Women's Soccer | 10/13/2026 3:06:00 PM

CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston soccer team is set for a pair of road tilts as they head to St. Cloud State University Friday, October 16 and to Minnesota State University Sunday, October 18. 

The Golden Eagles will play the Huskies Friday at 5 p.m., and the seventh-ranked Mavericks Sunday at 1 p.m. Minnesota Crookston enters the week with a 0-8-5 (0-7-3 NSIC) mark. The Golden Eagles have the second-most draws in program history with five. The record is six set in 2014. Minnesota State is at the top of the table in the NSIC with a 11-1-1 (8-1-1 NSIC) record. St. Cloud State is seventh in the standings, with a 6-4-3 (5-3-2 NSIC) record.

Minnesota Crookston at St. Cloud State
Friday, October 16 - 5 p.m.
St. Cloud, Minn.
Live Stats - scsuhuskies.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
Live Video - www.midcosportsplus.com/?school=st-cloud-state-university

Minnesota Crookston at Minnesota State
Sunday, October 18 - 1 p.m.
Mankato, Minn.
Live Stats - msumavericks.com/sidearmstats/wsoc/summary
Live Video - www.midcosportsplus.com/?school=minnesota-state-university-mankato

Minnesota Crookston Projected Starters
So. GK 99 Phoenix DeBrusk, Thunder Bay, Ontario, 1.47 GAA, 38 saves, 73.1 saves pct.
Sr. D 27 Kali Yates, Hedgesville, W.V., 9 starts, 796 minutes, 1 shot
Jr. D 21 Norah Lutz, Dewitt, Mich., 8 starts, 715 minutes
Fr. D 3 Iris Osei-Tutu, London, England, 2 starts, 1 assist
Sr. D 9 Tessa VanOverbeke, Hartford, S.D., 13 starts, 9 shots
Sr. MF 10 Emmah Burnes, Tulare, Calif., 9 starts, 5 shots
Jr. MF 13 Andrea Cuenca Medina, S. South Paul, Minn., 10 starts, 6 shots
Jr. MF 5 Callie Holthaus, Richmond, Minn., 6 starts, 1 goal
So. MF 11 Aleisha Cortez, S. South Paul, Minn., 12 starts, 5 shots
Jr. F 6 Jillian Muehlberger, Shawnee, Kan., 13 starts, 8 shots
Sr. F 2 Autumn Rabe, Kewaskum, Wis., 4 starts, 4 shots

Minnesota Crookston has a three-game streak of scoring a goal. The Golden Eagles are looking to build off the offensive success heading into a road weekend. Minnesota Crookston has five games remaining in the 2026 slate. The Golden Eagles are paced by Marsia Green (Sr., F, Waconia, Minn.) with a goal, and an assist, and Marasia Warren (Fr., F, Vermillion, S.D.) with a goal and an assist. Sydney Christopherson (Jr., MF/F, Sioux Falls, S.D.), and Callie Holthaus (Jr., MF/F, Richmond, Minn.) also have goals. Ell Furlong (Sr., MF, Liverpool, England), Elise Lefers (Jr., MF/F, Brookings, S.D., and Iris Osei-Tutu (Fr., D, London, England) all come in with assists.

The Golden Eagles come in averaging 0.31 goals per game, with 5.8 shots per game, and a 59.2 shots on goal percentage, as Minnesota Crookston is efficient in finding opportunities on frame. Defensively, they are limiting squads to 1.46 goals per game, with 12.1 shots per game allowed, and a 47.1 shots on goal percentage to their foes. Minnesota Crookston has been strong in their defensive core led by center backs Kali Yates (Sr., D, Hedgesville, W.V.), Norah Lutz (Jr., D, Dewitt, Mich.), and Riley Edemann (So., D, Santa Clarita, Calif.). The Golden Eagles have also relied on strong play from their fullbacks. Tessa VanOverbeke (Sr., D, Hartford, S.D.) has been a lynchpin for the Golden Eagles, while Iris Osei-Tutu (Fr., D, London, England) has stepped up in recent games, including an assist against Bemidji State.

Minnesota Crookston had a strong showing against perennial NSIC contender Bemidji State last Friday, tying the Beavers 1-1 for their first positive result against Bemidji State since 2002. 

In goal, Phoenix DeBrusk (So., GK, Thunder Bay, Ontario) has a 1.47 goals against average, with 38 saves, and a 73.1 saves percentage. Payton King (So., GK, Fairfield, Calif.) comes in with a 1.43 goals against average, 17 saves, and a 77.3 saves percentage. 

St. Cloud State Projected Starters
So. GK 1 Zoe Fujino, Palatine, Ill., 1.43 GAA, 19 saves, 79.2 saves pct. 

