Friday, September 20
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St. Cloud State Women’s Soccer Opens Conference Play with Road Trip to UMD, Home Game against Bemidji State
9/19/2024 2:13:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Huskies look to extend eight-game winning streak against Bulldogs, host Bemidji State on Sunday
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (3-1, 0-0 NSIC) is set to open the conference portion of its 2024 schedule this weekend when the Huskies travel to Minnesota Duluth (0-3, 0-0 NSIC) on Friday, Sept. 20 and then host Bemidji State (2-2, 0-0 NSIC) on Sunday, Sept. 22. First kick against the Bulldogs is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. CT and at 1:00 p.m. CT against the Beavers.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
The game will be streamed for free live on the NSIC Network with live stats available through SideArm Stats on SCSU's website. Links to both coverage options at the St. Cloud State Women's Soccer schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
All-time, the Huskies are 14-19-8 against the Bulldogs and 9-13-3 against the Beavers.
SCSU has dominated the all-time series with UMD over the last several seasons as the Huskies have won the last eight matchups dating back to the 2018 season. The two teams met three times last season with the Huskies taking a 2-0 road win on Sept. 8 before home wins on Sept. 15 (2-1) and Nov. 6 (1-0). In the eight-game winning streak, the Huskies have outscored the Bulldogs, 18-4, with four shutouts. UMD has not scored more than one goal in any of those eight setbacks. SCSU's last loss against UMD came on Sept. 12, 2017, a 1-0 setback in Duluth.
The Huskies will look to avenge last season's tough luck against the Beavers this weekend, as Bemidji State went 3-0 against the Huskies in 2023. First, BSU took a 2-0 win on Sept. 17 in Bemidji before back-to-back wins in seven days in the NSIC and NCAA Tournaments, winning 2-0 in St. Cloud on Nov. 10 and 1-0 in Emporia, Kan., on Nov. 17.
DROPPING DIMES
Senior forward Krysten Schuster (Beamsville, Ontario) has recorded an assist in three consecutive games for the Huskies, helping the Huskies clinch victories in each contest. Her secondary helper in SCSU's 1-0 victory over UW-Parkside (Sept. 15) came on the game-winning goal. Schuster's three assists have already set a new career high, surpassing her mark of two assists in 2023.
ORHAM EXCELS IN WEEKEND SWEEP
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Meriel Orham (St. Michael, Minn.) has made the most of her opportunity in the net for the Huskies early on in the season, recording a 3-1-0 mark through the first four games of the season. She recorded the first two shutouts of her career in SCSU's wins over Roosevelt (Sept. 13, 2-0) and UW-Parkside (Sept. 15, 1-0), as she played the full 90 minutes in both contests and made three saves against Parkside.
PICKING UP RIGHT WHERE THEY LEFT OFF
SCSU's two leading scorers from a season ago – sophomore Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) and junior Ellie Primerano (Saint Joseph, Mich.), – picked up right where they left off in 2023, finding the back of the net early on in the season for the Huskies. In SCSU's 2-1 victory over Northern Michigan on Sept. 7, Primerano buried a goal in the 26th minute off an assist from senior forward Krysten Schuster (Beamsville, Ontario), while Trapino doubled SCSU's lead in the second half off a beauty 25-yard free kick. Primerano once again found the back of the net to lift the Huskies to victory over Uw-Parkside on Sept. 15.
Trapino's score was her eighth career goal and fifth career game-winning goal, a mark which ranks ninth in program history after just 23 games. Primerano netted her fifth and sixth career scores to move her career total to 23 points as she looks to become the 22nd athlete in program history to score 25 career points. In 2023, the duo led the Huskies in scoring, as Trapino scored seven goals and three assists for 17 points in her NSIC Freshman of the Year campaign, while Primerano scored four goals and eight assists for 18 points in her sophomore season.
NSIC PRESEASON POLL
St. Cloud State Women's Soccer was selected to finish second in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Preseason Coaches' Poll on August 13. The runner-up selection is its highest since rejoining the conference in 2008 and surpassed its previous high of fourth in 2012. Additionally, sophomore forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) and sophomore defender Ana Spaine (West Des Moines, Iowa) were named the preseason players to watch by the NSIC.
In addition to being named the conference freshman of the year, Trapino earned All-NSIC second team honors and all-region honors from the United States Coaches/NSCAA. She scored seven goals and three assists for 17 points with four game-winning goals in 2023, leading all NSIC freshmen in points (17), goals (seven) and game-winning goals (four). her four game-winning scores rank second in single season program history.
Spaine earned first team All-NSIC and D2CCA all-central region second team honors in her 2023 freshman campaign. She scored two goals and added two assists for six points while anchoring a Husky backline that recorded a 0.81 goals-against average and eight shutouts, both marks that were just short of being school records.
BANNER YEAR IN 2023
In 2023, the Huskies earned its first-ever conference championship by capturing the NSIC regular season title and advance to the NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time in program history. SCSU went 14-5-2 and 10-2-2 in conference play and set program records for most wins in a season (14), most conference wins (10), longest unbeaten streak (nine) and most home wins (nine). Head Coach Gretta Macdonald was named the NSIC Coach of the Year and sophomore forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) was named the NSIC Freshman of the Year, while SCSU had a league-high eight All-NSIC performers and five earn all-region honors.
