By: CU Overall Pick - Northern State Picked in North Division - Wayne State in South

#41  Rachel Krogman  (F, 6-1, Sr., Elkton, S.D. /  Elkton-Lake Benton HS) Northern State Krogman was named Second Team All-Central Region and well as Second Team All-NSIC after she helped the Wolves to and NSIC North Division Title and third place overall finish. Krogman averaged 15.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game and shot 48.9 percent from the floor and 74.2 percent from the free throw line.  She scored a career-high 25 points versus Minnesota Crookston and recorded 14 double-doubles on the year. She notched a season-high 17 boards against Winona State while leading the team in points per game (15.5), field goal percentage (48.9), rebounds (311), and blocked shots (31).

#40  Anika Whiting  (F,  6-2, Sr.,  Ashland, Wis.  / Ashland HS ) Concordia-St. Paul Whiting is a three-time All-NSIC performer and 2012-13 NSIC Player of the Year.  She earned NSIC All-Tournament Team and NCAA Central Region Tournament MVP honors as she helped the Golden Bears to an Elite 8 appearance.  She set the single-season school records in points (655), field goals made (233) and rebounds (267) last year and finished third in the NSIC with 17.7 points per game and 13th with 7.2 rebounds.  Whiting had 12 games with 20+ points and scored in double figures in all but four games on the season and had six double-doubles games, including a 21-point and 15-rebound game against USF in the NSIC Tournament. She scored a career-high 32 points against Central Missouri in NCAA Central Region semifinals and ranks second in school history in career points (1485) and rebounds (480).

2014-15 NSIC Women's Basketball Players to Watch

Augustana Vikings (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.goaugie.com
Dave Krauth • Sioux Falls ‘74 • 26th Season
 2013-14 Record: 16-12, 11-11 NSIC (t-9th)

Player to Watch
#3 Shaunteva Ashley
G, 5-8, Sr.,
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Roosevelt HS
-  named to Daktronics All-Central Region second Team
-  All-NSIC first team selection
 - averaged a team-high 33.3 minutes per game
 - NSIC’s second-leading scorer averaged 18.1 points per game
 - led the team in assists at 4.1 per game, eighth in the NSIC
 - grabbed 3.8 rebounds per game
 - shot 48.6 percent on the year, second highest on the team
 - knocked down 40 3-pointers, second most on team
 - second on the team in 3-point field goal % at 36.4 percent (40 of 110)
 - made three-or-more 3-pointers in a game five times
 - second in the NSIC in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.11
 - scored a season-high 34 points at Upper Iowa on Feb. 21
 - scored at least 20 points on 10 different occasions  - scored 30+ two times
 - scored in double digits the final 16 games of the season
 - dished out a season-high seven assists twice
 - pulled down season-high seven rebounds against Sioux Falls on Jan. 24
 - shot 80.1 % at the foul line while attempting the most free throws on the team-156
 - became ninth player in team history with at least 1,000 points, 300 rebounds, and 300 assists for her career
 - 28th player in Augustana women’s basketball history to score 1,000 points

Bemidji State Beavers (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.bsubeavers.com
Mike Curfman • Concordia College ‘92 • 10th Season  
2013-14 Record: 9-18, 5-17 NSIC (14th)

Player to Watch
#3 Hanna Zerr
G, 5-10, So.,
Shakopee, Minn.
Shakopee HS
- Honored as a member of the NSIC All-Freshman Team
-  Played and started 26 games before missing the season finale due to injury
-  Capped first collegiate season with 7.8 points (fourth on the team), 4.3 rebounds (third on the squad) and a team-best 2.8 assists per game
-  Knocked down 48-of-61 free throws for a 78.7 percentage
-  Added 34 steals to finish second among her teammates
- Recorded 10 games with 10 or more points and established a season-high 18 points on 7-of-16 from the field and 3-for-5 from 3-point range at MSU Moorhead (Dec. 13)  Also totaled six assists, three rebounds, a steal and a block versus the Dragons
-  On 10 occasions she pulled down five or more rebounds, grabbing a season-best nine versus St. Cloud State (Dec. 6)
-  Also added 15 points, four rebounds, four steals and tied a season-high seven field goals made (7-for-14) versus the Comets
-  Scored 15 points against UC-Colorado Springs (Nov. 15), which included a perfect 11-for-11 mark from the charity stripe, a team-high for free throws made, which also matched the second-best effort from the line in the NSIC in 2013-14.

Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.cugoldenbears.com/
Paul Fessler • Northern Iowa ‘88 • 15th Season
2013-14 Record: 28-9, 16-6 NSIC (4th)

Player to Watch
#2 Ameshia Kearney
G, 5-9, Sr.,
Minneapolis, Minn.
Minneapolis South HS
-Led CU and ranked third in the NSIC with 34.4 minutes per game
-Ranked third on the team and 30th in the league with 12.4 ppg
-Finished 12th in the NSIC with 1.86 three pointers made per game
-Had four games of 20+ points and scored in double figures in 24 games, including the final ten of the season
-Hit 4+ three pointers in seven games
-Scored a career-high 26 points against Sioux Falls on 2/22/14

University of Mary Marauders (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.goumary.com
Rick Neumann • U-Mary ‘98 • 3rd Season
2013-14 Record: 17-10, 14-8 NSIC (t-5th)

Player to Watch
#13 Brittney Dietz
F, 5-10, R-Jr.,
Beach, N.D.
Beach HS
- 2nd on the Marauders and 14th in the NSIC with 15.3 ppg
- 2nd in the NSIC in minutes played per game (34.8)
- Shot 39% on three-point attempts (41-of-105), 2nd on Marauders and 14th in the NSIC
- Hit 40.3% of her field goal attempts and converted 73.9% of her free throws (119 -of-161)
- Hauled down 3.5 rpg
- 2nd on team with 2.7 assists/game
- Led team in scoring seven times
- Scored a season-high 30 points against Bemidji State
- Reached double figures in points in 25 of 27 games
- A member of the 2013 NSIC all-freshman team
- Already has scored 695 points in two seasons at U-Mary

Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.goldeneaglesports.com
Mike Roysland • Bemidji State ‘80 • 8th Season
2013-14 Record: 10-17, 7-15 NSIC (12th)

Player to Watch
#12 Alexa Thielman
G, 5-8, Jr.,
Buffalo, Minn.
Buffalo HS
- Averaged 15.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 rebounds as a sophomore
- Had a breakout on the year after averaging just 6.2 points and 2.6 boards as a freshman
- Started all 27 games at guard for the Golden Eagles
- Led the team with 60 assists
- Had a career-high 30 points Nov. 30 against Bemidji State University
- Tallied 20 or more points on eight occasions for the Golden Eagles
- Tallied 26 against Augustana, including going 6-of-10 from beyond the arc
- Was a 46 percent three-point shooter for the Golden Eagles during the 2013-14 season
- Was an 87.7 percent free-throw shooter on the year
- Tallied five assists on three occasions

Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.umdbulldogs.com
Annette Wiles • Fort Hays State ‘91 • 7th Season
2013-14 Record: 14-13, 11-11 NSIC (t-9th)

Player to Watch
#10 Danielle Flood
G, 5-7, Sr.,
Janesville, Wis.
Parker HS
- Appeared in 26 games, becoming a go-to shooting guard with 24 starts
 - averaged 12.0 points, most among returners and third-most overall, along with a career-high 2.7 rebounds
 -  scored a season-high 20 points in UMD’s 84-80 victory over then-No. 22 Michigan Tech on Nov. 23
 - hauled in a career-high seven rebounds in a 70-63 win at Bemidji State
 - dished a career-high six assists to go with eight points against Wisconsin-Superior on Nov. 19
 - had seven games of 15+ points including three straight on Jan. 18-25, dropping 19 points in back-to-back games at U-Mary on Jan. 18 and vs. MSU-Moorhead on Jan. 24
 - shot 40.6 percent from beyond the arc in a team-high 106 three-point attempts
 - averaged 2.8 assists with a 1.2 assist-turnover ratio
 - selected to All-NSIC Academic Team.

