Women's Soccer | 9/30/2026 1:49:00 PM

CROOKSTON, Minn. - The University of Minnesota Crookston women's soccer team returns home for a three-game home stand commencing Friday, October 2 against Concordia University-St. Paul at 3 p.m., for Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day. Sunday, October 4 Minnesota Crookston faces Winona State University at 1 p.m., for Breast Cancer Awareness Day.

The Golden Eagles come in with an 0-6-3 (0-5-1 NSIC) mark. Concordia-St. Paul comes in with a 3-1-5 (2-1-3 NSIC) record. Winona State enters the weekend with a 0-8 (0-6 NSIC) mark. Minnesota Crookston is 0-2-1 at home entering Friday's game.

Minnesota Crookston vs. Concordia-St. Paul

Faculty and Staff Appreciation Game

Friday, October 2, 3 p.m.

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Minnesota Crookston vs. Winona State

Breast Cancer Awareness Game

Sunday, October 4 - 1 p.m. 

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Minnesota Crookston Projected Starters (Based on Last Game and Season)
So. GK 99 Phoenix DeBrusk (Thunder Bay, Ontario), 1.08 GAA, 27 saves, 79.4 saves pct.
Sr. D 27 Kali Yates (Hedgesville, W.V.), 5 starts, 1 shot
So. D 22 Riley Edemann (Santa Clarita, Calif.), 8 starts, 1 shot
Fr. D 15 Lilly Oelrich (Savage, Minn.), 9 starts, 5 shots
Sr. D 9 Tessa VanOverbeke (Hartford, S.D.), 9 starts, 6 shots
Sr. MF 10 Emmah Burnes (Tulare, Calif.), 7 starts, 3 shots
So. MF 12 Lilly Goehring (Hartford, S.D.), 2 starts, 242 minutes
Jr. MF 5 Callie Holthaus (Richmond, Minn.), 3 starts, 4 shots
Jr. F 16 Elise Lefers (Brookings, S.D.), 7 starts, 1 assist
Jr. F 6 Jillian Muehlberger (Shawnee, Kan.), 9 starts, 7 shots
So. F 11 Aleisha Cortez (South St. Paul, Minn.), 8 starts, 4 shots

The Golden Eagles have been anchored this season by their defense. Minnesota Crookston is allowing just 1.11 goals per game with 12.1 shots per game allowed. Only 43.1 percent of the shots from Minnesota Crookston's foes are on target. Defensively, Phoenix DeBrusk (So., GK, Thunder Bay, Ontario) leads the way with a 1.08 goals against average in seven starts. DeBrusk has a 79.4 saves percentage. Payton King (So., GK, Fairfield, Calif.) has a 1.20 goals against average with 10 saves. Minnesota Crookston's center back core of Riley Edemann, Kali Yates, and Norah Lutz have led the defensive wall for the Golden Eagles.

Minnesota Crookston has one goal in 2026, led by Sydney Christopherson (Jr., MF/F, Sioux Falls, S.D.), who scored last Sunday versus Jamestown. Elise Lefers (Jr., MF/F, Brookings, S.D.) has the lone assist and six shots on the season. Jillian Muehlberger (Jr., F, Shawnee, Kan.) leads the way with seven shots and four shots on goal. Tessa VanOverbeke (Sr., D/MF, Hartford, S.D.) has six shots this season, while Lilly Oelrich (Fr., D, Savage, Minn.) has five. Aleisha Cortez (So., MF/F, South St. Paul, Minn.) comes in with four shots, as does Callie Holthaus (Jr., MF/F, Richmond, Minn.).

The Golden Eagles are averaging 6.8 shots per game as they are efficient with 55.7 shots on goal this season. 

Concordia-St. Paul Projected Starters
Sr. GK 99 Sydney Potter (South St. Paul, Minn.), 0.56 GAA, 32 saves, 86.5 saves pct. 

