For Immediate Release
Monday, December 10, 2018
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NSIC Women's Basketball Players of the Week

NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#32 Gabbie Bohl (F, 6-2, Jr., Minot, N.D. / Bishop Ryan HS) - U-Mary
- Averaged  an NSIC best 28.5 points last week with 13.5 rebounds per game
- Recorded 27 points, 19 rebounds and 3 blocks in a 59-47 win over SCSU
- Posted 30 points and 8 rebounds in a 82-76 win over UMD, tying a career high
- Made 13-14 free throws against SCSU
- Shot 75 percent from the field against UMD and 57.6 for the week
- Stands at 15th in U-Mary All-Time scoring with 1,112 points

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#40 Shelby Selland (C, 6-2, Sr., Letcher, S.D. / Sanborn Central HS) - Augustana
- Averaged 18.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.5 bpg and 3 apg
- Recorded a double-double against Winona State with 19 points and 10 rebounds
- Went 5 for 6 from beyond the arc against Winona State
- Shot 70% from the field over the weekend
 

Augustana University Vikings

Last Week – 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 78-67 at Winona State W 86-52 at Upper Iowa	10-1, 3-0 NSIC	W5	4th overall, 3rd South
Team Notes
- After 11 games, the Vikings are averaging 80.5 ppg - The Vikings are shooting 44.5% from the field as a team
Top Performer(s)
- Shelby Selland finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds against Winona State; she went 6-10 from the field and 5-6 from beyond the arc  - Lynsey Prosser had 15 points and 4 assists against Upper Iowa, while teammate Abby Hora finished with 11 points and a game-high six helpers
Up Next
Saturday, Dec. 15 vs. Minnesota Crookston – 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 vs. Bemidji State – 12:30 p.m.

 

Bemidji State University Beavers

Last Week – 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 57-69 vs. Northern State L 47-72 vs. MSU Moorhead	2-5, 0-3 North	L5	15th Overall, 8th North
Team Notes
- Bemidji State was swept at home in its first full weekend of NSIC play versus Northern State and MSU Moorhead - The Beavers trailed the Wolves by one point late in the third quarter before NSU pulled away with a 9-2 run to end the quarter and a 12-7 run to start the fourth - MSUM outrebounded BSU, 49-28, and won the scoring battle in the paint, 35-14
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore guard Brooklyn Bachmann led BSU with 14.5 points per game, including 19 points versus Northern State - Sophomore guard Maria Appicelli averaged 9.5 points per game and led the team with four total assists
Up Next
Saturday, Dec. 15 at Wayne State – 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 at Augustana – 12:30 p.m.

 

Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 74-83 at Sioux Falls W 66-63 at Southwest Minnesota State	5-3, 1-2 NSIC	W1	3rd Overall, 2nd South
Team Notes
- CSP split on the weekend, losing a close contest to Sioux Falls in the final minutes before gaining a victory over SMSU in the closing seconds - The Golden Bears finished their contest against SMSU on 12-2 run to secure the victory - Concordia shot two of their top four percentages of the season, making 46.7% of shots against USF and 43.4% versus SMSU
Top Performer(s)
- Lindsay Dorr averaged 16.5 points, 14.5 rebounds, and three blocks while shooting 56.5% from the field - Anna Schmitt averaged 21.5 points, four assists, three rebounds, and a steal over the two games - Schmitt also scored 19 points in the second half to help complete the comeback against SMSU
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 14 vs Upper Iowa – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 vs Winona State – 3:30 p.m.

 

