For Immediate Release
Monday, December 3, 2019
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#24 Brooke Olson (F, 6-2, So., Rice Lake, Wis. / Rice Lake HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Scored 20 points in 71-59 win against SCSU
- Played 31 minutes and went 8-14 (57.1%) from the floor
- Went 4-4 from the line
- Added 8 rebounds, an assist and a steal

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#5 Kylie Hammer (PG, 5-6, So., Wayne, Neb. / Wayne HS) - Wayne State
- Scored a career-high 21 points in a 80-76 win over Augustana in NSIC opener
- Added a career-best eight rebounds, to go with five assists and three steals
- Shot 7-of-13 from the field, 4-of-6 from 3-point line and 3-of-3 at the line


Other Top North Performances
#12 Cassie Askvig (UMary) led the Marauders to a NSIC Opening win over Minot State; Recorded 19 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, two blocks, and a steal; Posted 17 second half points to spark the Marauders strong second half push;  Made nine of her ten free throw attempts.

#51 Megan Hintz (MSUM) averaged 17.3 points and 8.3 rebounds for the week; went 15-of-15 from the line; also had six blocks and six steals; had 24 points and eight rebounds in 60-54 loss to NO. 14 UC San Diego on Friday; had 16 points in two-point OT loss to Cal State-San Marcos on Thursday; had 12 points and 11 rebounds in win over Hawaii Hilo on Wednesday.

Other Top South Performances
#12 Vishe’ Rabb (AUGIE) had a team-high 17 points against the Wildcats. She went 7-of-17 from the field and grabbed three rebounds and forced three steals against Wayne State. In the win over Bellevue, scored nine points and hauled in three rebounds.

#1 Joey Batt (MSU) led the Mavericks in scoring with 17 points in the road win over UW-Parkside; In only 19 minutes of action, scored 17 points on 5-7 shots from the field, making all 7-7 free throw attempts, while adding 5 rebounds, three assists and two steals.

#22 Mariah Szymanski (USF) played 85 minutes in three games, leading the Cougars to a 3-0 trip in Hawai’i; Scored the game-winning layup against (RV) Hawai’i Pacific with 0.2 seconds left in the game; Averaged 14 PPG (42 total); Shot 56.5 percent (13-for-23) from the floor, including 46.2 percent (6-for-13) from three; Went 10-for-12 (83.3 percent) from the charity stripe;  Also recorded 11 rebounds, seven assists, a team-leading seven steals, and one block.

#1 Meleah Reinhart (SMSU) recorded her second twenty-point game of the season with 24 points in he victory over Western Oregon. Reinhart recorded double-figures in SMSU’s 2-0 weekend on the west coast facing non-conference opponents. Reinhart 13 of 14 from the free-throw line in the weekend.

#23 Jessica Musgrave (UIU) went 11-of-16 from the field in UIU’s lone game of the week against Winona State; Recorded 25 points and seven rebounds, both game-highs -Has scored at least 15 points in all but one game as a freshman.

NSIC Women's Basketball Players of the Week
11/12/19
N: #51 Megan Hintz  - MSU Moorhead
S: #1 Meleah Reinhart - SMSU
11/19/19
N: #51 Megan Hintz  - MSU Moorhead (2)
S: #2 Anna Goodhope - Sioux Falls
11/25/19
N: #4 Madelin Dammann - St. Cloud State
S: #22 Erin Norling - Wayne State
12/3/19
N: #24 Brooke Olson - Minnesota Duluth
S: #5 Kylie Hammer - Wayne State