WOMEN’S

December 7, 2015 Release No. 4 www.northernsun.org For Immediate Release #NSICWBB Nick Kornder • Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations • 2999 County Road 42 West • Burnsville, MN 55306 • P: 651.288.4017 • [email protected] Week 4 Results Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Fri., December 4 2015-16 Women’s Standings *MSU Moorhead 81 at Minot State 72 OT *Southwest Minnesota State 46 at Winona State 81 as of December 7, 2015 NSIC Overall North Division Standings *Northern State 63 at U-Mary 49 W-L Win % W-L Win% Strk MSU Moorhead 3-0 1.000 *Sioux Falls 72 at Upper Iowa 62 #10 Winona State 3-0 1.000 10-0 1.000 W10 St. Cloud State 3-0 1.000 *Minnesota Crookston 65 at Minnesota Duluth 71 RV-MSU Moorhead 3-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 W6 Minnesota Duluth 2-1 0.667 *Concordia-St. Paul 74 at Wayne State 59 St. Cloud State 3-0 1.000 3-3 .500 W3 Minot State 1-1 0.500 *Bemidji State 38 at St. Cloud State 64 RV-Sioux Falls 2-1 .667 8-1 .889 L1 Northern State 1-2 0.333 *Minnesota State 93 at Augustana 96 2OT Augustana 2-1 .667 7-1 .875 W4 Minnesota Crookston 1-2 0.333 RV-Wayne State 2-1 .667 5-3 .625 W1 U-Mary 0-2 0.000 Sat., December 5 Minnesota Duluth 2-1 .667 2-4 .333 W2 Bemidji State 0-3 0.000 *Sioux Falls 52 at Winona State 91 Concordia-St. Paul 1-1 .500 5-3 .625 L1 South Division Standings *Southwest Minnesota State 54 at Upper Iowa 59 Minot State 1-1 .500 4-4 .500 W1 Winona State 3-0 1.000 *Concordia-St. Paul 69 at Augustana 76 Northern State 1-2 .333 5-3 .625 L1 Sioux Falls 2-1 0.667 *MSU Moorhead 62 at U-Mary 61 Minnesota Crookston 1-2 .333 4-3 .571 L2 Augustana 2-1 0.667 *Bemidji State 79 at Minnesota Duluth 81 3OT Upper Iowa 1-2 .333 2-7 .222 W1 Wayne State 2-1 0.667 *Northern State 61 at Minot State 69 U-Mary 0-2 .000 5-4 .556 L2 Concordia-St. Paul 1-1 0.500 *Minnesota State 70 at Wayne State 89 Bemidji State 0-3 .000 4-3 .571 L3 *Minnesota Crookston 67 at St. Cloud State 70 Upper Iowa 1-2 0.333 Minnesota State 0-2 .000 1-5 .167 L2 Minnesota State 0-2 0.000 SMSU 0-3 .000 1-7 .125 L2 Week 5 Schedule Southwest Minnesota State 0-3 0.000 Ranking based on USA Today Sports/WBCA Top 25 (12/1/15) Tues., December 8 Valley City State at U-Mary 7 p.m. NSIC North Division Player of the Week #21 Lexy Petermann (F, 6-0, Sr., Fond du Lac, Wis. / Oshkosh Lourdes HS) - St. Cloud State Fri., December 11 - Averaged 21 points, 8 rebounds, and two assists as SCSU went 2-0 *Minot State at Sioux Falls 6 p.m. - Scored 14 points and grabbed six rebounds in 64-38 win over Bemidji State *Wayne State at Minnesota Crookston 6 p.m. *U-Mary at Southwest Minnesota State 6 p.m. - Recorded a double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds in a 70-67 win over UMC *St. Cloud State at MSU Moorhead 6 p.m. - Shot 57.7% (15-of-26) from the floor in the two games *Upper Iowa at Minnesota State 6 p.m. - Leads the Huskies in scoring, averaging 13.7 points per game *Minnesota Duluth at Northern State 6 p.m. *Augustana at Bemidji State 6 p.m. NSIC South Division Player of the Week *Winona State at Concordia-St. Paul 6 p.m. #30 Logan O’Farrell (G, 5-11, So., Summit, S.D. / Summit HS) - Augustana - Logan had a double-double in both games this weekend against MSU and CSP Sat., December 12 - Had 17 points and 13 rebounds against MSU and 29 points and 13 rebounds against CSP *Augustana at Minnesota Crookston 4 p.m. - Averaged 23 points,13 rebounds, two assists, five steals and two blocks for the weekend *Minnesota Duluth at MSU Moorhead 4 p.m. *U-Mary at Sioux Falls 4 p.m. - Scored a career high 29 points against CSP *Upper Iowa at Concordia-St. Paul 4 p.m. - Shot 56% from the field on 14-of-25 shooting while hitting 45% from behind the arc on 5-of-11 shooting *Wayne State at Bemidji State 4 p.m. - Had six steals against MSU and four against CSP *Minot State at Southwest Minnesota State 5 p.m. - Had three blocked shots against MSU and one against CSP *St. Cloud State at Northern State 6 p.m. *Winona State at Minnesota State 6 p.m.

