Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State looks to get their postseason run started with a NSIC Quarterfinal match-up with the fourth seeded Minot State Beavers on Monday afternoon. The Wolves and Beavers will kick-off at 4 p.m. at Herb Parker Stadium in Minot, North Dakota.

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

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NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters the quarterfinal round of the NSIC Tournament with a record of 9-4-5 (7-3-5 NSIC)
• The Wolves defeated MSU Moorhead (3-0) on Thursday evening to secure their conference tournament bid, the win also improved the Wolves record in October to 5-1-2
• Northern State is making their 15^th appearance in the NSIC Women's Soccer Tournament, the Wolves hold a record of 8-14-2 in the tournament
• NSU is making consecutive appearances in the conference tournament for the first time since they qualified 12 straight seasons from 1998-2009; Northern is searching for their first postseason win since a 2-0 victory at Augustana in the 2008 NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals
• Northern's fifth place finish in the conference standings is the Wolves first top-5 conference finish and best finish since 2007 when they ended the season second in the NSIC standings
• For the second consecutive season, the Wolves bettered their projected preseason finish in the conference standings after being picked eighth at the start of the season by the league's coaches (picked 13^th in 2021 and finished eighth)
• Three players have tallied double-digit points this season for NSU as Hannah Smith leads the team with 17 points and is joined by Megan Fastenau (12) and Mia Zagorski (11)
• Smith leads the Wolves with eight goals scored this season, while Fastenau and Zagorski are tied for second with four goals apiece; Zagorski ranks 28^th nationally with four game-winning goals
• Three players have also recorded multiple assists this season for Northern as Fastenau leads the team with four assists and Zagorski and Avery Blasdel each have three and two assists respectively
• Alexus Townsend has grabbed 76 saves for a 0.894 save percentage and 0.55 goals against-average, Townsend has also notched eight shutouts this season
• Individually, Townsend ranks in the top-25 nationally in three different categories, ranking eighth in save percentage (0.894), 22^nd in goals-against average (0.546), and is tied for 22^nd in shutouts (8)
• As a team Northern ranks in the top-25 nationally in five different categories, ranking fourth in save percentage (0.900), eighth in fewest fouls per game (5.56), tied for eighth in total shutouts (11), tied for 14^th in goals-against average (0.500), tied for 18^th in shutout percentage (0.611)

MINOT STATE STORYLINES

• Minot State enters the quarterfinal round of the NSIC Tournament with a record of 8-2-8 (8-1-6 NSIC)
• The Beavers enter postseason play having played a pair of scoreless draws against Bemidji State and UMary in their last two matches; MSU has not lost a match since a 1-0 loss against Minnesota Duluth on September 9
• Minot is making their eighth NSIC Tournament appearance in program history, and holds a record of 6-7-1 in the tournament with a championship in 2012
• Chloe Allan is the only player with double-digit points for Minot State this season, she leads the team with five goals
• Mila Robichon and Sarah Upton have each added three goals for the Beavers this season
• Anabel Noches leads the team with four assists and Emma Monsen adds two assists
• Maddie Kindred has grabbed 82 saves for a 0.891 save percentage and 0.56 goals-against average, Kindred has also notched 12 shutouts this season
• Kindred ranks in the top-25 nationally in two different categories, she is tied for the lead in NCAA DII in shutouts (12), and is 24^th in goals-against average (0.556)
• As a team Minot State ranks in the top-25 in four different categories, ranking in a tie for third in total shutouts (12), tied for seventh in shutout percentage (0.667), ninth in save percentage (0.892), and is tied for 21^st in goals-against average (0.556)
• The Beavers led the NSIC in conference play in fewest goals allowed (3), opponent scoring average (0.20), and save percentage (0.958); Kindred led the NSIC in goals-against average (0.200) and shutouts (12)

LAST MATCH-UP

• Minot State came from behind to win the regular season match-up on September 30 by a score of 2-1 with two goals late in the first half
• Hannah Smith scored the opening goal of the game in the seventh minute off an assist from Mia Zagorski
• The Beavers lead the all-time series 9-0-2 and have won the last four meetings