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11/6 2007 All-Region

11/5 Grace Academic All-District

11/3 NSU Eliminated From NSIC Tourney

11/1 All-NSIC Teams

10/31 Wolves Advance to NSIC Semis

10/29 2007 NSIC Tournament Bracket

10/27 Wolves Give Up 1-0 Decision To Marauders

10/23 Swan Co-Offensive Player of the Week

10/21 Swan Puts Wolves On Top Of Beavers

10/20 5-0 Win over UMC

10/16 Grace Receives NSIC Honors

10/14 Win Streak Reaches Five Games

10/13 Wolves Defeat Dragons 1-0

10/11 NSU Ranked 6th in Region

10/7 Bronson Penalty Kick Wins Game

10/6 NSU dominates WSC

9/30 Wolves Top #14 Winona State

9/29 Game Ends In Tie

9/25 Connolly Named POW

9/23/07 Connolly Goal Gives NSU 3-2 OT Win

9/21/07 7-1 Win Over UMC

9/16/07 Marauders Shut Out Wolves

9/12/07 5-0 Win Over Dragons

9/9/07 Battle Ends In Tie

9/7 Mavericks Top Wolves 1-0

8/28 Double Overtime Win!!

8/24 NSU Defeats CSU-P In Season Opener

8/20 Team Jamaica Claims 4v4 Title

8/14 Wannebo Named Preseason Defensive POY

8/1/07 Gamble, Alexander Named Academic All-District

6/4 Gamble Earns Wolffe Award

3-14 NSU Soccer Inks One More for 2007

2-12-07 NSU Soccer Inks Eight for 2007

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Kira Wannebo, All-Central Region First Team

Wolves Put Two On All-Region Team

November 6, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - Two Northern State soccer players have been named on the 2007 Daktronics NCAA II Women's Soccer All-Central Region Team. Senior defender Kira Wannebo and freshman forward Maggie Fedor both made the First Team, which is comprised of 11 players. As members of the First Team, both Wannebo and Fedor will be in the running for All-American status. Full Story

Grace Makes Academic All-District Team

November 5, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - Northern State's Catherine Grace was named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District women's soccer Second Team, as announced Nov. 1 by CoSIDA. The district named 13 student-athletes to the first team, ten to the second team, and 11 to the third team. Full Story

Northern Eliminated In Shootout

November 3, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - In the semifinal matchup of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference tournament, the sixth seeded Minnesota State Moorhead Dragons were able to outlast second seeded Northern State University in a shootout, six to five. MSUM advances to the NSIC Championship game against the University of Mary on Sunday at 1:00 pm at Jerde Field. Full Story

Northern To Host Soccer Tourney This Weekend, Watch Live Feed

November 1, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - As the top remaining seed in the 2007 NSIC Soccer Tournament, Northern State will host the final two rounds of the Championship this weekend. The Wolves take on MSU Moorhead at 11:00 am Saturday at Jerde Field. Updated Tournament Bracket
Watch the NSIC Tournament LIVE!!!

Wolves Recognized With NSIC Honors


Steve Kehm has been named the NSIC's 2007 Coach of the Year

November 1, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Wolves nearly swept the NSIC soccer honors for 2007, with Kira Wannebo named Defensive Player of the Year, Maggie Fedor the Newcomer of the Year, and Steve Kehm named Coach of the Year. Northern had four players named to the All-Northern Sun Conference teams, as released by the NSIC office October 31. Full Story


Maggie Madrid scored the game-winner to advance the Wolves to the NSIC semis

Wolves Pass Golden Bears Into NSIC Semis

October 31, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - A goal in each half and another shutout gave the Northern State soccer team a 2-0 win over Concordia-St. Paul in the first round of the 2007 NSIC Soccer Tournament Wednesday afternoon. The win sends the Wolves (15-4-2) to the semifinal round, where they will face off with MSU Moorhead. The game will be played at 11:00 am on Saturday, November 3. Full Story

NSIC Tournament Bracket Set

October 29, 2007
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Northern Sun Conference office has released the bracketing and schedule for the 2007 NSIC Soccer Tournament. As the second seed, the Northern State Wolves will host #7 Concordia-St. Paul at 3:00 pm on Wednesday at Jerde Field.
Full Bracket

NSU Suffers First Conference Defeat

October 27, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Northern State Wolves (12-3-2, 5-1-1 NSIC) experienced their first defeat in NSIC conference play losing to the University of Mary (11-6-0, 6-3-0 NSIC) in their last regular season game. The University of Mary Marauders defeated the Wolves 1-0. The only goal of the game was scored by Mary's freshman forward Megan Wilson in the 31st minute of the game.Full Story

