For Immediate Release
Monday, November 27, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Player of the Week
#12 Josh Dilling (G, 6-4, 190, Jr., Oshkosh, Wis. / Oshkosh North HS) - Northern State
- Averaged 21.0 points, 5.33 assists, and 5.0 rebounds per game as NSU went 3-0
- Shot 74.2% (23-of-31) from the floor and 93.8% (15-of-16) from the 3-point line
- Knocked down a NSIC leading 15 made 3-pointers last week
- Shot 100.0% from 3-point land against UMary and Peru State
- Added two steals and one block

NSIC Shining 5*
Jordan Horn (CSP)
- Led the Golden Bears with 28.0 points per game as they went 2-1 on the week
- Shot 50.0% (27-54) from the floor, 50.0% (14-28) from three-point range and 88.9% (16-18) from the free throw line
- Added 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals in 30.8 minutes per game
- Scored a career-high 37 points on 11-22 shooting and 12-14 from the line while adding seven boards in Sunday's win over UIU
- Tallied a double-double with 21 points and 10 boards in Saturday's win over Truman State
- Leads the NSIC and ranks seventh in the nation with 24.9 points per game
Drew Blair (UMD)
- Scored 45 total points over both UMD wins this weekend
- Shot 13-13 (1.000) from the free throw over both games
- Averaged 22.5 pts/game, 5.5 rebounds/game, 2.5 assists/game, and 1.5 steals/game
Jacob Beeninga (MSUM)
- Averaged 27 points and three rebounds in a pair of wins for MSUM this weekend
- Had 35-point outburst, including seven made three-pointers, against Northern Michigan
- Wrapped the two-day stretch with a 19-point performance against Michigan Tech on Sunday
- Shot 40.4 percent from the floor for the two games, including eight made threes and an 85 percent conversion rate from the free throw line
Jack Thompson (USF)
- Led USF to a 2-0 week over Chadron State and Augustana
- Season high 25-points against Chadron State with eight assists while going 4-4 from the FT line
- Totaled 35 points on the week, 16 assists, 3 steals

*Each week the NSIC will select a player of the week and highlight four other performances to make up the "NSIC Shining 5"

2023-24 NSIC Players of the Week
11/13/23
#2 Malik Willingham - Minnesota State
11/20/23
#0 Antwan Kimmons - Concordia-St. Paul
11/27/23
#12 Josh Dilling - Northern State

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in 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 union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 25 team national championships and crowned 111 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.