For Immediate Release
Monday, February 24, 2025
NSIC Media Relations

NSIC Player of the Week
#15 Brooke Holmes (IF, 5-10, So., Savage, Minn. / Prior Lake HS) – St. Cloud State
- Hit .458 (11-for-24), during the Huskies 5-1 weekend in Rosemont, Illinois
- Owned a .458 on-base percentage and .792 slugging percentage for an OPS of 1.250
- Posted five extra base hits (one home run, one triple and three doubles)
- Drove in a team-high 10 runs, scored four runs and was 1-for-1 on stolen base attempts
- Recorded a hit in every game to extend her hitting streak to seven games
- Posted three multi-hit games including two three-hit games
- Defensively, tallied seven putouts and 11 assists with a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#11 Kennedy Joachim (RHP, 5-8, Fr., New Richmond, Wis. / New Richmond HS) – Bemidji State
- Went 2-0 with a 1.05 ERA in three appearance
- Picked up wins over Roosevelt University and Upper Iowa
- Added 5.0 innings against Lewis University in a no decision
- Pitched 8.0 innings against UIU and allowed just five hits and one run
- Totaled 20 innings pitched with four runs (three earned) no walks and 24 strikeouts
- Added three putouts and an assist
*Stats used from games played 2/17/25 to 2/24/25

Others Top Performers  - Players
Jackie Larsen (BSU) 
- Marked 9 runs, five hits, three RBIs, 2 doubles, 5 stolen bases at Lewis Dome Invite
- Grabbed a .417 batting average in the six games
- Added 7 putouts with a 100% fielding percentage
- Helped the Beavers to a 3-3 record at the tournament
Lara Gianna (MSU)
- Went 3-for-6 at the plate in one day of action at the Washburn Invite
- Had three hits with four RBI including a two-run home run that extended the lead to 5-2 against ESU
- Hitting .529 with a 1.619 OPS with two home runs and seven RBI on the season
Leah Chance (WSC)
- Went 6 for 7 in two games Sunday at Washburn Tournament
- Was perfect 4 for 4 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored in 9-8 win over Fort Hays State
- Had 2 for 3 game with run scored in 4-2 loss to NW Missouri State
Sam  Keller (WSU)
- Went 10-20 over six games
- In those six games Keller has collected eight RBIs
- In those same six games, Sam has collected a double, two triple, two home runs, and two walks
- In six game Keller is batting .500 with a 1.05 slugging percentage and .500 on base percentage

Others Top Performers  - Pitcher
Allyssa Williams (UMD)
- Went 3-0 in the circle with a 1.81 ERA this weekend at the Lewis Dome Invitational
- Pitched 19.1 innings and posted a .162 opposing batting average in four appearances
- Collected 25 strikeouts including a career-best 11 against Hillsdale College in a complete game effort
- Came in relief in a come-from-behind victory against Lewis
- Retired all 10 batters she faced with four strikeouts
- Tacked on her third-and-final win in a lopsided 16-6 victory
- Went six innings giving up just two runs on five hits
- Finished with a stat line of 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 6.1 innings 
- Allowed just one hit and one walk on 11 punch outs against Hillsdale
Macey Clark (SCSU)
- Went 3-0 in three starts during the Huskies 5-1 weekend in Rosemont, Illnois
- Tossing three complete games including two 7.0 inning shutouts
- Posted a 1.11 ERA over 19.0 innings, striking out 17 batters while only walking two
- Limited her opponents to a .213 batting average and only allowed three extra base hits
- Went the distance in the Huskies 4-0 win over Upper Iowa
- Allowed four hits and one walk while striking out six in 7.0 innings
- Tossed her third straight 7.0 inning complete game in the Huskies 5-0 shutout of Grand Valley State 
- Earned her fourth straight win in a 16-3 (5 inn.) win over Truman State
Jayda Berg (WSU)
- Pitched a perfect game against Quincy University with three strikeouts
- Collected a total of seven strikeouts over four games
- Only has two walks in the last four games
- Has 18.2 innings in the circle in the last four games
- Had a 2.69 ERA over four games
NSIC Softball Players of the Week
2/4/25
Player: #22 Nicole Schmitt – Minnesota Duluth
Pitcher: #8 Avery Steffen – MSU Moorhead
2/11/25
Player:#14 Emma Owens – Northern State
Pitcher: #16 Abby Rux – Northern State
2/18/25
Player: #9 Braelee Jodarski – Winona State
Pitcher: #23 Kennadi Borngrebe – Wayne State
2/24/25
Player: #15 Brooke Holmes – St. Cloud State
Pitcher: #11 Kennedy Joachim – Bemidji State

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 NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
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