For Immediate Release
Monday, February 5, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet
NSIC Player of the Week
#4 Lexie Schneider (F, 6-3, Gr., Appleton, Wis. / Appleton East HS) - UMary
- Averaged 19.0 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in a weekend sweep
- Had 16 points and 13 rebounds with two assists in a 77-72 road win over NSU
- Posted 22 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and two steals and two blocks in an 80-47 win over MINOT
- Leads the NSIC in scoring (20.9 ppg) and rebounding (9.5 rpg)
- Leads the NSIC with 11 double doubles on the season
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the fifth time this season (11/13/23, 1/3/24, 1/8/24, 1/29/23)
- Joins Michelle Bruns (SMSU - 2004-05 - 5 Times), Miranda Ristau (NSU - 2016-17 - 5 Times & 2017-18 - 6 Times) and Shaunteva Ashley (AUGIE - 2014-15 - 7 Times) as only women's basketball players to earn NSIC Women's Player of the Week five or more times in a season in the past 20 years
NSIC Shining 5*
Lauren Wilson (CSP)
- Posted her second double-double of the season with 21 points and 10 rebounds in double overtime win over Wayne State on Friday
- Scored a team-high 20 points with five rebounds in Concordia-St. Paul’s 61-60 loss to Augustana on Saturday
- Grabbed a career-high three steals in each game against Wayne State and Augustana
- Tallied a career-high six assists flirting with a double-double scoring 10 points and grabbing nine rebounds in CSP’s win over Winona State on Tuesday
- Went 7-7 from the free throw line against Augustana and 12-14 (85.7%) total on the week
- Averaged 17.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.3 steals and 0.7 blocks over the three-game week for the Golden Bears
Natalie Bremer (MSU)
- Scored season-high 22 points at SMSU (10-17 FG), nine rebounds (five offensive rebounds), two assists, two steals
- Scored 20+ for the sixth time this season as Minnesota State won its 17th straight game, tying the longest winning streak in program history
- Went for 20 points (7-13 FG), five rebounds and two steals against Sioux Falls
- Team's leading scorer in win against Minnesota Duluth as MSU snapped a nine-game losing streak against Bulldogs
Bri Stoltzman (SMSU)
- Led the NSIC in points per game with 23.0 ppg last week
- Made a NSIC-best 100 percent of shots from beyond the arc (6-of-6)
- Only missed two shots from the field on the entire weekend for top-NSIC field goal percentage of 88.2
- Scored 27 points on 10-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-3 from deep and 4-of-4 from the free throw line against No. 22 Minnesota State
- Led SMSU in points (23.0) and rebounds (5.5) going 1-1 this weekend
Ashley Sawicki (SCSU)
- Averaged 18.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.5 steals per game in a pair of wins.
- Shot 62.5% from the field and 85.7% from the free throw line, going 15-of-24 and 6-of-7 respectively
- Posted a 14-point-10-rebound double-double in a 79-64 win at UMC
- Added five assists and four steals versus UMC, which are both career highs
- Scored a career-high 22 points on 8-of-9 shooting from the field and 6-of-6 from the free throw line and grabbed five rebounds in a 75-55 win vs NSU
- Recorded her fourth double-double of the season and tallied her fifth game with 10+ rebounds
- Has scored in double figures in 11 of her last 12 contests
*Each week the NSIC will select a player of the week and highlight four other performances to make up the "NSIC Shining 5"
Women's Basketball Pages
2023-24 NSIC Players of the Week
11/13/23
#4
Lexie Schneider - University of Mary
11/20/23
#30
Lauren Wilson - Concordia-St. Paul
11/27/23
#0
Taytum Rhoades - Minnesota Duluth
12/4/23
#21
Ally Gietzel - Concordia-St. Paul
12/11/23
#1
Joey Batt - Minnesota State
12/18/23
#1
Emma Miller - Minnesota Crookston
1/3/24
#4
Lexie Schneider - University of Mary (2)
1/8/24
#4
Lexie Schneider - University of Mary (3)
1/15/24
#14
Destinee Bursch - Minnesota State
1/22.24
#2
Madelyn Bragg - Northern State
1/29/24
#4
Lexie Schneider - University of Mary (4)
2/5/24
#4
Lexie Schneider - University of Mary (5)
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
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