2022-23 NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 14

2/20/2023 11:48:47 AM

For Immediate Release
Monday, February 20, 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 31.5 points on 67.6% shooting across two wins last week 
- Shot 45.5% from deep, good for sixth in the NSIC during this time 
- Scored 23 points on 9-11 shooting, with four rebounds in a 99-52 UMD win over UMC
- Scored a career-high of 40 points on a 16-26 effort in an 84-62 win over BSU
- Finished her career as the NSIC’s all-time leading scorer with 1,615* total points
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the fourth time this season
*NSIC regular season contests only

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#34 Michaela Jewett (G/F, 6-0, Jr., Brookings, S.D. / Brookings HS) - Augustana

- Averaged a double-double with 17.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game
- Collected her second career double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds at USF
- Shot 11-of-24 (.458) from the field and 7-of-17 (.412) from behind the 3-point line
- Recorded three blocks and one steal
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (1/30/23)

Other Top Performances - North
#14 Trinity Yoder (BSU) finished her career in style. The week started with a near triple-double in the overtime win over St. Cloud State. Yoder tallied 24 points, dished out 15 assists and grabbed nine rebounds in 43 minutes. She followed that up with another 20-point performance, while grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out five assists in 38 minutes against Minnesota Duluth. For the week, Yoder recorded 44 points, tallied 20 assists and grabbed 17 rebounds in 81 minutes. She went 14-34 from the field and 16-23 at the charity stripe. Nine times this season Yoder scored at least 20 points and picked up four double-doubles including the one Thursday night. 
#22 Megan Zander (UMary) averaged an impressive 27 points. 3.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 60% (18-of-30) from the floor, 56% (9-of-16) from behind the arc and making all nine free throw attempts. She scored a career-high 28 points against Northern State, draining 5-of-7 trey attempts and hitting 10-of-15 shots. She finished the regular season with 26 points at MSUM, connecting for 4 treys while making all six free throws.
#30 Peyton Boom (MSUM) returned to action to score 12 points on six of seven shooting against Minot State on Thursday night. She followed that up with a 19-point, seven-rebound game in Saturday’s crucial win over UMary. She shot 72.7 percent for the game and averaged 15.5 points, 5.5 rebounds on 77.7 percent shooting from the field over two games.
#14 Kennedy Harris (MINOT) averaged 14 points, 4 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 2.5 steals on the week. She shot 33.3% from the floor, 37.5% from three, and 100% from the free throw line. Kennedy started the week off with 17 points and 6 rebounds vs MSUM. She was also able to add 1 block and 2 steals on the night. She was a perfect 6-6 from the line, 4-11 from the field and 3-8 from beyond the arc. Harris stayed busy on the defensive end vs NSU racking up 3 more steals on the week to go along with 11 points, 2 reb, and 1 assist.
#34 Kailee Oliverson (NSU) averaged a double-double with 16.5 points and 11.0 rebounds per game in Northern State’s weekend sweep of UMary (63-62) and Minot State (90-54). She also added 3.5 assists and 1.0 block per game during the two contests. She shot the ball 14-29 (48.3%) from the field and 5-7 (71.4%) from the free throw line on the weekend. After scoring in double figures in both games this past week, she has scored in double figures in 11 consecutive games and now 22 total games this season. With 14 points and 13 rebounds against the Beavers, Oliverson recorded her third double-double in the past four games, and now has seven total on the season.
#11 Jada Eggebrecht (SCSU) was the Huskies leading scorer in their weekend split with Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston. Eggebrecht put up 51 total points over the weekend going 19-37 from the field, 7-18 from the three-point line, 6-6 from the line with 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and one block. Against BSU, the freshman tallied a career high 31 points going 13-22 from the field and 5-10 from behind the arc with six rebounds and three assists. Against UMC, she put up 20 points going 6-15 from the field and a perfect 6-6 mark at the line with five rebounds, two steals, one assist, and one block.

Other Top Performances - South
#5 Natalie Bremer (MSU)
led the Mavericks with 20.0 points per game and averaged 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals. She shot 65.4% (17-of-26) from the field while leading MSU in scoring in both games, with 19 vs. Winona State and 21 vs. Upper Iowa.
#1 Katie Tornstrom (UIU) led the Peacocks in their final two games averaging 17 points and 8 rebounds per game. Tornstrom added two steals per game as well while shooting 40.7% from the floor, 40% from three and 100% from the free throw line.
#11 Lauren Zacharias (WSC) averaged 20.5 points, 4.5 assists and 3.5 steals per game vs. USF & SMSU. She scored 25 points on 11 of 16 shooting at Southwest Minnesota State Saturday. She led WSC with 16 points, six rebounds, six assists and six steals in 70-66 home loss to Sioux Falls Thursday. For the weekend shot 54.5 percent (18-33) from the field.
#1 Lauren Fech (WSU) concluded her Winona State career by leading her team to a win on Senior Day in a 1-1 week for the Warriors. She led Winona State with 12 points in a 65-42 loss to Minnesota State. She was also the top WSU scorer vs. CSP, scoring 16 in a Senior Day win. She averaged four rebounds per contest on the week and finished the season as WSU’s leading scorer with 330 on the year. 

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MINOT | NSU | USF | SMSU | SCSU | UIU | WSC | WSU

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)
1/16/23
N: # 45 Katrina Theis - St. Cloud State (3)
S: # 32 Aislinn Duffy - Augustana
1/23/23
N: #24 Brooke Olson - Minnesota Duluth (2)
S: #32 Aislinn Duffy - Augustana (3)
1/30/23
N: #23 Bren Fox - Minnesota Crookston
S: # 34 Michaela Jewett - Augustana
2/6/23
N: #24 Brooke Olson - Minnesota Duluth (3)
S: #32 Aislinn Duffy - Augustana (4)
2/13/23
N: # 34 Kailee Oliverson - Northern State
S: #5 Natalie Bremer - Minnesota State (2)
2/20/23
N: #24 Brooke Olson - Minnesota Duluth (4)
S: #34 Michaela Jewett - Augustana (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 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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