DNP
Camryn Rintoul - 2 goals, 395 minutes in 5 games
Annika Eckroth - 1 assist, 203 minutes in 5 games
Cora Smith - 22 minutes in 2 games
Jasmine Gates - 1 assist, 363 minutes in 5 games
Tatum Trettel - DNP
McKenna Lehman - 96 minutes in 4 games
Bella Meier - DNP

Stetson University
Alexis Smith - 1 goal, 2 assists, 330 minutes in 6 games

University of Tennessee-Martin
Hannah Zahn - 289 minutes in 5 games

University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
Ana Recarte-Pacheco - 2 goals, 439 minutes in 6 games

Utah Tech 
Madison Monson - 104 minutes in 4 games

Wake Forest
Payton Cahill - DNP

Western Illinois 
Emmy Ellington - 428 minutes in 5 gamers

Wisconsin
Dara Adringa - 318 minutes in 6 games
Ali Fine - DNP
Maddie Poor - 92 minutes in 6 games
Kenzie Jacobson - DNP
Maddie Ishaug - 1 goal, 1 assist, 488 minutes in 6 games
Claire Odmark - 165 minutes in 6 games
Jessie Hunt - DNP

Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Clara Broecker - DNP
Alyssa Marceau - DNP

Wofford
Abigail Mckenzie - 117 minutes in 3 games
​Lexi Reichenbach - 116 minutes in 3 games

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​GAMES TO STREAM

One nice thing about the Women's game in '22 is that we can actually watch a lot of these games and they look good! I'll try to give you a slate of games you can stream either via a team website for free or on ESPN+. ESPN has grabbed a TON more women's college soccer this year, making it a true value buy for any soccer fan. 

Boston U vs UMASS
Thurs, Sept 8, 3pm

Northeastern vs Fairfield
Thurs, Sept 8, 5pm

Florida Atlantic vs Memphis
Thurs, Sept 8, 7pm

DePaul vs Loyola Chicago
Thurs, Sept 8, 7pm

North Dakota vs Eastern Washington
Friday, Sept 9, 5pm

Florida Atlantic vs UT Martin
Saturday, Sept 10, 6pm

St Thomas vs Marquette
Thursday, September 8, 4pm
STREAM: tommiesports.com/watch/ 
This is a huge early season test for the Tommies, who've shown well against lesser opponents in their 2nd year of D1. St Thomas is coming off of a decisive 3-0 win over Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Follow along for coverage on Equal Time Social Channels!

South Dakota State vs Creighton
Sunday, September 11, 1pm
STREAM: gojacks.com/watch/
The Jackrabbits have started off well and face a tough non conference foe as Summit League play approaches. SDSU hasn't lost yet, but faces Air Force and Kansas State, all at home, before South Dakota comes to town to kick off the conference. 

North Dakota State vs Drake
Sunday, September 11, 1pm
STREAM: thesummitleague.org/watch/ (also on WDAY Xtra)
The Bison welcome one of their tougher non conference foes this sunday. They've also got Green Bay on Friday, along with Games at Idaho and Montana next weekend (both on ESPN+) before starting Summit play at Denver.