The Wayne State College women's soccer team had two players named to the 2023 NSIC Soccer All-Conference Team announced Thursday morning by the league office in Burnsville, Minnesota. Sophomore midfielder Paige Pemberton and senior defender Morgan Rhodes both received All-NSIC Second Team honors.
            Pemberton, a 5-6 midfielder from Lee's Summit, Missouri (Lee's Summit West HS), recorded two goals with two assists this season while starting 17 of 18 games. She ranked third on the team in shots (18) and shots on goal (11) while recording two game winning goals. She scored the game-winner in a 1-0 victory over Concordia-St. Paul (10/5/23) and had the game winning goal in a 1-0 win at Bemidji State (10/22/23). Pemberton also assisted on goals vs. MSU Moorhead (10/1/23) and vs. Minot State (10/27/23).    
            Rhodes, a 5-2 defender from Millard West HS, appeared in 12 games with 10 starts and recorded one goal with one assist while anchoring the Wildcats' defense. Rhodes scored a goal in a 2-1 win at Minnesota Crookston (10/20/23) and assisted a goal in 2-2 tie vs. Minot State (10/27/23). Despite missing six games due to injury, Rhodes played 847 minutes and had 10 shots.
            Wayne State finished the 2023 season with a record of 7-8-3 and was 10^th place in the NSIC with a 5-6-3 league mark.