Fr. D 2 Kelly Sprague, Edina, Minn., 13 starts, 1 goal

Jr. D 5 Abby Kavanagh, Marine on St. Croix, Minn., 1 goal, 1 assist

Jr. D 19 Reese Zediker, Caledonia, Ill., 13 starts, 1 goal

Jr. D 25 Izzy Halunen, Woodbury, Minn., 2 goals, 2 assists

Jr. MF 6 Darby Allen, Minnetonka, Minn., 13 starts, 5 assists

Fr. MF 11 Taavi Saeger, Cleveland, Wis., 8 starts, 1 shot

So. MF 14 Gianna Fiorelli, Highlands Ranch, Colo., 13 starts, 1 assist

Sr. F 8 Sydney Johnson, White Bear Lake, Minn., 13 starts, 1 assist

Sr. F 22 Linsey Trapino, Verona, Wis., 9 goals, 2 assists

Jr. F 24 Emma Gott, Ankeny, Iowa, 13 starts, 2 assists

St. Cloud State comes in with a 6-4-3 (5-3-2 NSIC) mark. The Huskies are coming off a pair of wins over Winona State University and Concordia University-St. Paul last weekend. They are 4-1-1 in their last six games. Linsey Trapino propels the offense for the Huskies with nine goals, and two assists. She has attempted an impressive 47 shots, with 22 on frame. Laney Haviland comes in with four goals in just five games. Izzy Halunen enters with two goals, and two assists, while Darby Allen is the facilitator of the offense with a team-high five assists. 

In goal, the Huskies have mostly used two goalkeepers. Zoe Fujino has a 1.43 goals against average, with 19 saves, and a 79.2 saves percentage. Jaylee Strickland enters with a 1.29 goals against average in nine games, with 35 saves and a 76.1 saves percentage.

St. Cloud State is averaging 1.46 goals per game, with 13.5 shots per game. They have 50 corner kicks (85-35) more than their opponents this season. They have a 49.4 shots on goal percentage. Defensively, the Huskies are allowing 1.23 goals per game, with 10.4 shots per game, with a 56.3 shots on goal percentage for their foes.

The Huskies are in their first season under Head Coach Maggie Sherman, who comes over after five seasons as an assistant coach at the University of South Dakota. 

Minnesota State Projected Starters
Sr. GK 0 Lauren McAlpine, Shoreview, Minn., 0.31 GAA, 61 saves, 93.8 saves pct. 

Jr. D 12 Elan Litt, West Des Moines, Iowa, 13 starts, 1 assist

Sr. D 17 Mila Rustin, Farmington Hills, Mich., 2 goals, 2 assists

Jr. D 36 Maclayne Menzel, Iowa City, Iowa, 13 starts

Jr. D 11 Reese Hilsenbeck, Eldridge, Iowa, 2 goals, 1 assist

Fr. MF 26 Evie Birk, Eagan, Minn., 13 starts

Jr. MF 28 Savanna Stockness, Mahtomedi, Minn., 1 goal, 3 assists

Jr. MF 37 Meghan Sullivan, Plymouth, Minn., 13 starts, 2 assists

Sr. F 6 Maddix Archer, Brookings, S.D., 7 goals, 2 assists

Jr. F 7 Amara Smith, Lake Elmo, Minn., 7 goals, 3 assists

Fr. F 4 Addie Dobratz, Andover, Minn., 13 starts, 10 shots

Minnesota State comes into the week with an 11-1-1 (8-1-1 NSIC) mark. The Mavericks are currently ranked seventh nationally. Minnesota State comes in averaging 2.31 goals per game, and they are only allowing 0.31 goals per game to their foes. The Mavericks are notching 14.5 shots per game, and a 52.7 shots on goal percentage. Minnesota State is limiting teams to just 12.3 shots per game, and a 40.6 shots on goal percentage.

The Mavericks are lifted by a pair of strikers with seven goals, Amara Smith and Maddix Archer. Mila Rustin comes in with two goals, and two assists, while Reese Hilsenbeck has two goals and a helper. Savanna Stockness comes in with one goal, and three assists. 

In goal, Lauren McAlpine has been a brick wall with just 0.31 goals against, with 61 saves, and an impressive 93.8 saves percentage. McAlpine has 11 shutouts for the Mavericks in 2026.

Series History 

The Golden Eagles have lost seven straight to the Huskies, dating back to a 0-0 tie in 2017 against St. Cloud State in St. Cloud. Minnesota Crookston is looking for their first win against the Mavericks, or draw. They held the Mavericks to just two goals in 2025.