For Immediate Release
Monday, February 17, 2025
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet
NSIC Player of the Week
#2 Bri Stoltzman (G, 5-8, Sr., Mankato, Minn. / Mankato West HS) - SMSU
- Led SMSU offense to a 2-0 weekend averaging 28.0 ppg on 53 percent shooting
- Also averaged 6.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game
- Recorded a game-high 33 points in the 78-65 win against Wayne State
- Tallied six rebounds, three assists, and a steal against WSC
- Poured in a team-high 23 points in the 88-74 win against Minnesota Crookston
- Recorded six rebounds, eight assists, and two steals against UMC
- Also shot 92 percent from the charity stripe (11 of 12)
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the seventh time this season
NSIC Shining 5*
Lydia Haack (CSP)
- Averaged 25 points, 5.5 assists and 5.0 rebounds in wins versus Northern State and MSU Moorhead
- Scored a career-high 35 points shooting 13-22 (59.1%) from the field in CSP’s 62-53 victory over MSUM
- Tied for the fifth-most points in a game in program history
- Aided CSP’s fourth-quarter defensive effort that held MSUM to 0-11 from the field
- Scored 15 points with eight assists and five rebounds in CSP’s 75-69 win over Northern State
- Helped CSP achieve its second undefeated season at home in program history
Emma Miller (UMC)
- Averaged and NSIC best 32.0 points along with 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists
- Shot 23-of-47 for 48.9 percent from the field
- Was 10-of-22 from beyond the arc for 45.5 percent
- Scored 41 points against Southwest Minnesota State, tying the R/A Facility record
- Set the single-game scoring record for Minnesota Crookston
- Set the single-season record for scoring for Minnesota Crookston
Ayla Brown (USF)
- Averaged 16.0 points, 8.0 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game across the two contests
- Scored 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while 6 rebounds and 6 assists in the win over Augustana
- Delivered a 14-point and 10 assist in the win against Minnesota Crookston
- Shot 42.9% from the field and a perfect 6-of-6 from the free-throw line in
- Shot a combined 6-of-9 (66.7%) from three and 58.8% from the floor in the two-game stretch
Audrey Swanson (SMSU)
- Average a double-double with 17.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game
- Added five steams and an assist
- Closed out the week shooting 54 percent (14 of 26) from the field
- Tallied 16 points in a 78-65 win over Wayne State
- Also recorded eight rebounds and a steal against WSC
- Recorded her 12th double-double of the season in the 88-74 win over UMC
- Scored 19 points with 15 rebounds in the win over UMC
-Snagged four steals against UMC
*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
2024-25 NSIC Players of the Week
11/13/24
#23 Lydia Haack - Concordia-St. Paul
11/18/24
#5 Natalie Bremer - Minnesota State
11/25/24
#2 Bri Stoltzman - SMSU
12/2/24
#11 Lindsey Becher - Concordia-St. Paul
12/9/24
#5 Natalie Bremer - Minnesota State (2)
12/16/24
#11 Lindsey Becher - Concordia-St. Paul (2)
12/23/24
#2 Bri Stoltzman - SMSU (2)
1/6/25
#3 Rianna Fillipi - Northern State
1/13/25
#2 Bri Stoltzman - SMSU (3)
1/20/25
#2 Bri Stoltzman - SMSU (4)
1/27/25
#34 Michaela Jewett - Northern State
2/3/25
#2 Bri Stoltzman - SMSU (5)
2/10/25
#2 Bri Stoltzman - SMSU (6)
2/17/25
#2 Bri Stoltzman - SMSU (7)
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 27 team national championships and crowned 116 individual national champions. For additional information, visit
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About NCAA Division II
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