BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference released their weekly release and Concordia-St. Paul freshman Brooke Nelson was named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week, it was announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon. 

Nelson earned her first career NSIC Player of the Week award after recording three goals over the weekend and became the first Golden Bear soccer player to earn the accolade this season.

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NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#28 Brooke Nelson (MF, 5-9, Fr., Waunakee, Wis. / Waunakee Community HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Scored an NSIC best three goals over the weekend

- Recorded first career multi-goal game in the draw with Wayne State

- Tallied a third goal over the weekend in the win over Augustana

- Ranks third in the NSIC in total goals (4)

- Recorded a season-high shots (4) and shots on goal (2) against Wayne State

- Played 164-minutes on the pitch this weekend including 86 against Augustana

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NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#11 Reese Hilsenbeck (MF/D, 5-4, So., Eldridge, Iowa / North Scott HS) – Minnesota State
- Helped anchor the back line that allowed just six shots on goal across two matches
- Allowed just 10 total shots in the two matches
- Helped MSU to its ninth shutout of the season
- Added three shots on goal

NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#00 Jaylee Strickland (GK, 5-8, R-So., Columbus, Ohio / Dublin Jerome HS) – St. Cloud State
- Made six saves against Sioux Falls and SMSU
- Recorded fifth and sixth shutout of the season
- Moved into fifth in program history in career shutouts with 14
- Faced four corner kicks over the two matches
- Extended SCSU's shutout streak to a program record five consecutive matches
- Extend SCSU's program record nine-game unbeaten start to a season
- The Huskies have held their opponents scoreless for 481 minutes dating back to September 19

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Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Nellie Brown (Jamestown)
- Factored in both Jamestown goals last week as the Jimmies split a pair of road matches
- Her first collegiate goal was the game winner for UJ in a 1-0 win at Minnesota-Crookston
- Assisted on the Jimmies' lone goal in a 2-1 loss at MSU Moorhead
Archer Maddix (Minnesota State) 
- Helped lead the Mavericks to two more shutouts
- Tallied one goal in each match
- Had three shots on goal and played a total of 93 minutes out of 190
Lilly Johnson (MSU Moorhead)
- Scored two goals with four total points across two matches for MSUM last week
- Netted a header goal against Northern State on Friday, her first of the season
- Fired off the eventual game-winning goal in MSUM's 2-1 win over Jamestown on Sunday
- Had six total shots on the weekend with three on goal for a .500 shot on goal percentage
Anna Miotto (Minot State)
- Stretched her goal scoring streak to four straight games 
- Netted the third goal in the Beavers 3-1 win at Minnesota Duluth
- Netted the lone goal in Minot State's 1-1 draw at Bemidji State
- Her 5 goals on the season ranks tied for second most in the NSIC
Jaylee Hofer (Northern State)
- Led Northern State with a pair of goals against MSUM and UMC
- Tallied seven total shots, including four on goal for a .571 shot on goal percentage
- Both goals came in the 4-1 win over the Dragons

DEFENSE
Maggie Kramer (Bemidji State) 
- Helped the Beavers to an undefeated weekend going 1-0-1 against Mary and Minot State
- Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over UMary for her first career goal
- Helped anchor the Beavers' defense that held opponents to 11 shots on goal
- Played in 123 minutes over the weekend
Ana Spaine (St. Cloud State)
- Played a full 90 minutes in both shutouts against Sioux Falls and SMSU
- The Huskies allowed just three shots on goal in each game and have held their opponents scoreless for 481 consecutive minutes
- SCSU's five consecutive shutouts matched a program record for most consecutive shutouts from 2019
- The win pushes SCSU's unbeaten streak to nine to start the 2025 campaign, extending its program-record best start to a season

GOALKEEPER
Sonia Alfieri (Bemidji State)
- Shutout UMary 1-0 on Friday making eight saves, one shy of a career-high
Lauren McAlpine (Minnesota State)
- Recorded back to back shutouts
- Played all 180 minutes in victories over Southwest Minnesota State and Sioux Falls
- Stopped all six shots she faced to post a perfect 1.000 save percentage
- Faced two corner kicks over the two matches
- Has nine shutouts this season 2025 NSIC Soccer Players of the Week
9/8/25
O: #21 Virginia Pruitt – SMSU 
D: #19 Anna Van Wyngarden – Minnesota State
GK: #1 Kaycee Chavez – Minnesota Duluth 
9/15/25
O: #12 Katrina Barthelt - Bemidji State
D: #36 Maclayne Menzel – Minnesota State
GK: #77 Payton King – Minnesota Crookston
9/22/25
O: #9 Elaina Shromoff - Minnesota Duluth
D: #27 Courtney Kovacs  - Minnesota State
GK: #0 Alexa Hofstetter - Wayne State
9/29/25
O: #13 Anna Miotto - Minot State
D: #17 Mila Rustin - Minnesota State
GK: #1 Rebecca Sargent - Minot State
10/6/25
O: #28 Brooke Nelson - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #11 Reese Hilsenbeck – Minnesota State
GK: #00 Jaylee Strickland – St. Cloud State