Other Top Performances - North
#24 Brooke Olson (UMD) led the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week as she averaged 19 points and 4 rebounds per game. This included 19 points against Minnesota Crookston in just 12 minutes of play, where she shot a perfect 8-8 from the field and 3-3 from three-point range. Overall, she shot 71.4% from the field and 57.1% from three-point range while going a perfect 4-4 from the free-throw line.
#30 Peyton Boom (MSUM) averaged 13.5 points and 6.5 rebounds for the week. She had 14 points and six rebounds in 67-43 win over Minot State and shot 59 percent (13-of-22) for the week.
#44 Anna Counts (MINOT) scored a season-high 20 points in the Beavers double-overtime win over Northern State.
#2 Tori Wortz (SCSU) led the Huskies to a 2-0 week in NSIC play with double-digit wins over Minnesota-Crookston and Bemidji State. She averaged 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals during the week and scored double-digit points in both games.  She scored 11 points and added six rebounds in a 60-41 win over Minnesota-Crookston. She added two assists and one steal. She then added 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and one block in the 69-51 win over Bemidji State. She shot 4-7 from the floor, including 2-2 from three-point range.

Other Top Performances - South
#11 Lindsey Becher (CSP) led CSP to a pair of wins with 16.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.0 stl & 2.0 blks. She shot 53.8 percent (14-26) from the floor and had a season-high 18 pts with 7 reb (5 offensive) and 5 stl on 9-14 FG in a win over Winona State. She  added a team-high 14 pts, 6 reb and 4 blk in a win at UIU. She has six straight games in double-figures. She was 6th in DII in blocks per game prior to 4 block game at UIU, leads the NSIC in blocks per game (3.14).  
#1 Joey Batt (MSU) led team in scoring in both games this past weekend, averaging 18 ppg. She shot 52% from the field, 50% from 3 point range and 90% from the FT Line. She is third in the conference in scoring and FG percentage. She had five steals this past weekend, and is third in steals in the NSIC. 
#35 Abuk Akoi (SMSU) helped the Mustangs to a 1-1 week as she finished Thursday’s OT loss to Wayne State with a season-high 12 points, 7 rebounds, and three steals. She had her best performance of the season in Saturday’s win over Augustana, going for 11 points, 12 rebounds, six blocks and tying a career-high with four assists while going a career-best 3 of 6 behind the arc.
#5 Dallie Hoskinson (USF) averaged 16.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals while shooting 52.6 percent (10-of-19) from the field as USF defeated Augustana, 73-60, at the Pentagon and Wayne State, 76-75, at the Stewart Center. She recorded a career high of 20 points by hitting 8-of-14 field goals, while grabbing eight rebounds with three assists and tying her career best of four steals in the road win at Augustana. Then on Saturday, she had 12 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal in the victory over Wayne State.
#3 Lydia Haack (UIU) averaged 13 points, 3.5 assists, and one steal per game while shooting 10-21 (47.6%) from the floor. She notched her third 20-point outing with a game-high 24 against CSP. She also added a game-high four assists and shot a sizzling 9 for 17 (52.9%) from the floor and 4 for 7 (57.1%) from three-point territory.
#12 Taylor Hustad (WSU) put together a strong effort in both Warrior women’s basketball games this week, leading her team in rebounding and scoring across two games. She averaged 12.0 ppg. and was 11-of-18 from the floor. She averaged 7.5 rpg and played an average of 34 mpg, notching a steal in each game.

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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