*NSIC Contest

The NSIC is a 16-team, 17-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

• Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia -St. Paul • • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State • 2015-16 NSIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM NOTES Augustana Vikings www.goaugie.com www.bsubeavers.com Dave Krauth • Sioux Falls ‘74 • 27th Season Chelsea DeVille • Augustana ‘09 • 1st Season - Augustana went 2-0 for the weekend defeating Minnesota State 96-93 in - Bemidji State lost both NSIC road games at St. Cloud State, 64-38, and Minne- double overtime and upsetting Concordia-St. Paul 76-69 sota Duluth in triple overtime, 81-79 - Augustana now has a 2-1 record in the NSIC and a 7-1 record overall - The Beavers shot 22.2 percent from the field in the first half while going down - The Vikings had two individuals earn double-doubles against MSU, Logan 31-17 at halftime O’Farrell and Nicole Kerkhoff. Logan had 17-points and 13 rebounds while - BSU went into overtime for the first time since Jan. 24, 2014, eventually falling in three extra periods Nicole had 11-points and 13 rebounds - The Beavers shot 23 percent from the field while averaging 47.5 rebounds per - Logan also had a double-double against CSP the following night and aver- game aged 23-points and 13 rebounds for the weekend - Sophomore Sierra Senske led the Beavers with 17.5 points and 10 rebounds - The Vikings will be on the road this weekend at Bemidji State and Minnesota per game Crookston - Junior Aimee Pelzer tied a career-high 23 points against UMD while averaging 14 per game

Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears University of www.cugoldenbears.com www.goumary.com Paul Fessler • Northern Iowa ‘88 • 16th Season Rick Neumann • U-Mary ‘98 • 4th Season - CSP split on the road to open NSIC play as they knocked off WSC before - Brittney Dietz averaged 21.5 points in games against NSU and MSUM falling to Augie - Dietz had 31 points against MSUM, her fifth career 30-point game, along with nine - Defense and bench play proved to be the difference in the 74-59 win over WSC as rebounds CSP held the Wildcats to 27.1% shooting and outscored them 37-14 in bench points - Dietz shot 43.2% from the field, including a 12-for-23 mark against the - CSP saw a double digit first half lead disappear before erasing a double digit Dragons lead in the second half before getting shut out over the final 2:59 in a 76-69 loss - Dietz leads the conference in scoring at 21.4 ppg and ranks eighth in the at Augie nation in scoring with 21.4 ppg and is eight on the U-Mary all-time scoring list - Kionda Nicks filled the stat sheet on the weekend as she averaged 12.5 with 1,355 points points, 7.5 boards, 4.0 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.5 steals - The Marauders dropped both games over the weekend with a 63-49 loss to - The Golden Bears return home for the NSIC home opening weekend against NSU and a 62-61 heartbreaker to MSUM No. 10 Winona State and Upper Iowa next weekend - U-Mary will host Valley City State early in the week before taking on SMSU - CSP holds a 28-13 record against WSU, including 11-5 at home, and a 19-2 and USF for the weekend conference games record against UIU, including 9-1 at home - The Marauders are 8-3 all-time against the Mustangs and 4-0 against the Cougars after U-Mary took the lone contest from each opponent Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs ™ www.goldeneaglesports.com www.umdbulldogs.com