Summer Time In October

October 23, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - Northern State sophomore Summer Swan was the leading offensive threat for the NSU soccer team last week and has been named Co-Offensive Player of the Week by the Northern Sun Conference office. Swan led the Wolves to a 2-0 record last week with wins over Minnesota, Crookston and Bemidji State. A win or tie this Saturday against the University of Mary will give NSU the NSIC Regular Season Championship. Full Story


Swan tallied the lone goal of the game with a header from a Saunders corner kick. (File Photo)

Swan Header Gives Wolves Another 1-0 Win

October 21, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - 1-0 wins have become the prototype for the Northern State soccer team and Sunday's game proved no different. After 82 minutes of scoreless play against Bemidji State, Summer Swan put a header across the goal line and the Wolves closed out a single-score game with a 1-0 win, their fifth of the year. Northern continues to lead the NSIC standings with a 7-0-1 league mark and is 14-3-2 with one game remaining in the regular season. Bemidji State is 8-7-3 overall with a 4-2-1 NSIC record. Full Story


Dee Wood earned the shutout against UMC. The Wolves have not allowed a goal in over six games. (File Photo)

Northern Takes Down Eagles 5-0

October 20, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - Five different Wolves saw scoring action in Saturday's 5-0 win over the University of Minnesota, Crookston (5-12, 2-4 NSIC). Northern State out-shot the Golden Eagles 16-6 and had 11 shots on goal in the win, which improved the team to 13-3-2 overall and 6-0-1 in the league. The Wolves have not lost a game in over a month and are on a six-game winning streak. Full Story

Grace Shuts Out Competition, Earns NSIC Honors

October 16, 2007
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Northern State junior goalkeeper Catherine Grace has been named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week, as announced today by the NSIC office. Grace did not allow a goal in over 160 minutes played last week and helped the Wolves earn two wins to maintain a lead in the league standings. Northern is 12-3-2 overall and 5-0-1 in NSIC play. They were ranked #6 in the first Central Region poll of the year. Full Story

 

 

Winning Streak Reaches Five Games

October 14, 2007
ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Northern State soccer team extended their winning streak to five games with a 1-0 win over Concordia-St. Paul (3-11-2, 1-4-0 NSIC) on Sunday afternoon. This is the third straight game that the Wolves have finished with a 1-0 win; they have won by a single goal 1-0 score in four of their five last games. Northern is 12-3-2 overall and 5-0-1 in the league. Full Story

Northern Burns Dragons In 2OT

October 13, 2007
MOORHEAD, Minn. - The Wolves soccer team pulled off a 1-0 win over MSU Moorhead in double overtime on Saturday afternoon. NSU freshman Maggie Fedor (MF, Monticello, Minn.) gave the Wolves the game winner to end the game. The Wolves maintain their lead in the NSIC with a 4-0-1 league record. They are 11-3-2 overall. MSUM is now 7-8 overall and 2-2 in the league. Full Story

Wolves Ranked 6th In Central Region

October 11, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Northern State soccer team received a sixth place ranking in this week's NCAA Division II Regional Poll, as released by the NCAA. The Wolves earned the ranking after recently defeating then-ranked #14 Winona State and having won or tied their last six opponents. NSU is 8-3-2 overall and in the Central Region. The Wolves need to stay in the top six in the region to advance to the NCAA Tournament. Full Story

Bronson Penalty Kick Gives NSU Late Win


Kati Bronson gave the Wolves a game-winning penalty kick goal against the Mustangs

October 7, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - Kati Bronson put a penalty kick in the lower right corner of the net to give the Wolves a 1-0 edge over Southwest Minnesota State Sunday afternoon at Jerde Field. The goal came in the final minute of the battle, as the game went scoreless through the first 89 minutes of play. The Wolves are 10-3-2 with a 3-0-1 league record, while the Mustangs are now 2-9-2 with a 1-2-1 NSIC record. Full Story

Gypsy Days '07 Wolves Domesticate Wildcats

October 6, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - In the first of their two games on Gypsy Days 2007 weekend, the Northern State University Wolves (9-3-2, 2-0-1 NSIC) dominated the Wayne State College Wildcats (0-9-2, 0-3-0 NSIC), winning by a score of 6-0. In the very first minute of play, senior forward Larissa Strychun put an unassisted shot into the back of the net, scoring her first goal of the season. Freshman Maggie Fedor would pull a hat trick before the game was over. Full Story

