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Monday, December 5, 2016
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NSIC Men's Basketball Players of the Week

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#20 Gage Davis (G/F, 6-4, 185, R-So., Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook HS)
St. Cloud State
- Led SCSU to a 98-78 win over UMC and 98-85 win over BSU
- Had a double-double in each game (his third and fourth of the season and 13th and 14th of his career)
- Led the Huskies to a pair of wins with 27 points in each game
- Led the team in rebounding in each game (12 vs. UMC and 18 vs. BSU)
- Also tied his career high with eight assists against UMC
- Averaged 27 points, 15 rebounds and five assists per game
- Knocked down all four free throws in the final 10 seconds against BSU to seal the three-point victory
- Played 72 minutes, shot 44.2 percent from the field, 36 percent from three-point range, and 78.6 percent from the free throw line

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#11 Adam Beyer (G, 6-6, 175, Sr., DePere, Wis. / De Pere HS)
Augustana
- Averaged 23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in a pair of wins
- Picked up a block and two steals in the two games
- Matched his career-high with 24 points to go along with four rebounds in Friday’s 103-66 win over CSP
- Scored 21 of his 24 points in the second half against the Golden Bears
- Followed that with a 22-point, six-rebound performance in a 83-81 win over Minnesota State
- Shot 73.9 percent from the field, hit 5-of-6 3-pointers and knocked down 7-of-8 free throws on the week
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 103-66 vs. CSP W 83-81 vs. MSU	7-1, 3-0 NSIC	W4	2nd Overall, 2nd South
Team Notes
- Augustana improved to 3-0 in NSIC play this past weekend with a pair of home wins - The Vikings opened the weekend scoring a season-high 103 points in a 103-66 win over Concordia-St. Paul - Augustana head coach Tom Billeter won his 350th career game with Friday’s win over Concordia-St. Paul - Augustana then turned around and picked up an 83-81 win over Minnesota State on Saturday - In Friday’s win over Concordia-St. Paul, Augustana had five players in double-figures led by Adam Beyer who matched his career-high with 24 points - Mike Busack added a season-high 18 points and nine rebounds while Steven Schaefer pitched in with a career-high 17 points - Augustana finished the game shooting 56.7 percent from the field and hit 10 3-pointers marking the fifth time this season with 10 or more 3-pointers - On Saturday, Augustana led by eight at 82-74 with 32 seconds remaining in the game and held off Minnesota State to earn the 83-81 victory - The win gave Augustana its 37th consecutive home win - Adam Beyer finished with 22 points and six rebounds for the Vikings picking up his second straight 20-point performance - Zach Huisken had a big day for the Vikings as well finishing with a season-high 12 points and a career-high nine rebounds
Top Performer(s)
- Jordan Spencer averaged a double-double on the weekend with 17.0 points, 10.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds in two games - Spencer recorded his second double-double of the season (fourth career) finishing with 14 points and 12 assists to go along with four rebounds - On Saturday, Spencer finished with 20 points, eight assists, two rebounds and two steals against Minnesota State - Spencer also went over 500 career assists on the weekend moving into second all-time at Augustana with 510 career assists - Spencer knocked down 13 of 14 free throw attempts on the weekend - Senior guard Adam Beyer averaged 23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists on the weekend - Mike Busack averaged 14.5 points and a team-high 7.0 rebounds over the weekend
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 9 at Minot State - 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at U-Mary - 6 p.m.

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 75-73 (OT) at UMD L 98-95 at SCSU	3-4, 1-1 North	L1	14th Overall, 7th North
Team Notes
- Bemidji State split its opening weekend of conference play at Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State - The Beavers extended their win streak to three games with a 75-73 overtime win at the Bulldogs - BSU fell to SCSU, 98-95, losing for the first time while shooting at least 50 percent from the field
Top Performer(s)
- Freshman guard Jai’Vionne Green averaged 18 points, including 20 in BSU’s win over UMD, while adding 6.5 rebounds and three assists - Junior guard Sharif Black scored 29 points against the Huskies on 8-of-14 shooting from the field and 10-of-11 shooting from the free throw line
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 9 vs Northern State – 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 vs MSU Moorhead – 6 p.m.

