For Immediate Release
Monday, December 6, 2021
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#32 Austin Andrews (F, 6-6, 210, So., Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Averaged 18.5 points and 15 rebounds per game in two UMD wins
- Shot 51.7% from the field making 15-of-29 shots
- Added 3 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.0 block per game
- Scored 21 points with 15 rebounds in a 75-68 over Minnesota Crookston
- Had 16 points and 15 boards in a 87-64 win at Bemidji State
- The 9-0 start is the best in program history at UMD
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second week in a row

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
 #10 Quincy Anderson (G, 6-4, 200, So., Oshkosh, Wis. / North HS) - Minnesota State
- Averaged 27.5 points and eight rebounds on the week
- Shot 47.1% (16-of-34) from the field, including an 8-of-15 (.533) from 3-point range
- Notched his fourth career double-double in MSU’s 98-86 OT win over #19 Upper Iowa
- Tallied a career high 35 points, to go along with 10 rebounds against UIU 
- Led all scorers in MSU’s game vs. Winona State as he notched 20 points

Other Top Performances - North  
#24 Dane Zimmer (MSUM) recorded a team-best fifth double-double of the season vs. Minot State as he had 11 points and 10 rebounds. He averaged 10.5 points and 7.5 rebounds for the week while shooting 61.5 percent (8-of-13) for the week. 
#5 Max Cody (MINOT) set a single-game NCAA Division II-era record with 14 assists in a win over Valley City State on Monday, then broke the all-time school record for career assists in a win over Northern State on Thursday.
Other Top Performances - South
#21 Isaac Fink  (AUGIE) averaged 24.5 points on 68 percent shooting as the Vikings went 2-0. He scored 12 points including the momentum clinching jumper with 29 seconds to go in the win over Sioux Falls. He followed up with a career-high 37 points in the win at Southwest Minnesota State. At SMSU, he made six-straight 3-point baskets. He ended the week shooting 17-of-25 from the field, making 8-of-10 3-point baskets. He also went 7-of-8 from the charity stripe. Of his 49 total points scored, only seven were from the free throw line while 24 were from deep. He added 2.5 assists per game for good measure.
#23 Matt Cartwright (USF) led USF to a 1-1 mark by averaging 18.0 points and 3.5 rebounds. He surpassed 1,000 career points after scoring 32 points in an 81-79 win over Wayne State on Saturday at the Stewart Center. Cartwright, who hit 15-of-25 shots for 60 percent in the two games, also had the game-winning shot against WSC with six seconds to play.
#5 Jareese Williams (UIU) averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists per game including 19 points in UIU’s win at home over Concordia-St. Paul. Joe Smoldt had an equally impressive week for the Peacocks with 23 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2 steals per game. The pair converted 32 field goals including 10 three-pointers.
#23 Justin Eagins (WSC) had back-to-back career high scoring games vs. SMSU and Sioux Falls as he averaged 20 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in three games vs. UNK, SMSU and USF. He had his first career-high of 21 points, making 5 of 8 3-pointers, in Thursday’s 68-65 win over SMSU. He followed that with another career-high, 28 points, on 11-15 shooting and 6 of 9 from 3-point range, in 81-79 road loss at Sioux Falls Saturday. He started the week with 11 points, three blocks and three steals in 67-64 win Monday over Nebraska-Kearney. For the week, he shot 56.4 percent from the field (22-39), 54.5 percent (12-22) from 3-point range and 4-6 at the foul stripe.
#1 Devin Whitelow (WSU) was instrumental in a 2-0 Warrior week, including a win over a nationally-ranked team. He scored on a driving layup with four seconds to go versus CSP to break a 63-63 tie in a win on the road. He led Winona State in scoring with 18 points vs. #17 Minnesota State in a 73-59 win. He averaged 18 ppg, 4 apg, 2.5 spg and played an average of 35.5 mpg & hauled in 4.5 rpg. He was 15-of-28 from the floor, 3-of-5 from behind the arc. 

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

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
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