2014-15 NSIC Men's Basketball Release No. 8

1/12/2015 12:16:00 PM

For Immediate Release
Monday, January 12, 2015
NSIC Media Relations
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NSIC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
North Division
#10 Jordan Poydras
G, 6-3, 170, Jr.,
Los Angeles, Calif.
De Pere (Wis.) HS
St. Cloud State


Poydras averaged 25.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, three assists and two steals as the Huskies defeated Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State.  He led all players in scoring with 27 points in a 70-63 win over UMC and added a 23 point performance in the Huskies 80-55 win over BSU. He shot 56.3 percent from the field and 54.5 percent from three-point range, making six of 11 attempts from beyond the arc. His eight rebounds against the Beavers equaled his season and career high. Poydras has scored in double figures in eight of the Huskies last nine games.

South Division
#32 Casey Schilling
F, 6-6, 210, Jr.,
Ellsworth, Minn.
Ellsworth HS
Augustana


Schilling led the Vikings to a pair of big wins, including a 98-89 overtime victory over Minnesota State on as he averaged 25 points, 9.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and two steals while shooting 64 percen from the field.  He also shot 83 percent from the free throw line, knocking down 15 of 18 freebies on the weekend.  Schilling opened the weekend scoring 19 points while grabbing six rebounds and picking up three blocks and two steals in a 80-65 win over Concordia-St. Paul. Then on Saturday, he delivered a career-high 31 points to go along with 13 rebounds and a season-high four blocks in the win over MSU.  His double-double against MSU marked his seventh of the season (17th career) as Schilling has now scored 987 career points, putting him 13 shy of becoming the 32nd player in Augustana history to score 1,000 or more career points.  This marks the second time this season Schilling has been named NSIC South Division Player of the Week (11/17/14).


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