Ellie Primerano

Ellie Primerano 9-7-24 vs. Northern Michigan

Photo by: Justyce Porter

Photo by: Justyce Porter

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Saint Joseph, Mich.

Honors and Awards: 2024 United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Second Team … 2024 All-NSIC First Team … 2023 United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Second Team … 2023 D2CCA All-Central Region Second Team … 2023 All-NSIC First Team … 2023 NSIC Player of the Week (Sept. 25, Nov. 6) … 2022 All-NSIC Second Team

2024 (JUNIOR): Played in 19 games and made 18 starts in junior campaign, leading the team in scoring with seven goals and three assists for 17 points … Earned first team all-conference honors from NSIC and second team all-central region honors from USC … Had three game-winning goals and three first goals … Averaged 63.8 minutes per game on the pitch and played 70+ minutes in seven contests … Through three seasons, she ranks 12^th in all-time scoring (36 points, 11g/14a), fifth in career assists (14) and 10^th in career game-winning goals (four) … Scored against Northern Michigan (Sept. 7) … Had game-winning goal against UW-Parkside (Sept. 15) … Scored first goal at Minnesota Duluth (Sept. 20) … Had game-winning goal and assist for two points, and scored in third consecutive game in 2-1 win over Bemidji State (Sept. 22) … Had assists against UMary (Oct. 11) and at Southwest Minnesota State (Oct. 25) … Scored in back-to-back games in wins over MSU Moorhead (Oct. 18) and Northern State (Oct. 20) … Scored in NSIC Tournament game against UMary (Nov. 11).

2023 (SOPHOMORE): Earned All-Region honors from the United Soccer Coaches and D2CCA, and All-NSIC First Team honors in her second season with the Huskies … Recorded four goals and eight assists for 16 points with one game-winning goal and 12 shots on goal … Ranked second on the team in points (16) and assists (eight) … Her eight assists rank eighth all-time in program history for a single season … Had an assist on the game’s only goal in a 1-0 win at Michigan Tech (Aug. 31) to open the season … Logged an assist in a 2-0 win at Minnesota Duluth (Sept. 8) … Scored against Minnesota Duluth (Sept. 15) to help lead the Huskies to a 2-1 win … Was named NSIC Player of the Week for the first time this season after scoring the game-winning goal against Wayne State (Sept. 22) and adding an assist against Augustana (Sept. 24) … Recorded single assists against Concordia St. Paul (Oct. 1), Mary (Oct. 8) and Winona State (Oct. 29) … Became the 17^th player in program history to record six or more points in a game after scoring two goals and adding two assists in 6-0 win over Minnesota Crookston (Nov. 2), named NSIC Player of the Week for second time in season after performance.

2022 (FRESHMAN): Earned All-NSIC Second Team honors in debut season as a Husky … Appeared in 11 games and made 10 starts, logging 866 minutes on the pitch with three assists… Led all defenders and the team in assists (3) … Delivered one assist against Minnesota Crookston (Sept. 30) … Recorded two assists against MSU Moorhead (Oct. 23).

Before SCSU: A 2022 graduate of Michigan Lutheran High School where she played for Scott Splese … Was named Michigan Lutheran’s MVP and best attacker … Scored 64 goals in one season and 10 in one game … Also lettered in basketball where she was all-conference and named the defensive player of the year while leading the team in assists … Named to honor roll in high school … At club level, played for Midwest United FC.

Personal: Daughter of Joe Primerano and Dawn Gettig … Major is Physical Therapy … Favorite athlete is Pele.