For Immediate Release
Monday, November 28, 2022
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet
NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#30 Peyton Boom (C, 6-0, Sr., Barnesville, Minn. / Barnesville HS) - MSU Moorhead
- Named the Rollins College Thanksgiving Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- Averaged 16 points, 7.5 rebounds and two blocks in two Dragon victories
- Shot 68.1 percent from the floor for the tournament
- Had 22-points with 11 rebounds in a 78-67 win over Holy Family in championship
- Also blocked three shots in the win
- Voted to the All-Tournament team after notching her second double-double of the year
NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#32 Aislinn Duffy (F, 6-0, Sr., Rapid City, S.D. / St. Thomas More HS) - Augustana
- Helped lead Augustana to a 3-0 week to start 6-0 this season
- Averaged 14.0 points, 9.33 rebounds and 4.6 assists
- Assist-to-turnover ratio over the three games was 3.50
- Scored 19 points with 12 boards and four assists in a 94-73 win over Wayne State
- Ranks third in the league in scoring, third in rebounds and first in assists
Other Top Performances - North
#22 Sam Pogatchnik (BSU) averaged 10.7 points per game, 8.0 rebounds per game and 3.3 assists per game over three games this past weekend. She shot 31.4 percent from the field on 11-for-35 shooting. Recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Minnesota Crookston.
#22 Megan Zander (UMary) averaged 14 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 3.5 apg in a pair of games in Hawaii. She scored 11 points against #14 Tampa and scored 17 points with six rebounds and five assists in a win over Hawaii Hilo.
#1 Emma Miller (UMC) averaged 13.3 points per game on 38.0 percent shooting from the field as she tied a career-high with 20 points against Palm Beach Atlantic. She averaged eight rebounds in two games in Florida. She tied career-high with six assists against Palm Beach Atlantic. She is fourth in the NSIC with 4.0 assists per game.
#24 Brooke Olson (UMD) averaged a team-high 12.7 points and 8.3 rebounds across three games this past week. She had two-straight double-digit games against St. Cloud State and Northern Michigan on Tuesday and Friday, including an 18-point outing against the Wildcats on 60% shooting from the field. She currently leads the team in points per game (16.3) and rebounds per game (6.3).
#11 Kate Head (MINOT) led the way for the Beavers in their road win Tuesday at South Dakota School of Mines with game highs of 15 points and 5 assists.
#34 Kailee Oliverson (NSU) led the Wolves to wins over Presentation (90-57), Flagler (76-65), and Embry-Riddle (64-56). She averaged 17.3 points per game while shooting the ball 22-45 (48.9%) from the field and 8-10 (80.0%) from the free throw line. She also grabbed 5.0 rebounds per game in last weeks three wins. Oliverson scored a game-high 19 points against ERAU and 23 points against FC.
Other Top Performances - South
#1 Joey Batt (MSU) averaged 19.5 points, 3 assists, 4.5 steals, and 3 rebounds in two Maverick wins. She shot 65% (13-20) from the field, 50% (3-6) from the 3 point line, and 100% (10-10) from the free-throw line. She scored 31 points and surpassed the 1,000 point mark against UW-Parkside on Saturday.
#11 Lauren Zacharias (WSC) averaged 22.0 points, 3.0 steals and 3.0 assists per game in three games last week in just 23.3 minutes per contest. She scored 37 points in a 90-60 win over Fort Lewis on Friday, going 12-of-18 from the field and 7-of-10 behind the arc. She scored 17 points in a come-from-behind 62-59 win at Colorado Mesa Saturday. For the week shot 46.5 percent (20-43) from the field, 10 of 20 (50%) behind the arc and 80 percent (16-20) at the free throw line.
#10 Alex Dornfeld (WSU) led Winona State to a NSIC win against Upper Iowa, running the Warrior 2022-23 record to 6-0 in the process. She led WSU with 19 points and hauled in nine rebounds, also a team-high. She was 8-for-14 from the floor as she notched two assists and a steal.
Women's Basketball Pages
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
11/28/22
N: #30
Peyton Boom - MSU Moorhead
S: # 32
Aislinn Duffy - Augustana
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
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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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