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 85-80 vs. MTU L 66-103 at AUGIE L 48-76 at WSC	3-5, 0-2 NSIC	L2	11th Overall, 7th South
Team Notes
- CSP closed out the non-conference slate with their third straight win at home in Monday’s win over MTU before falling to both Augie and WSC on the road in NSIC play - CSP connected on 44.7% (68-152) from the floor on the week, but saw opponents knock down 51.3% (96-187) during the same span - Through the first eight games of the season, Concordia is a perfect 3-0 at Gangelhoff Center, but have dropped all five contests away from home
Top Performer(s)
- Bryndan Matthews averaged a team-best 11.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in 46.2% (12-26) shooting in 27.7 minutes per game in the week - Matt Ambriz hit an efficient 6-10 from beyond the arc for the week as he put up 7.7 points, 2.3 assists and 2.0 boards in the team’s three games
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 9 vs Upper Iowa – 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 vs Winona State – 6 p.m.

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 82-66 at MSUM W 77-75 at NSU	3-5, 2-1 NSIC	W1	10th Overall,4th North
Team Notes
- Mary spilt its first NSIC doubleheader of the weekend after gaining a 77-75 win at Northern State - The win against the Wolves was the first road win of the season for the Marauders - One night after shooting 38 percent at MSUM, Mary bounced back to make 52 percent of its shots at NSU - The Marauders final non-conference game this season is against Peru State on Tuesday, Dec. 6 - Mary is in the midst of playing 6-of-8 games at home
Top Performer(s)
- Sr. forward Bryan Jefferson posted his first double-double of the season with 16 points and 14 rebounds against the Dragons - The next night he scored 17 points, had six rebounds, registered five assists, blocked two shots, had two steals and made 5-of-8 shots from the floor and 7-of-9 free throws - For the weekend he averaged 16.5 PPG, 10.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals while making 9-of-11 free throws and 12-of-24 shots - Sr. F Rickey Suggs came off the bench to score double digit points each game with 11 against the Dragons and 14 against the Wolves - He made 11-of-19 shots and averaged 4.5 rebounds/game
Up Next
Tuesday, Dec. 6, vs. Peru State - 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9 vs. Wayne State - 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 vs. Augustana - 6 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 98-78 at SCSU L 75-67 at UMD	3-4, 0-2 NSIC	L2	16th Overall, 8th North
Team Notes
-The Golden Eagles had a nine-point lead on St. Cloud State with 11:21 left in the game - They were then tied at 68-68 with just over eight minutes left before giving up a 30-10 run to end the game - Minnesota Crookston had 10 offensive rebounds against Minnesota Duluth - The Golden Eagles made a late run getting within seven points with 53 seconds left but foul shooting would hurt them down the stretch - UMC shot 46.6 percent on the weekend from the field and 34.3 percent from beyond the arc - They averaged 11 turnovers per game and 72.5 points per game - The Golden Eagles were out-rebounded 37 to 28 on the weekend - UMC shot 51.2 percent from the field and 45.5 percent from beyond the arc against St. Cloud State - The Golden Eagles were 29-of-32 for 90.6 percent from the charity stripe against the Huskies
Top Performer(s)
- Harrison Cleary averaged 24.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game on the weekend. He shot 51.7 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from beyond the arc - Kobe Critchley averaged 9.5 points and 3.0 assists per game. He shot 50 percent from the field and 40 percent from beyond the arc
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 9 at MSU Moorhead – 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at Northern State -  6 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 73-75 (OT) vs. BSU W 75-67 vs. UMC	1-5, 1-1 NSIC	W1	12th Overall, 6th North
Team Notes
- UMD pulled through against Minnesota Crookston to pick up its first win of the season - The Bulldogs set a season-high in points, field goal percentage, free throws made, and blocked shots in the victory over UMC - Six players notched double digit points over the weekend - The Bulldogs rank second in the NSIC in turnover margin and have given away the fewest turnovers of any team in the conference - Six different players hold a scoring average of more than eight points per game - UMD has not lost by more than six points in its five losses
Top Performer(s)
- Brandon Myer notched 27 points over two games while adding 18 rebounds. Myer picked up his first collegiate double-double against Bemidji State - Sean Burns averaged 11 points and four rebounds per contest - Luke Harris scored a career-high 16 points to lead the Bulldogs to a win over Minnesota Crookston
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 9 at Southwest Minnesota State – 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at Sioux Falls – 6 p.m.

