NSIC All-Conference Honors Announced

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https://northernsun.org/news/2022/2/...announced.aspx

North Division Player of the Year
F - Austin Andrews, Minnesota-Duluth (FR)
University of Minnesota Duluth
- Averaged 19.4 points in NSIC contests
- Led the team with 9.4 rebounds, second on the team with 2.8 assists per game
- Totaled 10 double-double's in conference play
- Reigning NSIC North Freshman of the Year
- Shot 63.6% from the field during conference play

South Division Player of the Year
F - Tyler Riemersma, Augustana (SR)
- Averaged a double-double for the third-straight year
- NSIC averages are 18.5 points and 10.7 rebounds
- Ranked second on Vikings with 3.4 assists per NSIC contest
- Scored a career-high 31 points in NSIC Clinching win over Sioux Falls on Feb. 17
- Secured the league's highest single-game rebound total with 19 against Winona State on Feb. 4
- Led Augustana to its third NSIC Championship and first since 2016
- Surpassed 1,000 career points and 800 career rebounds during season
- Ended regular season ranked eighth in nation with 14 double-doubles, tops in the NSIC

NSIC Defensive Player of the Year
G - Dylan LeBrun, Augustana (SR)
- Charged with defending the opponent's top scorer night in and night out
- Ended NSIC season with 15 steals and 13 blocks
- Season total of 23 blocks is a career-high
- Becomes second Viking to earn NSIC Defensive Player of the Year which is the third overall honor for the school
- Became a 1,000-point scorer during the season

NSIC Newcomer of the Year
G - Kai Huntsberry, Mary (JR)
- Made an immediate impact on the Marauders and in the Northern Sun in his first season at UMary
- Ranks 6^th in scoring in NSIC games (17.8 ppg), 5^th in assists (4.4 apg), 9^th in free throw percentage (.817), 11^th in field goal percentage (.479), and 12^th in threes/game (2.1)
- Scored 20 or more points in nine of 19 NSIC games
- Named NSIC North Player of the Week after leading the Marauders to home sweep that included a win over No. 6 UMD
- Second Newcomer of the Year in Marauders program history (Anthony Moody 2010)

NSIC Coach of the Year
Tom Billeter, Augustana
- Earned his second NSIC Coach of the Year Award
- Led Augustana to its third NSIC Regular Season Championship
- Has coached three NSIC Player of the Year Award Winners
- Has coached three NSIC Defensive Player of the Year Award Winners
- Won his 350th game at Augustana in win at Bemidji State on Jan. 28
- Won his 450th game as a head coach with win vs. Upper Iowa on Feb. 5

First Team All-NSIC
F - Tyler Riemersma, Augustana (SR)
F - Adam Dykman, Augustana (SR)
G - Kai Huntsberry, Mary (JR)
F - Austin Andrews, Minnesota-Duluth (FR)
G - Drew Blair, Minnesota-Duluth (SO)
G - Lorenzo McGhee, Minnesota State-Moorhead (JR)
G - Max Cody, Minot State (SR)
G/F - Anthony Roberts, St. Cloud State (JR)
G - Joe Smoldt, Upper Iowa (SR)
G - Jake Hilmer, Upper Iowa (JR)
G - Justin Eagins, Wayne State (FR)
G - Alec Rosner, Winona State (JR)

Second Team All-NSIC
G - Isaac Fink, Augustana (JR)
G - Quincy Anderson, Minnesota State-Mankato (SO)
G - Gavin Baumgartner, Minnesota State-Moorhead (JR)
F - Melvin Newbern, Minot State (SR)
G - Sam Masten, Northern State (JR)
F - Jordan Belka, Northern State (JR)
F - Jacksen Moni, Northern State (FR)
G - Matt Cartwright, Sioux Falls (SR)
G - Kenny Byers, Southwest Minnesota State (SR)
G - Caleb Donaldson, St. Cloud State (JR)
G - Jareese Williams, Upper Iowa (SR)
F - Jordan Janssen, Wayne State (JR)

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North Division Player of the Year
F - Brooke Olson, Minnesota-Duluth (SR)
- Three-time NSIC Player of the Year
- Averaged 17.4 points per game during conference play
- Led the team in rebounds per game with 6.4
- Eclipsed the 1,500 career point mark this season
- Shot 50.9% from the field
- Jumped into 3rd place all time in PPG average in UMD WBB history

South Division Player of the Year
G - Kylie Hammer, Wayne State (SR)
- Averaged a league-best 21.3 points per game in 19 NSIC contests
- Ranked 13th in NCAA Division II in scoring at 20.1 points a contest
- Led NSIC in free throws made (124) and free throws attempted (162)
- Scored double figures in 18 of 19 NSIC games played with 11 games over 20 points
- Just the third player (fourth time) in school history to average 20 points per game

NSIC Defensive Player of the Year
G - Brehna Evans, St. Cloud State (JR)
- First back-to-back NSIC Defensive Player of the Year award winner in program history
- Helped St. Cloud State close the season ranked No. 1 in the NSIC and No. 11 in the nation in scoring defense (55.2)
- Led the NSIC in total steals (51) and ranked second in steals per game (2.4) in conference play
- Recorded career-high nine steals in a win over Northern State on November 18, which ranks second all-time in single-game steals
- Became 34th player in program history to score 1000 career points