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
The game will be streamed for free live on the NSIC Network with live stats available through SideArm Stats on SCSU's website. Links to both coverage options at the St. Cloud State Women's Soccer schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
All-time, the Huskies are 14-19-8 against the Bulldogs and 9-13-3 against the Beavers.
SCSU has dominated the all-time series with UMD over the last several seasons as the Huskies have won the last eight matchups dating back to the 2018 season. The two teams met three times last season with the Huskies taking a 2-0 road win on Sept. 8 before home wins on Sept. 15 (2-1) and Nov. 6 (1-0). In the eight-game winning streak, the Huskies have outscored the Bulldogs, 18-4, with four shutouts. UMD has not scored more than one goal in any of those eight setbacks. SCSU's last loss against UMD came on Sept. 12, 2017, a 1-0 setback in Duluth.
The Huskies will look to avenge last season's tough luck against the Beavers this weekend, as Bemidji State went 3-0 against the Huskies in 2023. First, BSU took a 2-0 win on Sept. 17 in Bemidji before back-to-back wins in seven days in the NSIC and NCAA Tournaments, winning 2-0 in St. Cloud on Nov. 10 and 1-0 in Emporia, Kan., on Nov. 17.
DROPPING DIMES
Senior forward Krysten Schuster (Beamsville, Ontario) has recorded an assist in three consecutive games for the Huskies, helping the Huskies clinch victories in each contest. Her secondary helper in SCSU's 1-0 victory over UW-Parkside (Sept. 15) came on the game-winning goal. Schuster's three assists have already set a new career high, surpassing her mark of two assists in 2023.
ORHAM EXCELS IN WEEKEND SWEEP
Redshirt junior goalkeeper Meriel Orham (St. Michael, Minn.) has made the most of her opportunity in the net for the Huskies early on in the season, recording a 3-1-0 mark through the first four games of the season. She recorded the first two shutouts of her career in SCSU's wins over Roosevelt (Sept. 13, 2-0) and UW-Parkside (Sept. 15, 1-0), as she played the full 90 minutes in both contests and made three saves against Parkside.
PICKING UP RIGHT WHERE THEY LEFT OFF
SCSU's two leading scorers from a season ago – sophomore Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) and junior Ellie Primerano (Saint Joseph, Mich.), – picked up right where they left off in 2023, finding the back of the net early on in the season for the Huskies. In SCSU's 2-1 victory over Northern Michigan on Sept. 7, Primerano buried a goal in the 26th minute off an assist from senior forward Krysten Schuster (Beamsville, Ontario), while Trapino doubled SCSU's lead in the second half off a beauty 25-yard free kick. Primerano once again found the back of the net to lift the Huskies to victory over Uw-Parkside on Sept. 15.
Trapino's score was her eighth career goal and fifth career game-winning goal, a mark which ranks ninth in program history after just 23 games. Primerano netted her fifth and sixth career scores to move her career total to 23 points as she looks to become the 22nd athlete in program history to score 25 career points. In 2023, the duo led the Huskies in scoring, as Trapino scored seven goals and three assists for 17 points in her NSIC Freshman of the Year campaign, while Primerano scored four goals and eight assists for 18 points in her sophomore season.
NSIC PRESEASON POLL
St. Cloud State Women's Soccer was selected to finish second in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) Preseason Coaches' Poll on August 13. The runner-up selection is its highest since rejoining the conference in 2008 and surpassed its previous high of fourth in 2012. Additionally, sophomore forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) and sophomore defender Ana Spaine (West Des Moines, Iowa) were named the preseason players to watch by the NSIC.
In addition to being named the conference freshman of the year, Trapino earned All-NSIC second team honors and all-region honors from the United States Coaches/NSCAA. She scored seven goals and three assists for 17 points with four game-winning goals in 2023, leading all NSIC freshmen in points (17), goals (seven) and game-winning goals (four). her four game-winning scores rank second in single season program history.
Spaine earned first team All-NSIC and D2CCA all-central region second team honors in her 2023 freshman campaign. She scored two goals and added two assists for six points while anchoring a Husky backline that recorded a 0.81 goals-against average and eight shutouts, both marks that were just short of being school records.
BANNER YEAR IN 2023
In 2023, the Huskies earned its first-ever conference championship by capturing the NSIC regular season title and advance to the NCAA Tournament appearance for the first time in program history. SCSU went 14-5-2 and 10-2-2 in conference play and set program records for most wins in a season (14), most conference wins (10), longest unbeaten streak (nine) and most home wins (nine). Head Coach Gretta Macdonald was named the NSIC Coach of the Year and sophomore forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) was named the NSIC Freshman of the Year, while SCSU had a league-high eight All-NSIC performers and five earn all-region honors.
- All-Conference and All-Region honorees in 2023:
- Gretta Macdonald: NSIC Coach of the Year
- Grace Olson: All-NSIC Second Team
- Gracie Parsons: All-NSIC Second Team
- Ellie Primerano: All-NSIC First Team, United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Second Team, D2CCA All-Central Region Second Team
- Brooke Quam: All-NSIC First Team, United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region First Team, D2CCA All-Central Region First Team
- Ana Spaine: All-NSIC First Team, D2CCA All-Central Region Second Team
- Jaylee Strickland: All-NSIC Second Team
- Linsey Trapino: All-NSIC Second Team, NSIC Freshman of the Year, United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Second Team
- Rheana Zerna: All-NSIC First Team, United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Second Team
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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