For Immediate Release
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
NSIC Media Relations
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NSIC Women's Basketball Players of the Week

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#42 Drew Sannes (F, 6-3, Jr., Hawley, Minn. / Hawley HS)
Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Named MVP of Quincy WBB Holiday Classic after helping MSUM to a pair of wins
- Recorded two double-doubles in wins at Quincy and versus Maryville
- Averaged 13.5 points and 14.0 rebounds for the week
- Had 13 points and 12 rebounds in 73-44 win over Quincy
- Added 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in 61-42 win over Maryville

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#44 Claire Ziegler (F, 6-0, Jr., Mankato, Minn. / Mankato East HS)
Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Posted back-to-back double-doubles this past weekend
- Collected a team-best 11 rebounds and added 14 points in 65-54 win over Missouri Western State
- Totaled a team-high 12 rebounds and 15 points in a 89-64 win versus Missouri Southern State
- Pulling down a team-high 11.5 rebounds per contest which ranks her third in the NSIC
- Netting a team-best 14.5 points per game
- Shooting 52.4 percent from the field (11-21)

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 96-52 vs. Buena Vista W 86-60 vs. Dordt	4-2, 1-0 NSIC	W3	3rd Overall, 2nd South
Team Notes
- Augustana is on a 3 game winning streak - The Vikings went 2-0 at home - After starting the season in California they will be home for another weekend
Top Performer(s)
- Logan O’Farrell averaged 13 ppg last weekend - Four different Vikings are averaging in double-figures - Allie Koehn hit two huge triples after the Vikings started 1-of-19 from long range to spark the Vikings shooting against Dordt
Up Next
Monday, Nov. 21 vs. Wayne State W 79-73 Friday, Nov. 25 vs Peru State - 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 vs College of St. Mary - 3 p.m.

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 72-56 vs Northland L 91-58 vs Fort Hays State	2-1, 0-0 North	L1	14th Overall, 8th North
Team Notes
- Bemidji State split at the Huskies Classic with a 72-56 win versus Northland College and a 91-58 loss to Fort Hays State - The Beavers shot 39.2 percent from the field and 33.3 percent on 3-pointers - BSU averaged 29 points in the paint during the weekend’s games
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman Erica Gartner tied for the team high in scoring during both games, putting up 15 points versus Northland and 12 versus Fort Hays State - Senior guards Tatum Sheley and Hana Zerr averaged 9.5 points each, including 15 points each versus Northland College
Up Next
Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Crown College – 6 p.m.

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week – 1-1-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 68-61 at Northern Michigan L 62-76 at Michigan Tech	2-2, 0-0 NSIC	L1	7th Overall, 5th South
Team Notes
- Bench outscored Northern Michigan 38-20 - Tied a season-high of eight three-pointers made against NMU. Hanna Vidlund was a perfect 4-4 from downtown - Out rebounded NMU 40-31 in the win - Held a 38-26 points in the paint advantage against Michigan Tech - Outrebounded MTU 39-31. Kyrah Fredenburg pulled in a season-high 18 rebounds
Top Performer(s)
- Anna Schmitt averaged 20.5 points per game over the weekend (18 pts vs NMU ; 23 pts vs MTU), averaged three assists per game, while going 4-8 from three-point range over the weekend. Shot 55.6 percent from the field over the two games. Played 79 combined minutes over the weekend. Pulled in nine rebounds against NMU - Lindsay Dorr averaged 19 points over the two game road trip. Scored a career-high 24 points off the bench while also adding seven rebounds against NMU. Added 14 points while shooting 50 percent from the field at Michigan Tech
Up Next
Friday, Nov. 25 vs. Concordia-Portland – 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Jamestown (N.D.) – 2 p.m.