Late Goal By Saunders Puts Wolves Over Warriors

September 30, 2007
WINONA, Minn. - In a stalemate for more than 83 minutes of play, NSU's Kirsten Saunders broke the game open with a goal against 14th ranked Winona State (9-3-0, 1-1-0 NSIC) on Sunday afternoon. Wolves keeper Catherine Grace shut out the Warriors as her team gained the 1-0 win. The Wolves bring an 8-3-2 overall and 1-0-1 NSIC record back to Jerde Field, where they will play this Saturday and Sunday. Full Story

NSU Soccer Ties Peacocks In Double Overtime

September 29, 2007
FAYETTE, Iowa - The Wolves of Northern State (7-3-2, 0-0-1 NSIC) and the Upper Iowa Peacocks (6-5-1, 0-0-1 NSIC) tied 1-1 after two overtimes in their NSIC opener on Saturday afternoon. Katherine Bronson kept the Wolves alive with a goal just two minutes before the end of regulation. The ball was put in the net after a corner kick feed from Star Swan. Full Story

Connolly Honored For Week's Play

September 25, 2007
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Northern State junior Stephanie Connolly (MF, 5-7, Red Deer, Alberta) has been named NSIC Soccer Offensive Player of the Week, as announced today by the NSIC office. Connolly led the Wolves with three goals in two wins last week. NSU is 7-3-1 overall and will play at Upper Iowa and Winona State as they open NSIC play this weekend. Full Story

Connolly Gives The Wolves A 3-2 OT Win

September 23, 2007
BEMIDJI, Minn. - An unassisted goal by Steph Connolly two minutes and fifty seconds into the first overtime period gave the Northern State soccer team (7-3-1) a 3-2 win over Bemidji State (4-5-1) on Sunday afternoon. The Wolves are 2-0-1 in overtime decisions in 2007. Full Story


Steph Connolly (File Photo)

Scoring Spree!!

September 22, 2007
CROOKSTON, Minn. - In their highest offensive putout of the season, the Northern State soccer team scored seven goals in a 7-1 win over Minnesota, Crookston Saturday afternoon on the road. The Wolves (6-3-1) took a 4-0 lead by the half and nearly shutout the Golden Eagles (2-7-0), allowing a goal with just nine minutes remaining in the game. Full Story

Mary Shuts Out Northern For Slim Win

September 16, 2007
BISMARCK, N.D. - A lone goal in the second period gave the Marauders of the University of Mary (4-3-0) a 1-0 shutout win over Northern State Sunday afternoon in Bismarck, N.D. The tight U-Mary defense allowed Northern just one shot on goal in the matchup, just the second time this season that the Wolves had one or fewer looks at the net. Full Story


Fedor receives the ball from Martinez and lines up for her first goal of the game.

Wolves Stomp Dragons

September 12, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Wolves soccer team spared no time in scoring their first goals against MSU Moorhead Wednesday afternoon. They booted in two goals within the first four minutes of what ended as a 5-0 shutout over the Dragons at Jerde Field. Northern is now 5-2-1 on the season and 1-0-0 in NSIC play. The Dragons are 2-5-0 overall and 0-1-0 in NSIC play. Full Story

Hard Fought Battle Ends In Tie

September 9, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Wolves soccer team dueled South Dakota in non-conference action Sunday afternoon at Jerde Field. Despite going scoreless through regulation and two overtime periods, the game was filled with action as the Wolves battled the soon-to-be NCAA Division I school. The 0-0 tie sets NSU's record at 4-2-1. South Dakota is now 3-1-2. Full Story

Mavericks Top Wolves On The Pitch

September 9, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Mavericks of Minnesota State Mankato defeated the Wolves soccer team 1-0 Friday afternoon at Jerde Field. Minnesota State improves to 4-1 on the season, with their only loss going against #1-ranked Metro State. They snapped NSU's three game winning streak and dropped the Wolves to 4-2 on the season. Full Story

Fedor Named NSIC Player of the Week

September 5, 2007

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Northern State forward Maggie Fedor (Monticello, Minn.) has been named NSIC Soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week, as released by the NSIC office on Wednesday. Fedor, a freshman for the Wolves this season, is the first NSU athlete to be distinguished by the league this year. Full Story


 

Midnight Madness Win For Wolves

September 2, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - The Northern State soccer team hosted Dakota Wesleyan in a Midnight Madness game, which kicked off at 11:30 p.m. Sunday evening. Playing for 1,023 fans, the Wolves scored one goal in each half and shut out DWU for a 2-0 win. NSU is now 4-1 on the season while DWU is 0-3. Full Story

