For Immediate Release
Monday, January 10, 2022
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
- Had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal in a 106-71 win over CSP
- Was 10-of-15 from the field in 28 minutes of play
- Helped improve the Bulldogs to 15-0, their best start in program history
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the fourth time this season 

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#13 Kenny Byers (G, 6-4, 190, Sr., Olathe, Kan. / Olathe North) - SMSU
- Scored 22 points with nine rebounds, four steals and two assists in a 77-73 win over UMary
- Made 10-of-16 shots from the field and was 2 of 3 from the free throw line
- Scored 14 points in the second half on 6-of-9 shooting 
- Tied the score with eight minutes left with a jumper 
- Put SMSU in front with a three-point play one minute later
- Scored a pair of key field goals in the final four minutes


Other Top Performances - North
#11 Travis Bianco (BSU) averaged 27 points and seven rebounds in a pair of losses last week. 
#10 Kai Huntsberry (UMary) tied his season-best mark with 26 points at SMSU. He hit four three pointers and added six rebounds and five assists. He is sixth in the NSIC in scoring at 18.6 ppg.

Other Top Performances - South
#25 Tyler Riemersma (AUGIE) added another double-double to his season total with 20 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Northern State. He scored his 1,000th point at Augustana in the process as he made nine field goals. Of the 12 rebounds, seven were on the offensive end. He also added an assist, a steal and  block.
#15 Jake Hilmer (UIU) averaged 19.5 points and 3.5 assists leading Upper Iowa to two wins over the weekend on the road against Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State. He knocked down all 13 free throw attempts to push the guard’s percentage at the charity stripe to 95.5% (64-67) for the season. He pushed his season scoring-average to 15.3 points per game. 
#23 Justin Eagins (WSC) scored 20 points in a 69-53 home win Friday over Northern State. It was the fifth time in last seven games Eagins has scored 20 or more points. He added seven rebounds, three steals and three assists in win and shot 8-19 from the field and 2-2 at the foul line.
#5 Alec Rosner (WSU) led Winona State to a key NSIC sweep this past weekend on the road, including scoring a career-high 29 against Minnesota Crookston in a 70-65 Warrior win. For the weekend, he was 12-of-27, hitting at a 44.4% clip. He average 20 points per game, including a career-high 29 on Saturday. He was 12-of-13 from the free throw line, a 92.3% mark. He was 5-for-5 at the charity stripe in a 79-74 victory at BSU.

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)
12/20/21
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth (3)
S: #42 Jake Phipps - SMSU (2)
1/3/22
N: #21 Jacksen Moni - Northern State
S: #2 Jack Thompson - Sioux Falls
1/10/22
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth (4)
S: #13 Kenny Byers - SMSU


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.