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 69-54 at Presentation W 68-61 vs. Lake Superior State	4-3, 0-0 North	W3	12th Overall, 4th North
Team Notes
-Five Marauders scored in double-figures against LSSU and the team shot 47 percent from the field and 47 percent from beyond the arc - Scored 28 points in the paint against PC and scored 48 total points in the paint for the weekend  -Scored 34 points off turnovers in the two games and averaged 6.5 steals per contest along with four blocks per game
Top Performer(s)
- Hannah Larson put up 27 points on 9-of-13 shooting and finished with two assists, one block and one steal in a 69-54 win over the Saints - Gabbie Bohl averaged 13 points and 3.5 rebounds per contest over the weekend. She also finished 10-for-13 from the free throw line and shot 53 percent from the field
Up Next
Monday, Nov. 21 vs. Yellowstone Christian College W 62-36 Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Minot State - 4 p.m.

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 74-53 at MTU, L 63-60 at NMU	0-2, 0-0 NSIC	L2	11th Overall, 6th North
Team Notes
-Minnesota Crookston shot 31.0 percent from the field and 34.1 percent from beyond the arc on the weekend - The Golden Eagles fell 74-53 at Michigan Tech. They shot 28.6 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from beyond the arc - Minnesota Crookston lost a battle 63-60 at Northern Michigan. The Golden Eagles shot 33.3 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from beyond the arc - Alison Hughes tallied 16 points and five rebounds on 5-of-9 from the field against Northern Michigan - Kelsey Stinson came off the bench for eight points, while Isieoma Odor had nine points and six rebounds against NMU - Alison Hughes led the way with 24 points on 7-of-12 from the field against Northern Michigan. Isieoma Odor had 11 points and eight rebounds
Top Performer(s)
- Alison Hughes averaged 20.0 points and 5.0 rebounds on 12-of-21 from the field and 7-of-11 from beyond the arc - Isieoma Odor averaged 10.0 points and 7.0 rebounds on the weekend
Up Next
Friday, Nov. 25 – vs. Angelo State – 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 – at Saint Mary’s (Texas) – 4 p.m.

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
Idle	0-1, 0-0 South	L1	10th Overall, 5th South
Team Notes
Idle
Up Next
Tuesday, Nov. 22 at Northern Michigan – 5 pm  Wednesday, Nov. 23 at Lake Superior State - 4:30 pm Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. St. Cloud State - 2 pm

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week – 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 65-54 vs. Missouri Western State W 89-64 vs. Missouri Southern State	2-0, 0-0 NSIC	W2	6th overall, 4th south
Team Notes
- Minnesota State began the season with back-to-back home wins -The Mavericks opened the season with a 65-54 win over Missouri Western State - Minnesota State closed week cruising to an 89-64 win over Missouri Southern State - The Mavericks shot 73.3% from the free throw line vs. Missouri Southern State (22-30) - MSU is pulling down 46.5 rebounds per game in comparison to their opponents 31.0
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Claire Ziegler led the Mavericks posting back-to-back double-doubles - She collected a team-best 11 rebounds and added 14 points against Missouri Western State and then totaled a team-high 12 rebounds and 15 points vs. Missouri Southern State - Senior Sammie Delzotto posted a game-high 20 points vs. Missouri Southern State -Senior Britney Scherber reached double digits scoring in both games: Missouri Western State (10) and Missouri Southern State (14)
Up Next Friday, Nov. 25 at Black Hills State – 5 p.m.

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 73-44 vs. Quincy W 61-42 vs. Maryville	2-1, 0-0 NSIC	W2	5th Overall, 2nd North
Team Notes
- Dragons claimed the title at the Quincy WBB Holiday Classic with a pair of wins - MSUM rolled to a 73-44 win over Quincy on Friday - Dragons finished the trip with a 61-42 win over Maryville, outscoring the Saints 21-0 in third quarter - Junior forward Drew Sannes named MVP of tournament while junior Cassidy Thorson was all-tournament
Top Performer(s)
- Drew Sannes recorded two double-doubles in MSUM’s two wins at Quincy Classic - Sannes averaged 13.5 points and 14.0 rebounds per game and had a career-high 16 rebounds in win over Maryville - Junior guard Cassidy Thorson averaged 16.5 points per game for the week - Freshman Megan Hintz averaged 7.0 points and 5.0 rebounds off the bench
Up Next
Wed., Nov. 23 vs. VCSU - 6 p.m. Sat., Nov. 26 at NSU - 4 p.m.