Minnesota State Mavericks (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.msumavericks.com
Emilee Thiesse • Nebraska-Kearney ‘04 • 3rd Season
2013-14 Record: 23-6, 18-4 NSIC (2nd)

Player to Watch
#3 Aubrey Davis
G, 5-7, Sr.,
Bloomington, Minn.
Eden Prairie HS
 - Competed in 28 games for the Purple and Gold
 -  Averaged 8.7 ponts per contest while connecting on 34% (72-210) of her shots from the floor
 -  Accumalated a team-high 91 assists to go along with her 22 assists.

MSU Moorhead Dragons (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.msumdragons.com
Karla Nelson • North Dakota ‘90 • 15th Season  
2013-14 Record: 16-11, 12-10 NSIC (t-7th)

Player to Watch
#12 Meghan Roehrich
G, 5-11, Jr.,
Fargo, N.D.
Fargo South HS
- Appeared in all 27 games
 - finished third on the team in scoring (11.4 points per game)
 - finished 11th in all of Division II in free-throw percentage (89.7)
 - led team with 51 three-pointers
 - also averaged 2.2 rebounds per game
 - added 29 assists and 15 steals
 - scored in double figures in 16 games
 - had career-high 21 points at Mary (12/6/13)
 - had 20 points in home win over Bemidji State (12/13/13)
 - named to NSIC All-Academic Team for winter season.

Minot State Beavers (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.msubeavers.com
Sheila Green Gerding • MSU-Northern • 20th Season
2013-14 Record: 19-9, 14-8 NSIC (t-5th)

Player to Watch
#50 Christina Boag
F, 6-2, Sr.,
Tamworth, Australia
Abbotsleigh HS
 - Appeared in 28 games for the Beavers, starting in 27 of them
 -  Averaged 11.5 points and 6.2 rebounds a game
 -  Named NSIC player of the week (1/27) after scoring a season high 29 points against Bemidji State (1/25)
 -  Led the Beavers with 28 blocks.

Northern State Wolves (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.northernstatewolves.com
Curt Fredrickson • Northern State ‘76 • 36th Season
2013-14 Record: 24-7, 17-5 NSIC (3rd)

Player to Watch
#34 Megan Mutchler
F, 6-1, Sr.,
Newell, S.D.
Newell HS
 - Started all 31 games on the year
 - Averaged 11.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game
 - Shot 48.8 percent from the floor and 76.7 percent from the free throw line
 - Scored a career-high 24 points versus MSU Moorhead
 - Recorded one double-double on the year
 - Second on the team in field goal percentage (48.8), rebounds (207) and blocked shots (25)
 - NSIC All-Defensive Team member

Sioux Falls Cougars (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.usfcougars.com
Travis Traphagen • Black Hills State ‘99 • 7th Season
2013-14 Record: 14-15, 8-14 NSIC (11th)

Player to Watch
 #3 Taylor Varsho
G, 5-7, Jr.,
Chili, Wis.
Marshfield HS
- Started in each of the 29 games in her first season with the Cougars averaging 14.8 points per game which was the second most on the team
 - notched 56 steals during the season which is the third most by a Cougar player in school history
 - also made her mark by averaging 4.8 rebounds and a team-high 2.4 assists
 - scored 20 or more points for USF in five games, including a career-high 22 points in a victory over Upper Iowa
 - recorded her lone double-double of the season by scoring 14 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in a Cougar victory over Southwest Minnesota State
 - ended the season shooting 40.6% from the field and 35.6% from behind the arc.

SMSU Mustangs (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.smsumustangs.com
Allison Kruger • Nebraska-Kearney ‘04 • 5th Season
2013-14 Record: 4-23, 2-20 NSIC (16th)

Player to Watch
#30 Hope Bonlander
F/G, 5-10, Jr.,
Fond du Lac, Wis.
Fond du Lac HS
-  Appeared in three games before missing the remainder of the season with an injury ... received medical redshirt.
2012-13: Appeared in 27 games, making four starts
- finished shooting 39.2 percent (51 of 130) from the field
- averaged 4.5 points per game
- scored a season-high 13 points vs. Missouri Valley (11/17).