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	2016-17 Standings
W 77-72 at WSC L 83-81 at Augie	5-1, 1-1 NSIC	L1	1st Overall, 1st South
Team Notes
- Minnesota State went 1-1 on the road this past weekend as it defeated Wayne State 77-72, before falling to #21 Augustana 83-81 - Junior Charlie Brown averaged a team-leading 19 points per game last week - Seniors Jon Fuqua and Aarias Austin each averaged 14.5 points a game. Fuqua also averaged a team-leading 6.5 rebounds a game  - As a team, MSU shot 33-of-39 (.846) from the free throw line - Sophomore Joey Witthus is averaging a team-leading 16.4 points per game this season
Top Performers
- Senior Jon Fuqua – 14.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 55.0 FG% - Junior Charlie Brown – 19.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 47.8 FG%, 92.3 FT%
Next Week
- Friday, Dec. 9 vs. Winona State - 8 p.m. - Saturday, Dec. 10 vs. Upper Iowa - 8 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 82-66 vs. UMary W 96-87 vs. MISU	7-1, 3-0 NSIC	W6	3rd Overall, 1st North
Team Notes
- The Dragons stretched its winning streak to six with a pair of home wins last weekend - MSUM recorded an 82-66 win over Mary on Dec. 2 and added a 96-87 win over Minot State on Dec. 3 - MSUM averaged 89.0 points per game in two wins and shot 54 percent from the field - The Dragons hit 25-of-52 three-pointers (48.1 percent) on the week
Top Performer(s)
- Senior G Aaron Lien led MSUM by averaging 18.5 points per game; he shot 62.5 percent from the field - Junior G Tanner Kretchman had 15 points and averaged 7.5 assists per game and also shot 60 percent from the three-point line (6-of-10) - Senior F Ayob Ayob averaged 14.5 points per game for the week - Redshirt freshman G Matt Anderson averaged 11.5 points per game - Kretchman had 10 assists in win over Mary - Senior G Jon Doss led with 8.5 rebounds per game
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 9 at Minnesota Crookston - 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10 at Bemidji State - 6 p.m.

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Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 87-91 at NSU L 87-96 at MSUM	4-5, 0-3 NSIC	L3	T12th Overall, 5th North
Team Notes
- Battled perennial NSIC North standouts Northern State and MSU Moorhead, but couldn’t earn a road win, falling 91-87 at NSU and 96-87 at MSUM - Had four players in double figures and two hit for at least 20 at Northern State  - All six players who scored in the game reached at least nine points and had four in double figures at MSUM - Finished with just four turnovers at MSUM and had just 13 on the weekend
Top Performer(s)
- Tyler Rudolph continues to be a dominating offensive player in the Northern Sun, averaging 26.6 points per game, while adding nine rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot on the weekend - Nathaniel Moore had his best weekend of his Beavers career, scoring 20 points at NSU and adding 14 against MSUM, while finishing with nine rebounds, four assists and three steals - Luis Ricci Maia was steady at the point for the Beavers in two games, scoring 15 points and adding five assists at MSUM, while starting the week with a 14-point, 6-assist, 2-steal night at NSU - Nathan Mertens averaged 15.5 points, 3.0 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals on the weekend hitting all six free throw attempts
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 9 vs. Augustana – 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 vs. Wayne State – 6 p.m.

