NSIC Shining 5*
Ally Gietzel (CSP) 
- Averaged 20 points, seven rebounds, two assists and 1.5 steals 
- Scored 27 points against SMSU which was her second-highest total of the season
- Led the Golden Bears in scoring and rebounding in both games
- Shot 58.6% from the field over 29 shots on the weekend
- Played a team-high 76 minutes in both games
- Currently leads the NSIC in minutes played
- Had a season-high three steals against Southwest Minnesota State
Lexie Schneider (UMary)
- Averaged 21.5 ppg and 9.0 rpg while leading the Marauders to a pair of wins
- Posted 26 points and 15 rebounds with 3 blocks in a 70-54 win over UMC
- Had 17 points and 3 rebounds in a 75-67 win at Minot State
- Was a perfect 17-of-17 on free throws over two games 
- Shot 48% (13-of-27) from the field
Rianna Fillipi (NSU) 
- Averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.5 assists, and 3.0 steals per game
- Drained 15-of-31 from the floor along with nine from the foul line
- Scored 22 points, with four assist, and perfect 4-of-4 from the foul line against SCSU
- Led the league in assist, averaging 6.5 assists last week
Bri Stoltzman (SMSU) 
- Led the NSIC in total points with 57 and in points per game with 28.5
- Scored a game-high 31 points on 10 of 13 shooting in a 86-80 win over No. 19 UMD
- Season-high 10 free throw makes against UMD
- Led team with 26 points, going a 6-for-6 from the free throw line against CSP
- Added two steals and a block in the 64-62 win over CSP
- Shot 51.4 percent from the field in SMSU's 2-0 weekend

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

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. 

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