SUPERIOR, Wis. – The College Sports Communicators (CSC) revealed its women's soccer all-district list, and six Yellowjackets received both academic and athletic recognition by the organization in a release Tuesday.
Seniors
Lindrey Schendel (Longmount, Colo./Skyline),
Brenna Mattson (Cloquet, Minn./Cloquet Senior),
Niya Wilson (Superior, Wis./Superior),
Ava Giswold (Proctor, Minn./Proctor),
Allison Alessi (Shakopee, Minn./Prior Lake) and
Erika Schneider (Wausau, Wis./Wausau West) all received all-district citations.
Schendel holds a 3.853 grade point average as an Exercise Science major. Picking up her third-straight CSC all-district selection, she started all 22 matches played, garnering seven points off two goals and three assists from the midline. Schendel logged 1,523 minutes in her senior campaign, providing exceptional defensive efforts on her way to being named to the All-UMAC First Team for the third time in her career.
Mattson, an Elementary Education major who holds a perfect 4.0 grade point average, collects her second consecutive all-district honor. Starting all 22 matches played, she helped spearhead the Yellowjacket backline to providing another lockdown season. In 2024 Mattson paced the defensive efforts that allowed just 1.05 goals and 9.6 shots per match, being named the UMAC defensive player of the year in back-to-back seasons.
Wilson studies both Business Marketing and Management with a 3.968 grade point average. Also starting all 22 matches played, she extended her lead as the program's all-time leading scorer, logging 16 more goals to stand at 84 in her Yellowjacket career. Furthermore, Wilson set the all-time program record for assists, a mark that now stands at 44. She finished with 1,447 minutes on the pitch on her way to four-straight All-UMAC First Team distinctions.
Giswold maintains a 3.802 grade point average as a Criminal Justice major. Accumulating 1,233 minutes on the pitch as a senior, she started 22 matches while adding a goal and two assists for four points. Giswold took 23 shots with 10 on frame, garnering a .435 shots-on-goal percentage on her way to securing her first academic all-district honor from the CSC.
Alessi, a Criminal Justice major that garners a 3.864 grade point average, logs her third straight CSC Academic All-District citation in her collegiate career. Starting 22 matches in her senior season, she finished with a goal and two assists for four total points. Alessi's contributions from the midline stymied the opposition to scoring just 23 goals and taking 212 shots throughout the 2024 season.
Schneider has a 3.504 grade point average while studying Criminal Justice. She logged 19 starts while seeing action in 22 matches, ending the year tied for first in assists with eight. Compiling 856 minutes at the midline, Schneider fired a total of 31 goals while seeing 16 go on frame on her way to receiving her first College Sports Communicators accolade.
The Yellowjackets ended the year with an overall record of 15-7-1 record, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season. After tying Carleton College in the first round, the 'Jackets fell 3-2 in penalty kicks.