University of Mary Marauders

Last Week – 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 59-47 vs. St. Cloud State W 82-76 vs. Minnesota Duluth	5-1, 3-0 NSIC	W4	6th Overall, 3rd North
Team Notes
- Shot 87.5 percent as a team from free throw line against SCSU - Outscored SCSU 8-0 on second chance points and 24-14 in the paint - Shot 61.2 percent from the field on the game and 75 percent in the second half against UMD - Outscored UMD 36-22 in the paint - Scored 82 points against UMD, the most the team has posted in conference play thus far.
Top Performer(s)
- Jr. Gabbie Bohl posted 27 points, 19 rebounds, 3 blocks against SCSU and 30 points and 8 rebounds against UMD - Jr. Cassie Askvig recorded 22 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists against UMD - Fr. Tonya Dvorak had five assists against UMD and four assists against SCSU
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 14 at MSU Moorhead – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Northern State – 3:30 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 76-60 vs. MSU Moorhead W 61-54 vs. Northern State	7-2, 2-1 NSIC	W1	13th Overall, 6th North
Team Notes
- The Golden Eagles continue to be off to their best start since 2004-05 with a 7-2 mark on the season - The Golden Eagles received votes in the D2SIDA Central Region poll this week, they have either been ranked or received votes in the last four D2SIDA Central Region polls - Isieoma Odor is ranked seventh all-time in scoring at Minnesota Crookston - Odor needs 47 points to move past former Golden Eagle and current Southwest Minnesota State assistant coach Brittani Wiese for sixth place - Odor is also third all-time with 609 career rebounds. She needs 70 rebounds to move past Laurie Tyson for second all-time and 72 to surpass Katrina Nordick for the school record
Top Performer(s)
- Isieoma Odor tallied 18.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games this weekend - Caitlin Michaelis notched 14 points per game for the Golden Eagles
Up Next
Saturday, Dec. 15 at Augustana – 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 vs Wayne State – 12:30 p.m.

 

University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 74-48 at Minot State L 76-82 at U-Mary	3-2, 2-1 NSIC	L1	5th Overall, 1st North
Team Notes
- UMD won by 26 against Minot State, their largest win of the season - Shot a season high 49.1 percent on Friday - Recorded a season high 21 made free throws on Saturday - Scored 31 points in the fourth quarter and nearly came back against Mary - The Bulldogs are winless in their last 6 games at Mary
Top Performer(s)
- Sammy Kozlowski scored 25 points, tying a career high against Mary - Sarah Grow posted 19 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks against Minot State - Emma Boehm averaged 11.0 points, 2.5 steals, 2.0 assists this weekend
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 14 vs. Sioux Falls – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 vs. Southwest Minnesota State – 3:30 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University, Mankato Mavericks

Last Week – 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 73-74 vs. Southwest Minnesota State L 68-80 vs. Sioux Falls	4-3, 1-2 NSIC	L2	9th Overall, 5th South
Team Notes
- Outrebounded opponents a combined 86-59 and forced a combined 38 turnovers, recording 22 steals in the two games. - As a team, shot 13-28 (46.2%) from beyond the arc.  - Assisted on 31 field goals compared to 19 from their opponents.
Top Performer(s)
- Rachel Shumski recorded her second double-double of the season against Sioux Falls with 12 points, 13 rebounds, while adding five assists, two blocks, and two steals - Tayla Stuttley averaged 9.5 points and 5.5 rebounds off the bench in the two games
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 14 vs. Winona State – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 vs. Upper Iowa – 6 p.m.

 

Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons

Last Week – 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 76-60 at Minnesota Crookston W 72-47 at Bemidji State	7-2, 3-0 NSIC	W5	2nd Overall, 2nd North
Team Notes
- MSUM leads in NSIC in points allowed at 52.7 points per game - Dragons have won five games in a row and are tied at 3-0 atop NSIC - Senior guard Jacky Volkert surpassed 1,000 career points in win over Bemidji State on Saturday - MSUM leads league in rebounding margin at 11.3 - Junior Megan Hintz is second in NSIC at 10.8 rebounds per game - Senior Jacky Volkert leads the NSIC in assist-to-turnover ratio and is third in NSIC at 3.9 assists per game - MSUM has played its first nine games away from home and will host U-Mary in home opener on Dec. 14
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore G Kiley Borowicz averaged 19.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists for the week and scored a season-high 22 points in win over Bemidji State - Junior forward Megan Hintz averaged 16.0 points and 13.0 rebounds for the week and recorded her third double-double of the season against UMC with a career-high 17 rebounds - Senior guard Jacky Volkert averaged 16.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists - Junior Madi Green had a season-high 17 points in win over UMC
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 14 vs. U-Mary – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 vs. Minot State – 3:30 p.m.

