NSIC Release - University of Sioux Falls
May 3, 2017
All-Conference Release
www.northernsun.org For Immediate Release Nick Kornder • Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations • 2999 County Road 42 West, STE 136 • Burnsville, MN 55306 • P: 651.288.4017 • [email protected]
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2017 All-Conference First Team
# 32 9 11 3 7 20 4 1 24 32 22 18 3 14 11 17
Name Sarah Kennedy Shannon Petersen Jessica Yost Natalie Wright Amber Kral Jessica Meidl McKenzie Paap Coley Ries Jordan Grant Kerrigan Hoshaw Melanie Alyea Monique Alyea Jordyn Kleman McKenna Larsen Ali Nowak Lani Van Zyl
# 11 15 22 3 19 17 4 5 15
Name Jessica Yost Cori Kennedy Melanie Alyea Natalie Wright Kennady Thompson Lani Van Zyl McKenzie Paap Hannah Schmoll Rebecca Harps
Pos. SS C RHP 2B 1B CF LF RHP CF DP 1B 3B RHP P/U U SS
Yr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So.
School Hometown Augustana Bettendorf, Iowa Augustana Edina, Minn. Bemidji State Bemidji, Minn. Minnesota Duluth Forest Lake, Minn. Minnesota State Wellman, Iowa Minnesota State Lakeville, Minn. Minnesota State Excelsior, Minn. Minnesota State Eagle Lake , Minn. Minot State Adelanto, Calif. Sioux Falls Apple Valley, Minn. Wayne State Pheland, Calif. Wayne State Pheland, Calif. Winona State LaCrosse, Wis. Winona State Octonto Falls, Wis. Winona State New Berlin, Wis. Winona State Fort Dodge, Iowa
2017 NSIC Gold Glove Team Pos. RHP C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF
Yr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Sr.
School Hometown Bemidji State Bemidji, Minn. Minnesota State West Concord, Minn. Wayne State Pheland, Calif. Minnesota Duluth Forest Lake, Minn. Northern State Omaha, Neb. Winona State Fort Dodge, Iowa Minnesota State Excelsior, Minn. Minnesota Duluth Grand Rapids, Minn. St. Cloud State Yupicia, Calif.
# 12 6 2 10 11 24 22 5 9 10 2 17 13 9 13 18 8 12 18 6
2017 All-Conference SECOND Team
Name Lexy Pederson Jessica Burlingame Angie Roberts Liz Jarosz Brieann Backes Colleen Crutchfield Taylor Mendez Hannah Schmoll Becky Smith Libby Bemis Carly Esselman Ashley Thell Sydney Nieveen Sam Flack Abby Bunnell Jessica Goerger Riley Kruel Katelyn Wobken Sam McLean Mariah Schultz
Pos. RHP CF RF 1B RHP C/3B 1B CF SS RHP RF 2B 1B 2B CF 1B SS C 2B LF
Yr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
School Augustana Bemidji State Bemidji State Concordia-St. Paul University of Mary University of Mary University of Mary Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State Minnesota State Minnesota State Sioux Falls SMSU St. Cloud State St. Cloud State Upper Iowa Wayne State Winona State Winona State
Hometown Mason City, Iowa Andover, Minn. Andover, Minn.
Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Minot, N.D. Oregon City, Ore. Los Banos, Calif.
Grand Rapids, Minn.
Long Lake, Minn. Osceola, Iowa Farmington, Minn. Foley, Minn. Lincoln, Neb. Cottage Grove, Minn. Maple Grove, Minn. Mankato, Minn. Horicon, Wis. Scribner, Neb. Crystal Lake, Ill. Lewiston, Minn.
