For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 29, 2024
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Year
#4 Lexie Schneider (F, 6-3, Gr., Appleton, Wis. / Appleton East HS) - University of Mary
- Led the NSIC in scoring (20.7 ppg), rebounding (9.5 rpg) and field goal percentage (.545)
- Was seventh in free throw percentage (.808) and blocks (1.1 bpg) and 15th in assists (2.5 apg) in the NSIC
- Had 12 double doubles in 22 NSIC games
- Finished her NSIC career with 1,146 points and 633 rebounds
- Just the 11th player to ever reach both 1,000 points and 500 rebounds in NSIC games
- Ranks ninth all-time in scoring (1,569 points) at UMary and 4th in rebounding (915)
- One of only three NSIC players with six or more Player of the Week honors in a single season the last 20 years

NSIC Defensive Player of the Year
#1 Joey Batt (G, 5-5, Sr., New Ulm, Minn. / New Ulm HS) - Minnesota State
- Named NSIC Defensive Player of the Year for the third time in her career
- Led the NSIC with 3.8 steals per game in 22 games
- Led a Maverick defense that has twice as many steals (402) than any other NSIC team
- Helped MSU to hold opponents to 60.0 points per game in NSIC play
- Ranked seventh in scoring in NSIC play with 15.7 points per game
- Ranks second in points (1,779) and first steals (351) at Minnesota State
- Four-Time All-NSIC First Team Member

NSIC Freshman of the Year
#30 Kami Wadsworth (F , Fr., Hayti, S.D. / Hamlin HS) - Sioux Falls
- Started in all 22 conference matchups for USF recording 689 minutes played.
- Leads USF averaging 14.9 PPG with a career high 27 against Minnesota Duluth 
- Recorded five games of 20+ points
- Shot 44.2% from the field, 24.1% from beyond the arch and 82.6% from the line
- Led USF with 95 rebounds in NSIC play averaging 4.3 RPG in league play
- Led all NSIC freshmen in scoring

NSIC Coach of the Year
Emilee Thiesse (12th Season) - Minnesota State
- Led the Mavericks to their first NSIC Regular Season Championship since the 2008-09 season
- Coached MSU to 20 NSIC wins for only the second time in program history 
- Led MSU to a program record 19-straight wins during the season
- Guided team to a school record 31 steals in 106-64 win over Wayne State
- Holds an overall record of 219-116 (.654) and a 169-85 (.665) NSIC mark

2023-24 NSIC All-Conference Teams  

First Team All-Conference		Pos	Yr.	School	Hometown
11	Lindsey Becher	C	Jr.	CSP	Shoreview, Minn.
21	Ally Gietzel	G	Gr.	CSP	Fond du Lac, Wis.
4	Lexie Schneider	P	Gr.	UMary	Appleton, Wis.
22	Megan Zander	G	Sr.	UMary	Mandan, N.D.
0	Taytum Rhoades	G	5th	UMD	St. Paul, Minn.
1	Joey Batt	G	Sr.	MSU	New Ulm, Minn.
14	Destinee Bursch	G	Jr.	MSU	Chaska, Minn.
5	Natalie Bremer	G	So.	MSU	Lake City, Minn.
10	Natalie Jens	G	Jr.	MSUM	Beaver Dam, Wis.
2	Madelyn Bragg	C	So.	NSU	Aberdeen, S.D.
3	Rianna Fillipi	PG	Sr.	NSU	Lennox, S.D.
2	Bri Stoltzman	G	Jr.	SMSU	Mankato, Minn.
Second Team All-Conference		Pos	Yr.	School	Hometown
22	Lauren Sees	G	Sr.	AUGIE	Avon, S.D.
34	Michaela Jewett	G/F	Sr.	AUGIE	Brookings, S.D.
42	Alyssa Hill	F	So.	BSU	Negaunee, Mich.
1	Mariah McKeever	G	Gr.	UMary	Ada, Minn.
1	Emma Miller	PG	So.	UMC	Albertville, Minn.
31	Ella Gilbertson	G/F	Sr.	UMD	Lake Zurich, Ill.
22	Terryn Johnson	C	So.	MSUM	Kindred, N.D.
14	Sam Wall	G	Sr.	SMSU	Delhi, Iowa
30	Kami Wadsworth	F	Fr.	USF	Hayti, S.D.
11	Jada Eggebrecht	G	So.	SCSU	Phillips, Wis.
40	Ashley Sawicki	P	So.	SCSU	Waunakee. Wis.
10	Alex Dornfeld	F	Sr.	WSU	Markesan, Wis.

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.