- Averaged 24.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in sweep of Minot State

- Added six assists and shot 9-of-10 (90%) from the foul line with two blocks

- Scored 27 points in Saturday’s 72-57 win

- Was 6-of-11 (54%) from 3-point range and 17-of-28 (60%) from the field

- Leads the NSIC in points per game with 21.0
 

- Led the Bears with 20.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game

- Shot 71.4% from the floor connecting on 15-of-21 attempts

- Added five blocks and two steals on the weekend

- Recorded a career-high 25 points in a 93-86 win over WSC on Saturday

- Leads the NSIC with 15 blocks on the season as a true freshman

Other Top Performances - North  
Other Top Performances - South 
#20 Izzy Van Veldhuizen (AUGIE) continued the hot start to her senior season averaging 18.5 points against the NSIC South Division preseason favorites. Averaged 18.5 points over the two games including a career-high 26 points on Sunday. She garnered her first-career double-double with 11 rebounds on Sunday’s contest as well. In the Vikings’ win on Saturday, she tallied 11 points, six rebounds and five assists in an all-around effort. She led the Vikings with 36.2 minutes played over the two contests.
#1 Joey Batt (MSU) scored a career high 28 points in a win over the Vikings Sunday night, including a stretch in the fourth quarter where she scored eight straight points. Averaged 19 points and three assists for the weekend.
#10 Anna Brecht (USF) averaged 19.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.0 assist, 1.0 block and 1.0 steal per game. Brecht made 15-of-33 field goals for 45 percent, 3-of-8 from three and 6-of-10 free throws in her first two games at USF. Brecht had 20 points and six rebounds as USF took an 86-66 game one win over UIU. Then she added 19 points and 6 rebounds as the Cougars won, 86-78, over UIU. Her play enabled USF to scored 86 points in consecutive road game victories for the first time in USF’s DII era.
#2 Lydia Haack (UIU) led the Peacocks in two losses to the reigning NSIC South Division Champions of Sioux Falls with 18 points, 5 assists, 2.5 steals, and 2.5 rebounds per game. - The UIU freshman point guard converted 47.8% of her shots including a pair of three-pointers and was 12 for 14 from the free throw line. - Haack currently leads the team in scoring with 17.5 points per game to go along with a team-high 3 assists per game.
 

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 23 team national championships and crowned 77 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes have the opportunity to earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org. 

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