For Immediate Release
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#22 Drew Blair (G, 6-5, 195, R-Sr., Stevens Point, Wis. / SPASH) - Minnesota Duluth
- Scored a career-high 39 points in an 84-80 overtime victory against St. Cloud State
- Was 13-of-20 shooting, including 7-of-11 from three-point range
- The 39 points were the most scored in a single game in the NSIC this weekend
- The 65% shooting percentage was third in the conference during this span
- Added nine rebounds (tied for the team lead), four assists and two steals

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#32 Jordan Janssen (F, 6-7, 220, 5th, Lincoln, Neb. / East HS) - Wayne State
- Averaged 22.5 points and 13.0 rebounds in home wins over WSU and UIU
- Had 20 points and 10 rebounds in Saturday’s 81-72 win over WSU
- Scored 25 points with 16 rebounds in Sunday’s 86-77 victory over Upper Iowa
- Shot 61.3 percent (19-31) from the field and 70 percent (7-10) at free throw line
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (11/21/22)

Other Top Performances - North  
#1 Zyon Smith (UMary) scored a career-high 22 points to lead Marauders against Minot State. He hit three treys in the game and was 3-for-4 at the line. He tied for the UMary scoring lead at 12.6 ppg and leads team with 20 treys.
#1 Blaize Sagna (UMC) finished with a career-high 26 points against BSU. He was 10-of-19 shooting from the field. He had a career-high four steals and eight free throw attempts. 
#2 Khari Broadway (MINOT) scored a Minot State career high 21 points, leading the way in the Beavers’ win over visiting UMary on Saturday. He added three rebounds and three assists.
#32 Luke Taylor (SCSU) put up 15 points going 5-11 from the field including 1-2 for three-points and 4-4 from the foul line. In addition, Taylor had six rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal.
Other Top Performances - South
#3 Akoi Akoi (AUGIE) averaged 21.5 points over two games as he shot 60.7 percent from the field. He added 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He went 5-of-6 from 3-point land for 83.3 percent and scored a career-high 24 points in overtime win over Upper Iowa. He was 10-of-14 from the field in that contest.
#23 Matt Cartwright (USF) helped lead the Cougars to a 2-0 weekend with a big win over nationally ranked MSU. He dropped 48 points on the weekend with his second 30-point game of the season. He went 12-of-14 from the field, 7-8 from beyond the arch and 2-2 from the line against CSP. He leads the NSIC in scoring with 289 points on the year, averaging 22.2 a game. He leads the NSIC in 3-Pt percentage and 3-Pt per game. He is currently third in the country in points and fourth in the country in 3-Pt per game. 
#10 Dunwa Omot (SMSU) led SMSU to a perfect 3-0 week with a pair of NSIC wins, including a victory over No. 14 Minnesota State. Omot finished the week averaging 20.7 points, connecting on 23 of 41 field goals (56.1 percent), including 8 of 14 from 3-point range. He also made 8 of 9 free throw attempts. Omot also dished out seven assists with six steals and grabbed two rebounds. He scored a season-high 24 points on 8 of 16 shooting with four 3-pointers to help SMSU rally past Concordia-St. Paul on Friday. Omot scored 17 points on 6 of 14 shooting with two 3-pointers in the win over MSU, before closing the week with a game-high 21 points on 9 of 11 from the field with a pair of 3-pointers in a blowout win over Northland (Wis.). Omot ranks second in program history in 3-point field goal percentage at 50.6 percent (79 of 156).
#11 Luke Martens (WSU), with under 45 seconds to play, hit a 3-pointer to force overtime at Augustana and then drained a another triple with 1.2 seconds to go in the second overtime for the 82-79 victory, leading his team to an 18-point comeback win. He scored a career-high 31 points vs. the Vikings. He was 10-of-18 from the floor vs AU and 4-of-7 from behind the arc. He finished weekend with 45 total points, a 22.5 ppg mark. He also had 12 rebounds vs. Augustana, notching a 31-point, 12-board double-double. 

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 
12/20/22
N: #22 Drew Blair - Minnesota Duluth
S:  #32 Jordan Janssen - Wayne State (2)

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.