WOMEN’S SOCCER: After 3-goal Sunday, Wendt named NSIC Player of the Week

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By Pioneer Staff Report

October 17, 2022 06:26 PM

BURNSVILLE – It turns out a hat trick is worthy of recognition.

Thus, Bemidji State women’s soccer fifth-year forward Sara Wendt was named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after posting a dazzling three-goal showcase against Sioux Falls on Sunday.

Wendt’s hat trick featured three uninterrupted goals and was the program’s first since Rachel Norton accomplished the feat in 2015.

Wendt’s scoring surge powered the Beavers to a 4-1 win in Sioux Falls, S.D., rounding out a perfect 2-0-0 weekend that also featured a road victory over Southwest Minnesota State. She leads BSU with seven goals this season.

Also honored by the conference were Minot State’s Rebecca Storr as Defensive Player of the Week and Minnesota Duluth’s Jennifer Norris as Goalkeeper of the Week.

Bemidji State trails Minnesota State by one point at the top of the NSIC standings with three games remaining in the regular season. The Beavers next match up against U-Mary at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, in Bismarck, N.D., before returning home to host Minot State at noon on Sunday, Oct. 23, at Chet Anderson Stadium.

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