Minnesota Scene: St. Olaf men's soccer coach Kurt Anderson to retire after 30 seasons

St. Olaf men's soccer coach Kurt Anderson announced Wednesday that he will retire after 30 seasons.

"I have many great memories," said Anderson, who compiled a 301-212-41 record, making him the winningest coach in program history.

Anderson led the Oles to six regular-season MIAC championships, six NCAA tournament appearances, including the program's first NCAA Division III Sweet 16 in 2015, and two MIAC playoff titles (2011, 2015).

He was named the MIAC Coach of the Year four times.

Carleton, seeded second, and Augsburg, the fifth seed, will play for the MIAC men's soccer tournament title at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Knights' field.

In Wednesday's semifinals, Carleton edged Macalester 1-0 on midfielder Brennan Johnson's header in the 39th minute while the Auggies beat top-seeded Gustavus 1-0 on Daniel Hedstrom's goal in the 37th minute.

Top-seeded St. Thomas and Augsburg, the No. 3 seed, will play for the MIAC women's soccer playoffs championship at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Tommies' home field.

Jasmine Powell, a 5-6 point guard at Detroit Country Day High School — and a former teammate of Gophers starter Destiny Pitts — announced on Twitter she had committed to the University of Minnesota after considering offers from several other schools, including Massachusetts, Rutgers, Marquette and DePaul.

She led her school to the Michigan Class B championship last spring. She was ranked the 78th-best prospect in the 2019 class according to ESPN's Hoolgurlz, 23rd among point guards.

Powell is eligible to sign during the early signing period, which begins Nov. 14.

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Senior setter Nora Holtan of Gustavus, who played at Rochester Mayo High School, was named the MIAC Volleyball Player of the Year for the third consecutive season.

Bethel setter Hannah Wilhite was named Rookie of the Year.

The Gophers' Bowe Becker, a senior from Las Vegas, was named the Big Ten men's swimmer of the week.