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MIAC announces 2022 Soccer, Volleyball All-Playoff Teams

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The 2022 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Soccer and Volleyball Playoffs wrapped up on Saturday, and on Tuesday, the top players from a tremendous weekend of competition were recognized with the announcement of the MIAC All-Playoff Teams.

All MIAC sports with conference playoff tournaments (soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, tennis, baseball, and softball) will feature All-Playoff Teams in 2022-23, with the awards being voted on by the head coaches of the qualifying teams. The top vote-getter from each sport will be named the Playoff’s Most Valuable Player.

Eleven players were selected to the MIAC Men’s Soccer All-Playoff Team, led by Playoff MVP Robi Buzakovic (Fy. | Fargo, N.D. | Shattuck-St. Mary’s). Three days after tallying a goal and an assist in a semifinal victory, St. Olaf’s first-year midfielder scored the third of his three playoff goals with just over a minute remaining in regulation of the MIAC Playoff Championship game to secure the postseason title for the Oles.

Eleven players were also named to the MIAC Women’s Soccer All-Playoff Team. St. Catherine goalkeeper Kate Praetz (Jr. | Bolingbrook, Ill.) earned Playoff MVP honors after recording 22 saves with two goals allowed in three tournament games that included two overtime contests and one shutout en route to a second-straight playoff title for the Wildcats.

Seven players received MIAC Volleyball All-Playoff Team honors. Playoff MVP Marlee Turn (Jr. | Kennedy, Minn. | Kittson Central) logged 27 kills, 37 digs, and four service aces across the semifinal and championship matches to help lead Gustavus to its fifth MIAC Playoff title.
 2022 MIAC Men’s Soccer All-Playoff Team
Position Name Institution Class Hometown | High School Previous Selections
M Matt D. Anderson Saint John’s Sr. Omaha, Neb. | Creighton Prep --
D Alexis Bromberg Macalester So. Palo Alto, Calif. | Henry M. Gunn --
M Robi Buzakovic* St. Olaf Fy. Fargo, N.D. | Shattuck-St. Mary’s --
F Ryan Erickson Saint John’s Sr. Inver Grove Heights, Minn. | Eagan --
M Victor Gaulmin St. Olaf Jr. Brest, Finistere, France | University of Western Brittany --
F Jack Knight Gustavus Jr. Verona, Wis. --
M Jordan Oberholtzer St. Olaf Jr. Wyoming, Minn. | Forest Lake --
F Ben Pennell Carleton Fy. San Francisco, Calif. | Lick-Wilmerding --
GK Wesley Sanders Gustavus Sr. Urbandale, Iowa | Waukee --
D Ryan Swanda Bethel Fy. Edina, Minn. --
GK Juan Valdivia Cortes Bethel Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. | Cristo Rey --
*Playoff Most Valuable Player
 2022 MIAC Women’s Soccer All-Playoff Team
Position Name Institution Class Hometown | High School Previous Selections
F Tessa Anderson St. Olaf Sr. Albuquerque, N.M. | Albuquerque Academy --
M Sofia Campbell St. Catherine Sr. St. Paul, Minn. | Nova Classical Academy --
D Piper Dean Carleton So. Arlington, Va. | Yorktown --
F Amanda Elton St. Catherine Sr. Cottage Grove, Minn. | Park --
F Erica Golenzer Saint Benedict Jr. Eden Prairie, Minn. --
F Ari Green St. Catherine Jr. Hastings, Minn. --
D Cecelia Miller Saint Benedict Sr. St. Michael, Minn. | St. Michael-Albertville --
M Cate Patterson Carleton Sr. Racine, Wis. | Prairie School --
GK Kate Praetz* St. Catherine Jr. Bolingbrook, Ill. --
M Hadley Twichell Carleton Fy. Redwood City, Calif. | Sacred Heart Prep --
F Lauren Witte St. Catherine Sr. Lakeville, Minn. | North --
*Playoff Most Valuable Player
 2022 MIAC Volleyball All-Playoff Team
Position Name Institution Class Hometown | High School Previous Selections
OPP Kirstin Cotter Bethel Sr. Duluth, Minn. | East --
OH Gabby Heying Saint Benedict Sr. Waite Park, Minn. | St. Cloud Cathedral --
MB Katelyn Lannom St. Olaf Sr. Minnetonka, Minn. --
OPP Catherine Moore St. Olaf Jr. Lake Elmo, Minn. | Mounds Park Academy --
MH Sydney Olson Gustavus Sr. Willmar, Minn. --
OH Marlee Turn* Gustavus Jr. Kennedy, Minn. | Kittson Central --
S Kasie Tweet Gustavus Jr. Adrian, Minn. 2021
*Playoff Most Valuable Player