For Immediate Release
Monday, January 9, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet
NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#24 Brooke Olson (F, 6-2, Gr., Rice Lake, Wis. / Rice Lake HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Averaged a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in a pair of road wins
- Shot 55.2 percent (16-of-29) from the field
- Tallied 22 points with 11 rebounds and five assists in a 78-75 win at No. 5 MSU
- Had 18 points and nine boards in a 62-34 win at CSP on Friday
NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#3 Lydia Haack (G, 5-3, Jr., Elk River, Minn. / Elk River HS) - Upper Iowa
- Averaged 19.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in a weekend split
- Scored 25 points on 8-of-21 shooting against UMC
- Had 14 points, 10 boards and six assists in an 82-69 win over BSU
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (11/14/22)
Other Top Performances - North
#22 Sam Pogatchnik (BSU) led the Beavers by averaging 18.0 points per game on 59.1 percent shooting from the field and 41.7 percent shooting from three. She averaged 6.5 rebounds per game, 2.0 assists and did not turn the ball over.
#22 Megan Zander (UMary) led the Marauders to a weekend sweep of SMSU and USF. She opened the weekend with 16 points and six rebounds with four assists against the Mustangs. She followed with a career-high 25 points and four rebounds while making 9-of-16 shots against the Cougars. She averaged 20.1 points and 5.0 rebounds while making 16-of-29 shots (55%) and 6-of-7 free throws.
#20 Alex Page (UMC) average 21 points per game in a weekend sweep. She scored a career-high 29 points in a win over Upper Iowa. She was 5-of-10 shooting from deep on the weekend and a perfect 8-of-8 from free throw line at UIU.
#30 Peyton Boom (MSUM) scored 17 points in MSUM’s Friday night win over Wayne State and added 15 points a day later against Augustana. She grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds on Friday night, including 12 offensive rebounds. She averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds across two games, shooting 52 percent from the floor for the weekend.
#4 Natasha Elliott (MINOT) led the way in a big win for the Beavers on Friday over USF with 15 points and 7 rebounds, both game highs. She helped out Saturday with 7 points and 4 rebounds.
#41 Laurie Rogers (NSU) led Northern State to a pair of victories over Augustana (62-60) and Wayne State (66-60). She averaged a double-double with 16.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while also adding 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steal per game. In the pair of wins she shot 10-20 (50.0%) from the field and 12-14 (85.7%) from the free throw line. Against the Wildcats she recorded her fifth double-double of the season, tying her season-high mark of 18 points and notching a new season-high of 14 rebounds. Rogers continues to lead the NSIC in free throw percentage in conference games, shooting 35-38 (92.1%) in nine NSIC games.
#45 Katrina Theis (SCSU) put up 31 points over the weekend including 16 points and 10 rebounds against Minnesota State for a double-double which is her third of the season. Additionally, she had two blocks, steals, and assists against Minnesota State. This put up 15 points against Concordia St. Paul with five rebounds, two blocks, steals, and assists.
Other Top Performances - South
Other Top Performances - South
#1 Lauren Fech (WSU) scored a career-best 25 points in a win over Bemidji State and was the leading scorer for the Warriors over the weekend. She had 25 points in a 76-63 win over BSU and was 15-of-31 (48.4%) from the floor. She hit 5-of-8 (62.5%) of her 3-pointers as she scored 38 total points on the weekend.
Women's Basketball Pages
2022-23 NSIC Players of the Week
11/14/22
N: #11
Kate Head - Minot State
S: #3
Lydia Haack - Upper Iowa
11/21/22
N: #41
Laurie Rogers - Northern State
S: #2
Bri Stoltzman - SMSU
11/28/22
N: #30
Peyton Boom - MSU Moorhead
S: # 32
Aislinn Duffy - Augustana
12/5/22
N: # 45
Katrina Theis - St. Cloud State
S: #5
Natalie Bremer - Minnesota State
12/12/22
N: #30
Peyton Boom - MSU Moorhead (2)
S: #1
Joey Batt - Minnesota State
12/20/22
N: #1
Emma Miller - Minnesota Crookston
S: #11
Lauren Zacharias - Wayne State
1/3/23
N: # 45
Katrina Theis - St. Cloud State (2)
S: #1
Katie Tornstrom - Upper Iowa
1/9/23
N: #24
Brooke Olson - Minnesota Duluth
S: #3
Lydia Haack - Upper Iowa (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 96 individual national champions. For additional information, visit
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