For Immediate Release
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
#10 Torri Chute (C/INF, 5-6, Sr., L/L, Woodbury, Minn. / Stillwater HS) – Augustana
- Batted .526 with four home runs and four doubles as part of her 10 hits
- Recorded 13 RBI
- Struck out just once in 19 at-bats
- Had a three home run game in the Vikings win over Northwest Missouri State
- Of those three home runs, two were grand slams, one in the first inning and one in the second inning
- Finished that game 4-for-4 with four extra base hits
- Set a school record with 10 RBI in that contest

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#50 Grace Glanzer (RHP, 5-3, Sr., R/R, Sioux Falls, S.D. / Roosevelt HS) – Augustana
- Went 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA
- Gave up just four hits and one walk over 19.0 innings
- Held opponents to an .065 average
- Struck out 26 hitters 
- Pitched two complete-game shutouts and two one-hit contests
- Named NSIC Pitcher of the Week for the second time this season (2/5/24)

Others Top Performers  - Players
Morgan Benedict (BSU) 
- Batted .545 over four games to lead the Beavers to a 2-2 record to open NSIC play
- Collected six hits in 11 at bats with one double and drove in two runs
- Totaled a slugging percentage of .636 and on-base percentage of .583 after drawing one walk
- Recorded a hit in all four games this week including two, two-hit performances.
Alexus Houston (CSP)
- Slashed .500/.500/.833 in CSP’s 4-0 opening NSIC weekend
- Tallied a team-high six hits with three RBIs
- Started the scoring in CSP’s 4-3 victory over Bemidji State with her third home run of the season
- Had a team-high two hits with an RBI in the win
- Finished with two RBIs and a double in Concordia’s 10-2 victory against Minnesota Crookston
- Didn’t strikeout once over the four-game weekend
Evey Evans (MSUM) 
- Hit for a .437 average across four games for MSUM
- Helped the Dragons to a 3-1 record in those contests
- Had a total of seven hits, two runs scored and four RBIs in those games
- Went 2-5 from the plate with a two RBI double in a comeback win over MSU
- Also went 2-4 against Augustana in game two on Saturday 
- Added another pair of RBIs, helping the Dragons to their first win over Augie since the 2005 season
-Brooklyn Morrison (MINOT)
- Led the Beavers to a road sweep in a 4-game NSIC series, hitting 7-of-12 (.583) 
- Stretched her current hit streak to 10 straight games
- Had five RBIs, a home run, 2 doubles, and stole 2 bases in the 4 games
- Was a standout defensively, as well, with 7 putouts and 12 assists
Kyra Knudtson (NSU) 
- Led Northern State hitting .417 in the opening weekend of NSIC play
- Tallied five hits, including one double
- Notched a .500 slugging percentage and .462 on-base percentage
- Added a fielding percentage of 1.000 with 24 putouts and one assist
Riley Scwisow (USF) 
- Led USF to a sweep over UMary on Saturday
- Hit for the cycle in the two games combined
- In game 1, she went 3-3 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI
- Hit her double and triple and also stole a base
- In game 2, she went 2-2 with 1 run scored and 2 RBI
- Hit her homerun and single in this game
Jillian Noel (SMSU) 
-  Batted 6 for 12 over the weekend with a pair of doubles
- Led SMSU with seven RBIs and scored a pair of runs herself
- Batted 4 for 4 with a career-high five RBIs in the 8-0 win over UMC
- Tallied two putouts and three assists at third base
- Moved into first place all-time in SMSU program history in sacrifice flies 
Sam Keller (WSU) 
- Hit a solo home run vs. UMD
- Was 5-of-13 at the plate
- Had two RBI in four games

Others Top Performers  - Pitcher
Erica McCullough (CSP)
- Put up a 1.08 ERA in 13.0 innings pitched with a 2-0 record for the Golden Bears this weekend
- Picked up her second save of the season in CSP’s 4-3 comeback victory against Bemidji State
- Didn’t give up an earned run in 7.0 innings pitched in a 3-1 win against the Beavers
- Threw a team-high nine walks with only one walk allowed over the weekend
- Tallied her third individual win of the season without allowing a single walk
- Allowed a .220 batting average in the four games
- Improved her record to 12-2 on the season
Gabi Dawyduk (MINOT)
- Went 2-0 in the circle in 2 appearances as the Beavers swept a 4-game NSIC weekend on the road
- Struck out six batters and allowed just 2 earned runs in 10 innings in the circle
- Threw a complete-game, 6-inning, 1-hit shutout win against Sioux Falls
Justyce Porter (SCSU) 
- Tossed a complete game shutout against WSU, earning her eighth win of the season
- Struck out five while pitching 7.0 innings for the first time in her career
- Helped SCSU to its first Northern Sun win of the season
- Recorded the second complete game and first shutout of the season and her career
Izzy Howe (WSU) 
- Went 2-0 with a 1.91 ERA and 20 strikeouts 
- Earned a complete game win over UMD
- Claimed the win versus SCSU
- Notched 12 strikeouts vs. the Bulldogs
- Allowed just three earned runs off 10 hits in 11 innings of work
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
2/20/24
Player: #1 Sam Keller – Winona State
Pitcher: #55 Justyce Porter - St. Cloud State 
2/27/24
Player: #13 Gianna Lara – Minnesota State
Pitcher: #22 Maddie Oetzmann – Minnesota State
3/4/24
Player: #18 Riley Rosenthal - Concordia-St. Paul
Pitcher: #22 Maddie Oetzmann – Minnesota State (2)
3/11/24
Player: #44 Alexis Monty - Concordia-St. Paul 
Pitcher: #24 Lauren Dixon – Minnesota Duluth
3/18/24
Player: #44 Alexis Monty - Concordia-St. Paul (2)
Pitcher: #77 Azalya Lopez – MSU Moorhead
3/26/24
Player: #10 Torri Chute – Augustana
Pitcher: #50 Grace Glanzer - Augustana (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 113 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

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