SCSU Soccer to open NSIC tournament play at BSU on Nov. 13

Wednesday, November 13

Bemidji, MN

3:00 p.m.

St. Cloud State

Bemidji State University

Carly Eckstrom

11/12/2019 3:44:00 PM | Women's Soccer

The St. Cloud State University soccer team (11-4-3, 10-3-2 NSIC) will open play in the 2019 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 13 with a 3:00 p.m. match at Bemidji State University (12-5-1, 11-3-1 NSIC) in Bemidji, Minn.

The Huskies are one of the eight teams to qualify for this year's NSIC tournament and they are the number five seed, while BSU is seeded number four. In the other first round matches, #1 seed Concordia-St. Paul will host #8 Wayne State, #2 Augustana will host #7 Southwest Minnesota State and #3 Minnesota State will host #6 UMary.

The winners of the four first round matches will then advance to the NSIC final four with the location being determined by the highest remaining seeded team. The semifinals will take place on Friday, Nov. 15 and the title game will be played on Sunday, Nov. 17. The winner of the tournament will receive the automatic bid to the upcoming 2019 NCAA DII women's soccer Central Region tournament.

The complete NCAA bracket will be announced on Monday, Nov. 18 via a webcast selection show on www.NCAA.com at 5:30 p.m. CT. The regional tournament will begin on Nov. 23 on regional campus sites.

FOLLOW THE HUSKIES IN THE NSIC TOURNAMENT:

LIVE STATS: BSU Live Stats
LIVE VIDEO: BSU Live Video Stream
LIVE AUDIO: KVSC Sports Stream w. Hans Bristol on the call

SCSU SOCCER NEWS AND NOTES:

St. Cloud State travels to Bemidji Minnesota to battle the Bemidji State Beavers in the first round of the 2019 NSIC Women's Soccer Playoffs. SCSU had a historic 2019 season finishing with a record of 11-4-3 overall, and a program best 10-3-2 in NSIC play. Hans Bristol will have the call live on the KVSC Sports Stream live from Bemidji, with pre-match coverage beginning at 2:45pm and kickoff at 3pm. Fans can listen to the KVSC Sports Stream on any computer or mobile device live here : https://www.kvsc.org/listen/sports.m3u
The Huskies' 11 victories this season are the most for SCSU since posting an 11-8-2 record in 2011. The 11 wins ranks second in the team records for most wins in a season. The current team record of 13 wins was set in 1995 at 13-5-2, when the Huskies played as an independent team that season prior to joining the historic North Central Conference in 1996.
The 10 conference wins this season sets a new team record for most conference wins posted by the Huskies in a season. Prior to this season, SCSU's top conference match win total was nine in 2009 and 2015.
This marks SCSU's ninth trip to the NSIC tournament. Last year, SCSU lost in the first round by a 3-2 margin at Minot state on Oct. 31, 2018.
SCSU is 1-1 in NSIC tournament place vs. Bemidji State. In 2016, BSU ended SCSU's season with a 3-1 decision at Bemidji, Minn. in first round play. In 2007, SCSU scored a 1-1 tie (shootout win) against BSU in the first round of NSIC play at Husky Stadium that season.
SCSU has hosted first round play in the NSIC tournament in 2011 and 2007, with the Huskies earning shootout wins in both of those seasons to advance to the NSIC semi's. In the six other trips to the NSIC tournament, SCSU has been on the road and the Huskies are 0-6 in those games.
Earlier this season, SCSU and Bemidji State played to a 0-0 tie at Husky Stadium on Sept. 20. BSU outshot the Huskies 12-11 in the game as Zoe Welsh made nine saves to earn the shutout for SCSU. Last year during regular season play at BSU, the Huskies lost a 3-2 match.
In the all-time series vs. BSU, the Huskies are 8-9-2 since 1996.
SCSU's Claire Shea ranked fourth in the NSIC (league games only) with 3.47 shots per game. She also led SCSU in the NSIC stat standings with 1.07 ppg (6g/4a) and 10th with six goals. Jenna Dominguez ranks ninth in the NSIC with five assist, while Shea and Nicole Friis followed four assists apiece. Shea and Dominguez ranked third in the NSIC with three GWG apiece.
Zoe Welsh ranked fourth in the league with a .638 GAA and fifth with a save percentage of .851. She led the league with five NSIC shutouts this season.
Overall, Shea paces SCSU with 18 points (7g/4a). This is the most points posted by a Husky since Maria Kass had 22 points in 2016. Dominguez leads SCSU with five assists this season, which is the most assists by a Husky since Gabby Fleck had six in 2014.
Welsh has charted eight shutouts this season and has posted four consecutive shutouts heading into the playoff game at BSU. She is one shutout shy of the team record of nine shutouts set by Kenzie Hanzlik in 2011. In her career, Welsh now has 14 shutouts and that ranks fourth in the team records (after only two seasons played at SCSU).
Welsh also has a 0.74 GAA this season and that would best the current team record of 0.83 set by Elizabeth Kelly in 2009. Welsh's current save percentage is now .837, and that would rank sixth in the team records.
SCSU has now allowed a goal since a 2-1 loss at SMSU on Oct. 27, 2019.
SCSU has outscored its opponents 29-14 this season and is within range of the current team record for fewest goals allowed in a season of 17 (set in 2009).
Carly Ekstrom scored her first goal as a Husky during the Huskies' 3-0 win at UMD on Nov. 8, 2019.

NSIC Soccer Tournament Schedule

Wednesday, November 13	Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals	Teams	Match Time	Site
Match A	#6 UMary at #3 Minnesota State	1 p.m.	Mankato, Minn.
Match B	#7 SMSU at # 2 Augustana	2 p.m.	Sioux Falls, S.D.
Match C	#5 St. Cloud State at #4 Bemidji State	3 p.m.	Bemidji, Minn.
Match D	#8 Wayne State at #1 Concordia-St. Paul	3 p.m.	St. Paul, Minn.
Friday, November 15	Semifinals
Semifinals	Teams	Match Time
Match E	A vs. B	TBD	Highest Remaining Seed
Match F	C vs. D	TBD	Highest Remaining Seed
Sunday, November 17	Championship	Match Time
Championship	E vs. F	TBD	Same as Semifinals