Sophomore Chelsea King of Marian University women’s soccer and junior Simon Ellingson of Marian ACHA D2 have been named the Sabres of the Month for October.
King (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.) went 5-0-1 during October leading Marian to its first home postseason match since 2013. She was able to earn three NACC Defensive Player of the Week awards as she boasted a goals-against average of 0.67 with an .879 save percentage and 29 total saves. King didn’t allow multiple goals in a single game for the month posting shutouts against Benedictine and Lakeland in back-to-back games. The clean sheet against Benedictine saw her stop eight shots. She also had eight saves at home against Dominican to open the month with a 2-1 victory. King then led Marian to its first postseason victory since 2013, excluding an MSOE forfeit in 2018, making a save against Aurora in the NACC Tournament Quarterfinals.
Ellingson (Fond du Lac, Wis.) opened the ACHA D2 season recording 11 points over seven games. He led Marian in all offensive categories scoring five goals with six assists where four of his goals were power-play scores. Ellingson had at least a point five of the seven games in the first month of the season. He had a pair of four-point games with each game coming against Trine. His first four-point game was at Trine and consisted of four assists, while his second saw him net a hat trick to go with an assist at the Marian Showcase. Ellingson is already halfway to a career-best in points after recording 22 points in 24 games last season.
Marian women’s soccer travels to MSOE for the NACC Tournament Semifinals later today, Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. The Sabres ACHA D2 team opens a home-and-home series hosting MSOE Friday, Nov. 3 at 5:45 p.m.
