For Immediate Release
Monday, January 18, 2016
NSIC Media Relations
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NSIC Forecast (MP3)

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#13 Brittney Dietz (F, 5-10, R-Sr., Beach, N.D. / Beach HS) University of Mary
- Averaged 24.5 points on 53.1 percent shooting with 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists while leading U-Mary to a weekend sweep
- Notched 26 points on 10-for-18 shooting, along with eight rebounds and three assists in an 83-80 upset win over No. 12 Winona State
- Followed that up with 23 points on 7-for-14 shooting, five assists and three rebounds, three blocks and three steals in a 63-50 win over Upper Iowa
- Became the seventh player in U-Mary’s history to eclipse 1,600 career points
- Currently ranks fourth in the nation with 22.3 points per game
- This marks the second time this season Dietz has been named NSIC Player of the Week (1/4/16)

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#44 Claire Ziegler (F, 6-0, So., Mankato, Minn. / Mankato East HS) - Minnesota State
- Averaged a double-double with 24.5 points and 15 rebounds per game in a weekend split
- Recorded an impressive stat line with 20 points and 22 rebounds, along with five assists and two blocks in an 82-71 win versus Bemidji State
- Finished three rebounds away from matching MSU’s single-game record of 25 set by Mary Manderfield in the 1978-79 season
-Recorded the first “20-20” performance in at least the last 10 years of program history
- Scored 29 points on 13-of-18 shooting and pulled down eight rebounds in a 91-90 overtime loss to Minnesota Crookston
- This marks the second time this season Ziegler has been named NSIC Player of the Week (12/21/15)