Mike Roysland • Bemidji State ‘80 • 9th Season R Mandy Pearson • Concordia College ‘05 • 1st Season - Katrina Nordick averaged 15 points per game for the Golden Eagles on the - UMD picked up its first two victories of the season as well as the UMD career weekend of head coach Mandy Pearson - She tallied 17 points against Minnesota Duluth and had 13 points and five - The Bulldogs knocked off Minnesota Crookston on Friday night before needing boards against St. Cloud State triple overtime to take out Bemidji State on Saturday - Nordick has averaged 13.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for the Golden - Junior center Allyson Harris averaged 21.5 points per game while also grab- Eagles this season. bing 6.0 rebounds per outing on the week, shooting 48.1 percent and 17-of-23 - Minnesota Crookston lost by a combined nine points on the weekend to St. from the free throw line Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth - Freshman guard Samantha Kozlowski played 37.5 minutes per game, shoot- - They were led by Nordick’s 15 points per game, while Thielman averaged 15 ing 37.5 percent on the weekend 9.0 points per game points per game for the Golden Eagles, as well. - UMC will look to get back on track as they take on Wayne State and Augus- tana Minnesota State Mavericks MSU Moorhead Dragons www.msumavericks.com www.msumdragons.com Emilee Thiesse • Nebraska-Kearney ‘04 • 4th Season Karla Nelson • North Dakota ‘90 • 16th Season - Britney Scherber averaged a team-leading 19 points and 6.0 assists per game - MSUM is off to its first 6-0 start since 2009-10 season for the Mavericks this past weekend - Morgan Banasik averaged 22.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals in helping - In last Friday’s loss to Augustana, Scherber notched her first career dou- MSUM to road wins at Minot State and Mary ble-double with 26 points and 11 assists - Four of MSUM’s six wins have come by seven points or less, and two have - In that same game, Scherber nailed a game tying three-pointer with one come in overtime second left to force the game into double overtime - The Dragons are 119-of-165 from the free throw line this season, compared to - Claire Ziegler averaged 12.0 points and 8.5 rebounds on the weekend, includ- 64-of-91 attempts for their opponents ing her first career double double in last Friday’s loss (10 points, 12 rebounds) - MSUM is outrebounding its foes 40.8-36.3 - Senior McKenzie Hoelmenn averaged a double double this past weekend with - Junior guard Morgan Banasik leads MSUM at 19.0 points per game, while 11.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game senior forward Heather Strese averages 14.7 points and 8.2 rebounds per game - This past weekend MSU lost both of its games to Augustana and Wayne State - Senior forward Savanna Handevidt recorded back-to-back double doubles in on the road. MSU fell to AU last Friday, 96-93, in a double overtime thriller, the wins at Minot and Mary before falling to WSC the next day, 89-70 - Dragons received 14 votes in latest WABC D2 poll - The Mavericks now sit with a 1-5 overall record and 0-2 record in NSIC play For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org • Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia -St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State • 2015-16 NSIC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM NOTES www.msubeavers.com www.northernstatewolves.com Sheila Green Gerding • MSU-Northern • 21st Season Curt Fredrickson • Northern State ‘76 • 37th Season - Minot State split its first two Northern Sun games, falling 81-72 in overtime - NSU split on the road this weekend, defeating the University of Mary 63-49 against MSUM and topping Northern State 69-61 and falling to Minot State 61-69 - The Northern State win was head coach Sheila Green Gerding’s 350th career -Against the University of Mary, NSU had four different players finish out the win, MISU’s all-time leader in wins night in double digit points, led by seniors Lauren Deadrick and Devon Brecke - Savana Kingsbury averaged 12.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists - Deadrick connected for 13 total points, while Brecke completed the match with - Alex Haley was steady with 21 points total and added five rebounds, six 12 total assists and two steals - Sarah Lester also scored 21 points total in two games, added eight rebounds, - Senior Devon Brecke recorded a season high 17 points in the contest versus three blocks and two assists Minot and went three for five from three-point range - In Minot State’s four losses, the Beavers have allowed 86.3 per game, but in - NSU will play their home opener tomorrow night at 7 p.m. from Wachs Arena four wins, MISU’s defense has limited teams to just 57.3 points for an exhibition against Dakota Wesleyan University - MISU heads on the road to Sioux Falls and SMSU Friday and Saturday

