For Immediate Release
Monday, February 14, 2022
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#10 Kai Huntsberry (G, 6-3, 216, Jr., New Orleans, La. / San Diego City College) - University of Mary
- Averaged 19.5 points, 6.0 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals in a weekend sweep
- Posted 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in a 75-71 win over #6 UMD
- Marks the highest-ranked NCAA team UMary has beaten at home in program history
- Followed with 20 points, 9 assists, 4 rebounds, and two steals in a 90-77 win over SCSU
- Made 8-of-11 from the field and 4-of-7 from three point range

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#25 Tyler Riemersma (F, 6-8, 215, Sr., Bloomington, Minn. / Jefferson HS) - Augustana
- Averaged 21 points and 13 rebounds over a pair of road victories
- Shot 55.6 percent from the field (15-of-27)
- Totaled 23 points and 12 rebounds in a 88-72 win at CSP, adding four assists 
- Scored 19 points and secured 14 rebounds in a 85-74 win at Minnesota State
- Ranks 12th in the nation with 11 double-doubles
- Ranks ninth in the nation with 10.8 rebounds per game
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the fifth time this season

Other Top Performances - North
#1 Lorenzo McGhee (MSUM) averaged 20.0 points and 6.0 rebounds for weekend as MSUM swept Bemidji and UMC. He had 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting in an 83-77 win over Bemidji on Saturday. He added a game-high 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting in a 77-63 win over UMC on Sunday.  He shot 63.6 percent from the field on the weekend.
#5 Max Cody (MINOT) scored a career-high 31 points for the Beavers in an 89-81 win Friday night, then added 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists in Minot State’s 80-63 upset of No 6 Minnesota Duluth.
#5 Sam Masten (NSU) led Northern State averaging 15.5 points and 6.0 rebounds versus Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston.  He added a team high 11 assists and shot 54.5% from the floor and a perfect 5-of-5 from the foul line.

Other Top Performances - South
#10 Quincy Anderson (MSU) led the Mavericks in scoring and rebounds last weekend with 19.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. He shot 47.8% from the field, including a 7-of-15 (.467) showing from three point range. He recorded 25 points against Wayne State.
#23 Matt Cartwright (USF) averaged 21 points and three rebounds in losses on the road. With his performance, he has taken over the league lead in individual scoring at 19.4. He had 22 points in a 76-75 loss at Winona State and added 20 points in a loss at No. 19 Upper Iowa. Cartwright now has 11 20 game performances this year and 21 in his career as well as his 18th double-digit game this year and 55th in his career. Cartwright has 1,225 career points.
#10 Dunwa Omot (SMSU) averaged 20 points on 64.7 percent shooting against UIU and WSU. He scored 17 points on 5 of 10 shooting and 3 of 5 shooting from behind the arc in Friday’s loss to UIU. He shot 6 of 7 from the field and 5 of 5 from deep in a 23 point, three rebound performance to lead SMSU to a victory over WSU.
#2 Lucas Duax (UIU) led the Peacocks to a pair of wins at home with 15.5 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal per game as UIU improved to 12-0 in Dorman Memorial Gymnasium. On Saturday, Duax scored 19 and pulled in 11 boards as Upper Iowa dominated a home matchup with Sioux Falls, 82-58. The junior guard shot 55% (11-20) from the floor and knocked down 9-12 free throws.
#23 Justin Eagins (WSC) averaged 20 points and 4.5 rebounds per game in a NSIC road split. He scored a game-high 22 points with five assists Saturday in 80-64 win at Concordia-St. Paul. He had 18 points in an 81-76 Friday loss at Minnesota State. For the weekend shot 8-14 (57%) from 3-point range and 43% (15-35) from the field.
#1 Devin Whitelow (WSU) scored a driving layup at the buzzer for a Warrior win over the University of Sioux Falls on Friday. He was 8-of-18 (44.4) for the weekend and averaged 5 assists, 1.5 steals & 2.5 rebs a game on the weekend.

NSIC Men's Basketball Players of the Week
11/15/21
N: #22 Drew Blair - Minnesota Duluth
S: #25 Tyler Riemersma - Augustana
11/22/21
N: #5 Sam Masten - Northern State
S: #42 Jake Phipps  - SMSU
11/29/21
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth
S: #20 Joe Smoldt - Upper Iowa
12/6/21
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth (2)
S: #10 Quincy Anderson - Minnesota State
12/13/21
N: #20 Caleb Donaldson - St. Cloud State 
S: #25 Tyler Riemersma - Augustana (2)
12/20/21
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth (3)
S: #42 Jake Phipps - SMSU (2)
1/3/22
N: #21 Jacksen Moni - Northern State
S: #2 Jack Thompson - Sioux Falls
1/10/22
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth (4)
S: #13 Kenny Byers - SMSU
1/17/22
N: #5 Sam Masten - Northern State (2)
S: #15 Jake Hilmer - Upper Iowa
1/24/22
N: #23 Melvin Newbern- Minot State
S: #25 Tyler Riemersma - Augustana (3)
1/31/22
N: #22 Drew Blair - Minnesota Duluth
S: #5 Alec Rosner - Winona State
2/7/22
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth (5)
S: #25 Tyler Riemersma - Augustana (4)
2/14/22
N: #10 Kai Huntsberry - University of Mary
S: #25 Tyler Riemersma - Augustana (4)

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 24 team national championships and crowned 81 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.