For Immediate Release
Monday, January 17, 2022
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Women's Swimmer of the Week
Ilinde du Plessis (Free/Back/Fly, So., Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa / TuksSports HS) - Sioux Falls
- Registered two event wins and two relay victories in helping defeat No. 24 Augustana 137-125
- Claimed the 200 back title in 2:06.60 which is the ninth fastest swim in the NSIC this season
- Clocked 1:56.35 in the 200 free for her second individual win
- Was a member of the winning 200 medley (1:49.73) and 200 free relay (1:38.19) teams

Other Top Swimming Performances
Taylor Beagle (AUGIE) won three events in a dual with Sioux Falls. She claimed first place in the 1,000-free in 10:30.58. She followed that up in the 500-free with a time of 5:08.42. She concluded her day with a win in the 200-IM in a time of 2:11.68. She was also a member of the 200 yard free relay team that finished third.  

Farida Maher (CSP) earned 97 points for CSP at the Dragon Invite after taking first in the 100 yard freestyle (54.62), the 200 yard freestyle (1:58.25), the 500 yard freestyle (5:11.38), and the 1650 yard freestyle (17:49.38) while also taking second place in the 50 yard freestyle  with a time of 25.38, missing the first place mark by 0.4 seconds.

Andrea Lee (UMary) won the 1000 free (10:50.91) at the Dragon Invite. She finished runner-up in the 200 free (1:58.82), 500 free (5:21.08) and the 1650 free (17.57.17).

Vasilina Shipilova (MSUM) won three events and was part of two winning relays for MSUM at the Dragon Invite. She won the 200 breaststroke in 2:30.39, winning by more than six seconds; won the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.14; and captured the 200 IM in 2:13.75. She was also part of the winning 400 free and 200 free relays. 

Maddie Gonzales (NSU) led the Northern State to a first place finish at the Dragon Invite hosted by MSU Moorhead. The Wolves accumulated 998 team points and defeated NSIC foes UMary, MSU Moorhead, and Concordia-St. Paul in the invite. Gonzales was responsible for 207 of those team points, 97 of which were earned in individual events and 110 points earned as part of relay teams. She recorded four individual event wins in the 50 yard backstroke (28.67), 100 yard backstroke (1:00.63), 200 yard backstroke (2:11.44), and the 100 yard IM (1:05.34). She also earned a second place finish in the 200 yard IM in a time of 2:19.00. Gonzales was a member of two winning relay teams, the 200 yard medley relay (1:53.61) and the 400 yard medley relay (4:13.16). She also was on the 400 yard freestyle relay team that earned a fourth place finish with a time of 3:56.80.
 
NSIC Women's Swimming & Diving Athletes of the Week
10/12/21
S: Taylor Beagle - Augustana
D: Annaliesa Anderson - St. Cloud State
10/19/21
S: Taylor Beagle - Augustana (2)
D: Sydney Hanson - Minnesota State
10/26/21
S: Inte Pas- Sioux Falls
D: Sydney Hanson - Minnesota State (2)
11/2/21
S: Breena DeLegge - University of Mary
D: Madison Brinkman  - St. Cloud State
11/9/21
S: Inte Pas- Sioux Falls (2)
D: Meredith Matchinsky - St. Cloud State
11/16/21
S: Anja Enervold - Minnesota State
D: Madison Brinkman  - St. Cloud State (2)
11/23/21
S: Taylor Beagle - Augustana (3)
D: Madison Brinkman  - St. Cloud State (3)
12/7/21
S: Alexis Burroughs - St. Cloud State
D: Meredith Matchinsky - St. Cloud State (2)
1/17/22
S: Ilinde du Plessis - Sioux Falls
D: Not awarded

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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