For Immediate Release
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#24 Alex Illikainen (F, 6-9, 235, Sr., Grand Rapids, Minn. / Grand Rapids HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Averaged 26.0 points in wins over Northern Michigan and Stonehill
- Averaged 6.5 rebounds in 29 minutes per game
- Went 19-30 (63.3%) from the floor and 4-of-8 from beyond the arc
- Added a block, a steal and had 4 assists
- Went 10-15 (66.7%) from the free-throw line

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#5 Teathloach Pal (F, 6-9, 205, R-Jr., Fridley, Minn. / Fridley HS) - Sioux Falls
- Registered his third straight double double in a 72-51 win over Dakota State
- Scored a career high 26 points and had 16 rebounds, eight offensive
- Now has eight career double doubles
- Was 12-of-16 from the field
- Averaging 17 points and 15 rebounds on the season

Other Top Performances - North
#1 Jacob Hoffman (BSU) shot 72.2 percent from the field and scored 19.0 points per game in two wins; Hit 68.8 percent of shots from beyond the arc on 11-of-16 shooting; Averaged 4.0 rebounds per game; Shot 7-of-11 from the field Friday night before going 5-of-6 Saturday.
#00 Cleary Harrison (UMC) averaged 29.5 points, 4.5 assists, and 2.5 rebounds per game as the Golden Eagles went 1-1 at the Parkside Invitational...He scored 35 points in a win over Concordia-St. Paul...Cleary shot 48.7 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from beyond the arc on the weekend...He hit at a 93.8 percent clip at the charity stripe.
#12 Gavin Baumgartner (MSUM) had a solid all-around game in Dragons’ 86-71 win over Dickinson; had 17 points and six rebounds; finished 6-of-10 from the field.  
#24 Parker Fox (NSU) led Northern State in their two wins versus SD School of Mines and BHSU with 32 points; Averaged 16.0 points per game, shooting 53.8% from the field - Tallied 22 rebounds, averaging 11.0 boards per game - Added three steals, two assists and one block

Other Top Performances - South
#23 Matt Cartwright (AUGIE) averaged 25 points per game over two games at the East/West Challenge; shot 65.4 percent from the field (17-26) and 63.6 percent from 3-point range on 7-of-11 from deep; if that wasn’t red-hot enough, was perfect from the charity stripe at 9-of-9; also tallied 4.0 rebounds per game for good measure; Vikings went 1-1 and are 3-1 on the season.
#00 Ryland Holt (MSU) led all scorers in MSU’s game vs. St. Cloud State with 23 points; Scored 16 of his 23 points in the first half as he went 6-of-7 from the field and 4-of-4 from the line.
#5 Jareese Williams (UIU) averaged 21.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg, shot .786 from three point range and .714 from the field at the Fairfield Inn Classic; Averaging 18.8 ppg and 5.5 rpg, shooting .613 from three point range and .533 from the field through four games this season
 

NSIC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
11/12/19
N: #10 Brandon Myer - Minnesota Duluth
S: #23 Matt Cartwright  - Augustana
11/19/19
N: #24 Alex Illikainen - Minnesota Duluth
S: #5 Teathloach Pal - Sioux Falls