Monday, November 2
The Pitch | Mankato, Minn.
1:00 P.M. CT
St. Cloud State
at
Minnesota State
Photo by: Julian Luther
11/2/2026 12:32:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Eight-seeded Huskies will face No. 1 seed and No. 3 nationally ranked Minnesota State
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Soccer (9-6-3, 8-5-2 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) will open postseason play against No. 3 Minnesota State (15-1-2, 12-1-2 NSIC) on Monday at 1:00 p.m. CT at The Pitch in Mankato. It will be the Huskies' second consecutive game against the Mavericks after falling 4-2 to close the regular season on Thursday.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
NSIC Quarterfinals: (8) SCSU at (1) Minnesota State – Monday, Nov. 2 / 1:00 p.m. CT / Watch ($ - NSIC Network) / Live Stats
SERIES HISTORY
SCSU heads into the matchup with a 9-29-4 mark all-time against the Mavericks. The Huskies are 1-3-1 in its last five against Minnesota State.
The Huskies dropped its last game against the Mavericks, falling 4-2, on Thursday, Oct. 29, with junior midfielder Jordan Kardelis (Muskego, Wis.) and sophomore forward McKenna Breunig (Sauk City, Wis.) finding the back of the net for SCSU.
PLAYOFF PICTURE
SCSU advanced to the NSIC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season and the 14th time overall since re-joining the NSIC in 2008, this time earning the berth as the No. 8 seed. In 20 all-time NSIC matches, the Huskies are 4-13-3. Last season, SCSU advanced to the NSIC Championship Game for the second time in program history and first time since 2011. SCSU and Minnesota State met in the title game on Nov. 16, 2025, in Mankato, with the game going to two overtimes before the Mavericks found the winning goal in extra time.
ZEDIKER EARNS NSIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Junior defender Reese Zediker (Caledonia, Ill.) was named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 19 after helping anchor the defensive line in wins over Minnesota Crookston (2-0, Oct. 16) and MSU Moorhead (4-0, Oct. 18).
Zediker heled limit SCSU's opponents to just three combined shots on goal over the weekend while extending its shutout streak to three games and winning streak to four games. She played 90 minutes against Minnesota Crookston and 72 minutes against MSU Moorhead and scored a goal on a header off a corner kick for her second career goal against UMC.
TRAPINO KEEPS SCORING
Always known as an offensive threat, senior forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) has continued to produce offensively to lead the way for the Huskies this season. She currently leads the team in goals (11), points (26) and shots on goal (34) while ranking fourth in those categories among NSIC leaders.
Trapino had a generational run of goal scoring, netting six goals in five games between Sept. 27 and Oct. 11. She is the first Husky player to score in five consecutive games since Alexander Pafko did so from Sept. 26 – Oct. 10, 2009 (seven goals). She set a new program record with her game-winning score against Concordia-St. Paul on Oct. 11, as her 12th game-winning goal surpassed Pafko's 11 from 2008-10.
A three-time All-NSIC second team selection, Trapino ranks among SCSU's top-10 all-time in career goals (31 – second), assists (16 – fifth), points (78 – second) and game-winning goals (13 – first). Her 11 goals this season rank fifth all-time among single season records, while her 1.44 points per game (11g/4gp) rank eighth and her 26 points rank sixth.
Trapino's 11 goals are a new career-high for a single season, surpassing her previous best of eight in 2025.
ALLEN'S ASSISTS
Junior midfielder Darby Allen (Minnetonka, Minn.) currently leads the NSIC in assists and ranked 21st nationally with eight. She is one of five players in the NSIC to record seven or more helpers this season. Allen had only recorded one assist through 40 games in two seasons in her freshman and sophomore campaigns before reaching eight this season.
With a four-point performance in a 4-0 win over MSU Moorhead (Oct. 18), Allen became the 26th player in program history to score 25 points in their career. Allen's eight career goals and nine career assists move her into a tie for 25th all-time on SCSU's career scoring list, matching Michelle Cornell's (11g/3a) total from 2012-15.
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
NSIC Quarterfinals: (8) SCSU at (1) Minnesota State – Monday, Nov. 2 / 1:00 p.m. CT / Watch ($ - NSIC Network) / Live Stats
SERIES HISTORY
SCSU heads into the matchup with a 9-29-4 mark all-time against the Mavericks. The Huskies are 1-3-1 in its last five against Minnesota State.
The Huskies dropped its last game against the Mavericks, falling 4-2, on Thursday, Oct. 29, with junior midfielder Jordan Kardelis (Muskego, Wis.) and sophomore forward McKenna Breunig (Sauk City, Wis.) finding the back of the net for SCSU.
PLAYOFF PICTURE
SCSU advanced to the NSIC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season and the 14th time overall since re-joining the NSIC in 2008, this time earning the berth as the No. 8 seed. In 20 all-time NSIC matches, the Huskies are 4-13-3. Last season, SCSU advanced to the NSIC Championship Game for the second time in program history and first time since 2011. SCSU and Minnesota State met in the title game on Nov. 16, 2025, in Mankato, with the game going to two overtimes before the Mavericks found the winning goal in extra time.
ZEDIKER EARNS NSIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS
Junior defender Reese Zediker (Caledonia, Ill.) was named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 19 after helping anchor the defensive line in wins over Minnesota Crookston (2-0, Oct. 16) and MSU Moorhead (4-0, Oct. 18).
Zediker heled limit SCSU's opponents to just three combined shots on goal over the weekend while extending its shutout streak to three games and winning streak to four games. She played 90 minutes against Minnesota Crookston and 72 minutes against MSU Moorhead and scored a goal on a header off a corner kick for her second career goal against UMC.
TRAPINO KEEPS SCORING
Always known as an offensive threat, senior forward Linsey Trapino (Verona, Wis.) has continued to produce offensively to lead the way for the Huskies this season. She currently leads the team in goals (11), points (26) and shots on goal (34) while ranking fourth in those categories among NSIC leaders.
Trapino had a generational run of goal scoring, netting six goals in five games between Sept. 27 and Oct. 11. She is the first Husky player to score in five consecutive games since Alexander Pafko did so from Sept. 26 – Oct. 10, 2009 (seven goals). She set a new program record with her game-winning score against Concordia-St. Paul on Oct. 11, as her 12th game-winning goal surpassed Pafko's 11 from 2008-10.
A three-time All-NSIC second team selection, Trapino ranks among SCSU's top-10 all-time in career goals (31 – second), assists (16 – fifth), points (78 – second) and game-winning goals (13 – first). Her 11 goals this season rank fifth all-time among single season records, while her 1.44 points per game (11g/4gp) rank eighth and her 26 points rank sixth.
Trapino's 11 goals are a new career-high for a single season, surpassing her previous best of eight in 2025.
ALLEN'S ASSISTS
Junior midfielder Darby Allen (Minnetonka, Minn.) currently leads the NSIC in assists and ranked 21st nationally with eight. She is one of five players in the NSIC to record seven or more helpers this season. Allen had only recorded one assist through 40 games in two seasons in her freshman and sophomore campaigns before reaching eight this season.
With a four-point performance in a 4-0 win over MSU Moorhead (Oct. 18), Allen became the 26th player in program history to score 25 points in their career. Allen's eight career goals and nine career assists move her into a tie for 25th all-time on SCSU's career scoring list, matching Michelle Cornell's (11g/3a) total from 2012-15.
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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