NSIC Players of the Week: Week #6 (12/18)

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NSIC Player of the Week
#0 Dalton Albrecht (F, 6-7, 225, Sr., Grafton, N.D. / Grafton HS) - Bemidji State
- Averaged 22.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.0 steal in a pair of wins
- Went 15-for-31 from the field, 4-for-12 from three and 11-for-15 from the foul line
- Recorded his national-leading eighth double-double in a 78-62 win over UMary
- Scored 20 points with 13 rebounds in the win
- Added 25 points and nine rebounds in a 103-102 double overtime win over St. Cloud State
- Hit the game-winning put back to edge the Huskies
- Logged 75 minutes on the court for the week

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NSIC Shining 5*

BJ Davis (BSU)
- Averaged 24.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists and one steal per game
- Went 12-27 from the field, 9-16 from three and a perfect 16-16 at the foul line
- Had 21 points and three rebounds, connecting on a trio of three-pointers in a win over UMary
- In the double overtime win at St. Cloud State, posted a new high with 28 points and five rebounds
- Drilled six three-pointers and was a perfect 10-10 at the foul line against SCSU
- Logged 76 minutes of time on the court for the week

Blaize Sagna (UMC)
- Averaged 29.5 points per game in a split versus No. 2 MSUM and Northern State
- Averaged six rebounds and added a season-high six assists in the win against Northern State
- Was 9-for-12 at the free throw line on the weekend
- Led the Golden Eagles to their first win over Northern State since 2012
- Currently leads the NSIC in scoring

Drew Blair (UMD)
- Averaged 26.0, 6.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in a pair of UMD wins
- Shot 16-18 from the foul line over the two games, and a perfect 8-8 against Concordia St. Paul
- Collected four assists and three steals in the win over Concordia St. Paul

Elijah Hazekamp (MSU)
- Led MSU in scoring with 19.0 points per game, while shooting 12-of-18 (.667) from the field and 10-of-10 from the free throw line
- Averaged 6.0 rebounds per game
- Tied for the team lead in scoring vs. Winona State with 18 points
- Tied for the team lead in scoring vs. Concordia-St. Paul with 20 points

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NSIC Player of the Week
#1 Emma Miller (G, 5-1, So., Albertville, Minn. / St. Michael-Albertville HS) - Minnesota Crookston
- Averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists in a pair of wins
- Scored 27 points on 9-of-18 shooting in a 72-67 win over MSUM
- Was 4-of-7 from beyond the arc and 5-of-6 from the line in the win over the Dragons
- Added 14 points, five boards and two assists in a 69-68 win over Northern State
- Drilled three pointers down the stretch in both games to help set up the wins
- Went 7-of-12 for 58.3 percent from beyond the arc

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NSIC Shining 5*

Lexie Schneider (UMary)
- Posted two double doubles in NSIC play and averaged 18.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game in a 2-1 week
- Had 23 points, 10 rebounds and three assists against SCSU
- Followed up with 23 points and 14 rebounds while making 9-of-13 shots in a road win over Bemidji State
- Shot 54.8% (23-of-42) from the field and made 10-of-13 free throws in three games
- Leads the NSIC in scoring (20.2 ppg) and rebounding (9.4 rpg) this season

Natalie Jens (MSUM)
- Averaged an NSIC-best 24 points per game across two games while also averaging 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and a league-best four steals
- Tallied 21 points on 47.3 percent shooting against Minnesota Crookston on Thursday
- Scored 27 points on 73.3 percent shooting against Minot State on Saturday
- Made three long range shots on five attempts against the Beavers as well to go along with a career-high five steals
- Connected on 58.8 percent of her field goal attempts in the two games

Bri Stoltzman (SMSU)
- Led SMSU to a 2-0 week and extended SMSU's win streak to four with wins over Sioux Falls and Augustana
- Averaged 17 points, 7.5 rebounds, while shooting 50 percent (13 of 26) from the field with 5 of 8 shooting from 3-point range
- Had four assists and committed just one turnover
- Scored a team-high 15 points on 5 of 10 shooting with three 3-pointers and a game-high nine rebounds
- Scored a team-high 19 points on 8 of 16 from the field with six rebounds in the Mustangs' come from behind win at Augustana

Ashley Sawicki (SCSU)
- Averaged 14.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in a pair of wins
- Nearly recorded a double-double, scoring a career-high 17 points and grabbing eight rebounds with two blocks in a win at UMary on Tuesday
- Tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season in a home win over Bemidji State on Saturday
- Has scored 10+ points in five games this season including the last two,
- Had grabbed 10+ rebounds three times this season, posted 8+ rebounds five times and blocked 2+ shots five times