For Immediate Release
Monday, February 12, 2018
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NSIC Women's Basketball Players of the Week

NSIC North  Division Player of the Week
#10 Andrea Thomas (G, 5-5, Sr., Mauston, Wis. / Mauston HS)
St. Cloud State
- Averaged 19.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.33 assists and three steals in three wins
- Recorded a career-high of 25 points in Tuesday’s 71-65 victory at UMD
- Lead the Huskies’ comeback with 20 points in the second half
- Scored 16 points in a 60-53 win versus UMary
- Added 18 points in a 70-61 win versus Minot State, helping SCSU to win its fifth straight

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#52 Paige Ballinger (C, 6-1, Sr., Pender, Neb. / Pender HS)
Wayne State
- Averaged a double-double with 19.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in wins over SMSU and USF
- Shot 50 percent (11-22) from the field and 66.7 percent (16-24) at the free throw line
- Averaged 3.0 blocks and 2.5 assists per contest
- Had 19 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three blocks in a 78-55 win over SMSU
- Scored game-high 19 points with nine rebounds and three blocks in a 64-51 win over USF
- Became first player in WSC history to surpass 200 career blocked
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (1/29/18)

 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 59-64 (OT) vs. USF W 77-58 vs. SMSU	22-2, 11-1 South	W1	3rd Overall, 1st South
Team Notes
- Head coach Dave Krauth earned his 599th victory of his career with a 77-58 victory over SMSU - The Vikings have clinched at least a share of the NSIC South Division and the top seed in the south division - The loss to Sioux Falls was Augustana’s first loss of the season on their home floor. Augustana - The Vikings are 2-1 in overtime games this season
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Shelby Selland scored 18 points are corralled nine rebounds on Friday night and 18 points and seven rebounds on Saturday - The 18 points is one point shy of her career-high - With her sixth point of her 15 point performance on Saturday vs. SMSU, senior guard Logan O’Farrell passed Katie Krauth for the 14th all-time scorer in program history
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 at Winona State - 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at Upper Iowa - 4 p.m.

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 61-76 vs. MSUM L 48-89 vs. NSU	4-19, 3-16 North	L14	14th Overall, 6th North
Team Notes
- The Beavers outscored the Dragons in the fourth quarter, but were put in a hole early after a 22-9 deficit entering the second quarter - BSU shot 40.0 percent from the floor, 26.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.7 percent from the free throw line and scored 32 points off the bench - Bemidji State trailed Northern State by just five after the first quarter, but allowed the Wolves to top at least 20 points in each of the next three quarters in the loss - Bemidji State shot 37.3 percent from the floor, 26.3 percent from long range and 55.6 percent from the charity stripe - On the weekend, BSU shot 38.7 percent from the floor, 26.3 percent from 3-point range and 65.0 percent from the free throw line while also averaging 13.5 assists per game
Top Performer(s)
- Senior center Sierra Senske moved into 10th place all-time in scoring at BSU after scoring 14 points against MSUM - Junior forward Emma Rappe led BSU in scoring on the weekend with 11.0 points per game - Freshman guard Brooklyn Bachmann led the team with 15 points Friday night and tied a career-high with nine rebounds
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 at U-Mary - 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at Minot State - 4 p.m.

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 59-49 vs WSU W 87-59 vs UIU	9-17, 6-14 South	W2	6th overall, t-4th South
Team Notes
- The Golden Bears had their first 2-0 conference weekend to finish off their regular season home schedule - The Bears put together their best defensive performance of the year against WSU, allowing the fewest points in any game all season - CSP’s offense was especially active against Upper Iowa, tallying 34 field goals and 12 threes, which is the most of any game all year - The team’s shots were also efficient, as they hit 46.6% of their field goals and 42.9% of their threes
Top Performer(s)
- Junior Anna Schmitt averaged 21.0 points on the weekend, while shooting 50.0% from the floor and from three - Schmitt also dished out six assists and had three steals in the wins - Junior center Lindsay Dorr was solid on both ends of the floor for the Bears, averaging 20.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game - She also recorded four blocks and five steals on the weekend - Senior Haydn Becker also had a solid performance on the boards, averaging 8.5 rebounds a game
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 at Sioux Falls - 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at Southwest Minnesota State - 4 p.m.