 

Minot State University Beavers

Last Week – 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 48-74 vs. Minnesota Duluth L 60-61 vs. St. Cloud State	5-4, 0-3 NSIC	L3	14th Overall, 7th North
Team Notes
- Minot State went 0-2 last week in games against Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State - The Beavers suffered their first two home losses of the season
Top Performer(s)
- Haley Hildenbrand scored a season-high 14 points against Minnesota Duluth on 6-of-8 shooting from the floor - Madison Wald had 19 points, eight rebounds and four assists against St. Cloud State - Mariah Payne scored 17 points, grabbed nine rebounds and handed out four assists against St. Cloud State
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 14 at Northern State – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at MSU Moorhead – 3:30 p.m.

 

Northern State University Wolves

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 69-57 at Bemidji State  L 54-61 at Minnesota Crookston	3-5, 1-2 NSIC	L1	8th Overall, 4th North
Team Notes
- As a team, Wolves shot 48.0 percent from the field for the game, 50.0 percent from behind the arc, and made 18 free-throws - In the loss against Crookston, shot 38.2 percent from field, 30.4 percent from behind the arc, out-rebounded Golden Eagles 42 to 30
Top Performer(s)
- Brianna Kusler tallied her second double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds - Lexi Wadsworth also tallied a double-double on the weekend scoring 16 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, and one steal - Alayna Johnson tallied 14 points off the bench against Bemidji State and three rebounds - Lexi Wadsworth tallied her second double figure game in a row against Crookston with 18 points and seven rebounds
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 14 vs. Minot State – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 vs. U-Mary – 4 p.m.

 

University of Sioux Falls Cougars

Last Week – 2-0	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 91-81 vs. Concordia-St. Paul W 80-68 vs. Minnesota State	7-1, 3-0 NSIC	W6	1st Overall, 1st South
Team Notes
- USF moved its winning streak to six games after a pair of home NSIC wins - USF has scored 90 points or more in four of the eight games this season - Head Coach Travis Traphagen, who is USF’s all-time wins leader, recorded his 200th career win at USF with the victory over CSP, he now is 201-104 for a .659 winning percentage - USF ranks second in the NSIC in scoring at 79.8 points per game and rank second in the league in scoring defense at 56.4 ppg - USF is also third in the NSIC in field goal shooting at 43.8 percent
Top Performer(s)
- Junior guard Kaely Hummel averaged 22.5 points, 2.5 assists and 1.5 rebounds; she recorded back-to-back 20-point games for the first time this season and now has 60 career double digit scoring games with 10, 20-point games in her career - Junior guard Mariah Szymanski averaged 17.0 points, and 3.0 rebounds in the wins this weekend. She made 13—of-24 field goals and 6-of-8 from the foul line. Szymanski had 14 points and three rebounds in the CSP win and added 20 points and three rebounds against Minnesota State. - Gloria Mulumba had a career-high 17 points as she made 8-of-11 field goals coming off the bench against CSP - For the third time this season freshman guard Hannah Jones reached double digits with 11 points, added two assists and had five rebounds while making both of her three-pointers in the win over MSU. She also had three points, six rebounds and five assists against CSP - Anna Goodhope had seven points and a career-best 12 rebounds with two assists in the win over CSP. She added nine points, three rebounds, and 3-of-5 from three-point range in the win over MSU
Up Next:
Friday, Dec. 14 at Minnesota Duluth – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at St. Cloud State – 3:30 p.m.

 

Southwest Minnesota State University Mustangs

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 74-73 vs. Minnesota State L 63-66 vs. Concordia-St. Paul	4-4, 1-2 NSIC	L1	12th Overall, 7th South
Team Notes
- SMSU broke a 23-game losing streak over 14 years to Minnesota State on Friday night - SMSU is on track to record the most wins under head coach, Tom Webb
Top Performer(s)
- Erin Baxter led the team to the victory over Minnesota State with 19 points - Caleigh Rodning led the team with her fourth double-double of the season against Concordia-St. Paul with 24 points and 10 rebounds - Abuk Akoi had nine steals in two games with a career-high six steals against CSP
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 14 at St. Cloud State – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Minnesota Duluth – 3:30 p.m.