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 63-73 vs. DISU W 75-71 vs. LSSU L 88-94 vs. UJ	1-4, 0-0 North	L1	13th Overall, 7th North
Team Notes
- Earned first win of the season holding off Lake Superior State 75-71 Friday - Played back and forth games with former rivals Dickinson State (L 73-63) and the University of Jamestown (L 94-88), two of the top teams in the NSAA - Netted a season-best 88 points in the loss to Jamestown
Top Performer(s)
- Kari Clements scored a season-high 23 points and added six assists against Jamestown, upping her weekly average to 14.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists - Diondra Denton earned her first double-double of the year, scoring 13 points and pulling down 11 rebounds against Jamestown. She averaged 12.3 points and 6.7 rebounds on the week - Mariah Payne upped her season average to 13.4 points per game after scoring 12, 17 and 23 respectively, hitting 10 of 21 3-pointers combined
Up Next
Wednesday, Nov. 23 vs. Mayville State – 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 at University of Mary

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 56-40 vs. BHSU W 72-67 at MSUB W 59-40 at BHSU	4-0, 0-0 NSIC	W4	2nd Overall, 1st North
Team Notes
-Defeated Black Hills State by 12 points in their home opener, and then went on to defeat Montana State, Billings and Black Hills State once again in the Yellow Jacket Classic -Had two athletes with career-high games over the weekend; junior Miranda Ristau scored 25 points against MSUB and freshman Brianna Kusler tallied 13 against BHSU
Top Performer(s)
- Jill Conrad was awarded Yellow Jacket Classic MVP for her efforts in the tournament. Conrad recorded 33 points and 19 rebounds in the two contests - In three games, Miranda Ristau collected 49 points and 18 rebounds. The junior is averaging 16.3 points per game and shooting 57.6 percent from the floor
Up Next
Monday, November 21st at Nebraska, Kearney W 71-45 Saturday, November 26 vs. MSUM - 4 p.m.

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 74-57 vs Presentation W 70-54 vs SDSMT W 68-53 vs. WJC	3-0, 0-0 South	W3	9th Overall, 6th South
Team Notes
- Recorded three straight double-digit wins to open the season at home last week - USF forced 21 turnovers and converted them into 23 points as three players scored 14-plus points in 74-57 win over Presentation - Sam Knecht recorded her ninth career 20-point game to lead USF to 70-54 win over South Dakota School of Mines & Technology - Kaely Hummel continued the blistering start to her career as the freshman led USF with 18 points in a hard-fought 68-53 win over William Jewell
Top Performer(s)
- Sam Knecht averaged a double-double, finishing the week with 16.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game - Knecht recorded two separate double-doubles, 16 points and 13 rebounds in the season opener and 10 points and 11 rebounds in Saturday’s win - Kaely Hummel led the Cougars in scoring as a freshman, posting an average of 17.0 points per game while hitting 12 threes
Up Next
Tuesday, Nov. 22 vs. Dakota State – 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29 at Southwest Minnesota State – 6 p.m.

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 66-52 at WJC L 85-67 vs SDM&T	0-4, 0-0 South	L4	15th Overall, 8th South
Team Notes
- Scored season high 67 points against South Dakota Mines - Got to the free throw line 45 times in two games going 34-of-45 (76 percent) - Had season low 14 turnovers against South Dakota Mines - Held 69-66 rebounding advantage over opponents
Top Performer(s)
- Lauren Hedlund averaged 16.5 ppg and 7.5 rpg while shooting 62 percent from the field - Hedlund posted first 20-point game of the season with 21 against South Dakota Mines - Taylor Holicky posted double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds against William Jewell
Up Next
Saturday, Nov. 26 vs Sioux Falls - 6 p.m.