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 91-87 vs. MISU L 77-75 vs. MARY	5-4, 1-2 North	L1	7th Overall, 3rd North
Team Notes
- The Wolves battled it out in two close conference matches defeating Minot State and falling to U-Mary - Northern shot 49.0% from the floor, 45.0% from the arc, and 82.9% from the foul line versus the Beavers, while scoring a season high 34 points on free throws - NSU held a lead as large as 23 points in the game, but were able to hold off the rallying Beavers to secure the victory - In night two, Northern shot 47.4% from the field, 50.0% from the arc, and 85.7% from the foul line - The score was tied on three occasions with the Marauders, however the Wolves lost the lead late in the second and were unable to regain it
Top Performer(s)
- Logan Doyle led the team versus the Beavers with a career high 23 points, knocking down 17-of-20 free throws - Mack Arvidson led the team against the Marauders with 18 points, knocking down 6-of-9 3-pointers. Arvidson has scored in double digits in each of the Wolves nine games this season
Up Next
Friday Dec. 9th vs. Bemidji State – 8 p.m. Saturday Dec. 10th vs. Minnesota Crookston – 6 p.m.

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 90-81 at WSU L 78-76 at UIU	4-6, 1-2 NSIC	L1	6th Overall, 3rd South
Team Notes
- USF MBB split a pair of road games, defeating Winona State, 90-81, for first its win ever at McCown Gym. USF lost its fourth game by two points this season in 78-76 setback at Upper Iowa - USF has lost five games by four points or combined 12 points - In its six losses USF has lost by combined 19 points or 3.16 ppg. In its four wins, the Cougars have won by 93 total points or 23.25 ppg - USF is tied for first in scoring defense at 68.7 and second in field goal defense at 40.1 percent in NSIC stats - USF, which has won the rebound battle in 8-of-10 games, leads the NSIC in rebounding at 40.7 per game and sit first in defensive boards at 30.2 per game
Top Performers
- Mack Johnson hit nine three pointers this weekend to establish new USF career school record on threes with 202, old mark – 193. Also moved into 10th all-time at USF with 1,334 career points - With his second and third 20 point games of the season (21 vs Winona State and 22  s Upper Iowa), sophomore forward Drew Guebert has moved into 7th place in scoring in NSIC stats - Zach Wessels had a career best 18 points in the win over Winona State. His previous high was nine points
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 9 vs. St. Cloud State -  8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 vs. Minnesota Duluth- 6 pm

 

Southwest Minnesota State University

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 74-72 vs. USF L 77-75 at UIU W 77-71 at WSU	7-1, 2-1 NSIC	W1	8th Overall, 4th South
Team Notes
- SMSU won at Winona State on Saturday for the first time since the 2002-03 season, snapping a 15-game losing streak - SMSU has played just one home game in its first eight games - SMSU held a 16-point first half lead and led for 35 minutes before losing at Upper Iowa on Friday - SMSU played without leading rebounder Carter Kirk in the win at Winona State. He missed the game with an injury - SMSU won twice last week, despite shooting less than 40 percent in both wins - SMSU had outrebounded its opponents in five straight games
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore forward Michael Lee leads the team with 15 3-pointers. Lee scored a career-high 14 points at Winona State with four 3-pointers - Sophomore guard Taylor Schafer ranks second on the team with 14 3-pointers
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 9 vs. Minnesota Duluth - 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 vs. St. Cloud State - 7 p.m.

