University of North Dakota Athletics

2004: Selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's All-Central Region Third Team ... Also named All-NCC Second Team and Academic All-NCC Honorable Mention ... Started all 21 games for the Sioux, one of three current players to appear in all 57 games over the past three seasons ... Scored first goal of the season at Montana State-Billings (Sept. 4) ... Also tallied goals against Minnesota State, Moorhead (Sept. 15) and at Winona State (Sept. 24) ... Recorded first assist of the season at Concordia-St. Paul (Sept. 26) ... Tied for fourth on the team in points (11) and tied for third in goals (3).

2003: Started all 19 games ... One of only five returning players to start every game the past two seasons ... Named to NSCAA All-Central Region third team and All-North Central Conference first team ... First defender to garner all-conference honors since April Bielejeski (2000) ... Named NCC Defensive Player of the Week twice (Oct. 7 and Nov. 11) ... Led all UND defenders with four assists and six points ... Scored only goal of the season against Minnesota-Crookston (Sept. 10) ... Tallied season-high two assists against Winona State (Sept. 7).

2002: Started all 17 games in her first season ... Named to the All-North Central Conference second team ... First freshman since Jen Cilz (1999) to earn all-conference honors ... Led all first-year players with four assists ...Tops among defenders with two goals and eight points ... Recorded first collegiate goal at Winona State (Sept. 15) ... Collected season-high two assists against Northern Michigan (Sept. 21).

BEFORE UND: A 2001 graduate of Century High School in Bismarck ... Earned three varsity letters in soccer and two in volleyball and basketball ... Named All-Western Dakota Association, all-state and all-region in soccer as a junior and senior ... Also a team captain in 2000 and 2001 ... An All-WDA selection in volleyball and basketball in 2001 ... A member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dale and Jane Niezwaag ... Born Feb. 26, 1983 ... Has one older sibling, Casey (23) ... A nursing major.