NSIC Freshman of the Year
G - Destinee Bursch, Minnesota State-Mankato (FR)
- Finished the regular season ranked second on the team in points per game with 11.4 and second in NSIC games with 11.0 ppg
- Tallied more than 20 points in three games during the regular season
- Scored a season-high 26 points against Northern State where she connected on 5-of-7 shots from three point range
- Ranks second on the team in assists in with 47 and third in steals with 35 in NSIC games
- Scored at least 10 points in 12 conference games this season
- Has averaged 3.6 rebounds per game, which ranks fourth on the team

NSIC Coach of the Year
Lori Fish, St. Cloud State
- First coach in program history to earn NSIC Coach of the Year honors
- Led the Huskies to their first NSIC regular season title since 1983-84 and first NSIC North Division Title since 2012-13
- Helped St. Cloud State finish the regular season as the No. 1 ranked scoring defensive in the NSIC
- Tied the program record for fewest single-season losses (3) entering the NSIC tournament
- Broke the program record for single-season wins (19) in NSIC play

First-Team All-NSIC
F - Aislinn Duffy, Augustana (JR)
C - Rachael Heittola, Bemidji State (JR)
C - Lindsey Becher, Concordia-St. Paul (FR)
F - Lexie Schneider, Mary (SR)
F - Brooke Olson, Minnesota-Duluth (SR)
G - Joey Batt, Minnesota State-Mankato (SO)
F/C Peyton Boom, Minnesota State-Moorhead (JR)
F - Amber Stevahn, Minot State (JR)
F - Kailee Oliverson, Northern State (SO)
G - Tori Wortz, St. Cloud State (SR)
C - Nikki Kilboten, St. Cloud State (SR)
G - Kylie Hammer, Wayne State SR)

Second-Team All-NSIC
G - Lauren Sees, Augustana (SO)
G - Vishe' Rabb, Augustana (JR)
G - Trinity Yoder, Bemidji State (SR)
G - Meghan DuBois, Concordia-St. Paul (JR)
F - Sydney Zgutowicz, Concordia-St. Paul (SO)
F - Sarah Grow, Minnesota-Duluth (SR)
G - Maddy Olson, Minnesota State-Mankato (SR)
G - Rianna Fillipi, Northern State (SO)
G - Megan Fannin, Sioux Falls (SO)
G - Meleah Reinhart, Southwest Minnesota State (SR)
G - Brehna Evans, St. Cloud State (JR)
F - Taylor Hustad, Winona State (SR)

[MrAugustana]

Sad that back in the good ol' days there would've been a a full page or two of discussion on this thread by now.

Obviously as an Augie fan I have no complaints about how the awards turned out this year. I find it interesting (but not shocking by any means) that Dylan LeBrun won Defensive Player of the Year but wasn't named 1st or 2nd Team All-NSIC. That being said, I would gladly take his defensive effort in shutting down guys like Matt Cartwright any day of the week for this team, whether he's scoring enough points to earn all-conference honors or not.

The only other argument I'd throw out there is for Jameson Bryan. Leading the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio by a large margin and is technically 3rd in the country in assist-to-turnover margin (he just barely got edged out of 2nd recently by some guy from a Puerto Rican team who only has 17 total assists in 3 games). He's also shooting 42% from three and has 33 steals on the year. Obviously those aren't eye-popping stats and I get why he didn't make it on one of the two all-conference teams, but I think there's an argument to be made that he's almost as essential to our team as Riemersma in terms of pushing the ball up the floor, making smart plays, etc.

Either way, it's been a few years since the end-of-the-season awards had so much navy and gold and it's fun to see again. Just hoping we go a few rounds (or more) deep into the postseason now.

[MrMustang]

Kenny Byers well deserved. Just a reminder how hard it is to make all conference in a 16 team league. Lots of good players left off the list.

[Augieholic]

Imagine telling someone before the season that a Wayne St Wildcat would be 1st team all conference and it wasn't Jordan Janssen.

[Moorhead123]

Imagine telling someone before the season that a Wayne St Wildcat would be 1st team all conference and it wasn't Jordan Janssen.

[vikingfaithful]

UMD forward Austin Andrews is only a sophomore as a matter of fact their 5 leading scorers are all back next season

[NSU4LIFE]

UMD forward Austin Andrews is only a sophomore as a matter of fact their 5 leading scorers are all back next season

Nothing is guaranteed

[MrMustang]

Imagine telling someone before the season that a Wayne St Wildcat would be 1st team all conference and it wasn't Jordan Janssen.

yeah him being injured probably was the reason. Last week in Marshall he played on one leg and was still very good. what a stud

[MrMustang]

UMD forward Austin Andrews is only a sophomore as a matter of fact their 5 leading scorers are all back next season

D1 will be calling, probably St. Thomas

[MrAugustana]

D1 will be calling, probably St. Thomas

That would be surprising with the big men they have coming in. But who knows? It's all possible these days.

[Moorhead123]

D1 will be calling, probably St. Thomas