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 98-­78 vs UMC W 98-­95 vs BSU	5-­5, 2-­0 NSIC	W2	3rd Overall, t-1st North
Team Notes
-The Huskies started the NSIC season with a pair of league wins by scores of 98-78 and 98-95 - Gage Davis led the way in both games in scoring 27 points and 12 rebounds and eight assists against Minnesota Crookston (12/2) and then 27 points and a career-high 18 rebounds against Bemidji State -The 27 points is a season high for any SCSU player this season -Davis has led the team in scoring in nine straight games and topped 20 points in seven games -The program shot 53.3 percent from the field and 55 percent from three-point range against Minnesota Crookston when they outscored the Golden Eagles 43-13 over the last 11:31 of the game -The Huskies held the rebounding edge in each game on week and have won the battle of the boards in all 10 games this season. -The team tied its season-high with 45 rebounds against Bemidji State
Top Performers
- Gage Davis – 27 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists against Minnesota Crookston and 27 points, 18 rebounds against Bemidji State - Scottie Stone 17 points vs. UMC and 19 points vs. BSU - Kurt Hall – 11 points and nine rebounds against UMC and 23 points and 11 rebounds against BSU - Adam Heede-Andersen – 6 assists and four steals against UMC - Mark Hall – 16 points against BSU
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 9 at Sioux Falls - 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec 10 at Southwest Minnesota State - 7 p.m.

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 77-75 vs. SMSU W 78-76 vs. USF	5-3, 2-0 NSIC	W4	9th Overall, 6th South
Team Notes
- Upper Iowa swept the first NSIC weekend of the season with a pair of two-point wins - The Peacocks are 2-0 to start the conference slate for the first time since the 2012-13 season - UIU trailed for 38 minutes on Friday against SMSU, but rallied late and hit two free throws with seven seconds left to pull out the win - The Peacocks led at halftime on Saturday against USF and never trailed in the final 20 minutes despite going 24-44 from the free throw line - UIU forced 31 turnovers on the weekend - Upper Iowa’s four-game winning streak is their longest streak since the 2013-14 season, the first year under Head Coach Brooks McKowen
Top Performer(s)
- Redshirt senior Jordan Hay averaged 14.0 points for the weekend, including the two game-winning free throws late against SMSU on Friday night - Senior Luke Lenhart put up 13 points in each game, on 5-12 shooting from behind the arc - Senior Josh Weeber 13.0 points in two games, including a 21-point effort on Saturday - Weeber posted his second 20-point effort of the season, and the ninth such game of his career - Junior Carson Parker averaged 3.5 assists per game on the weekend, and hit four consecutive free throws with under 30 seconds remaining to close out the Cougars on Saturday
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 9 at Concordia-St. Paul – 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 at Minnesota State – 8 p.m.

 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week 1-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 75-63 at UNK L 77-72 MSU W 76-48 CSP	2-6, 1-2 NSIC	W1	15th Overall, 8th South
Team Notes
- Wayne State shot season-high 52.5 percent in Saturday’s 76-48 win over Concordia-St. Paul-
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore Kendall Jacks scored 20 points on 9 of 15 shooting vs. Minnesota State - Junior Matt Thomas had team-high 17 points vs. Concordia-St. Paul and scored 15 vs. Minnesota State - Junior Brian Goodwin scored 16 points and made 4 of 7 3-pointers in 76-48 win over Concordia-St. Paul
Up Next
Friday, December 9 at University of Mary - 8 p.m. Saturday, December 10 at Minot State - 6 p.m.

 

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 90-81 vs USF L 77-61 vs SMSU	3-3, 0-2 NSIC	L2	5th Overall, 4th South
Team Notes
- Had five more made field goals than opponents during the week - Had nine steals in the two games - Team had 26 assists on 55 made field goals - Three players averaged in double figures
Top Performer(s)
- Riley Bambenek led the team with 19 points per game, also had nine assists - Kyle Bauman averaged 18 points per game and 7.5 assists per game - Isaiah Gray scored 32 points and averaged 4.5 rebounds per game
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 9  at Minnesota State – 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec, 10  at Concordia-St. Paul – 6 p.m.