Fedor Scores Three In Home Opener

September 1, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - Northern State freshman Maggie Fedor notched three goals in the Wolves 5-1 home opening win Saturday evening over Jamestown College (1-2). A forward from Monticello, Minn., Fedor scored Jerde Field's first goal of the season and also drove in two more goals early in the second half. The Wolves are now 3-1 on the season and will play a midnight madness game tomorrow evening against Dakota Wesleyan, starting at 11:30 pm. Full Story

NSU Pulls Off Double Overtime Victory

August 28, 2007
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Northern State freshman Kendra Titze booted in a game-winning goal during the second overtime Tuesday night against Colorado Christian. The goal was the first in Titze's collegiate career and gave the Wolves a 2-1 victory. Full Story

Wolves Fall To Mesa State 0-5

August 26, 2007
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Mavericks of Mesa State College scored four first half goals Sunday afternoon on their way to a 5-0 win over the Northern State soccer team. The Wolves had five shots on goal against Mesa, who finished second in the RMAC last season. The Mavericks out-shot NSU 19-8 in the game.

NSU Soccer Holds Off CSU-Pueblo, 2-1

August 24, 2007
PUEBLO, Colo. - The Northern State soccer team opened the 2007 season with a 2-1 win over Colorado State - Pueblo Friday evening in Pueblo, Colo. The Wolves scored one goal in each half to go up 2-0 before CSU-Pueblo notched one goal to set the final score at 2-1. Full Story

Team Jamaica Claims 4v4 Title

August 21, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - Team Jamaica, comprised of Maggie Madrid, Sky Swan, Kelsey Vinnedge, Alisha Martinez, and Maggie Fedor, won bragging rights as champions of the NSU Annual 4v4 Classic, held Monday at Jerde Field. They claimed the year-long honor after defeating Team Kenya by a score of 5-3. More Info

Wannebo Named NSIC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year

August 14, 2007
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Northern State University senior Kira Wannebo has been named the 2007 NSIC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year, as voted on by the league's coaches. A midfielder from Weston, Florida, Wannebo was named to the 2006 NSIC All-Conference First Team. Full Release

 

NSU Seniors Named Academic All-District

August 1, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - Northern State seniors Carolin Becker, Melissa Gamble, and Theresa Alexander have been named to the 2006-07 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Teams, as selected and announced by CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America. Full Release

VanVeen, Gamble Honored With Swisher/Wolffe Awards

June 4, 2007
ABERDEEN, S.D. - Northern State University athletic director Bob Olson has announced that Jeremy VanVeen and Melissa Gamble are the recipients of the 2007 Clark Swisher and Hildred Wolffe Awards. Each year, one male and one female athlete from NSU is recognized as the most outstanding based on athletic ability, scholarship, and leadership. Full Release

NSU Soccer Inks One More for 2007

March 14 , 2007
ABERDEEN, SD - Northern State University head soccer coach Steve Kehm is happy to announce the signing of their ninth recruit Dannielle Wood. Full Story

NSU Soccer Inks Eight for 2007

February 12, 2007
ABERDEEN, SD - Northern State University head soccer coach Steve Kehm is happy to announce the signing of Sam Bunke, KaSara Sutton, Star Swan, Sky Swan, Kendra Titze, Kirbie Wages, Tara Kasmarik and Maggie Fedor to the 2007 NSU soccer team. Full Story

Northern State Ranks 1st in the Conference for 2006 Average Home Attendance

February 1st, 2007
The Northern State Wolves soccer team ranks first in the NSIC in average home attendance with 196 fans per contest. The next closest was Winona State with an average of 193 fans per game. Northern State had 1,772 fans in nine home events this past season. The Wolves 196 average ranks them thirty seventh in Division II.

NSU Soccer Player Melissa Gamble Wins Prestigious Award

January 15 , 2006
The South Dakota Sports Writers Association named NSU soccer player Melissa Gamble the college women’s athlete of the year award back in late December. This award started back in 1979 and has been dominated by track and basketball athletes, winning a combined 21 of the awards. Gamble is the first soccer player to win this prestigious honor. Full Story

7th Annual NSU Futsal Tourney

November 21, 2006

ABERDEEN, SD - Join in the action of the 7th Annual NSU Futsal Tourney on February 17-18, 2007. There are open divisions for men and women, as well as prizes and awards.
Click HERE for more information and registration.

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2007 Media Guide

Central Region Poll
Oct. 24, 2007

1. MSU Mankato          14-2
2. Winona State            14-3
3. Nebraska-Omaha       10-5
4. Truman                     12-4-1
5. Central MO State      10-4-2
6. Northern State          12-3-2
7. MO Southern St.       10-5-2
8. Mary                         10-4

 

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November 6, 2007

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