For Immediate Release
Monday, February 8, 2021
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet
NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#24 Charlie Katona (F, 6-6, 195, Fr., Shakopee, Minn. / Shakopee HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Averaged 24 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in a home sweep of UMC
- Shot 19-of-28 (67.8%) from the floor, the second best clip in the NSIC last weekend
- Scored 26 points on 10-of-14 shooting with nine boards in a 82-65 win on Friday
- Added 22 points and seven boards in a 84-45 win on Saturday
NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#2 Lucas Duax (G, 6-3, 180, R-So., Dubuque, Iowa / Hempstead HS) - Upper Iowa
- Averaged 18.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 4.5 steals, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 block in two wins at CSP
- Set career-highs with six steals on Friday and 13 rebounds (7 offensive) on Saturday
- Shot 16-of-30 (53.3%) from the field
- Scored 22 points in a 99-74 win on Saturday
Other Top Performances - North
#3 Mohamed Kone (BSU) average 17.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists as Bemidji State swept St. Cloud State. He scored 29 points with ten rebounds in Friday’s win. On Saturday he scored five points with 12 boards and eight assists.
#44 Matthew Kreklow (UMary) averaged 13 points, 6.5 rebound and 3.5 assists in a pair of games against No. 2 Northern State. He shot 50% from the field and 80% (8-of-10) at the line as he moved into 13th place all-time at UMary in career scoring with 1,137 points. He ranks first all-time at UMary in blocked shots and six in rebounds with a chance of finishing in the top 10 in scoring and top four for rebounds.
#2 Mason Stark (NSU) led Northern State averaging 20.5 points per game and shooting 58.6% from the floor. He went 3-for-6 from beyond the arc and 4-for-4 at the foul line. He tallied ten assists, nine rebounds, and four steals in the two wins. He recorded a career high seven assists on Friday at UMary.
Other Top Performances - South
#24 Michael Schaefer (AUGIE) scored a game-high 26 points in the Vikings’ lone game of the weekend, an 84-74 victory over Southwest Minnesota State. He also tallied six rebounds and was a perfect from the charity stripe at 9-of-9.
#10 Quincy Anderson (MSU) averaged a team-leading 22.0 points per game last weekend, while also averaging 4.5 rebounds a game. He shot 16-of-32 (.500) from the field, including a 6-of-14 (.429) showing from three point range. He notched a career-high 31 points in MSU’s 89-64 win as he shot 12-of-19 from the field. He also averaged 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals a game.
#5 Teathloach Pal (USF) averaged 16.0 points and 10.0 rebounds with 2.0 blocks per game as No. 22 USF split a weekend series at Wayne State. In a 70-68 win, Pal hit the game winning shot by putting together his 16th career double double with 21 points and 15 boards. It was his second straight double-double with at least 20 points and 14 reb or more. He hit 9-of-16 shots including 1-of-2 from three plus two foul shots, assist, block and two steals. In the loss, he had 11 points and five rebounds with three blocks. On the weekend, he was 14-of-26 from the field for 53.8 percent, hit a pair of threes, totaled four blocks, 36 points and 20 rebounds.
#24 Kevion Taylor (WSU) averaged 27.5 points over the two matchups with the Mavericks, including notching a season-high 30 points on Friday and setting a career-best 3-pointers in a game mark with seven triples on Saturday, en route to a 25 point day. Taylor was 19-of-44 from the floor and a perfect 8-of-8 from the foul line in the Warriors’ split. He averaged 5.5 rebounds a game and picked up three steals as well.
Men's Basketball Pages
NSIC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
1/4/21
N: #2
Mason Stark - Northern State
S: #25
Tyler Riemersma - Augustana
1/11/21
N: #24
Parker Fox - Northern State
S: #32
Jordan Janssen - Wayne State
1/18/21
N: #24
Parker Fox - Northern State (2)
S: #32
Jordan Janssen - Wayne State (2)
1/25/21
N: #24
Parker Fox - Northern State (3)
S: #32
Jordan Janssen - Wayne State (3)
2/1/21
N: #22
Anthony Roberts - St. Cloud State
S: #5
Jareese Williams ? - Upper Iowa
2/8/21
N: #24
Charlie Katona - Minnesota Duluth
S: #2
Lucas Duax - Upper Iowa
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 23 team national championships and crowned 77 individual national champions. For additional information, visit
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