The NSIC is a 16-team, 17-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 • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
NSIC Specialty Award Bios
NSIC Player of the YEAR #32 Sarah Kennedy (SS, 5-8, Sr., L/R, Bettendorf, Iowa / Bettendorf HS) Augustana University - Named NSIC Player of the Year for the second time in her career - Named NSIC Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2015 - Earned All-NSIC four times as a first team selection - Recently named a Top 25 finalist for the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year Award - Led the NSIC batting .552 with 17 doubles and seven home runs in 26 conference games - Set a single season NSIC record for doubles with 17 - Scored 33 runs and drove in 31 in 87 at-bats in conference play - Currently leads NCAA Division II in batting average (.522), total bases (153) and doubles (28) - Her 28 doubles in 2017 is a new Augustana single season record - She ranks fourth in the country in slugging percentage (.950) and sixth in on-base percentage (.567) - Is the NCAA career active leader (Division I, II and III) in hits (331), doubles (73) and total bases (556) NSIC Pitcher of the YEAR #1 Coley Ries (RHP, Sr., R/R, Eagle Lake, Minn. / Mankato East HS) Minnesota State University, Mankato - Earned second straight NSIC Pitcher of the Year honor - Finished regular season with a 27-2 record with 334 strikeouts, including wins in her last 15 starts - Holds a 0.78 ERA with 22 complete games, 12 shutouts and held opposing batters to a .132 average - Went 16-0 in NSIC play with a 0.53 ERA in 105.2 innings with 180 strikeouts - Five-time NSIC Pitcher of the Week and a one-time NFCA DII National Pitcher of the Week - Pitched back-to-back perfect games against NSU and MSUM NSIC Freshman of the YEAR #3 Jordyn Kleman (RHP, FR, R/R, La Crosse, Wis. / Logan HS) Winona State University - Posted a 13-1 record in NSIC play with a 1.47 ERA - Amassed 110 strikeouts in conference play - Recorded eight shutouts in league play - Overall record of 19-5 with a 1.59 ERA - Ranks 58th in NCAA Division II in ERA - 20th in NCAA Division II in strikeouts per seven innings - 10th in NCAA Division II in allowing 4.29 hits per game NSIC Newcomer of the YEAR #12 Lexy Pederson (RHP, 5-10, Jr., R/R, Mason City, Iowa / Mason City HS / North Iowa Area CC) Augustana University - Posted a 10-1 record and a 2.54 ERA in 16 appearances in NSIC play in 2017 - She made 15 starts and tossed 11 complete games while recording one save in conference games - Struck out 54 batters in 80 innings pitched while holding opponents to a .240 batting average in 16 NSIC appearances - Owns an overall record of 18-4 on the season to go along with a 1.97 ERA - Has tossed 15 complete games in 27 appearances - Has struck out 93 batters in 138.1 innings of work - Held opponents to a .228 batting average in 2017 NSIC COACH of the YEAR Lori Meyer Minnesota State University, Mankato - The 2017 season marks as her 33rd season with the MSU softball program - Earned her fourth NSIC Coach of the Year honor (2012, 2014 and 2016) - Led the Mavericks to their fifth NSIC title in the last six years - With the 50-6 overall record, this is Meyer’s second season leading the Mavericks to 50+ wins in a season - Has led the Mavericks to 40+ wins in ten seasons - Currently owns a 1,144-648-3 overall record and a 195-50 (.796) record in nine seasons of NSIC play
For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
All-Conference Release
www.northernsun.org For Immediate Release Nick Kornder • Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations • 2999 County Road 42 West, STE 136 • Burnsville, MN 55306 • P: 651.288.4017 • [email protected]
#NSICSB
2017 All-Conference First Team
# 32 9 11 3 7 20 4 1 24 32 22 18 3 14 11 17
Name Sarah Kennedy Shannon Petersen Jessica Yost Natalie Wright Amber Kral Jessica Meidl McKenzie Paap Coley Ries Jordan Grant Kerrigan Hoshaw Melanie Alyea Monique Alyea Jordyn Kleman McKenna Larsen Ali Nowak Lani Van Zyl
# 11 15 22 3 19 17 4 5 15
Name Jessica Yost Cori Kennedy Melanie Alyea Natalie Wright Kennady Thompson Lani Van Zyl McKenzie Paap Hannah Schmoll Rebecca Harps
Pos. SS C RHP 2B 1B CF LF RHP CF DP 1B 3B RHP P/U U SS
Yr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So.
School Hometown Augustana Bettendorf, Iowa Augustana Edina, Minn. Bemidji State Bemidji, Minn. Minnesota Duluth Forest Lake, Minn. Minnesota State Wellman, Iowa Minnesota State Lakeville, Minn. Minnesota State Excelsior, Minn. Minnesota State Eagle Lake , Minn. Minot State Adelanto, Calif. Sioux Falls Apple Valley, Minn. Wayne State Pheland, Calif. Wayne State Pheland, Calif. Winona State LaCrosse, Wis. Winona State Octonto Falls, Wis. Winona State New Berlin, Wis. Winona State Fort Dodge, Iowa
2017 NSIC Gold Glove Team Pos. RHP C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF
Yr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. Sr.
School Hometown Bemidji State Bemidji, Minn. Minnesota State West Concord, Minn. Wayne State Pheland, Calif. Minnesota Duluth Forest Lake, Minn. Northern State Omaha, Neb. Winona State Fort Dodge, Iowa Minnesota State Excelsior, Minn. Minnesota Duluth Grand Rapids, Minn. St. Cloud State Yupicia, Calif.
