NSIC Players of the Week: Week #4 (12/4)

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NSIC Player of the Week
#23 John Sutherland (F, 6-7, 225, Jr., Grand Rapids, Minn. / Grand Rapids HS) - Bemidji State
- Averaged 21.5 points and 12.0 rebounds, while shooting over 54 percent in a pair of wins
- Dished out 11 assists and added two steals on the week
- Tallied the game-winning layup at the buzzer in a 63-62 win over UMC
- Was the only NSIC player to record a double-double in both games played last week
- Opened the week in an 88-77 win over Minot State with 17 points and 13 rebounds
- Neared a triple-double in the win over UMC with 26 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists
- Was 19-of-35 (54.3%) from the field and added a 5-7 clip at the foul line

NSIC Shining 5*
Isaac Fink (AUGIE)
- Averaged 25.5 points in a weekend split at UMD and CSP
- Poured in a career-high 42 points in the win at Concordia-St. Paul
- Went 4-of-5 from deep against CSP
- Averaged 5.0 assists

Marcus Skeete (CSP)
- Led the Golden Bears with 24.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game on the weekend
- Shot 63.6% (14-22) from the field, 44.4% (4-9) from three-point range and 100.0% (16-16) from the free throw line
- Registered a massive 30-point, 13-rebound double-double in a win over Wayne State
- Leads the NSIC in free throw percentage (91.7%) and ranks third in field goal percentage (58.9%)
- Also ranks eighth in rebounds (7.6) and 11th in scoring (18.0)

Malik Willingham (MSU)
- Led the Mavericks in scoring in a pair of wins
- Tallied 20 points against Sioux Falls, and finished the weekend with a game-high 27 points against SMSU
- Shot 40.0% from the field, including a 6-of-17 (.353) performance from three point range
- Averaged 3.5 assists, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals a game also
- Went 13-of-14 (.929) from the free throw line, including a 5-of-5 showing from the free throw line

Jamir Price (MSUM)
- Averaged 18 points, 7.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in MSUM's two victories over the weekend
- Scored 17 points and snared seven rebounds in the win over Northern State on Thursday
- Tallied a double-double of 19 points and 10 assists against UMary on Saturday
- Grabbed seven rebounds against UMary
- Shot 82.3 percent from the floor in the two games (14-17), including a pair of three-point field goals
- Also shot 85.7 percent (6-7) from the free throw line

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NSIC Player of the Week
#21 Ally Gietzel (G, 6-0, Sr., Fond du Lac, Wis. / Fond du Lac HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Averaged 21.3 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists in Concordia-St. Paul’s three wins
- Scored a career-high 36 points against Augustana, shooting 46.7% from the field
- Tallied a season-high 11 rebounds against the Vikings
- Broke the CSP record in free throws made and free throws attempted going 21-of-22
- Made 26 straight free throws between the Augustana and Wayne State games
- Ended the weekend making 39-of-42 free throws (92.9%)
- Tallied double-doubles in 83-73 victory over Augustana and 65-58 victory over Wayne State
- Averaged a team-high 38.5 minutes per game
- Tied for the team lead with 15 points in 71-62 win over Michigan Tech on Tuesday

NSIC Shining 5*
Michaela Jewett (AUGIE)
- Was second in the NSIC with 10.0 rebounds per game and fourth with 22.5 points per game
- Made an NSIC-high eight three pointers, and was second with 4.0 three's per game
- Opened the weekend with a 20 point, 12 rebound double-double against CSP on Saturday
- Recorded 25 points and eight rebounds while knocking down five three pointers against No. 20 UMD on Sunday

Taya Hakamaki (UMD)
- Averaged 17.5 pts/game, 5.5 rebounds/game, 1.5 steals/game over both UMD wins
- Shot 7-13 (53.8%) from the field and a perfect 5-5 (100%) from the free throw line in win over Augustana
- Was 7-8 (87.5%) from the free throw line with one assist, one block, and one steal in win over Wayne State

Joey Batt (MSU)
- Scored 19 points on 7-10 shooting, making 2-2 from beyond the arc and 3-3 from the free throw line in a win over vs USF
- Grabbed five rebounds, dished out three assists and had two steals against the Cougars
- Scored 21 points (6-14 FG) and had a season-high seven steals against SMSU
- Added three rebounds and three assists to her stat total against the Mustangs
- In her first four games since returning from injury, has averaged 16.5 points on 47% shooting and 3.25 steals per game

Madelyn Bragg (NSU)
- Led the Wolves offense with 50 points against Wisconsin Parkside and MSU Moorhead
- Averaged 25.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game
- Drained 23-of-37 from the floor along with four from the foul line
- Tallied a pair of career-highs with 28 points and three steals in the win against Wisconsin Parkside
- Recorded two games shooting over 55.0% from the floor