For Immediate Release
Monday, March 27, 2023
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
#20 Andrea Cain (IF/OF, 5-5, R-Fr., R/R, Sioux Falls, S.D. / Brandon Valley HS) - Augustana
- Batted .563 while helping Augustana go 4-0 with sweeps of Central Missouri and Nebraska Kearney
- Recorded nine hits in 16 at-bats with six RBIs and six runs scored 
- Totaled four doubles and a triple as part of her nine hits
- Was 2-for-2 in stolen base attempts

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#28 Hailey Houston (RHP, 5-7, So., R/R, Long Beach, Calif. / Woodrow Wilson HS) - Augustana
- Went 2-0 in the circle while holding opponents to a .149 batting average
- Pitched 14 innings in total while holding a 2.00 ERA 
- Recorded 10 strikeouts against just 7 hits
- Pitched a complete-game 1-hit gem against Central Missouri
- Struck out seven batters against UCM

Other Top Performances - Players
Ari Charles and Laila Pelds (UIU) led the Peacock offense with four hits apiece. Charles had two RBIs in 12 at-bats with a triple, while Pelds had one RBI on a solo homerun. UIU went 1-3 in their final non-conference games.
#1 Kim Vidlak  (WSC) went 4-for-6 with a home run in a doubleheader split at Northwest Missouri State. She was 2-for-3 with a solo homer in a 8-7, 8 inning win, and was 2-for-3 in the opener, a 2-0 setback.
NSIC Softball Players of the Week
2/7/23
Player: #3 Ellie Tallman – Minnesota State
Pitcher: #26 Allyssa Williams - Minnesota Duluth
2/14/23
Player: #5 Sidney Zavoral – Minnesota Duluth
Pitcher: #15 Trinity Junker – St. Cloud State
2/21/23
Player: #10 Avery Steffen – MSU Moorhead
Pitcher: #9 McKayla Armbruster - Minnesota State
2/27/23
Player: #14 Maggie Fitzgerald – St. Cloud State
Pitcher: #26 Allyssa Williams – Minnesota Duluth
3/6/23
Player: #21 Clara Heislen – Concordia-St. Paul
Pitcher: #15 Trinity Junker – St. Cloud State (2)
3/13/23
Player: #14 Ashton Dorman - Augustana
Pitcher: #16 Kristi Pilz – Concordia-St. Paul
3/20/23
Player: #18 Jasmin Estrada – St. Cloud State
Pitcher: #15 Reegan Floyd – Minot State
3/27/23
Player: #20 Andrea Cain - Augustana
Pitcher: #28 Hailey Houston ? - Augustana

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 105 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.