 

St. Cloud State University Huskies

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 47-59 at U-Mary W 61-60 at Minot State	4-3, 1-2 NSIC	W1	11th Overall, 5th North
Team Notes
- St. Cloud State scored its first NSIC win of the season against Minot State thanks to Madelin Dammann’s last second heroics. The junior hit the game winning jumper with .4 left in regulation to secure the victory for the Huskies after forcing a turnover on a steal a few seconds earlier - Dammann led the team in scoring over the weekend, averaging 14.5 points and 4.5 rebounds in two games in North Dakota. She opened the weekend with a 13-point, five rebound performance against the Marauders before tallying her season-high 16 point performance in the win over the Beavers - Nikki Kilboten was instrumental in St. Cloud State’s comeback win over Minot State, as she recorded a career-high 12 points in the victory. In fact, the sophomore scored all 12 points in the second half of the game, orchestrating an impressive comeback as the Huskies trailed 36-21 at the half
Top Performer(s)
- Madelin Dammann averaged 14.5 points in two games, including a season-high 16 in the comeback win over Minot State - Dammann hit the game-winning shot with .4 remaining in regulation to secure the Huskies first NSIC win of the season - Nikki Kilboten scored 18 points over the weekend, including a career-high 12 against the Beavers all in the second half - Kilboten added a team-leading 12 rebounds in two games to average 6.0 rebounds per game
Up Next
Friday, Dec.14 vs. Southwest Minnesota State – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 vs Sioux Falls – 3:30 p.m.

 

Upper Iowa University Peacocks

Last Week – 0-2	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 60-68 vs. Wayne State L 52-86 vs. Augustana	3-7, 0-3 NSIC	L3	16th Overall, 8th South
Team Notes
- Despite a valiant second half rally which pulled the Peacocks within four with 30 seconds to go, Wayne State was able to use their first half cushion to outlast the Peacocks in a 68-60 victory on Friday evening - The Peacocks made a season-high eight 3-pointers against Augustana but first half turnovers and exceptional shooting by the Vikings put Upper Iowa in a hole they couldn't dig out of to fall to the Vikings 86-52 on Saturday
Top Performer(s)
- Savannah Domeyer recorded another double-double against Wayne State with 23 points and 12 rebounds while blocking six shots; finished the weekend with a team-high 18 rebounds - Natalie Dinius scored nine 3-pointers between the two games for a team-high 27 points; extended her streak of converting 3+ triples in a game to seven straight contests.  - Haley Martin contributed 11 boards and 11 points - Emma Gaber made four treys en route to scoring 14 points
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 14 at Concordia-St. Paul – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec.15 at Minnesota State – 3:30 p.m.

 

Wayne State College Wildcats

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
W 68-60 at Upper Iowa L 56-61 at Winona State	5-3, 1-2 NSIC	L1	10th Overall, 6th South
Team Notes
- WSC splits NSIC road trip, winning at Upper Iowa 68-60 and losing at Winona State 61-56
Top Performer(s)
- Sophomore forward Erin Norling scores team-high 19 points in win at Upper Iowa - Norling averaged team-best 15.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game - Freshman guard Kylie Hammer leads WSC with 13 points in loss at Winona State - Sophomore center Brittany Bongartz averaged 13.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game
Up Next
Saturday, Dec. 15 vs. Bemidji State – 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 vs. Minnesota Crookston – 12:30 p.m.

 

Winona State University Warriors

Last Week – 1-1	Season Record	Streak	Preseason Poll
L 67-78 vs. Augustana W 61-56 vs. Wayne State	4-3, 2-1 NSIC	W1	7th Overall, 4th South
Team Notes
- Cut a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter to six before falling to (RV) Augustana - Pulled down 26 offensive boards over two games, the Warriors rank third in NSIC in offensive rebounds (13.9/game) - Held Wayne State to just eight first-quarter points before opening up a 19-point second-quarter lead
Top Performer(s)
- Senior Rachel Novotny set a new career high with 21 points vs. Augie and matched it the following night vs. Wayne - Sophomore Taylor Hustad recorded a career-best 11 rebounds vs. Augie
Up Next
Friday, Dec. 14 at Minnesota State – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 at Concordia, St. Paul – 3:30 p.m.