Other Top Performances - North  
#32 Maesyn Thiesen (UMD) led the Bulldogs in scoring (15 ppg); Led UMD in minutes played (27) * Shot 5-9 (55%) from the field;  Shot 3-4 (75%) from 3-PT range; Led UMD in assists (5), and steals (2); Went 2-2 (100%) from the free throw line.
#42 Nicole Brown (MSUM) averaged 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game as Dragons split at Augustana; Shot a team-best 70.6 percent from the field and had her first career double-double with career-highs of 17 points and 15 rebounds in 71-66 win over Augie on Sunday.
#34 Amber Stevahn (MINOT) scored 22 points in the season opener while playing 34 minutes in her first NCAA game; Shot 9-of-17 from the field (.667) and grabbed four rebounds. On Sunday, scored 13 points on 6-10 shooting (60%) with five rebounds. Scored 35 points between two games where she shot 15-of-27 (.56%) from the field and totaled nine rebounds.
#4 Lexi Wadsworth (NSU) led the Wolves averaging nearly a double-double on the weekend (19.5 pts, 9.0 rebs); Knocked down six from beyond the arc, shooting 42.9%; Tallied 39 points, 18 rebounds, and four assists; Shot 66.7% from beyond the arc in the Wolves win over Wayne State on Saturday.
#10 Brehna Evans (SCSU) paced the Huskies to a 1-1 weekend by averaging 19.0 points on 12-26 shooting (.462); Tallied a team-leading nine assists in two games, including six in a 75-71 OT loss to Upper Iowa; Lead the team in points (21) and assists (6) in the loss; Added 17 points on .500 (5-10) shooting with two rebounds, one block and four steals.
 
Other Top Performances - South 
#20 Izzy Van Veldhuizen (AUGIE) made the first two starts of her career and provided with a career-high 20 points on Sunday against MSU Moorhead. On Saturday, the senior scored 12 points and dished four assists as the Vikings won their season opener. On Sunday, she hit the career milestone aided by four made 3-point field goals.
#11 Lindsey Becher (CSP) led the team with 12.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game while shooting 64.7% from the field in her first two career games as a true freshman. Recorded a league-best seven blocks in a one point win over UMC on Sunday. Leads the NSIC with 10 blocks on the season.
#1 Joey Batt (MSU) scored 36 points and managed nine steals during the opening weekend; Recorded a career high 26 points Sunday.
#1 Meleah Reinhart  (SMSU) helped lead SMSU to a pair of victories over Minot State. In Saturday’s win, she scored a team-high 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting with four rebounds. In Sunday’s victory, she scored 10 points with three assists and two steals. She closed the weekend shooting 50 percent from the field with four 3-pointers. Reinhart has scored 958 career points in 82 games.
#23 Jessica Musgrave (UIU) averaged 15.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game as the Peacocks split with St. Cloud State in their opening weekend. Musgrave shot 37% from the floor, knocked down one of her three long-range attempts and converted 10 of 11 at the charity stripe.

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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