# 12 6 2 10 11 24 22 5 9 10 2 17 13 9 13 18 8 12 18 6
2017 All-Conference SECOND Team
Name Lexy Pederson Jessica Burlingame Angie Roberts Liz Jarosz Brieann Backes Colleen Crutchfield Taylor Mendez Hannah Schmoll Becky Smith Libby Bemis Carly Esselman Ashley Thell Sydney Nieveen Sam Flack Abby Bunnell Jessica Goerger Riley Kruel Katelyn Wobken Sam McLean Mariah Schultz
Pos. RHP CF RF 1B RHP C/3B 1B CF SS RHP RF 2B 1B 2B CF 1B SS C 2B LF
Yr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr.
School Augustana Bemidji State Bemidji State Concordia-St. Paul University of Mary University of Mary University of Mary Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth Minnesota State Minnesota State Minnesota State Sioux Falls SMSU St. Cloud State St. Cloud State Upper Iowa Wayne State Winona State Winona State
Hometown Mason City, Iowa Andover, Minn. Andover, Minn.
Chippewa Falls, Wis.
Minot, N.D. Oregon City, Ore. Los Banos, Calif.
Grand Rapids, Minn.
Long Lake, Minn. Osceola, Iowa Farmington, Minn. Foley, Minn. Lincoln, Neb. Cottage Grove, Minn. Maple Grove, Minn. Mankato, Minn. Horicon, Wis. Scribner, Neb. Crystal Lake, Ill. Lewiston, Minn.
The NSIC is a 16-team, 17-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 • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
NSIC Specialty Award Bios
NSIC Player of the YEAR #32 Sarah Kennedy (SS, 5-8, Sr., L/R, Bettendorf, Iowa / Bettendorf HS) Augustana University - Named NSIC Player of the Year for the second time in her career - Named NSIC Player of the Year as a sophomore in 2015 - Earned All-NSIC four times as a first team selection - Recently named a Top 25 finalist for the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year Award - Led the NSIC batting .552 with 17 doubles and seven home runs in 26 conference games - Set a single season NSIC record for doubles with 17 - Scored 33 runs and drove in 31 in 87 at-bats in conference play - Currently leads NCAA Division II in batting average (.522), total bases (153) and doubles (28) - Her 28 doubles in 2017 is a new Augustana single season record - She ranks fourth in the country in slugging percentage (.950) and sixth in on-base percentage (.567) - Is the NCAA career active leader (Division I, II and III) in hits (331), doubles (73) and total bases (556) NSIC Pitcher of the YEAR #1 Coley Ries (RHP, Sr., R/R, Eagle Lake, Minn. / Mankato East HS) Minnesota State University, Mankato - Earned second straight NSIC Pitcher of the Year honor - Finished regular season with a 27-2 record with 334 strikeouts, including wins in her last 15 starts - Holds a 0.78 ERA with 22 complete games, 12 shutouts and held opposing batters to a .132 average - Went 16-0 in NSIC play with a 0.53 ERA in 105.2 innings with 180 strikeouts - Five-time NSIC Pitcher of the Week and a one-time NFCA DII National Pitcher of the Week - Pitched back-to-back perfect games against NSU and MSUM NSIC Freshman of the YEAR #3 Jordyn Kleman (RHP, FR, R/R, La Crosse, Wis. / Logan HS) Winona State University - Posted a 13-1 record in NSIC play with a 1.47 ERA - Amassed 110 strikeouts in conference play - Recorded eight shutouts in league play - Overall record of 19-5 with a 1.59 ERA - Ranks 58th in NCAA Division II in ERA - 20th in NCAA Division II in strikeouts per seven innings - 10th in NCAA Division II in allowing 4.29 hits per game NSIC Newcomer of the YEAR #12 Lexy Pederson (RHP, 5-10, Jr., R/R, Mason City, Iowa / Mason City HS / North Iowa Area CC) Augustana University - Posted a 10-1 record and a 2.54 ERA in 16 appearances in NSIC play in 2017 - She made 15 starts and tossed 11 complete games while recording one save in conference games - Struck out 54 batters in 80 innings pitched while holding opponents to a .240 batting average in 16 NSIC appearances - Owns an overall record of 18-4 on the season to go along with a 1.97 ERA - Has tossed 15 complete games in 27 appearances - Has struck out 93 batters in 138.1 innings of work - Held opponents to a .228 batting average in 2017 NSIC COACH of the YEAR Lori Meyer Minnesota State University, Mankato - The 2017 season marks as her 33rd season with the MSU softball program - Earned her fourth NSIC Coach of the Year honor (2012, 2014 and 2016) - Led the Mavericks to their fifth NSIC title in the last six years - With the 50-6 overall record, this is Meyer’s second season leading the Mavericks to 50+ wins in a season - Has led the Mavericks to 40+ wins in ten seasons - Currently owns a 1,144-648-3 overall record and a 195-50 (.796) record in nine seasons of NSIC play
For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia - St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State
