Friday, November 17
Emporia, Kan.
10:00 A.M. CT
St. Cloud State
vs
Bemidji State
St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer Ready for First NCAA Tournament Appearance
11/16/2023 3:46:00 PM | Women's Soccer
St. Cloud State meets Bemidji in NCAA Central Region Quarterfinals on Friday
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (14-4-2, 10-2-2 NSIC) is set for its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance as the Huskies will play familiar foe Bemidji State (12-3-6, 7-3-4 NSIC) on Friday morning in Emporia, Kan. The Huskies enter the NCAA Central Region as the No. 3 seed, while the Beavers are the No. 6 seed. The match will start at 10:00 a.m. CT on Friday at the ESU Soccer Pitch on the campus of Emporia State University.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Each game of the NCAA Central Region be streamed on the MIAA Network with live stats available through SideArm Stats on Emporia State's website. Links to both coverage options at the St. Cloud State Women's Soccer schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
St. Cloud State enters the NSIC Tournament contest with a 6-12-3 mark all-time against Bemidji State with its last win against the Beavers coming on Nov. 13, 2019, a 1-0 win in Bemidji. The two programs have met twice this season, with the Beavers winning both. First, Bemidji State won 2-0, on Sept. 17 in Bemidji, followed by a 2-0 win in the NSIC Tournament semifinals on Nov. 10 in St. Cloud.
HISTORIC SEASON IN-PROGRESS
The 2023 Huskies continue to build upon what has become the best season in program history, as St. Cloud State captured its first-ever conference championship by winning the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Regular Season Championship after finishing the conference season with 32 points and a 10-2-2 record. The Huskies have also set program records for most wins in a season (14), most conference wins (10), longest unbeaten streak (nine) and most home wins (nine). The Huskies advanced to the NSIC Tournament semifinals for the fourth time in program history and for the first time since 2019, in addition to hosting the NSIC semifinals and championship round for the first time in program history. SCSU also recorded its best 10-game start in program history (7-2-1) and best five-game start (4-1-0) since 2000.
Below is a list of program records that could be set in 2023 (bold if matched or set already).
OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION AGAINST CROOKSTON
St. Cloud State's offense exploded in its regular season finale against Minnesota Crookston, winning 6-0 on Nov. 2 to clinch its first conference championship in program history. The six goals scored are the most in a game since scoring seven in a 7-0 win over Minnesota Crookston on Sept. 14, 2008.
Ellie Primerano and sophomore midfielder Brooke Quam (Lakeville, Minn.) led the offensive charge for the Huskies in the victory, as Primerano scored two goals and had two assists for six points, while Quam added a goal and three assists for five points. SCSU set numerous season single-game highs in the victory, including points (20), goals (six), assists (eight), shots (34), shots on goal (19) and corner kicks (19).
With six points in the game (2g/2a), Primerano became the 17th player in program history to record six or more points in a game and the first since Maria Kass did so in 2016. Her six points put her in a 13-way tie for the fifth-most points in a single game in program history. Primerano's pair of goals marked her first career multi-goal game. Quam had three assists in the game, becoming the ninth player in program history to record three or more assists in the game and the first since 2008 when Chelsey Scheller recorded four assists.
ALL-NSIC RECOGNITION
St. Cloud State Women's Soccer was well recognized in the end-of-season Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) awards, as the league announced its selections on Thursday. Head Coach Gretta Macdonald was named the NSIC Coach of the Year while freshman forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) was named the NSIC Freshman of the Year. Additionally, SCSU had a league-high eight Huskies earn all-conference honors, with four being named to the first team and four earning second team honors.
Macdonald's Coach of the Year honor marks the first time an SCSU coach has earned the conference's top coaching honor. Trapino is the fourth Husky to be named conference Freshman of the Year, following Elizabeth Kelly (2006 NCC), Tara Evangelist (2008 NSIC) and Mary Morhardt (2009 NSIC). Earning first team honors for the Huskies was sophomore forward Ellie Primerano (Saint Joseph, Mich.), sophomore midfielder Brooke Quam (Lakeville, Minn.), freshman defender Ana Spaine (West Des Moines, Iowa) and junior defender Rheana Zerna (St. Michael, Minn.). NSIC Second Team honors went to freshman goalkeeper Jaylee Strickland (Columbus, Ohio), Trapino, redshirt junior midfielder Gracie Parsons (Omaha, Neb.) and freshman midfielder Grace Olson (West Des Moines, Iowa).
Macdonald has led the Huskies to its best season program history, as SCSU has recorded a 14-3-2 record (10-2-2 NSIC) and an NSIC Regular Season Championship, its first conference championship in program history. With its third win this season over Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 6, SCSU advanced to the NSIC semifinals for the fourth time in program history and for the first time since 2019. As the No. 1 seed in the NSIC Tournament, the Huskies will host the semifinals and championship game in St. Cloud for the first time in program history. Likely headed for its first NCAA Tournament berth in program history, the Huskies currently rank at No. 2 in NCAA Central Region rankings. SCSU has set numerous program records in 2023, including victories (14), conference wins (10), unbeaten streak (nine) and most home wins (nine), while recording its best 10-game start (7-2-1) in program history and best five-game start (4-1-0) since 2000. Macdonald became SCSU's all-time winningest head coach in 2022 and currently sits at 78-63-26 (.545).