St. Cloud State Huskies (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.scsuhuskies.com
Lori Fish • South Dakota State ‘90 • 7th Season
2013-14 Record: 16-11, 12-10 NSIC (t-7th)

Player to Watch
#21 Lexy Petermann
F, 6-0, Jr.,
Fond du Lac, Wis.
Oshkosh Lourdes HS
- Played in 27 games in her second season with the Huskies
- scored a total of 249 points averaging 9.2 points per game
- made 99 of 195 field goal attempts (.508)
- grabbed 127 rebounds
- made 30 of 37 free throw attempts (.811)
- scored a season-high of 19 points against Bemidji State (2/22/14)
- season-high of 12 rebounds against Upper Iowa (2/15/14).

Upper Iowa Peacocks (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.upperiowaathletics.com
Carol Russell  • Nebraska ‘90 • 5th Season
2013-14 Record: 4-18, 5-22 NSIC (15th)

Player to Watch
#13 Whitney Kieffer
G, 5-9, Sr.,
Scales Mound, Ill.
Scales Mound HS
 -  All-NSIC Second Team
 -  All NSIC Defensive Team
 -  played in and started all 27 games
 -  team MVP
 -  11th Peacock to score 1,000 points in a career and only the second to do so in their junior season
 -   averaged 16.2 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.8 assists per game
 -  ranked among the tops in the NSIC in scoring (9th), free throw percentage (13th), steals (5th) and minutes played (23rd)
 -  scored in double figures in 22 games, including nine 20-plus point games and two 30-plus point games
 -  set a new career-high for points with 35 against Sioux Falls on Dec. 14.

Wayne State Wildcats (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.wscwildcats.com
Chris Kielsmeier • Iowa State ‘99 • 7th Season
2013-14 Record: 28-5, 19-3 NSIC (1st)

Player to Watch
#44 Jordan Spencer  
F, 5-11, Sr.,
Omaha, Neb.
Millard West HS
- First Team All-NSIC honors after leading WSC in scoring at 16.2 ppg
 - also averaged 6.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 steals while playing 28.5 minutes per contest
 - shot 51 % from the field (200-392) and 60.2 % (136-226) at the free throw line
 - set single season school record for most free throws attempted
 - ranked eighth in the NSIC in scoring and fifth in field goal percentage
 - scored double figures in 29 of 33 contests and had five double-doubles
 - named Most Valuable Player of the North Star Invitational in Alaska
 - was a two-time NSIC Player of the Week
 - in the same week, scored career-high 30 points with 11 rebounds vs. Augustana (11/25/13) and had games of 23 poiints and 13 rebounds vs. Lees-McRae and 26 points against Alaska-Fairbanks (11/30/13) to be named MVP of North Star Invitational and NSIC Player of the Week in the same week
 - had nine games with 20 or more points, including 25 on 9 of 14 shooting in Central Regional win over Pittsburg State (3/14/14)
 - also named NSIC Player of the Week on 11/11/13 after scoring 26 points in season opener vs. Peru State
 - selected to the NSIC Winter All-Academic Team for a second straight season.

Winona State Warriors (0-0, 0-0 NSIC)
www.winonastatewarriors.com
Scott Ballard • SW Missouri State ‘79 • 10th Season
2013-14 Record: 10-17, 6-16 NSIC (13th)

Player to Watch
#23 Connor Nagle
G, 5-6, Jr.,
Preston, Minn.
Fillmore Central HS
 -  scored 8.7 points and grabbing 4.0 rebounds per game
 -  dished out 54 assists while starting 17 games at the point
 -  led team with 49 made 3-pointers
 -  knocked down seven triples to score 27 points against Minot State
 -   seven 3-pointers just two off the school single-game record
 -  added 23 points with five made treys against St. Cloud State
 -  scored in double figures 11 times
 -  collected seven steals against Viterbo
 -  finished one rebounds short of a double-double against Concordia-St. Paul, scoring 17 points while grabbing nine boards
 -  four 3-pointers to score 16 points with eight rebounds against U-Mary.

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