SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – After a 3-0 shutout victory over North Dakota, North Dakota State’s Morgan Russmann earned Summit League Women’s Soccer Offensive Peak Performer of the Week while NDSU’s Payton Mulberry garnered Defensive Peak Performer of the Week, the League announced on Tuesday.
 
Russmann scored a brace in the 3-0 win over North Dakota on Senior Night last Saturday. Her first goal came in the fifth minute to give the Bison an early advantage. She then scored her second in the 32nd minute to double the lead for NDSU. The two goals marked her fifth career brace and first of the season. The goals also moved her into eighth in program history and top three in the Division I era, with 24 for her career.
 
This is Russmann’s second weekly honor of the season and fourth of her career, as the third year earned two weekly awards in 2024.
 
Mulberry made six saves in the 3-0 win over North Dakota this past week, recording her sixth shutout of the season. Her 13 career clean sheets moved her into the top five all-time in program history.
 
This is Mulberry’s first and North Dakota State’s third honor of the season.

OFFENSIVE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Morgan Russmann, North Dakota State
3rd Year | F | Bettendorf, Iowa  

• Recorded her first brace of the season in the 3-0 win over North Dakota.
• Scored twice in the first half, with the first in the fifth minute and her second in the 32nd minute.
• Was her fifth career brace, moving her into eighth in program history and top three in the Division I era.

Also nominated: Mia Bosch (South Dakota State), Klarissa Vega (South Dakota)
 
DEFENSIVE PEAK PERFORMER OF THE WEEK
Payton Mulberry
5th Year | GK | Littleton, Colo.   

• Anchored the defense, helping the Bison to a 3-0 shutout win over North Dakota.
• Tallied six saves in her sixth clean sheet of the season.
• Her 13 career shutouts moved her into top five all-time in program history.

Also nominated: Precious Edosa (Oral Roberts), Katherine Lucas (Omaha)
 

2026 Women’s Soccer Peak Performers of the Week
August 18
O:  Kinsley Pesicka, South Dakota
D: Cambell Fischer, South Dakota
 
August 25
O: Brianna Castleberry, Oral Roberts
D: Grace Bartlam, Omaha
 
September 1
O: Izzy McEwan, St. Thomas
D: Alyson Sebban, Oral Roberts
 
September 8
O: Morgan Russmann, North Dakota State
D: Precious Edosa, Oral Roberts
 
September 15
O: Brianna Castleberry, Oral Roberts
D: Anika Patton, Kansas City
 
September 22
O: Ella O’Keefe, St. Thomas
D: None
 
September 29
O: Brianna Castleberry, Oral Roberts
D: Mia Ozanne, Kansas City
 
October 6
O: Klarissa Vega, South Dakota
D: Hannah Voskuhl, Oral Roberts
 
October 13
O: Kalli Knowles, St. Thomas
D: Cadence Fagan, Omaha
 
October 20
O: Brianna Castleberry, Oral Roberts
D: Elsie Odney, South Dakota
 
October 27
O: Morgan Russmann, North Dakota State
D: Payton Mulberry, North Dakota State


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