Other Top Performances - North
#24 Megan Zander (UMary) scored 19 points and had 5 rebounds in the Marauders win over Northeastern State University. She had six points and seven rebounds against the University of Central Oklahoma. She scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds on 7-of-14 shooting in UMary’s win over Newman University.
#10 Natalie Jens (MSUM) averaged 14.5 points per game at the Regional Challenge. She had 14 points and two steals against Rogers State and a career-high 15 points in loss to No. 6 Central Missouri. 
#34 Amber Stevahn (MINOT) averaged 21 points per game in the Beavers home split with Black Hills State, and shot 69 percent (18-of-26) from the field. To start the season she is averaging 20 points and three rebounds as the Beavers are 2-3. 
#14 Rianna Fillipi (NSU) averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 2.5 steals per game this weekend. In a win over Rogers State she scored a career high 24 points.

Other Top Performances - South
#23 Jessica Musgrave (UIU) led UIU to a season-opening win with 22 points and 8 rebounds in 20 minutes, including an 18-point, 7-rebound first half. She then scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while shooting 11-18 from the floor and a perfect 11-11 from the charity stripe in a loss to Southern Arkansas. She leads the NSIC in scoring at 27.5 points per game for a UIU offense that ranks first with 90.5 PPG. She is tied for second in the NSIC with 9.5 rebounds per game, and ranks second in shooting percentage at 62.5% from the floor.
#5 Kylie Hammer (WSC) scored 21 points, grabbed seven rebounds to go with three steals and three assists in 72-65 win at Newman (Kan.). She scored nine points in the fourth quarter, helping WSC rally from five-point deficit. She made 8 of 10 free throws to help seal win.

 

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 24 team national championships and crowned 81 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 can 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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