For Immediate Release
Monday, December 13, 2021
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet
NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#32 Rachael Heittola (F/C, 6-2, So., Belleville, Wis. / Belleville HS) - Bemidji State
- Averaged 19.67 points, 4.67 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.33 blocks in three wins
- Scored 22 points in a 86-80 win at UMC and in a 66-50 win versus NSU
- Had four blocks versus NSU and three against UMC
- Shot .690 percent from the field, connecting on 20-of-29 shots
- Hit eight of her 10 shots against NSU
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (11/15/21)
NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#23 Megan Fannin (G, 5-8, Fr., Watertown, S.D. / Watertown HS) - Sioux Falls
- Averaged 21 points and 4.5 rebounds in a pair of wins
- Hit 15-of-32 field goals for 46.9 percent, including 10-of-20 from three-point range
- Had nine rebounds, two assists and a steal on the week
- Has now recorded 20 point games in three straight games
- Had 20 points and six rebounds in a 73-50 win over Upper Iowa
- Scored 22 points with three rebounds, an assist and a steal in a 74-54 win over WSU
Other Top Performances - North
#42 Sarah Grow (UMD) helped lead the Bulldogs to a 2-0 weekend. In their win against Minot State, Grow had a 16 point, 10 rebound double-double. Grow also had 6 blocks on the night to anchor the Bulldogs defense. Overall, Grow averaged 14 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 blocks, and 1.5 assists on the weekend. She shot 12-22 (54.5%) from the field over the weekend.
#30 Peyton Boom (MSUM) averaged 16.0 points and 3.0 rebounds as the Dragons split on the road. She shot 50 percent (14-of-28) from the field and had 18 points in 75-62 win at Minnesota Crookston on Saturday. She has scored in double figures in six straight games.
#44 Anna Counts (MINOT) turned in two strong performances in the paint averaging 8 rebounds per game for the Beavers and 9.5 points per game. At St. Cloud State on Saturday she grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds to go along with 8 points, and Friday she had 11 points and 6 rebounds at Minnesota Duluth.
#4 Lexi Roe (NSU) averaged 11.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 steals per game last weekend for the Wolves. In Saturday’s game at Bemidji State she recorded her first double double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds, her 11 rebounds in the game also set a new season high.
#2 Tori Wortz (SCSU) led the Huskies to a 2-0 week in NSIC play with wins over UMary and Minot State. She averaged 18.0 points. 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 blocks against the Marauders and Beavers. She shot .542 (13-24) from the floor over the weekend, including a 6-15 (.400) clip from three-point range. She scored a season-high 25 points in St. Cloud State’s 79-70 win over UMary. She shot .643 from the floor in the win, including a .429 clip from beyond the arc. She added 11 points and five assists in the team’s 71-50 win over Minot State on Saturday. She helped the Huskies defense hold opponents to .366 shooting over the weekend.
Other Top Performances - South
#32 Aislinn Duffy (AUGIE) averaged 26.5 points and 17.5 rebounds last weekend in losses to Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul. She scored a career-high 28 points while shooting 50 percent from the field and was one rebound short of tying the school record for single-game rebounds (22) against Minnesota State. Duffy averaged over 40 minutes in the weekends contests and shot 50 percent from three-point land.
#10 Maddy Olson (MSU) averaged 14 points in wins against Augustana and Wayne State. She led team with seven steals this past weekend (7th in NSIC in steals). She tied for team high in rebounds with 10. She went a perfect 8 for 8 from the free throw line and 8-19 from the field good for 42.1% and 30.8% from three point range.
#14 Sam Wall (SMSU) scored 23 points in just 25 minutes in a pair of victories over WSU and UIU. She scored a team-high and season-high 12 points in a 75-51 win over UIU Saturday. She shot 57 percent from behind the arc in two games (4 of 7) and led a bench unit that would outscore the opponents bench 66-16 in two games.
#3 Lydia Haack (UIU) averaged 16 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds, and 3 steals per game in 34.5 minutes per game. She shot 13-26 (50%) from the floor, 1-3 (33.3%) from three, and 5-6 (83.3%) from the free throw line. She scored a game-high 17 points on 8-13 shooting against USF before notching 15 points and 5 steals against SMSU, the mosta rips by a Peacock since the 2017-18 season.
#5 Kylie Hammer (WSC) averaged 20.5 points and 3.5 rebounds per game in home games vs. Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State. She scored 16 points with five rebounds in Friday’s 75-70 win over CSP. She had a game-high 25 points in Saturday’s 63-52 setback vs. MSU. For the weekend, she shot 53.6 percent (15-28) from the field and 8-12 (66.7%) at the free throw line.
#11 Emily Kieck (WSU) went for a season-high 21 points versus Sioux Falls. She had a season season-high 12 attempts from the floor versus SMSU as she logged a season-high a 37 minutes vs. USF.
Women's Basketball Pages
2021-22 NSIC Players of the Week
11/15/21
N: #32
Rachael Heittola - Bemidji State
S: #1
Meleah Reinhart - SMSU
11/22/21
N
: #24
Brooke Olson - Minnesota Duluth
S: #10
Meghan DuBois - Concordia-St. Paul
11/29/21
N:
#40
Nikki Kilboten - St. Cloud State
S: #1
Joey Batt - Minnesota State
12/6/21
N: #34
Kailee Oliverson - Northern State
S: #5
Kylie Hammer - Wayne State
12/13/21
N: #32
Rachael Heittola - Bemidji State (2)
S: #23
Megan Fannin - Sioux Falls
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
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