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Preseason Release For Immediate Release

August 7, 2017 www.northernsun.org

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Minnesota State University, Mankato Selected as Preseason Favorite in NSIC Soccer Coaches’ Poll

BURNSVILLE, Minn. – The defending NSIC Tournament Champions of Minnesota State University, Mankato were picked to win the NSIC in the preseason coaches’ poll. This marks the sixth time since joining the NSIC in 2008 that the Mavericks have been picked to win the NSIC. Minnesota State received 11 first place votes and tallied 217 points, ranking them ahead of Augustana (210), which received the other five first place votes. Bemidji State came in third with 188 points while defending NSIC Champions of Minot State was fourth with 187 points. The 2017 NSIC Soccer Regular Season Champion will be determined by a 15-game league schedule, with a win earning a team three points and a tie one point. The 2017 NSIC Soccer season will see its first action on Thursday, August 31 as five matches kickoff the season, including an NSIC match between Augustana and Wayne State.

P reseason NSIC S occer C oaches P oll Points 1. Minnesota State (11)................................... 217 2. Augustana (5).............................................. 210 3. Bemidji State .............................................. 188 4. Minot State.................................................. 187 5. St. Cloud State............................................. 165 6. Minnesota Duluth........................................ 160 7. Northern State............................................. 134 8. Concordia-St. Paul...................................... 119 9. Upper Iowa.................................................. 107 10. Winona State.............................................. 94 11. Wayne State................................................ 78 12. UMary........................................................ 71 13. Sioux Falls.................................................. 51 14. Southwest Minnesota State........................ 50 15. Minnesota Crookston................................. 45 16. MSU Moorhead.......................................... 44  first place votes in ( )

#9 Morgan Cottew (F, 5-9, Jr., Minneapolis, Minn. / Washburn HS) Minnesota State - Named All-NSIC First Team in 2016 - Named NSCAA and D2CCA All-Central Region Second Team - Appeared in all 22 matches, including 18 starts for 1,294 minutes played - Tied for the ninth-most goals in a single season in program history with 15 - Tied for 10th with 36 points - Moved into 10th place in program history in career goals scored with 24 - Earned NSIC Offensive Player of the Week honors

#3 Kelli Creese (D, 5-9, Sr., La Verne, Calif. / Bonita HS) Minot State - Named All-NSIC First Team in 2016 - Started all 20 games for the Beavers - Named to the NSCAA All-Central Second Team - Ranked second on the team with 1,757 minutes played - Recorded five points with one goal and three assists - Part of the MSU defense which held opponents to an NSIC low seven goals and 0.41 goals per game - Ranks second in MSU history with 5,422 career minutes, seventh in career goals (69) and eighth in career shots on goal (30)

The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. • Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia -St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State •

2017 NSIC Composite Soccer Schedule 8/31 8/31 8/31 8/31 8/31 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/1 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/2 9/3 9/3 9/3 9/3 9/3 9/3 9/3 9/3 9/3 9/4 9/5 9/7 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/8 9/9 9/9 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/10 9/11 9/12 9/16 9/16 9/16 9/16 9/16 9/16 9/16 9/16 9/17 9/17 9/17 9/17 9/17 9/17 9/17 9/17 9/22 9/22 9/22 9/22 9/22 9/22 9/22 9/22 9/24 9/24 9/24 9/24 9/24 9/24 9/24 9/24 9/27 9/29 9/29

Wisconsin-Parkside at Minnesota Duluth Wayne State at Augustana Upper Iowa at Washburn Minot State at Black Hills State Fort Hays State at Southwest Minnesota State Lindenwood at Minnesota Crookston Drury at MSU Moorhead Northern Michigan at St. Cloud State Colorado Christian at Sioux Falls Michigan Technological at Winona State Maryville at Concordia-St. Paul Southwest Minnesota State at Washburn Wisconsin-Parkside at Minnesota State Fort Hays State at Upper Iowa Black Hills State at Northern State Maryville at Minnesota Crookston Colorado Christian at Wayne State Northern Michigan at Winona State Michigan Technological at St. Cloud State Minot State at U-Mary Central Missouri at Augustana Northwest Missouri State at Sioux Falls MSU Moorhead at Nebraska-Kearney Lindenwood at Concordia-St. Paul Black Hills State at Wayne State Bemidji State at Minnesota Crookston Upper Iowa at Winona State Minnesota Duluth at Northern Michigan Wayne State at St. Ambrose Colorado Christian at U-Mary Minnesota State at Ferris State Fort Hays State at Augustana Missouri Western State at Northern State Bemidji State at Michigan Tech Upper Iowa at Winona State Emporia State at Minot State Central Missouri at St. Cloud State Sioux Falls at Southwest Minnesota State Minnesota Crookston at Rollins Minnesota Duluth at Michigan Tech Emporia State at Augustana Minnesota State at Grand Valley State Central Missouri at Winona State Missouri Western State at Sioux Falls Bemidji State at Northern Michigan MSU Moorhead at Northern State Fort Hays State at Minot State Black Hills State at U-Mary Viterbo at Concordia-St. Paul St. Cloud State at Minnesota Duluth MSU Moorhead at Sioux Falls Concordia-St. Paul at St. Cloud State U-Mary at Augustana Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth Northern State at Southwest Minnesota State Minot State at Wayne State Upper Iowa at Bemidji State Winona State at Minnesota Crookston Mary at Wayne State Winona State at Bemidji State Concordia-St. Paul at Minnesota Duluth Upper Iowa at Minnesota Crookston Northern State at Sioux Falls Minot State at Augustana MSU Moorhead at Southwest Minnesota State Minnesota State at St. Cloud State Sioux Falls at Minnesota State Augustana at Upper Iowa Minnesota Duluth at MSU Moorhead St. Cloud State at Northern State Wayne State at Winona State Bemidji State at U-Mary Minnesota Crookston at Minot State Southwest Minnesota State at Concordia-St. Paul Concordia-St. Paul at Sioux Falls Winona State at Augustana MSU Moorhead at St. Cloud State Minnesota State at Southwest Minnesota State Minot State at Bemidji State Northern State at Minnesota Duluth Mary at Minnesota Crookston Upper Iowa at Wayne State Concordia-St. Paul at Minnesota State Wayne State at MSU Moorhead Minnesota Crookston at Minnesota State