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 60-53 at SCSU L 69-66 (OT) at UMD	12-14, 8-12 NSIC	L3	9th Overall, 3rd North
Team Notes
- After their longest road trip of the year (four games), the Marauders return home to close out the regular season against BSU and UMC - The Marauders will honor graduating seniors on Saturday: Dani Williams, Sawyer Kluge, Anna Schmelzer and Hanna Saliba - Despite a pair of losses the Marauders have won six of their last ten games - In the eight games prior to last weekend, the Marauders were shooting 80.5 percent from the free throw line - In road losses at SCSU and UMD, UMary made 20-of-34 (59 percent) over the two games - Dani Williams is the 24th UMary player to score over 900 points in her Marauders career; her current total is 999 points
Top Performer(s)
- Gabbie Bohl averaged 20.5 ppg and 10.5 rpg last weekend while shooting 55 percent (17-of-31) - Bohl had her fifth double double at SCSU with 25 points and 14 rebounds before concluding with 16 points, seven rebounds and three assists at UMD - Cassie Askvig posted her eighth double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds at UMD; for the year she has 11 double digit rebounding games
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 vs. Bemidji State - 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 vs. Minnesota Crookston - 8 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 53-81 AUGIE L 60-67 WSC	6-18, 6-14 NSIC	L4	13th, 7th North
Team Notes
- Junior Isieoma Odor needs just 64 points to reach 1,000 points in a career - Senior Emily Gruber is close behind as she needs just 65 points - Micaela Noga and Emily Gruber played their final home games at Lysaker Gymnasium Saturday against MSU Moorhead - Micaela Noga moved past Cathy Behr for eighth all-time in scoring - Noga needs just 10 points to surpass Stephanie Mayclin for seventh all-time in scoring for Minnesota Crookston - The Golden Eagles will wrap up the season as they head to Minot State and U-Mary
Top Performer(s)
- Micaela Noga averaged 18.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists - Isieoma Odor notched 14.0 points per game - Abby Guidinger averaged 14.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 at Minot State – 6 p.m.  Saturday, Feb. 17 at U-Mary – 4 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week 2-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 65-71 vs. SCSU W 70-61 vs. MINOT W 69-66 vs. MARY	15-9, 12-8 North	W2	8th Overall, 4th North
Team Notes
- Finished the home regular season with a 10-3 record. The 10 wins is the most since the 2010-11 season - The Bulldogs averaged 20.0 assists per game as they assisted on 60 of their 79 makes on the week - UMD forced 60 turnovers (20.0 a game) and piling up 31 steals - Scored 47 points in the second half against Minot State, the highest total in any half this season
Top Performer(s)
- Sammy Kozlowski guided the Bulldogs with 11.7 points, 7.7 assists and 4.7 rebounds - She notched a career high 13 assists against SCSU, the NSIC single-game high this season - Taylor Schneider collected a collegiate high 16 points in the win over Minot State - Sarah Grow had 19 points in the three-point win over U-Mary
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 at Northern State - 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at MSU Moorhead - 6 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 68-43 vs. UIU W 90-67 vs. WSU	10-16 (8-12 NSIC)	W2	7th overall, 4th south
Team Notes
- Minnesota State netted a season-high 14 three pointers against the Warriors - The Last time the Mavericks made more than 10 triples was on Jan. 29, 2016 when MSU posted 11 against Northern State - It was the most three pointers made since Minnesota State netted 17 against Gustavus Adolphus on Nov. 26, 2012
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Claire Jordan averaged a team-best 19.0 points last weekend. She posted a game-high 21 points and shot 83.3% (5-6) from downtown against Winona State on senior day - Freshman Kirstin Klitzke averaged 12.0 points. She posted double figures in scoring both nights with 14 points against Upper Iowa and 10 points and three assists vs. Winona State - Sophomore Taylor Klug rounded out the top performers with 10.5 points per game. She netted 14 points against Upper Iowa to go along with matching a career-best four steals
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 at Southwest Minnesota State – 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at Sioux Falls – 4 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 76-61 at BSU W 71-56 at UMC	21-3, 18-2 NSIC	W15	1st Overall, 1st North
Team Notes
- MSUM’s winning streak is now at 15 games, which is tied for second-longest in school history - Dragons wrapped up four-game road stretch with 4-0 mark - Dragons now have 18 straight winning seasons under Head Coach Karla Nelson - With two wins this week, MSUM will earn at least a share of the NSIC Overall title and wrap up a third straight NSIC North title - Senior guard Cassidy Thorson is four points away from 1,000 for her career; she set MSUM’s all-time three-point record earlier this season
Top Performer(s)
- Senior forward Drew Sannes had back-to-back double-doubles on the weekend and averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds per game; she also was a perfect 8-of-8 from the foul line - Junior guard Jacky Volkert averaged 18 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game for the week while shooting 50 percent from the field - Senior guard Cassidy Thorson averaged 10.5 points per game for the week - Sophomore forward Megan Hintz averaged 9.5 points and 7.5 rebounds for the week
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 vs. St. Cloud State - 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 vs. Minnesota Duluth - 4 p.m.

