2012 Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Headlines

February 20, 2013
Sabres Take The Polar Plunge
The Marian University women's soccer team soaked up the enticing Wisconsin winter weather and took the plunge in participating in the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics "Freezin' For A Reason" this past weekend in Oshkosh.

December 6, 2012
NAC Lands 10 On Women's All-Central Region Teams
The Northern Athletics Conference landed 10 individuals on the on the All-Central Region women's teams as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

November 27, 2012
Gerry Named Academic All-American Of The Year
Edgewood College women's soccer player Elaine Gerry was named the 2012 CapitalOne Academic All-American of the Year, singling her out among the thousands of NCAA Division III women's soccer student-athletes across the nation.

November 9, 2012
Spartans Fall 1-0 In Overtime To Calvin In NCAA Tournament
The Aurora University women's soccer season ended Friday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament hosted by Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. The Spartans fell to Calvin College 1-0 in overtime.

November 7, 2012
Spartans Set For NCAA Tournament
The Aurora University women's soccer team will represent the NAC in the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship. The Spartans received a Pool A berth after winning the NAC tournament championship for the fourth consecutive season.

November 5, 2012
7 From NAC Honored On Academic All-District Soccer Teams
The Northern Athletics Conference was represented by seven soccer student-athletes (4 men, 3 women) on the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District teams for men's and women's soccer, announced by the Colleges Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

November 5, 2012
Wolfe's Game Winners Net Final Weekly Award Of Season
Aurora's Nicole Wolfe has been named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for events of Oct. 29-November 4.

November 2, 2012
Spartans Claim NAC Tournament Crown
The Aurora women's soccer team claimed the 2012 NAC Tournament Championship, as the Spartans shut out Edgewood with a score of 2-0.

October 30, 2012
Spartans Advance To NAC Tournament Final With 3-1 Victory
The Aurora Spartans were able to roll to a 3-1 victory over MSOE and advance to the 2012 NAC tournament final.

October 30, 2012
Eagles Advance To NAC Tournament Final On Shootout
The Edgewood College women's soccer team finished regulation in a scoreless tie with Concordia University, but the Eagles outlasted the Falcons 4-3 in a semifinal shootout.

October 29, 2012
Gerry, Lange Headline NAC Women's Soccer Awards
Edgewood's Elaine Gerry has been named Offensive Player of the Year and Aurora's Jenee Lange the Defensive Player of the Year as the duo headlined the Northern Athletics Conference women's soccer awards for the 2012 season, as voted on by the league's head coaches.

October 29, 2012
Gayner's Game-Winner Scores Weekly Award
MSOE's Natalie Gayner has been named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for events of Oct. 22-28.

October 27, 2012
5th-Seeded Raiders Top Host Sabres, 1-0
The fourth-seeded Marian Sabres fell at home, 1-0, to fifth-seeded MSOE in the first round of the Northern Athletics Conference tournament, this afternoon, Oct. 27.

October 27, 2012
Falcons Get Late Score To Defeat Stars, 1-0
CUW scored with less than two minutes remaining in regulation to give the No. 3 Falcons a 1-0 win in the opening round of the NAC women's soccer tournament.

October 23, 2012
Elaine Gerry Nets 100th Career Goal
With five goals in tonight’s game against Lakeland College, Edgewood College senior Elaine Gerry has now scored 100 career goals. Gerry becomes only the second Eagle player and the 17th Division III player to score 100 or more goals.

October 22, 2012
Marian Hosts Maranatha In "Playing For A Cause" Game
The Marian University women's soccer team will host Maranatha Baptist Bible College in a benefit game for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society-Wisconsin Chapter tomorrow, Oct. 23, at Smith Fields. The game begins at 7 p.m.

October 22, 2012
Liddiard Nets 2 Hat Tricks, Weekly Award
MSOE's Caitlin Liddiard has been named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for events of Oct. 15-21.

October 18, 2012
Edgewood Ranked 10th In NSCAA Regional Poll
The Edgewood College women’s soccer team broke into the NSCAA Regional Rankings for the first time this season.

October 17, 2012
Spartans Clinch NAC crown With 2-0 Win
The Spartans took advantage of their huge edge in possession to win the match 2-0 and clinch a share of the NAC regular season championship, the seventh straight title for AU.

October 15, 2012
Ansems Nets Game Winner, Weekly Award
Marian's Morgan Ansems has been named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for events of Oct. 8-14.

October 10, 2012
Spartans Move Up In National Polls
The Spartans' women's soccer team is now ranked No. 11 in the NSCAA poll and No. 12 in the D3soccer.com poll.

October 9, 2012
Spartans' Liss Saves Weekly Award
Aurora's Amanda Liss has been named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for events of Oct. 1-7.

October 2, 2012
Spartans Gain National Ranking
The Aurora University women's soccer team, currently 11-0-1 on the 2012 season, moved into the Top 25 of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and D3soccer.com polls.

October 1, 2012
Dailey Nets 4 Goals, Weekly Award
Edgewood's Jennifer Dailey has been named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for events of Sept. 24-30.

September 28, 2012
Edgewood Soccer Fundraising For Edgewood-Cabrini Green Project
The Edgewood College men's and women's soccer teams are joining forces to raise money for the Edgewood-Cabrini Green Partnership. Fans are asked to bring necessary items or donations to the Eagles' soccer games on Saturday, October 6 against Concordia University Chicago. Attendees to the game are asked to bring gift cards for Target, Shopko or Wal-Mart, notebooks, pens, pencils or a monetary donation to assist the Edgewood-Cabrini Partnership.

September 24, 2012
Bohl Scores Game Winners For Weekly Award
MSOE's Paula Bohl has been named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for events of Sept. 17-23.

September 20, 2012
'Kick Like A Girl' Filmmaker To Speak At Alverno
Jenny Mackenzie, Ph.D., the award-winning documentary filmmaker of "Kick Like a Girl" and a well-known motivational speaker, will speak at Lampe Hall on the campus of Alverno College, Wednesday, Sept. 26.

September 17, 2012
Straehler Earns Weekly Women's Soccer Award
Concordia Wisconsin's Lauren Straehler has been named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for events of Sept. 10-16.

September 10, 2012
Gerry Scores 2nd-Straight Weekly Award
Edgewood's Elaine Gerry was named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for events of Sept. 3-9.

September 4, 2012
Gerry Marks First Weekly Women's Soccer Award
Edgewood's Elaine Gerry was named the Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Student-Athlete of the Week for events of Aug. 27-Sept. 2.

September 3, 2012
Gerry Becomes All-Time Goals Leader
The goal gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead and marked Gerry's 77th career goal, moving her past MSOE's Jessica Axt for the all-time Northern Athletics Conference goal scoring record.

August 31, 2012
Gerry Breaks NAC Record In 3-0 Win
The goal along with her earlier assist, gave Gerry 168 career points, breaking MSOE's Jessica Axt's career record of 167 points.

August 29, 2012
Spartans Top Preseason Coaches' Poll
The Aurora Spartans topped the preseason coaches' poll as the favorites to win the 2012 Northern Athletics Conference Women's Soccer Championship.

June 11, 2012
Milwaukee Wave Hall Of Fame Member To Lead WLC Women's Soccer Program
Wisconsin Lutheran College Director of Athletics Skip Noon announced that Tony Pierce, a Milwaukee Wave Hall of Fame member, has been named the head women’s soccer coach. Pierce, the sixth head coach in program history, previously served as the Warriors women’s soccer coach from 1996-1997.