Other Top Performances - North
#10 Maddie Schires (BSU) led the Beavers to a 1-1 weekend by averaging 16.5 points on 60.0 percent shooting (12-20) including going 8-16 from three-point range. She averaged 4.0 rebounds and totaled one assist, one block and two steals. She recorded a career high 20 points including five threes in the Beavers 71-58 victory over Minot State.
#24 Brooke Olson (UMD) averaged 16 points and 7.5 rebounds across two conference wins this past weekend. The 16 PPG was good for 14th in the NSIC during this span. Her 7.5 RPG placed Olson 11th in the conference for the weekend. She scored at a clip of 46.7% from the field over the two games. She recorded a double-double of 19 points (on 8-16 shooting) and 10 rebounds against MSU Moorhead. She leads UMD in PPG (18.3) and RPG (6.6) for the season.
#10 Natalie Jens (MSUM) scored a game-high 23 points in MSUM’s game against Minnesota Duluth on New Year’s Day. This included four three-point field goals. She scored 13 of her 23 in the third quarter alone, finishing the game at a 63.6 percent shooting clip. She added in 13 points during MSUM’s New Year’s Eve game against St. Cloud State. She finished the weekend averaging 18 points per game and shooting 50 percent from the floor, including five total three-point field goals. 
#11 Kate Head (MINOT) led the way Saturday with a near career-high 24 points, and also had a strong night Friday with 11 points for the Beavers as she shot nearly 50 percent from the field in a pair of road games on the weekend.
#1 Emma Miller (UMC) averaged 18.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game as the Golden Eagles picked up a sweep of UMary and Minot State. Miller shot 11-of-34 from the field for 32.4 percent.
#34 Kailee Oliverson (NSU) led Northern State with 15.0 points per game against Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State this past weekend. She shot the ball 10-26 (38.5%) from the field, 2-2 (100.0%) from 3-point range, and 8-9 (88.9%) from the free throw line. She also averaged 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.0 block per game against the Bulldogs and Huskies. Oliverson has now scored in double figures in nine games this season, and has led the Wolves in scoring and rebounding in five and three games respectively this season.

Other Top Performances - South
#34 Michaela Jewett (AUGIE) scored a career-high 29 points in Saturdays 80-77 win over Wayne State. She shot 5-of-8 (.625) from the 3-point line and shot 10-of-19 (.526) in the field. She collected seven rebounds and two assists.
#5 Natalie Bremer (MSU) notched 15 points and shot at .417 in a win against Concordia-St. Paul. Playing 21:22 minutes off the bench, she added 4 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 steals and 2 assists.
#21 Peyton Blandin (SMSU) tied a game-high 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting from the field, while making 2 of 4 three-pointers off the bench in SMSU’s 70-44 over Sioux Falls on Saturday. The win was SMSU’s fourth in its last five games. She also had five rebounds, an assist, a block, and a steal in the win. It was her second consecutive game in double figures, and fifth such game this season.
#30 Kassidy Pingel (WSC) scored 18 points with three assists and one steal vs. Augustana. She made 10-of-12 free throws, both 3-point shots and was 3-of-4 from the field.
#5 Mattie Schimenz (WSU) scored a season-high 20 points and was the leading scorer for Winona State against Upper Iowa on Saturday. She scored a season-high 20 points and was 7-of-7 from the foul line and 6-of-13 from the floor. 
 

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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