 

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 61-70 at UMD L 61-70 at SCSU	13-11, 10-10 North	L2	16th Overall, 8th North
Team Notes
- Minot State went 0-2 on the weekend and snapped a seven-game winning streak - The Beaver defense collected nine steals and five blocks while forcing the Huskies and Bulldogs into a combined 21 turnovers - The Beavers outscored their opponents in the paint by a margin of 54-34 - Minot State assisted on 26 of 46 field goals while shooting 43.8 percent from the floor and 81 percent from the free throw line
Top Performer(s)
- Holly Johnson averaged 19 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists on the weekend while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor - Kristal Flowers notched her seventh double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds in 70-61 loss at UMD
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 vs. Minnesota Crookston – 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 vs. Bemidji State – 4 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 89-66 vs. UMC W 89-48 vs. BSU	22-4, 18-3 North	W7	2nd Overall, 2nd North
Team Notes
- NSU defeated Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State in their final regular season road games of the season, by a combined 64 points - The Wolves shot 54.9 percent from the floor, 56.0 percent from the arc, and 72.0 percent from the foul line - They averaged 89.0 points, 41.0 rebounds, 23.5 assists, 8.0 turnovers, 4.5 steals, and 3.0 blocks per game - They out-rebounded their opponents by 18.0 boards per game, and forced 6.5 more turnovers per game - Three Wolves finished the weekend averaging double figures, while eight shot 50.0 percent or better from the floo - Northern currently ranks ninth in the country in field goal percentage (46.9), seventh in assist-turnover ratio (1.42), sixth in 3-point field goal percentage (38.6), and first in rebounding margin (12.8)
Top Performer(s)
- Miranda Ristau led the team averaging 19.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 65.2 percent from the floor - Jill Conrad and Haley Froelich averaged 14.5 and 13.0 points per game respectively, while Conrad shooting a team leading 66.7 percent from the floor - Brynn Flakus dished out a team leading 11 assists for the Wolves
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 vs. Minnesota Duluth – 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 vs. St. Cloud State – 4 p.m.

 

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 64-59 (OT) at Augie L 64-51 at WSC	14-10, 11-9 NSIC	L1	10th Overall, 6th South
Team Notes
- Defeated their highest ranked team in USF’s Division II tenure when they dropped No. 5 Augustana in overtime on Friday - Held AU to their lowest scoring total of the season with 59 points - Out-rebounded Augustana 58-37, the largest margin for USF against a league opponent - With the victory, USF clinched a top-four seed in the south division and are one win from clinching a first round home game - Erased 10-point deficit against Wayne State to take a brief third-quarter lead before falling to 0-6 at Rice Auditorium
Top Performer(s)
- Mariah Szymanski continued her success against Augustana with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists after scoring 31 against AU in the first meeting - Szymanski averaged 16 points per game after scoring nine points at Wayne State - Kaely Hummel kept her double-digit scoring streak alive with 13 and 10 points at Augustana and Wayne State, respectively - Amanda Dagostino played 22 minutes (had played 14 all year) against Augustana and scored the go-ahead layup and grabbed seven rebounds - Jacey Huinker averaged 9.0 rebounds in two games after she grabbed 10 boards at Wayne State, her eighth game this season with 10 or more rebounds
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 vs. Concordia-St. Paul - 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 vs. Minnesota State - 4 p.m.

Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs

Last Week 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 55-78 at WSC L 58-77 at Augie	5-18, 2-10 South	W1	12th Overall, 7th South
Team Notes
- SMSU dropped its final two road NSIC games of the season - The Mustangs suffered their second lowest shooting percentage (286) in a road/neutral site game this season in Saturday's loss at Augustana - SMSU shot 56 percent (5 of 9) from deep in its loss to Wayne State - The Mustangs outrebounded the Vikings, 45-41 - SMSU suffered from 49 turnovers as a team over the weekend - The Mustangs rank fourth in the NSIC in free throw percentage (.777) - SMSU is tied for fifth in the NSIC in rebounding (38.0 rpg)
Top Performer(s)
- Caleigh Rodning knocked down 17 of 2- free throws in Saturday's loss to Augustana, finishing with a team-leading 19 points - Rodning added 10 rebounds against the Vikings for her fifth double-double of the season and 15th of her career - Erin Baxter knocked down 3 of 5 3-pointers and finished with 16 points against Augustana - Abuk Akoi tallied another five blocks and tied for the team lead with 10 rebounds against Augustana
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 vs Minnesota State - 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 vs Concordia-St. Paul - 5 p.m.

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week 3-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 71-65 at UMD W 60-53 vs. MARY W 70-61 vs. MINOT	17-7, 14-6 NSIC	W5	11th Overall, 5th North
Team Notes
- SCSU shot 42.3 percent from the field and 75.5 percent from the free-throw line on the week - As a team, the Huskies forced 45 turnovers and recorded 26 steals over the week - The Huskies are 11-2 at home this season
Top Performers
- Andrea Thomas, recorded a career high of 25 points against UMD and averaged 19.7 points per game - She totaled 10 assists, nine steals and 13 rebounds as well - Amanda Christianson averaged 12.3 points per game over the week and shot 50 percent (7-14) from three-point range - Brianna Johnson recorded a double-double on Friday against U-Mary - Johnson averaged 12.3 points and nine rebounds per game on the week
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16at MSU Moorhead - 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at Northern State - 4 p.m.

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 43-68 at MSU L 59-87 at CSP	2-24, 0-20 South	L22	15th Overall, 8th South
Team Notes
- Upper Iowa lost a pair of NSIC South Division games on the road this past weekend at Minnesota State (68-43) and at Concordia-St. Paul (87-59) - The Peacocks knocked down 15 three-pointers over the weekend for a percentage of 36.6%, but struggled at the free throw line converting just 13-25.UIU outrebounded their opponents over the weekend 76-73, but averaged 26 turnovers per game
Top Performer(s)
- Courtney Schnoor led the Peacocks with a 9.5 points per game average highlighted by her career-high 15 at Concordia-St. Paul - Fellow freshman Emma Gaber averaged 9 points per game, while Amanda Cartney and Ashley Rosenstiel each chipped in 5 points per game - Angelica De Paulo (6.5), Rosenstiel (5.5) and Haley Martin (5) combined for 17 rebounds per game to lead UIU on the glass
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 vs. Wayne State – 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 vs. Augustana – 4 p.m.

 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 78-55 vs. SMSU W 64-51 vs. USF	22-6, 16-4 South	W8	4th Overall, 2nd South
Team Notes
- WSC improves to 124-13 at home over the last nine seasons - WSC extends season-high win streak to eight games
Top Performer(s)
- Senior center Paige Ballinger averaged double-double with 19 pts, 10.0 rebounds per game - Ballinger had 19 points and 11 rebounds in 78-55 win over SMSU - Ballinger scored game-high 19 points in 64-51 win over USF - Freshman forward Brittany Bongartz scores 12 points off bench in win over USF - Senior guard Kacie O’Connor scores 11 points in win over SMSU
Up Next
Friday, February 16 at Upper Iowa - 6 p.m. Saturday, February 17 at Winona State - 4 p.m.

 

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 49-59 at CSP L, 67-90 at MSU	13-11, 7-5 South	L10	5th Overall, 3rd South
Team Notes
- WSU scored 50 points or fewer for the third time during current skid - Have shot below 40% six times during current losing streak
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Hannah McGlone eclipsed 1,000 points in her Warrior career on Saturday - McGlone averaged 15.5 points and 11 rebounds over the weekend, including her 12th double-double of the season on Friday
Up Next
Friday, Feb. 16 vs. No. 5 Augustana – 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 vs. Wayne State – 4 p.m.