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9/29 St. Cloud State at Upper Iowa 9/29 Augustana at Northern State 9/29 Minnesota Duluth at Winona State 9/29 Bemidji State at Concordia-St. Paul 9/30 Southwest Minnesota State at U-Mary 9/30 Sioux Falls at Minot State 10/1 Southwest Minnesota State at Minot State 10/1 Wayne State at Northern State 10/1 St. Cloud State at Winona State 10/1 Minnesota Crookston at Concordia-St. Paul 10/1 Augustana - Parents Day at MSU Moorhead 10/1 Bemidji State at Minnesota State 10/1 Sioux Falls at U-Mary 10/1 Minnesota Duluth at Upper Iowa 10/6 Minnesota State at Wayne State 10/6 Bemidji State at Northern State 10/6 Upper Iowa at Southwest Minnesota State 10/6 Minnesota Crookston at MSU Moorhead 10/6 Concordia-St. Paul at Augustana 10/6 Winona State at Sioux Falls 10/6 St. Cloud State at U-Mary 10/6 Minnesota Duluth at Minot State 10/8 U-Mary at Minnesota Duluth 10/8 Northern State at Minnesota Crookston 10/8 Sioux Falls at Upper Iowa 10/8 Southwest Minnesota State at Winona State 10/8 Wayne State at Concordia-St. Paul 10/8 MSU Moorhead at Bemidji State 10/8 Minot State at St. Cloud State 10/8 Augustana at Minnesota State 10/14 Sioux Falls at St. Cloud State 10/14 Minot State at Upper Iowa 10/14 Augustanaat Minnesota Crookston 10/14 Southwest Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth 10/14 Mary at Winona State 10/14 Wayne State at Bemidji State 10/14 Northern State at Minnesota State 10/14 MSU Moorhead at Concordia-St. Paul 10/15 Northern State at Concordia-St. Paul 10/15 Augustana at Bemidji State 10/15 MSU Moorhead at Minnesota State 10/15 Minot State at Winona State 10/15 Wayne State at Minnesota Crookston 10/15 U-Mary at Upper Iowa 10/15 Sioux Falls at Minnesota Duluth 10/15 Southwest Minnesota State at St. Cloud State 10/21 Minnesota Duluth at Augustana 10/21 Bemidji State at Sioux Falls 10/21 Minnesota State at U-Mary 10/21 Winona State at Northern State 10/21 Upper Iowa at MSU Moorhead 10/21 Concordia-St. Paul at Minot State 10/21 St. Cloud State at Wayne State 10/21 Minnesota Crookston at Southwest Minnesota State 10/22 Upper Iowa at Northern State 10/22 Minnesota Crookston at Sioux Falls 10/22 Minnesota Duluth at Wayne State 10/22 Bemidji State at Southwest Minnesota State 10/22 Concordia-St. Paul at U-Mary 10/22 Winona State at MSU Moorhead 10/22 St. Cloud State at Augustana 10/22 Minnesota State at Minot State 10/27 Minot State at Northern State 10/27 Minnesota State at Upper Iowa 10/27 Sioux Falls at Augustana 10/27 Southwest Minnesota State at Wayne State 10/27 Mary at MSU Moorhead 10/27 Minnesota Crookston at St. Cloud State 10/27 Concordia-St. Paul at Winona State 10/27 Bemidji State at Minnesota Duluth 10/29 Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota Crookston 10/29 Wayne State at Sioux Falls 10/29 Upper Iowa at Concordia-St. Paul 10/29 Winona State at Minnesota State 10/29 St. Cloud State at Bemidji State 10/29 Northern State at U-Mary 10/29 Augustana at Southwest Minnesota State 10/29 MSU Moorhead at Minot State 11/1 NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals 11/3 NSIC Tournament Semifinals 11/5 NSIC Tournament Championship 11/9, 11, 15, 17 - NCAA Regional - On Campus 11/30 NCAA National Semifinals - Swope Park - Kansas City, Missouri 12/2 NCAA National Championship - Swope Park - Kansas City, Missouri

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For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org • Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia -St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State •