Other Top Performances - North
#22 Megan Zander (UMary) reached double figures in all three NSIC games during the week to average 14.0 ppg and 5.3 rpg while making 50% (5-of-10) of her 3-point attempts. She posted 16 points and 4 rebounds in a win over Minot State.  She added 15 points and 6 rebounds against SCSU. She chipped in 11 points and 6 boards against UMD.
#1 Emma Miller (UMC) averaged 27.5 points in a weekend split, including a 61-50 win over Northern State. Miller had a career-high 32 points in a win over the Wolves. She was 20-of-37 from the field for 54.1 percent. Miller went 9-of-13 for 69.2 percent from beyond the arc. She was 6-of-7 from the foul line for 85.7 percent. Miller averaged 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game.
#3 Taya Hakamaki (UMD) averaged 15.5 points on 57.9% shooting from the field off the bench across two wins last weekend. Her 57.9 FG% was fourth best in the NSIC over the weekend. The 15.5 PPG average was tied for eighth in the conference in this span. She averaged 2.5 steals as well, also eighth in the NSIC for the weekend. She scored 16 points on 5-8 (62.5%) shooting to go along with three steals in an overtime win against Mary on Saturday.
#11 Kate Head (MINOT) led the way in scoring for the Beavers in all three this week.  She scored 12 points against  UMary, 13 against UMD and 15 against St. Cloud State.  
#41 Laurie Rogers (NSU) led Northern State to a weekend split against Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State, averaging a double-double with 11.0 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. She also averaged 3.5 assists and 2.0 blocks per game. She tied season high marks with 18 points and 13 rebounds against BSU, recording her fourth double-double of the season which is tied for the most in the NSIC. Rogers now has five games with ten or more rebounds and five games with two or more blocked shots this season.
Jada Eggebrecht (SCSU) put up 34 total points over the weekend with a career high 21 points and going 3-4 from behind the arc in St. Cloud State’s win over UMary. In addition, she recorded seven rebounds and three assists over the weekend. Eggebrecht sits at 5th in the NSIC for scoring averaging a .535 shooting percentage.

Other Top Performances - South
#12 Brecli Honner (USF) scored 34 points on the weekend, leading USF to a 1-1 weekend. She dropped a career high 24 points against UIU and shot 100% from the line, 50% from three point territory and 62.5% from the field against UIU.
#4 Hannah Parsley (SMSU) averaged 14.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.0 apg and 3.0 spg while shooting 54.5 percent in road wins over WSU and UIU. She led the Mustangs is scoring and steals and was second in rebounds, assists, and field goal percentage last week. She scored 15 points and added five rebounds, five assists, and four steals against WSU. She scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds in just 19 minutes against UIU. 
#3 Lydia Haack (UIU) continued to lead Upper Iowa last week with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. UIU lost twice at home to Sioux Falls (79-71,OT) and Southwest Minnesota State (83-47). The Peacock point guard shot 50% (14-28) from the floor and 10-11 at the free throw line.
#42 Logan Hughes (WSC) scored a season-high 22 points in Friday’s 62-53 win at Concordia-St. Paul. She made 9-of-13 shots from the field and 4-of-5 from 3-point range.
#00 Caitlin Riley (WSU) was dialed in from downtown over the NSIC weekend, leading Winona State to a 1-1 record at home. She scored a game-high 20 points versus Sioux Falls and was 9-of-18 over the two games. She shot 60% from 3-point territory; 6-of-10 across two games. She also hauled in five rebounds.

 

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
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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