NSIC Players of the Week (12/6)

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NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#32 Austin Andrews (F, 6-6, 210, So., Eden Prairie, Minn. / Eden Prairie HS) - Minnesota Duluth
- Averaged 18.5 points and 15 rebounds per game in two UMD wins
- Shot 51.7% from the field making 15-of-29 shots
- Added 3 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.0 block per game
- Scored 21 points with 15 rebounds in a 75-68 over Minnesota Crookston
- Had 16 points and 15 boards in a 87-64 win at Bemidji State
- The 9-0 start is the best in program history at UMD
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second week in a row

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#10 Quincy Anderson (G, 6-4, 200, So., Oshkosh, Wis. / North HS) - Minnesota StateOther Top Performances - North

#24 Dane Zimmer (MSUM) recorded a team-best fifth double-double of the season vs. Minot State as he had 11 points and 10 rebounds. He averaged 10.5 points and 7.5 rebounds for the week while shooting 61.5 percent (8-of-13) for the week.

#5 Max Cody (MINOT) set a single-game NCAA Division II-era record with 14 assists in a win over Valley City State on Monday, then broke the all-time school record for career assists in a win over Northern State on Thursday.

Other Top Performances - South

#21 Isaac Fink (AUGIE) averaged 24.5 points on 68 percent shooting as the Vikings went 2-0. He scored 12 points including the momentum clinching jumper with 29 seconds to go in the win over Sioux Falls. He followed up with a career-high 37 points in the win at Southwest Minnesota State. At SMSU, he made six-straight 3-point baskets. He ended the week shooting 17-of-25 from the field, making 8-of-10 3-point baskets. He also went 7-of-8 from the charity stripe. Of his 49 total points scored, only seven were from the free throw line while 24 were from deep. He added 2.5 assists per game for good measure.

#23 Matt Cartwright (USF) led USF to a 1-1 mark by averaging 18.0 points and 3.5 rebounds. He surpassed 1,000 career points after scoring 32 points in an 81-79 win over Wayne State on Saturday at the Stewart Center. Cartwright, who hit 15-of-25 shots for 60 percent in the two games, also had the game-winning shot against WSC with six seconds to play.

#5 Jareese Williams (UIU) #23 Justin Eagins (WSC)#1 Devin Whitelow (WSU) was instrumental in a 2-0 Warrior week, including a win over a nationally-ranked team. He scored on a driving layup with four seconds to go versus CSP to break a 63-63 tie in a win on the road. He led Winona State in scoring with 18 points vs. #17 Minnesota State in a 73-59 win. He averaged 18 ppg, 4 apg, 2.5 spg and played an average of 35.5 mpg & hauled in 4.5 rpg. He was 15-of-28 from the floor, 3-of-5 from behind the arc.

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NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#34 Kailee Oliverson (F, 6-4, R-So., Cardwell, Mont. / Twin Bridges HS) - Northern State
- Averaged 26.5 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting 48.7 from the field
- Connected on 19-of-39 shots and was 15-of-18 from the line
- Recorded a career high with 28 points in a double overtime loss at Minot State
- Had 25 points, eight rebounds and three assists in a 66-59 win versus UMary

NSIC South Division Player of the Week
#5 Kylie Hammer (PG, 5-6, Sr., Wayne, Neb. / Wayne HS) - Wayne State
- Averaged 28.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals vs. SMSU and USF
- Shot 66.7 percent (18-27) from the field and 17-20 (85%) at the free throw line
- Posted back-to-back career high scoring games
- Had 26 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals in 69-65 OT win over SMSU
- Followed that with career-best 31 point effort in 76-75 loss at Sioux Falls

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Other Top Performances - North

#24 Brooke Olson (UMD) led the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week as she averaged 19 points and 4 rebounds per game. This included 19 points against Minnesota Crookston in just 12 minutes of play, where she shot a perfect 8-8 from the field and 3-3 from three-point range. Overall, she shot 71.4% from the field and 57.1% from three-point range while going a perfect 4-4 from the free-throw line.

#30 Peyton Boom (MSUM) averaged 13.5 points and 6.5 rebounds for the week. She had 14 points and six rebounds in 67-43 win over Minot State and shot 59 percent (13-of-22) for the week.

#44 Anna Counts (MINOT) scored a season-high 20 points in the Beavers double-overtime win over Northern State.

#2 Tori Wortz (SCSU) led the Huskies to a 2-0 week in NSIC play with double-digit wins over Minnesota-Crookston and Bemidji State. She averaged 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals during the week and scored double-digit points in both games. She scored 11 points and added six rebounds in a 60-41 win over Minnesota-Crookston. She added two assists and one steal. She then added 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and one block in the 69-51 win over Bemidji State. She shot 4-7 from the floor, including 2-2 from three-point range.

Other Top Performances - South

#11 Lindsey Becher (CSP) led CSP to a pair of wins with 16.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 3.0 stl & 2.0 blks. She shot 53.8 percent (14-26) from the floor and had a season-high 18 pts with 7 reb (5 offensive) and 5 stl on 9-14 FG in a win over Winona State. She added a team-high 14 pts, 6 reb and 4 blk in a win at UIU. She has six straight games in double-figures. She was 6th in DII in blocks per game prior to 4 block game at UIU, leads the NSIC in blocks per game (3.14).

#1 Joey Batt (MSU) led team in scoring in both games this past weekend, averaging 18 ppg. She shot 52% from the field, 50% from 3 point range and 90% from the FT Line. She is third in the conference in scoring and FG percentage. She had five steals this past weekend, and is third in steals in the NSIC.

#35 Abuk Akoi (SMSU) #5 Dallie Hoskinson (USF) averaged 16.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 2.5 assists and 2.5 steals while shooting 52.6 percent (10-of-19) from the field as USF defeated Augustana, 73-60, at the Pentagon and Wayne State, 76-75, at the Stewart Center. She recorded a career high of 20 points by hitting 8-of-14 field goals, while grabbing eight rebounds with three assists and tying her career best of four steals in the road win at Augustana. Then on Saturday, she had 12 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal in the victory over Wayne State.

#3 Lydia Haack (UIU) averaged 13 points, 3.5 assists, and one steal per game while shooting 10-21 (47.6%) from the floor. She notched her third 20-point outing with a game-high 24 against CSP. She also added a game-high four assists and shot a sizzling 9 for 17 (52.9%) from the floor and 4 for 7 (57.1%) from three-point territory.

#12 Taylor Hustad (WSU)