For Immediate Release
Monday, February 5, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet

NSIC Player of the Week
#21 Jacksen Moni (F, 6-10, 225, Jr., Fargo, N.D. / Sheyenne High) - Northern State
- Averaged a double-double with 31.0 points and 10.0 rebounds in wins over UMary and SCSU
- Shot 71.9% (23-32) from the floor and 93.8% (15-16) from the foul line
- Added seven assists, as well as a team leading four steals and two blocks
- Scored 31 points with 13 rebounds in a 85-71 win versus UMary
- Scored 31 points with seven boards in a 83-76 win at St. Cloud State
- Sits third in the league in both scoring and rebounding
- Owns seven double double and five 30+ scoring performances this season
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second time this season (12/11/23)

NSIC Shining 5*
Isaac Fink (AUGIE)
- Averaged 30.5 points over two contests with 7.5 rebounds per outing
- After scoring 26 points in the near upset of Minnesota Duluth, went off for 35 points in the win over Concordia-St. Paul
- Dished five assists on the weekend
- After starting NSIC play 1-6, Fink has Augustana in position to host a first round game. 
Drew Blair (UMD)
- Averaged 25.3 pts, 6.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 2.0 steals in three win week for UMD
- Shot 26-52 (.500) from the field, 10-29 (.345) from three point range, 14-16 (.875) from the line
- Collected 19 points and 7 rebounds in win over #2 MSU
Malik Willingham (MSU) 
- Averaged 18.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game last week
- Shot 44.4% (20-of-45) from the field
- Went 11-of-12 (.917) from the free throw line
- Led the Mavericks in scoring against USF with 25 points as he connected on 8-of-13 shots from the field
Connor Dillon (WSU) 
- Set a career high in points scored with 41 against Concordia St. Paul on Tuesday and led Winona State to a 2-1 record last week
- Averaged 23.7 points per game for the week
- The 41 points tied the 5th-best ever one-game scoring performance in Warrior history
- Also had 4.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game

*Each week the NSIC will select a player of the week and highlight four other performances to make up the "NSIC Shining 5"

2023-24 NSIC Players of the Week
11/13/23
#2 Malik Willingham - Minnesota State
11/20/23
#0 Antwan Kimmons - Concordia-St. Paul
11/27/23
#12 Josh Dilling - Northern State
12/4/23
#23 John Sutherland - Bemidji State
12/11/23
#21 Jacksen Moni - Northern State
12/18/23
#0 Dalton Albrecht - Bemidji State
1/3/24
#4 Dylan Peeters - Minnesota State
1/8/24
#10 Dunwa Omot - SMSU
1/15/24
#21 Isaac Fink - Augustana
1/22/24
#23 Connor Hollenbeck - Minot State
1/29/24
#2 Connor Dillon - Winona State
2/5/24
#21 Jacksen Moni - Northern State (2)

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.