For Immediate Release
Monday, December 12, 2022
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#32 Austin Andrews (F, 6-6, 220, Jr., Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Averaged 21.5 points on 81.8% shooting across two road wins last weekend
- The 21.5 points tied for the fourth-highest scoring clip in the NSIC last week
- Averaged eight rebounds a game, tied for third in the NSIC over the weekend
- Scored 20 points on 8-of-8 shooting from the field in a 95-82 win over Minot State 
- Tallied a double-double of 23 points with 13 rebounds in a 72-56 win at UMary
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (11/14/22) 

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#2 Lucas Duax (G, 6-3, 195, R-Sr., Dubuque, Iowa / Hempstead HS) - Upper Iowa
- Averaged 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals and 1 block in a pair of wins
- Scored 28 points in a 66-57 win over SMSU 
- Shot 64% from the floor and knocked down 4-7 from deep 
- The NSIC leader in steals added eight more over the weekend 
- Sits at 999 career points 

Other Top Performances - North  
#00 Dalton Albrecht (BSU) averaged 20.5 points per game off 68.0 percent shooting (17-25) and went 3-for-3 from three point range. Averaged 4.0 rebounds per game.
#24 Kam Warrens (UMary) averaged 13.7 ppg and 4.3 rpg to help lead the Marauders to a pair of wins on the week. After scoring 9 points and grabbing four rebounds against Dickinson State, he had 20 points, six rebounds and 3 assists in a win over SCSU. He was 7-for-10 against the Huskies, including a 4-for-6 mark behind the arc. He added 12 points on three treys against UMD. He shot 56% (14-of-25) from the floor and 67% (8-of-12) on treys.
#1 Lorenzo McGhee (MSUM) scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds in MSUM’s 75-49 win over Bemidji State on Friday night. He followed that up with a 23-point, eight-rebound and two-steal performance in the Dragons 101-72 victory over Minnesota Crookston on Saturday. McGhee shot 69.2 percent from the field in the win. He finished the weekend averaging 17.5 points and five rebounds a game all while shooting 56 percent from the field over two games.
#1 Camron Dunfee (MINOT) led the way by tying a school record for 3-pointers in a game, hitting 8 in the Beavers’ 96-74 win Saturday. He led the way with a season-high 28 points in the win, that after a team-high 19 points on Friday.
#5 Sam Masten (NSU) led Northern State averaging 18.5 points, 6.0 assists, and 5.5 rebounds. He shot 64.0% from the floor, 50.0% from the 3-point line, and 1.000% from the foul line. He has scored double figure points in all 11 games this season.
#1 Tommy Chatman (SCSU) put up 27 total points over the weekend. He tallied 16 points against UMary going 7-14 from the floor. In addition, he grabbed six rebounds and recorded six assists with five against UMary.

Other Top Performances - South
#2 Jadan Graves (AUGIE) averaged 25.5 points per game over two games. He went off for 35 points in the win at No. 9 Minnesota State. He secured 4.5 rebounds and dished 3.5 assists over the two games. He made 12 3-point baskets over the two contests hitting at a 46.2 percent rate. His 35 points at MSU were well more than half of the Vikings’ 63 points in the game. The average of 25.5 points over the two games led the NSIC last week. His 12 made three-pointers were an NSIC best this week as well.
#00 Trevor Moore (MSU) led the Mavericks with 15.0 points per game last weekend. He shot 38.1% from the field and 37.5% from three point range. He averaged 5.0 rebounds a game and scored a season-high 23 points against Wayne State.
#23 Matt Cartwright (USF) dropped 48 points on the weekend with a career high 37 points against Winona State. He shot 65.2% from the field and 62.5% from beyond the arch against WSU. He leads the NSIC in scoring with 241 points on the season. He leads the NSIC in 3-Pt FG Percentage and 3-Pt FG/Game going 40/80 and sits in the top-5 in Division II in scoring. 
#32 Jordan Janssen (WSC) averaged 21.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals per game at Concordia-St. Paul and #9 Minnesota State. He had double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in Friday’s 77-73 win at CSP. He added 23 points and eight rebounds in Saturday’s 96-89 loss at #9 MSU. He shot 53.8 percent (14-26) from the field and 15-16 (93.8%) at the free throw line.
#2 Connor Dillon (WSU) was the top performing Warrior for Winona State in contests against Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State. He averaged 36.7 minutes per contest with 19.5 ppg. He scored game-high 25 points vs. Sioux Falls and was 9-of-21 from 3-point territory. 

2022-23 NSIC Players of the Week
11/14/22
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth
S  #2 Malik Willingham - Minnesota State
11/21/22
N: #23 John Sutherland - Bemidji State
S:  #32 Jordan Janssen - Wayne State
11/28/22
N: #5 Sam Masten - Northern State
S:  #15 Jake Hilmer - Upper Iowa
12/5/22
N: #24 Charlie Katona- Minnesota Duluth
S: #23 Matt Cartwright - Sioux Falls
12/12/22
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth (2)
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 25 team national championships and crowned 96individual 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.