So. D 3 Maddison Balashaitis (Ankeny, Iowa), 9 starts, 2 assists

Fr. D 26 Madeleine Thompson (White Bear Lake, Minn.), 6 starts, 493 minutes

Jr. D 34 Morgan Bilczewski (Phoenix, Ariz.), 6 starts, 1 assist

Jr. MF 6 Stella Nielsen (New Richmond, Wis.), 7 starts, 1 goal

Sr. MF 8 Lexi Pettit (Mount Pleasant, Wis.), 3 goals, 3 assists

Sr. MF 17 Sophia Haase (Monticello, Minn.), 9 starts, 7 goals

So. MF 28 Brooke Nelson (Waunakee, Wis.), 1 goal, 2 assists

Jr. MF 30 Breanna Weilert (Blaine, Minn.), 5 starts, 1 assist

5th F 7 Ashley Bennett (Lakeville, Minn.), 8 starts, 1 assist

Sr. F 14 Sienna Latta (Apple Valley, Minn.), 9 starts, 2 assists

Concordia-St. Paul has 1.44 goals per game with 17.6 shots per game. The Golden Bears have a 41.1 percent shots on goal percentage this season. Defensively, Concordia-St. Paul is allowing 0.56 goals per game with 10.4 shots per game allowed. They are allowing a 40.4 shots on goal percentage. 

Sophia Haase leads the offensive attack with seven goals on 30 shots, with 14 shots on goal. Lexi Pettit comes in with three goals, and three assists with a team-high 35 shots. Brooke Nelson boasts a goal, and two assists with 19 shots. Ashley Bennett has an assist with 17 shots. Defensively, the Golden Bears are guided by Sydney Potter with a 0.56 goals against average with 32 saves, and an 86.5 saves percentage. 

Winona State Projected Starters

Jr. GK 1 Abigail Rounds (Mundelein, Ill.), 2.65 GAA, 19 saves, 48.7 saves pct. 

So. D 8 Cora Nothem (Plymouth, Minn.), 5 starts, 2 shots

Sr. D 12 Annika Groendal (New Berlin, Wis.), 8 starts, 1 shot

Jr. D 16 Reese Trebilcock (Norwalk, Iowa), 3 starts, 257 minutes

Jr. D 9 Olivia Cyr (Grimes, Iowa), 6 starts, 390 minutes

Jr. MF 17 Faith Quinn (Winona, Minn.), 8 starts, 1 goal

Jr. MF 21 Kyleigh Jannisch (Aurora, Ill.), 2 assists, 10 shots

Jr. MF 24 McKayla Paukner (Prairie du Sac, Wis.), 1 start, 1 goal

Fr. MF 20 Trista Crosby (Blaine, Minn.), 8 starts, 536 minutes

So. F 19 Sam Perez (Saint Charles, Minn.), 3 starts, 3 shots

The Warriors have five goals this season for an average of 0.63 goals per game. They are averaging 6.1 shots per game, with a 51.0 shots on goal percentage. Defensively, Winona State is allowing 2.50 goals per game with 9.5 shots per game allowed and a 53.9 shots on goal percentage.

Winona State is guided by one goal and 12 shots from Madison Barnick. Kyleigh Jannisch has two assists and 10 goals this season. McKayla Paukner, Faith Quinn, and Jacey Sturek also have goals this season for the Warriors. 

Defensively, Abigail Rounds has seven starts with a 2.65 goals against average, 19 saves, and a 48.7 saves percentage to guide Winona State in net.

The Warriors fell 3-0 last Friday to Wayne State College, and fell 2-1 to Augustana University last Sunday. 

Series History

Minnesota Crookston has lost the last nine games to the Golden Bears. They held Concordia-St. Paul to just one goal in a 1-0 loss October 12, 2025 in St. Paul, Minn. The last win came with a 2-0 victory September 25, 2015 in St. Paul. Against Winona State, the U of M Crookston have lost six-straight. They fell narrowly 2-1 October 10, 2025 in Winona. The last result came with a 1-1 tie September 21, 2018 in Winona. Minnesota Crookston has not won in the series.