Other Top Performances - North
#22 Megan Zander (UMary) scored 17 points and had three rebounds in UMary’s 87-53 win over Presentation College.
#30 Peyton Boom (MSUM) averaged 14.67 points and 7.33 rebounds as MSUM went 1-2 last week. She scored 21 points and had 13 rebounds in a win over MSU Billings.  
#44 Anna Counts (MINOT) turned in season-highs of 18 points and 9 rebounds, leading the way for the Beavers in their NSIC-opening win.  
#34 Kailee Oliverson (NSU) led the Wolves to a 2-1 record last week, including a victory in their conference opener at MSU Moorhead. She averaged 13.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in the three games. In a win over MSU Billings she recorded a career high 20 points to go along with nine rebounds.

Other Top Performances - South
#22 Lauren Sees (AUGIE) led the Vikings in points in a week split falling to Wayne State and besting Briar Cliff . She had 14 points and six rebounds against Wayne State and 19 points against Briar Cliff. She hit a career-high five 3-point field goals in the win against Briar cliff while shooting 63 percent from the floor.
#21 Riley Wheatcraft (CSP) averaged 15.3 points and 7.0 rebounds to lead CSP to a 2-1 week. She shot 47.4 percent (18-38) from the field and added 4 steals. She poured in 27 points on 10-17 shooting with 4 3-pointers in a 74-72 win at Southeastern, leading CSP to a 4-1 start overall with 14.6 points per game on the year. 
#23 Megan Fannin (USF) averaged 17.5 points, 2.0 rebounds, and 1.5 assists as the Cougars went 1-1. She scored 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and 5-of-5 from the foul line against SMSU (75-67 loss). She also scored 13 points in a 70-57 win over South Dakota Mines. IN total she was 10-of-21 from the field for 47.6 percent, 3-of-9 from three and 12-of-13 at the foul stripe with four rebounds and three assists.
#3 Lydia Haack (UIU) averaged a team-high 15 points and 3.5 assists over the two-game week. She dropped in 22 points on 9-of-19 shooting (47.4%) from the floor, tied for a game-high with 4 assists, and grabbed 3 rebounds in a game-high 39 minutes of action in UIU’s NSIC opener against Winona State.  She ranks ninth in the conference in scoring average (16.2) and fifth in assists per game (4.6).
#5 Kylie Hammer (WSC) averaged 20.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in two home WSC wins. She had career-high 24 points and tied career-high with nine rebounds in Tuesday’s 73-61 win over Augustana. She added team-high 16 points with six rebounds in Wednesday’s come-from-behind 68-65 OT win over South Dakota Mines. She was 18-23 (78.3%) from the free throw line in two games.
#43 Emma Fee (WSU) was a key part of a 2-1 week for Winona State in which she averaged 23.1 minutes per game. She was 2-for-2 from the free throw line and hauled in 12 total rebounds, good for a 4.0 rpg. She shot 57.5% from the floor, scoring 32 total points. 
 

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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