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 88-73 Fort Hays State W 105-52 Northland	2-2, 0-0 NSIC	W1	8th, 3rd North
Team Notes
- Huskies broke 100 points for the first time since a 112-104 2 OT victory over Upper Iowa on Feb. 7, 2015 in game vs Northland - St. Cloud State had five players register double digits points in the game vs Northland - The Huskies shot especially well in the game going 40-71 (56.3%) from inside, 12-29 (41.4%) from the field, and 13-19 from the line vs Northland - Scored 22 points off turnovers in game vs. Fort Hays State - Had 14 second chance points in game vs. Fort Hays State
Top Performer(s)
- Betsey MacDonald: 28 points, 11-21 from inside, 5-13 from field, 1-2 at line - Chelsea Nooker: 26 points, 10-16 from inside, 3-7 from field, 3-4 at line - Amanda Christianson: 24 points, 10-13 from inside, 4-12 from field - Andrea Thomas: 20 points, 9-23 from field, 12 rebounds - Madelin Dammann: 19 points (all vs Northland, lead team as freshman), 6-11 inside, 5-7 from field, 2-3 at line - Mallie Doucette: 19 points, 5-12 from inside, 5-10 from field, 4-4 at line
Up Next
Nov. 26 vs Minnesota Duluth - 2 p.m.

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L  82-60 at #20 Lewis L 72-61 at Truman State	0-4, 0-0 NSIC	L4	16th Overall, 7th South
Team Notes
- Upper Iowa dropped a pair of games on the road to a pair of Great Lakes Valley Conference teams in #20 Lewis and Truman State - The Peacocks recorded shooting percentages of 38.5/27/80.8 (FG/3FG/FT) while averaging 60.5 points per game - UIU allowed their opponents to shoot just 41.7% from the floor and forced 29 turnovers
Top Performer(s)
- Sam Ofstad led the Peacocks with 26 points at Truman State and averaged 16 ppg for the week, while Blair Klostermann averaged 11.5 points a contest - Kari Fitzpatrick scored 17 at Lewis to lead the team during their midweek game - Klostermann and Haley Martin both grabbed 6 boards per game to lead the team
Up Next
Saturday, Nov. 26  at Winona State - 4 p.m.

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week 1-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 58-45 vs Rockhurst	3-1, 0-1 NSIC	L1	4th Overall, 3rd South
Team Notes
- Won 27th straight non-conference home game dating back to November 24, 2008 - Held Rockhurst to just 25 percent shooting
Top Performer(s)
- Senior forward Anna Martensen scored team-high 15 points on 5 of 7 shooting from field and 5 of 6 at the free throw line - Junior forward Maggie Schulte added 10 points and seven rebounds vs. Rockhurst
Up Next
Monday, November 21 at Augustana - L 79-73 Friday, November 25 vs. Jamestown - 2 p.m. Saturday, November 26 vs. Concordia-Portland - 12 p.m.

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W, 61-59 vs Maryville W, 70-66 vs Quincy	4-1, 0-0 NSIC	W4	1st Overall, 1st South
Team Notes
- Won their fourth straight game - Shot over 47% from the field in both games - Averaged nine made FT’s per game - Averaged 31 points per game in the paint - Scored 33 points off opponent turnovers
Top Performer(s)
- Tara Roelofs averaged 22 points per game - Kayla Timmerman had a double-double vs Maryville, scoring 11 points and grabbing 11 rebounds - Jenny Tuttle scored 15 points vs. Quincy - Jenny Weiland had 13 points vs. Quincy - Liz Evenocheck scored 12 points vs. Maryville - Tuttle and Roelofs named to the All-Tournament Team
Up Next
Tuesday, Nov 22 vs Concordia University, Wisconsin - 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 vs Upper Iowa - 4 p.m.