Trapino has been instrumental to the Huskies success this season, earning Freshman of the Year and Second Team honors while scoring seven goals and three assists for 17 points with four game-winning goals on 47 shots and 22 shots-on-goal in 871 minutes on the pitch. Trapino led SCSU and all NSIC freshmen in points (17), goals (seven) and game-winning goals (four), while her four game-winning goals rank second in single season program history. She especially came on strong to end the season, as she scored five goals and three assists for 13 points in the final eight games of the regular season. She was named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 9 after scoring or assisting on each of SCSU's three goals in victories over Minot State (1-0, Oct. 6) and Mary (2-1, Oct. 8).
SCSU's four selections to the All-NSIC First Team is a program-best, as only twice before (1997 and 2010) have two Huskies earned all-conference first team honors. The quartet of Huskies give SCSU 18 student-athletes to earn first team honors all-time. Primerano has followed up her 2022 NSIC Second Team selection with another impressive campaign in her sophomore season as she has produced four goals and eight assists for 16 points while adding one game-winning goal and 12 shots on goal. Her eight assists already rank eighth all-time on the single season top-10 list in program history. Quam has recorded three goals and an NSIC-leading nine assists for 15 points and ranks second on the team with 21 shots on goal. Her nine assists rank fourth on the single season top-10 list. On the backline, Spaine and Zerna have anchored the Huskies to what would be a program record 0.74 goals-against-average with eight shutouts. Spaine has recorded two goals and two assists for six points with five shots on goal in her freshman campaign while Zerna recorded one assist for the Huskies.
Joining Trapino on the second team is Strickland, Parsons and Olson. Strickland has been very impressive in goal for the Huskies, registering a 13-3-2 record with a 0.72 goals-against average, .833 save percentage and eight shutouts. In the NSIC, she ranks second in goals against average (0.72), third in save percentage (.833) and fourth in shutouts (eight). At season's end, the freshman goalkeeper will enter the program's top-10 list for goalkeeper seasons in program history, as her 0.72 GAA currently ranks first, her eight shutouts rank third and her .814 S% ranks seventh. Parsons has been crucial in her second season at SCSU, recording three goals and three assists for nine points while Olson has been stepped up in her debut campaign with two goals and two assists for six points with two game-winning goals.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Soccer, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Each game of the NCAA Central Region be streamed on the MIAA Network with live stats available through SideArm Stats on Emporia State's website. Links to both coverage options at the St. Cloud State Women's Soccer schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
St. Cloud State enters the NSIC Tournament contest with a 6-12-3 mark all-time against Bemidji State with its last win against the Beavers coming on Nov. 13, 2019, a 1-0 win in Bemidji. The two programs have met twice this season, with the Beavers winning both. First, Bemidji State won 2-0, on Sept. 17 in Bemidji, followed by a 2-0 win in the NSIC Tournament semifinals on Nov. 10 in St. Cloud.
HISTORIC SEASON IN-PROGRESS
The 2023 Huskies continue to build upon what has become the best season in program history, as St. Cloud State captured its first-ever conference championship by winning the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Regular Season Championship after finishing the conference season with 32 points and a 10-2-2 record. The Huskies have also set program records for most wins in a season (14), most conference wins (10), longest unbeaten streak (nine) and most home wins (nine). The Huskies advanced to the NSIC Tournament semifinals for the fourth time in program history and for the first time since 2019, in addition to hosting the NSIC semifinals and championship round for the first time in program history. SCSU also recorded its best 10-game start in program history (7-2-1) and best five-game start (4-1-0) since 2000.
Below is a list of program records that could be set in 2023 (bold if matched or set already).
- Win percentage – Current: .750 (14-4-2) / Record: .700 (13-5-2, 1995)
- Most victories – Current: 14 / Record: 13 (1995)
- Most conference victories (NSIC) – Current: 10 / Record: 10 (2019)
- Unbeaten streak – 9 / Record: 9 (set twice, most recently 2011)
- Best GAA – Current: 0.80 / Record: 0.78 (2009)
- Most Home Wins – Current: 9 / Record: 7 (2009)
- Most Assists – Current: 33 / Record: 42 (1995)
- Most Shutouts – Current: 8 / Record: 9 (1995, 2009, 2011)
OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION AGAINST CROOKSTON
St. Cloud State's offense exploded in its regular season finale against Minnesota Crookston, winning 6-0 on Nov. 2 to clinch its first conference championship in program history. The six goals scored are the most in a game since scoring seven in a 7-0 win over Minnesota Crookston on Sept. 14, 2008.
