2022-23 NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 2

11/21/2022 12:12:05 PM

For Immediate Release
Monday, November 21, 2022
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#41 Laurie Rogers (F, 6-2, Sr., Aberdeen, S.D. / Warner HS) - Northern State

- Led the Wolves to a pair of wins against MSUM (59-58) and SD Mines (87-53)
- Averaged 17.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 4.5 blocks per game
- Shot 13-of-18 (72.2%) from the field and was 8-8 from the free throw line
- Earned her seventh career double-double in the win over MSUM 
- Had a team-high 18 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocked shots against MSUM
- Had 16 points on 7-7 shooting while adding four rebounds and five blocked shots vs. Mines

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#2 Bri Stoltzman (G, 5-8, So., Mankato, Minn. / Mankato West HS) - SMSU

- Led SMSU to a 3-0 week with wins against Crown, Michigan Tech, and Northern Michigan
- Averaged 15.3 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game
- Had career-highs in points (21), rebounds (10), and assists (5) against Michigan Tech 
- Scored 18 points with seven rebounds, five assists, and four steals at NMU
- Shot 20-37 from the field (54%) while recording a 3.50 assist to turnover ratio
 
Other Top Performances - North
#14 Trinity Yoder (BSU)
 scored 30 points on 14-of-25 (56%) shooting with seven boards and 12 assists in a 99-95 overtime win over Mayville State. 
#23 Megan Voit (UMary) paced the Marauders in the season opener at Black Hills State with 17 points. She nailed 5-of-8 shots from behind the arc.
#24 Brooke Olson (UMD) had 23 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in a 68-63 win over Wisconsin-Parkside. 
#10 Natalie Jens (MSUM) scored 24 points, including five three-point field goals in MSUM’s 59-58 loss to Northern State on Wednesday. That mark was a team and game high. She had shooting clips of 40 percent from the field and 45.5 percent from three-point range in the game. It was the second highest scoring mark of her career so far. She also snared a team-high seven rebounds in 36 minutes.

Other Top Performances - South
#32 Aislinn Duffy (AUGIE)
collected her 18th career double-double in an 85-55 win against Briar Cliff. She tallied 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Vikings in both categories. Duffy was 10 of 14 in the paint and 2 of 3 from behind the arc.
#1Joey Batt (MSU) averaged 15.7 points and 4.7 rebounds per game and has a .500 field goal average. Also, shot .444 in three-pointers, posted 8 assists, and had 6 steals.
#23 Megan Fannin (USF) recorded a season high 17 points in USFs wins over Presentation and South Dakota Mines. She dropped 34 points on the week while shooting .667 from the field, .750 from three point territory and .889 from the free throw line.
#1 Katie Tornstrom (UIU) led the Peacocks to a 2-1 record with an 18.7 points per game average. The senior guard shot 50% from the field and 47.6% (10-21) from three-point range. Tornstrom added nine rebounds during the week for an average of 3.0 per game.
#11 Lauren Zacharias (WSC) led WSC with 17 points and eight rebounds to go with five assists in Wednesday’s 84-71 road win at Chadron State. She made 6 of 14 shots from field and 3-7 from 3-point range helping WSC start season 2-0.
#10 Alex Dornfeld (WSU) was named the Outstanding Player of the Tournament in leading Winona State to a 2-0 record at Quincy University. She notched back-to-back double-double outings as she scored 18 points & had 10 rebounds in a win over McKendree. She scored 24 points & had 12 rebounds in a win over Quincy. For the weekend she had 32 points and 22 boards on the weekend. 
 
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2022-23 NSIC Players of the Week
11/14/22

N: #11 Kate Head - Minot State
S: #3 Lydia Haack - Upper Iowa
11/21/22
N: #41 Laurie Rogers - Northern State
S: #2 Bri Stoltzman - 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 25 team national championships and crowned 96 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
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