Sioux Falls Cougars SMSU Mustangs www.usfcougars.com www.smsumustangs.com Travis Traphagen • Black Hills State ‘99 • 8th Season Allison Kruger • Nebraska-Kearney ‘04 • 6th Season - Sioux Falls went 1-1 over the weekend, suffering their first loss of the season after tying their program-best start with eight wins to open the year - SMSU went 0-2 this past weekend against WSU and UIU - The Cougars moved to 8-0 with a 72-62 win over Upper Iowa behind a - SMSU averaged 50 points over the weekend while shooting 32.8 percent career-high 19 points from Amber Paden - Hope Bonlander scored a career-high 26 points against Upper Iowa - Sioux Falls built a 20-point lead behind Paden leading a series of runs, but - Bonlander recorded a season-low 11 turnovers against UIU and put up a Upper Iowa battled back to cut the lead to six points season-high 5 blocks - In the fourth quarter, Sioux Falls held UIU to five points and just one field goal to run away with the victory - SMSU will host U-Mary and Minot State this weekend - The Cougars weren’t as fortunate on Saturday as they suffered their first loss, 91-52, at No. 10 Winona State - USF was held to a season-low shooting percentage and points in their first loss of the year - The Cougars now play their final two home games of 2015, hosting Minot State and U-Mary this weekend

St. Cloud State Huskies www.scsuhuskies.com www.upperiowaathletics.com Lori Fish • South Dakota State ‘90 • 8th Season Carol Russell • Nebraska ‘93 • 6th Season - St. Cloud State went 2-0 over the weekend, defeating Bemidji State 64-38 and - Peacocks snapped a three-game losing streak with their 59-54 win over South- the Minnesota-Crookston 70-67 west Minnesota State at home on Saturday - St. Cloud State improves to 3-3 overall and 3-0 in the NSIC - UIU lost 72-62 to Sioux Falls on Friday night - Two St. Cloud State players recorded a double-double against Bemidji State - Aleesha Cleaver led the team with 18.5 points and 6.5 rebounds while shooting - Senior Karissa LeCaptain led the Huskies with 14 points and 12 rebounds 44% from the floor - Junior guard Chelsea Nooker finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds - Whitney Kieffer added 12.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and two assists per game - Nooker led SCSU with three steals and four blocks - The Peacocks held their opponents to just 19.2% (5-26) from three over the - Senior forward Lexy Petermann recorded her second double-double of the weekend and outrebounded their guests 70-68 season against Minnesota-Crookston - Upper Iowa will head to central Minnesota for games against Minnesota State - Petermann led all players with 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as she and Concordia-St. Paul this Friday and Saturday, Dec. 11-12 made 5-of-11 from behind the arc and a collective 9-of-17 from the field - St. Cloud State will take on MSU Moorhead and Northern State this weekend

Wayne State Wildcats

www.wscwildcats.com WINONA STATE www.winonastatewarriors.com Chris Kielsmeier • Iowa State ‘99 • 8th Season Scott Ballard • SW Missouri State ‘79 • 12th Season - WSC split NSIC home games during the week, losing to CSP 74-59 and - No. 10 WSU remained unbeaten with wins over SMSU (81-46) and USF (91-52) beating Minnesota State 89-70 - The Warriors shot 54 percent from the field on the weekend while holding their - Senior guard Sadie Murren had career-high 23 points and career-high 13 opponents to 29 percent assists in win over Minnesota State - Alexis Foley and Tara Roelofs each averaged 19 points per game for the - Sophomore center Paige Ballinger added 24 points in the MSU win and aver- Warriors aged a team-high 16 points and 8.0 rebounds per game over the weekend - Foley scored a game-high 20 points on 7-of-8 shooting and 3-of-3 3-pointers - Junior forward Anna Martensen had second double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 rebounds vs. Concordia-St. Paul against SMSU - Wayne State is on the road this weekend for NSIC games at Minnesota - Roelofs scored a game-high 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting and 3-of-3 3-pointers Crookston Friday night and Bemidji State Saturday against USF - WSU (10-0, 3-0 NSIC) travels to Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State for 6 p.m. games this weekend

For Updated Info Visit: www.northernsun.org • Augustana • Bemidji State • Concordia -St. Paul • University of Mary • Minnesota Crookston • Minnesota Duluth • Minnesota State University, Mankato • • MSU Moorhead • Minot State • Northern State • Sioux Falls • Southwest Minnesota State • St. Cloud State • Upper Iowa • Wayne State • Winona State •