Ellie Primerano and sophomore midfielder Brooke Quam (Lakeville, Minn.) led the offensive charge for the Huskies in the victory, as Primerano scored two goals and had two assists for six points, while Quam added a goal and three assists for five points. SCSU set numerous season single-game highs in the victory, including points (20), goals (six), assists (eight), shots (34), shots on goal (19) and corner kicks (19).
With six points in the game (2g/2a), Primerano became the 17th player in program history to record six or more points in a game and the first since Maria Kass did so in 2016. Her six points put her in a 13-way tie for the fifth-most points in a single game in program history. Primerano's pair of goals marked her first career multi-goal game. Quam had three assists in the game, becoming the ninth player in program history to record three or more assists in the game and the first since 2008 when Chelsey Scheller recorded four assists.
ALL-NSIC RECOGNITION
St. Cloud State Women's Soccer was well recognized in the end-of-season Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) awards, as the league announced its selections on Thursday. Head Coach Gretta Macdonald was named the NSIC Coach of the Year while freshman forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) was named the NSIC Freshman of the Year. Additionally, SCSU had a league-high eight Huskies earn all-conference honors, with four being named to the first team and four earning second team honors.
Macdonald's Coach of the Year honor marks the first time an SCSU coach has earned the conference's top coaching honor. Trapino is the fourth Husky to be named conference Freshman of the Year, following Elizabeth Kelly (2006 NCC), Tara Evangelist (2008 NSIC) and Mary Morhardt (2009 NSIC). Earning first team honors for the Huskies was sophomore forward Ellie Primerano (Saint Joseph, Mich.), sophomore midfielder Brooke Quam (Lakeville, Minn.), freshman defender Ana Spaine (West Des Moines, Iowa) and junior defender Rheana Zerna (St. Michael, Minn.). NSIC Second Team honors went to freshman goalkeeper Jaylee Strickland (Columbus, Ohio), Trapino, redshirt junior midfielder Gracie Parsons (Omaha, Neb.) and freshman midfielder Grace Olson (West Des Moines, Iowa).
Macdonald has led the Huskies to its best season program history, as SCSU has recorded a 14-3-2 record (10-2-2 NSIC) and an NSIC Regular Season Championship, its first conference championship in program history. With its third win this season over Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 6, SCSU advanced to the NSIC semifinals for the fourth time in program history and for the first time since 2019. As the No. 1 seed in the NSIC Tournament, the Huskies will host the semifinals and championship game in St. Cloud for the first time in program history. Likely headed for its first NCAA Tournament berth in program history, the Huskies currently rank at No. 2 in NCAA Central Region rankings. SCSU has set numerous program records in 2023, including victories (14), conference wins (10), unbeaten streak (nine) and most home wins (nine), while recording its best 10-game start (7-2-1) in program history and best five-game start (4-1-0) since 2000. Macdonald became SCSU's all-time winningest head coach in 2022 and currently sits at 78-63-26 (.545).
Trapino has been instrumental to the Huskies success this season, earning Freshman of the Year and Second Team honors while scoring seven goals and three assists for 17 points with four game-winning goals on 47 shots and 22 shots-on-goal in 871 minutes on the pitch. Trapino led SCSU and all NSIC freshmen in points (17), goals (seven) and game-winning goals (four), while her four game-winning goals rank second in single season program history. She especially came on strong to end the season, as she scored five goals and three assists for 13 points in the final eight games of the regular season. She was named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 9 after scoring or assisting on each of SCSU's three goals in victories over Minot State (1-0, Oct. 6) and Mary (2-1, Oct. 8).
SCSU's four selections to the All-NSIC First Team is a program-best, as only twice before (1997 and 2010) have two Huskies earned all-conference first team honors. The quartet of Huskies give SCSU 18 student-athletes to earn first team honors all-time. Primerano has followed up her 2022 NSIC Second Team selection with another impressive campaign in her sophomore season as she has produced four goals and eight assists for 16 points while adding one game-winning goal and 12 shots on goal. Her eight assists already rank eighth all-time on the single season top-10 list in program history. Quam has recorded three goals and an NSIC-leading nine assists for 15 points and ranks second on the team with 21 shots on goal. Her nine assists rank fourth on the single season top-10 list. On the backline, Spaine and Zerna have anchored the Huskies to what would be a program record 0.74 goals-against-average with eight shutouts. Spaine has recorded two goals and two assists for six points with five shots on goal in her freshman campaign while Zerna recorded one assist for the Huskies.
Joining Trapino on the second team is Strickland, Parsons and Olson. Strickland has been very impressive in goal for the Huskies, registering a 13-3-2 record with a 0.72 goals-against average, .833 save percentage and eight shutouts. In the NSIC, she ranks second in goals against average (0.72), third in save percentage (.833) and fourth in shutouts (eight). At season's end, the freshman goalkeeper will enter the program's top-10 list for goalkeeper seasons in program history, as her 0.72 GAA currently ranks first, her eight shutouts rank third and her .814 S% ranks seventh. Parsons has been crucial in her second season at SCSU, recording three goals and three assists for nine points while Olson has been stepped up in her debut campaign with two goals and two assists for six points with two game-winning goals.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Soccer, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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