For Immediate Release
Monday, December 13, 2021
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#20 Caleb Donaldson (G, 6-4, Jr., Bloomington, Ill. / Bloomington HS) - St. Cloud State 
- Averaged 25.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in a pair of wins
- Shot .800 (20-25) from the floor and 750 (3-4) from beyond the arc 
- Scored a season-high 31 points in a 83-78 win over UMary
- Shot 12-of-13 from the floor and added four assists in the win over the Marauders
- Scored 19 points on 8-12 shooting in a 82-67 win over Minot State
- Added eight rebounds, four assists and one steal against the Beavers

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#25 Tyler Riemersma (F, 6-8, 215, Sr., Bloomington, Minn./ Jefferson HS) - Augustana
- Averaged a double-double of 23 points and 14 rebounds as Augustana went 2-0
- Recorded 23 points and 13 rebounds in a 83-50 win over No. 25 MSU
- Shot 8-of-10 from the field in the win
- Totaled 23 points with 15 rebounds with six assists in a 75-58 win over CSP
- Shot 67.9 percent from the field on the week
- Averaged 4.5 assists per and 1.5 steals per game
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (11/15/21)

Other Top Performances - North
#10 Kai Huntsberry (UMary) averaged 21.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game in a pair of road contests last weekend. He was 18-of-33 from the floor. Hunstberry opened the weekend with 24 points and six assists at SCSU. He followed up with 19 points and five rebounds at UMD. For the season Huntsberry is averaging 19.3 ppg and 4.6 apg.
#11 Leonard Dixon (UMC) averaged 16 points per game in two games last weekend. He buried six threes on the weekend, including four against Northern State. He averaged six rebounds against the Wolves and Dragons and is currently 11th in the conference with 2.2 3-point makes per game. 
#1 Joshua Brown (UMD) led UMD to another 2-0 weekend. Brown led the team in scoring as he averaged 21.5 points per game. Brown was very efficient from the field as he shot 15-24 from the field, including 6-13 from three-point range. He also added 4.5 rebounds per game and 1.5 assists. Brown has been the third leading scorer on the Bulldogs squad that is 11-0 and was ranked nationally.
#12 Gavin Baumgartner (MSUM) averaged 17.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in helping MSUM to two road wins. He shot 60 percent (15-of-25) from the field for the week and had 16 points in a road win at Bemidji State on Friday. Added a game-high 19 points in a 75-60 win at UMC, hitting 8-of-12 field goals. 
#23 Melvin Newbern (MINOT) led the way both nights for the Beavers, averaging 13 points and 8 rebounds for the weekend, and turning in a double-double Saturday with 21 points and 12 boards at St. Cloud State.
#21 Jacksen Moni (NSU) averaged 18 ppg, with a weekend high of 23 points against Bemidji State. He also averaged 7 rebounds per game and he shot 54.5% from the field and an impressive 62.5% from behind the 3-point line. 

Other Top Performances - South
#23 Matt Cartwright (USF) averaged 27.5 points per game with 3.0 rebounds in helping USF earn a split with Upper Iowa and Winona State. In a loss to Upper Iowa, Cartwright recorded his second straight game of 30 points or more with 31 while adding three boards and a steal. He made 11 field goals, including a career-best seven three-pointers. In a 71-57 win over Winona State, Cartwright, who has 47 career double-digit games and 17 of 20 points or more, scored 24 points with nine field goals and a pair of triples to go with three rebounds and two assists. Cartwright now has 1,065 points including a league-best 246 this season. He has made 36-of-87 triples for 41.2 percent. His 36 threes this year leads the NSIC as does his 3.3 per game.
#5 Jareese Williams (UIU) led the Peacocks to a pair of wins on the road averaging 23 points and 7.5 rebounds while converting 19 of 21 free throw attempts. UIU defeated Sioux Falls 86-79 and then outlasted Southwest Minnesota State 82-80 to improve to 9-1 overall and 4-1 in the conference. Of note: Joe Smoldt averaged 20 points and 7 rebounds and made his career 300th three-pointer on Friday night.
#23 Justin Eagins (WSC) averaged a team-high 18.5 points with 5.5 rebounds per game helping WSC to home sweep over Conc.-St. Paul and #25 Minnesota State. He had a game-high 23 points and seven rebounds, including 12-14 from the FT line in Saturday’s 79-69 win over #25 MSU. He added 14 points in Friday’s 60-41 win over Concordia-St. Paul. For the weekend he shot 44 percent (11-25) from the field and 87.5 percent (14-16) at the free throw line.
Luke Martens (WSU) put forward a strong effort in a pair of Winona State men's basketball games on the road at Southwest Minnesota State and University of Sioux Falls. He scored 17 points in 33 minutes of action, leading his team vs. USF. He hauled in 13 rebounds total over two games, including ten vs. USF. He hit 5-of-6 free throws and notched three steals.

NSIC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
11/15/21
N: #22 Drew Blair - Minnesota Duluth
S: #25 Tyler Riemersma - Augustana
11/22/21
N: #5 Sam Masten - Northern State
S: #42 Jake Phipps  - SMSU
11/29/21
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth
S: #20 Joe Smoldt - Upper Iowa
12/6/21
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth (2)
S: #10 Quincy Anderson - Minnesota State
12/13/21
N: #20 Caleb Donaldson - St. Cloud State 
S: #25 Tyler Riemersma - Augustana (2)

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.

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