Krakowiak Interview on Seniors
 
Billings, Mont. – Montana State Billings women's soccer team has enjoyed great success over the past three seasons. At the head of that success are the six seniors that will be playing their final home game Saturday in the second match of the 11^th Annual Futbol Frenzy. The Yellowjackets will face off against Simon Fraser University at 3:30 p.m.
 
The six seniors: Adrienne Biglow, Courtney Harvey, Kristen Kastelic, Jennifer Larsen, Janae Remsberg and Jaucelyn Richter have a current overall record of 44-23-6 and Great Northwest Athletic Conference record of 29-18-4. Including the current win total of 2012 they have three consecutive seasons with 11 or more wins.
 
These seniors were also a part of the 2010 team that recorded the most wins in the women's soccer program history, and received the first bid to the NCAA West Regional Tournament. Their success has laid a solid foundation allowing the program to recruit student-athletes with the skill level to continue this trend and add to the Yellowjackets success.
 
Athletics is not the only area where these seniors excelled; academically they have helped the women's soccer team have one of the highest grade point averages amongst all MSUB student-athletes en route to receiving multiple conference and national academic awards.
 
Seniors
 
Biglow, a defender from Yakima, Wash. has appeared in 62 contests while starting 36. She has played a total of 3,821 minutes currently. In 2010 she helped the team post nine shutouts. Biglow has scored one goal and registered seven assists thus far in her career. She has received GNAC Academic All-Conference team honors in 2010 and 2011.
 
Harvey, a defender from Billings, Mont. has started 30 of the 37 matches she has appeared in. She has logged a total of 2,828 minutes on the field. In 2009 she earned the team's Ironwoman award and has also received GNAC Academic All-Conference honors 2010 and 2011.
 
Kastelic, a midfielder from Phoenix, Ariz. has registered 58 starts and 73 appearances. She currently has competed in 4,340 minutes. Kastelic has four career goals and two assists. In 2010, she started nine games and helped the team to only giving up 19 goals out of 174 attempts. Kastelic has received GNAC Academic All-Conference team honors in 2010 and 2011, and was an honorable mention All-GNAC selection in 2011.
 
Larsen, a defender from Mesa, Ariz. has started all of the 71 games she has appeared in. She is currently ranked ninth on the women's soccer all-time scoring leaders list. In her career she has scored 19 goals and registered six assists for a total of 44 points. Larsen has recorded over 6,470 minutes of game time. In 2010 she helped the defense hold opponents to a 46.6 shooting percentage on goal with just 81 shots on target. Larsen received the team's Ironwoman award in 2009, GNAC Academic All-Conference honors in 2010, All-GNAC honorable mention in 2009 and 2010, second team All-GNAC and NSCAA All-West Region team honors in 2011, and selected to the 2011 CoSIDA Capitol One Academic All-District 8 Team.
 
Remsberg, a defender from Oceanside, Cali., has appeared in 29 games while making 23 starts. She has logged 1,300 minutes of game time. In 2011 she helped the backline tally 61 saves and only allow 12 goals scored. Remsberg received GNAC Academic All-Conference honors in 2011.
 
Richter leaves this program as one of the most decorated student-athletes in the program's history. A forward from Billings, Mont. she has recorded 72 starts out of 72 appearances. She has played 5,938 career minutes. Richter currently ranks third on the women's soccer all-time scoring leaders list, one point behind Brittany Sandau. She has 26 goals and 23 assists for a total of 75 points in her Yellowjacket career. In 2011 she helped the team score 35 goals.
 
Richter's career accolades include: 2009 GNAC Freshman-of-the-Year, First Team All-GNAC, team MVP and Newcomer-of-the-Year; 2010 she received second team NSCAA/Adidas All-Region honors and second team All-GNAC honors; 2011 a GNAC Academic All-Conference selection, first team All-GNAC selection, NSCAA All-West Region first team selection and also a first team Daktronics All-West Region selection.
 
“Our team has great leadership, the seniors have done an unbelievable job this year,” head coach Wojtek Krakowiak said. “They are not only great soccer players but also great students. They have had a wonderful career and we will definitely miss them.”
 
Futbol Frenzy
 
The Futbol Frenzy is an annual double-header event that the MSUB men's and women's soccer programs host each year.
 
With this event MSUB thanks the local community for the support of the program as well as recognize and celebrate the continued growth of Yellowjackets' soccer. The facilities continue to improve each year, and that is a testament to the fundraising efforts by head coaches Dan McNally and Krakowiak.
 
Wendy's will be sponsoring the Futbol Frenzy and providing free chili to Yellowjackets' fans that attend the matches.
 
The women's match versus Simon Fraser will start at 3:30 p.m. MSUB defeated the Clan 2-0 in their first meeting. In order for the Yellowjackets to duplicate this outcome they will need a solid performance from Heidi Greenback who leads the team with seven goals, and Aiko Johnson who has 51 saves and seven shutouts on the year.
 
MSUB is currently 11-4 overall and 7-4 in the GNAC. With three conference games left, the Yellowjackets will need to finish strong to solidify one of four spots in the inaugural GNAC Championship Tournament.