St Cloud State Women’s Golf Projected tied for 13th in NSIC Preseason Poll
8/25/2026 2:33:00 PM | Women's Golf
Huskies golf returns to the NSIC for the first time since 2019
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Golf was picked to finish tied thirteenth out of fourteen teams in the annual Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, as announced by the league office Tuesday afternoon. SCSU's golf program returns for the first time in seven years. Huskies have five new women competing on their roster in 2026.
2026-27 NSIC Women's Golf Preseason Coaches' Poll
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Wayne State
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Minnesota State
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Concordia-St. Paul
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Augustana
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Sioux Falls
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Winona State
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Minnesota Crookston
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Southwest Minnesota State
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University of Mary
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Bemidji State
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MSU-Moorhead
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Jamestown
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Minot State
St. Cloud State
The Huskies are bringing in three transfers and two Freshman for the Fall of 2026. Emmalyn Lindquist (Fr|West Fargo, ND) highlights the team being selected as their preseason player to watch. Lindquist is entering her first season of collegiate golf, she was a 5x varsity letter winner at West Fargo Sheyenne High School.
"Emmalyn will be a pivotal part of us building this program," said first-year head coach Trey Fessler when asked about Emmalyn. "Her work ethic and dedication to golf will be an asset."
The Huskies will also be led by Senior transfers Alyssa Scherping (Alexandria Tech) and Alexa Oliver (Northwestern-St. Paul) as well as Sophomore Emma Ryan (Augsburg). The Huskies welcome Freshman Emma Forsberg (Buffalo, MN) alongside Emmalyn Lindquist for their first season of collegiate golf.
The Huskies are led by Trey Fessler who's in his first season with the team. Fessler is an accomplished collegiate and professional golfer who earned NJCAA First Team All-America honors in 2020 and PGA Tour status in Latin America from 2021-23. In the professional ranks, Fessler has won 23 events, including the 2025 Minnesota PGA Golf Champions and 2025 Minnesota PGA Assistant Championship tournaments. He is currently a teaching professional at Albany Golf Club.
When asked about his new team Fessler had this to say, "I am excited about having a foundation to build our new program off of this first year."
St. Cloud State will kick off their regular season at the Fall Brawl hosted by Minnesota State-Mankato on September 13th at Troy Burne in Hudson, WI.
SCSU Golf History
Before returning in 2026, St. Cloud State previously sponsored men's golf for 84 seasons from 1931-32 to 2019-20 (no competition from 1941-46 due to World War II) and women's golf for 45 seasons from 1975-76 to 2019-20. The men's team won 11 conference championships, including the 2013 and 2014 NSIC titles, competed in 13 consecutive NCAA regionals from 2002-14 and advanced to the NCAA Championships twice, earning a 16th place finish in 2004 and a 17th place finish in 2006. The women's team competed in three NCAA regionals from 2002-04 and advanced to the NCAA Championships once, earning an eighth-place finish in 2004.
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