For Immediate Release
Monday, February 20, 2023
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#1 Lorenzo McGhee (G, 6-5, Sr., Decatur, Geo. / Columbia HS) - MSU Moorhead
- Averaged 20 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in a pair of wins
- Shot 51.7 percent (15-of-29) from the floor
- Scored 21 points, including a game-winner with 11 seconds left in a 57-55 win at Minot State
- Added four rebounds, one steal and shot 47.4 percent from the floor
- Scored his 1,000th career point in his Dragon career
- Notched 19 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals in a 86-76 win over UMary

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#2 Lucas Duax (G, 6-3, 195, R-Sr., Dubuque, Iowa / Hempstead HS) - Upper Iowa
- Averaged 19 points, 5.0 assists, 4.0 steals and 3.5 rebounds in a pair of wins
- Hit the game-winner with 4.0 seconds to play in an 86-84 win over Minnesota State
- Broke the UIU record for career steals in a 94-84 win over CSP
- Now has 215 career steals after recording eight over the weekend
- Shot 60% from the floor as he connected on 15-of-25 shots
- Helped UIU to a share of its first NSIC South Division Championships
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (12/12/22)

Other Top Performances - North  
#10 RJ Smith (BSU) opened the week going perfect from the field against St. Cloud State in the dominating win. He went 7-7 from the field, 3-3 from three and 4-4 from the foul line for 21 points against the Huskies. He also added six rebounds and two steals in 34 minutes. He closed the week with seven points and eight rebounds against Minnesota Duluth. For the week, Smith recorded 28 points, 14 rebounds, two steals and two assists in 62 minutes. He went 9-14 from the field, 4-6 from three and 6-6 at the charity stripe.
#23 Treyton Mattern (UMary) averaged 18.5 points per game and 4.0 assists while making 5-of-8 treys in the final two games of the season and hitting 58% (15-of-26) of his field goal attempts. He posted 11 points against Northern State on 5-of-7 shooting, including his lone trey attempt, and added four assists. He scored a career-high 26 points with six rebounds and four assists at MSUM.  He was 4-of-7 on treys and 10-of-19 overall from the floor and didn’t commit a turnover in the two games.
#2 Khari Broadway (MINOT) averaged 16.5 points, 6 rebounds, 2.5 assists for the week. He shot 42.5% from the floor and 100% from the free throw line. Broadway scored 21 points on 45% shooting and pulled down 7 rebounds against MSUM. He also added 3 assists and 1 steal on the night. Saturday he had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists. He also got it done on the defensive end, recording at least 1 block or steal in each game.
#21 Jacksen Moni (NSU) led Northern State averaging 17.0 points and 6.0 rebounds in the final week of the regular season, He shot 44.8% from the floor and 80.0% from the foul line. He added five assists and three blocks. He tallied a week high 21 points and nine rebounds against Minot State.
#12 Luke Taylor (SCSU) was a key player for the Huskies in their weekend split with Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston. Taylor put up 27 points going 11-17 from the field, 2-3 from behind the arc, and 3-3 from the line with 12 rebounds, 7 assists, two steals, and one block. Against BSU, Taylor put up 9 points going 4-10 with 7 rebounds, three assists, and one steal. Against UMC, Taylor put up 18 points with perfect marks from the field, behind the arc, and at the line with 5 rebounds, four assists, one block and one steal.

Other Top Performances - South
#21 Isaac Fink (AUGIE) averaged 21.5 points and nine rebounds as he shot 53.3 percent from 3-point land while making eight shots from deep. He was perfect from the charity stripe and dished four assists and tallied four steals.
#2 Malik Willingham (MSU) led the Mavericks in scoring this past weekend with 24.5 points per game. He also averaged 4.0 rebounds per game, while shooting 47.5% from the field. He led the team with 29 points in MSU’s win over Winona State and notched 20 points against Upper Iowa.  He became the 42 Maverick in program history to record 1,000 career points.
#3 Nick Ferrarini (WSC) averaged a team-high 16.5 points per game vs. USF and SMSU. He scored season-high 25 points on 10 of 15 shooting in 67-54 loss at SMSU Saturday afternoon. For the weekend he shot 59 percent (13-22) from the field and 45.5 percent (5-11) from 3-point range.
#2 Connor Dillon (WSU) delivered a pair of 20+ point performances in the final week of the season for Winona State. He scored 20 points & hauled in five rebounds vs. Minnesota State on Thursday. He had 27 points & four boards in an 81-77 win over Concordia St. Paul. He averaged 23.5 ppg in the final week of the season.
2022-23 NSIC Players of the Week
11/14/22
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth
S  #2 Malik Willingham - Minnesota State
11/21/22
N: #23 John Sutherland - Bemidji State
S:  #32 Jordan Janssen - Wayne State
11/28/22
N: #5 Sam Masten - Northern State
S:  #15 Jake Hilmer - Upper Iowa
12/5/22
N: #24 Charlie Katona- Minnesota Duluth
S: #23 Matt Cartwright - Sioux Falls
12/12/22
N: #32 Austin Andrews - Minnesota Duluth (2)
S: #2 Lucas Duax - Upper Iowa 
12/20/22
N: #22 Drew Blair - Minnesota Duluth
S:  #32 Jordan Janssen - Wayne State (2)
1/3/23
N: #5 Sam Masten - Northern State (2)
S:  #32 Jordan Janssen - Wayne State (3)
1/9/23
N: #5 Sam Masten - Northern State (3)
S:  #15 Jake Hilmer - Upper Iowa (2)
1/16/23
N: #23 John Sutherland - Bemidji State (2)
S: #23 Matt Cartwright - Sioux Falls
1/23/23
N: #5 Sam Masten - Northern State (4) 
S: #10 Dunwa Omot - SMSU
1/30/23
N: #23 John Sutherland - Bemidji State (3)
S:  #15 Jake Hilmer - Upper Iowa (3)
2/6/23
N: #5 Sam Masten - Northern State (5) 
S: #2 Connor Dillon - Winona State 
2/13/23
N: #5 Sam Masten - Northern State (6)
S: #32 Jordan Janssen - Wayne State (4)
2/20/23
N: #1 Lorenzo McGhee - MSU Moorhead
S: #2 Lucas Duax - Upper Iowa 

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
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