For Immediate Release
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
#16 Shaelyn Grant (C/OF, 5-7, Sr., Grand Junction, Colo. / Central HS) – Minnesota Crookston
- Hit .563 in four games in Sioux Center, Iowa, with three home runs and seven RBI
- Scored five runs for the Golden Eagles
- Posted a 1.313 slugging percentage, and a 1.876 OPS
- Added a double and a triple
- Had the game-tying double in the seventh inning against Mount Marty, in a 7-6 victory
- Went 3-of-4, with two RBI, and a run scored in the win
- Went 3-of-4, with four RBI, and two runs scored in Sunday's victory over Dakota Wesleyan
- Had a two-run home run in the win, and a two RBI triple

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#3 Taylor Coleman (P/U, 5-5, Fr., Lincoln, Neb. / Lincoln Southwest HS) – Northern State
- Led the Wolves staff going 2-0 on the weekend
- Tallied 20 strikeouts in 10.0 innings of work with just five hits and one earned run allowed
- Threw a one hit shutout against Dickinson State 
- Struck out 14 of the 17 batters faced against DSU
- Tallied a .429 (6-14) batting average through four contests 
- Added five runs scored, four RBI, two doubles, and one triple 

Others Top Performers  - Players
Kennedy Buckman (AUGIE)
- Went 3-for-6 at the plate with a home run and two RBI
- Also recorded a double as part of her three hits in AU's doubleheader at Arkansas Monticello
- Slugged at a 1.167 clip with a .571 on-base percentage
 Janelle Bergmann (UMary)
- Posted an opening weekend line of .538/.571/.692 (7-of-13) with 2 doubles and 5 RBIs 
- Had a hit in all four games and two hits in three of the games at the Jamestown Dome Tournament
- Was 2-for-3 with a double and 3 RBIs in the Marauders 8-0 win over Dickinson State
- Singled home the tying run in the bottom of the 7th inning in a 4-3 win over Mayville State
- Made just one error in 18  chances
Lexi Chase (NSU) 
- Led the Northern State offense for the second straight week with a .600 batting average
- Recorded six hits, including two doubles
- Notched five RBI and three runs scored
- Tallied two multiple hit games in the Wolves wins against Valley City State

Others Top Performers  - Pitcher
Grace Glanzer (AUGIE)
- Earned the victory in a game where she pitched 6.0 innings against Arkansas-Monticello
- Struck out 11 of the 23 batters faced in the 6-0 win
- Gave up just three hits and no runs
- Held opponents to a .143 batting average 
- Moved to 3-1 on the season 
- Is 1 of 28 pitchers in the nation with an 0.00 ERA 
Arria Johnson (UMary)
- Tossed a complete game shutout in her collegiate debut
- Struck out six in the Marauders 8-0 win over Dickinson State
- Allowed just three hits and two walks in 5.0 innings 
NSIC Softball Players of the Week
2/5/24
Player: #28 Reese Holzhueter – St. Cloud State
Pitcher: #50 Grace Glanzer - Augustana
2/13/24
Player: #16 Shaelyn Grant – Minnesota Crookston
Pitcher: #3 Taylor Coleman – 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.