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MEN’S BASKETBALL RELEASE JANUARY 26, 2015 www.northernsun.org RELEASE NO. 10 #NSICMBB FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nick Kornder • Asst. Commissioner for Media Relations • 2999 County Road 42 West • Burnsville, MN 55306 • P: 651.288.4017 • [email protected] NSIC Players of the Week Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division 2014-15 Men’s Basketball Standings #10 Jordan Poydras as of January 26, 2015 NSIC Overall North Division Standings G, 6-3, 170, Jr., W-L Win % W-L Win% Strk MSU Moorhead 13-1 .929 Los Angeles, Calif. #7 MSU Moorhead 13-1 .929 22-1 .957 W10 Northern State 11-3 .786 De Pere (Wis.) HS #5 Augustana 13-1 .929 19-1 .950 W12 St. Cloud State 7-7 .500 St. Cloud State #18 Minnesota State 11-2 .846 16-3 .842 W4 Minnesota Duluth 7-7 .500 RV-Northern State 11-3 .786 17-3 .850 W4 Minot State 5-9 .357 Poydras averaged 29.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 6.0 Concordia-St. Paul 9-4 .692 13-6 .684 W5 assists in a weekend NSIC split at U-Mary and Minot Minnesota Crookston 4-10 .286 State. Poydras began the weekend with a 27 point Upper Iowa 8-6 .571 12-8 .600 L1 U-Mary 4-10 .286 performance in the Huskies 96-88 win over U-Mary. St. Cloud State 7-7 .500 11-9 .550 L1 Bemidji State 3-11 .214 He shot 46.7 percent of from the field, making seven Minnesota Duluth 7-7 .500 10-10 .500 L1 South Division Standings of 15 field goal attempts. He went 11-of-14 from the Winona State 6-8 .429 9-9 .500 L2 free throw line with ten of the free throws coming in Augustana 13-1 .929 Minot State 5-9 .357 10-10 .500 W1 the final 1:48 of the game. In the Huskies’ 97-89 loss Minnesota State 11-2 .846 Southwest Minnesota 5-9 .357 9-11 .450 L7 at Minot State, Poydras equaled his career high with Concordia-St. Paul 9-4 .692 31 points while adding nine rebounds and six assists. Sioux Falls 4-10 .286 7-13 .350 L6 Upper Iowa 8-6 .571 He was 8-of-19 from the field, made five three-point University of Mary 4-10 .286 6-12 .333 W1 baskets and went 10-of-12 from the free throw line. Winona State 6-8 .429 Minnesota Crookston 4-10 .286 6-12 .333 L7 Poydras averaged 37.5 minutes a game, shot 44.1 Southwest Minnesota State 5-9 .357 Bemidji State 3-11 .214 7-11 .389 L7 percent from the field and 80.8 percent from the free Sioux Falls 4-10 .286 throw line over the two games. Poydras has scored Wayne State 1-13 .071 4-16 .200 W1 Wayne State 1-13 .071 in double figures in eight straight games. This marks Ranking based on NABC Coaches Poll (1/27/15) the second time this season Poydras has been named NSIC Player of the Week (1/12/15). South Division Week 9 Results Week 10 Schedule #32 Casey Schilling Fri., Jan. 23, 2015 Fri., Jan. 30, 2015 F, 6-6, 210, Jr., *Minnesota Crookston 42 at MSU Moorhead 69 *Minnesota Duluth at Sioux Falls 8 p.m. Ellsworth, Minn. *Winona State 68 at Augustana 97 *Bemidji State at Winona State 8 p.m. *SMSU 78 at Minnesota State 95 *St. Cloud State at SMSU 8 p.m. Ellsworth HS *Bemidji State 62 at Northern State 81 *Augustana at U-Mary 8 p.m. Augustana *Upper Iowa 76 at Wayne State 64 *Concordia-St. Paul at MSU Moorhead 8 p.m. *St. Cloud State 96 at U-Mary 88 *Wayne State at Minot State 8 p.m. Schilling averaged 23 points, 7.5 rebounds and *Minnesota Duluth 60 at Minot State 56 *Minnesota State at Northern State 8 p.m. three steals while shooting 67 percent from the field, *Sioux Falls 68 at Concordia-St. Paul 71 *Minnesota Crookston at Upper Iowa 8 p.m. helping the Vikings to two wins on the weekend. He also shot 80 percent (4-of-5) from 3-point range Sat., Jan. 24, 2015 Sat., Jan. 31, 2015 and knocked down 10-of-16 from the free throw *St. Cloud State 89 at Minot State 97 *Minnesota Crookston at Winona State 6 p.m. line. Schilling opened the weekend with 25 points, *Upper Iowa 81 at Augustana 92 *Augustana at Minot State 6 p.m. seven rebounds, four steals and two assists in a 97- *Bemidji State 69 at MSU Moorhead 89 *St. Cloud State at Sioux Falls 6 p.m. 68 win over Winona State. Schilling knocked down *SMSU 67 at Concordia-St. Paul 74 *Wayne State at U-Mary 6 p.m. a career-high four 3-pointers in the win over WSU *Sioux Falls 62 at Minnesota State 76 *Bemidji State at Upper Iowa 6 p.m. going 4-for-4 from behind the arc. He finished the *Winona State 79 at Wayne State 81 *Minnesota State at MSU Moorhead 6 p.m. game 8-of-12 from the field and hit 5-of-10 from the free throw line as Tom Billeter won his 200th game as *Minnesota Duluth 71 at U-Mary 75 *Concordia-St. Paul at Northern State 7 p.m. head coach of the Vikings. Schilling then picked up *Minnesota Crookston 48 at Northern State 58 *Minnesota Duluth at SMSU 7 p.m. his 10th 20-point game of the season, the 21st in his career, as he finished with 21 in a 92-81 win over Up- *=NSIC Contest per Iowa. Schilling added eight rebounds, two steals and one assist while going 8-of-12 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. This marks the third time this season Schilling has been named NSIC Player of the Week (11/17/14 & 1/12/15). The NSIC is a 16-team, 17-sport, NCAA Division II Conference with teams located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. • Augustana College • 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 • 2014-15 NSIC MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES Augustana Vikings (19-1, 13-1 NSIC) Bemidji State Beavers (7-11, 3-11 NSIC) www.goaugie.com www.bsubeavers.com Tom Billeter • Illinois ‘83 • 12th Season Mike Boschee • North Dakota ‘91 • 3rd Season 2013-14 Record: 16-14, 12-10 NSIC (t-9th) 2013-14 Record: 18-9, 15-7 NSIC (t-3rd) #32 Casey Schilling (F, 6-6, 210, Jr., Ellsworth, Minn./Ellsworth HS) - The Beavers (7-11, 3-11 NSIC) hit the road last weekend to take on Northern State - Averaged 23 points, 7.5 rebounds and three steals while shooting 67 percent from and then-No. 8 MSU Moorhead. BSU continued is slide as they fell to the Wolves the field helping the Vikings to two wins on the weekend. 81-62 and to the Dragons 89-69. - Schilling also shot 80 percent (4 of 5) from 3-point range and knocked down 10-of-16 - Senior Brock Lutes was the pacer for the Beavers’ offense on the weekend averag- from the free throw line. ing 18.5 points a game, including his weekend-best 21 points against MSU Moorhead. - He opened the weekend with 25 points, seven rebounds, four steals and two assists Lutes also charted 16 points against Northern State. in a win over Winona State. - Lutes now ranks seventh in the league for scoring with a 16.5 average per contest. - Schilling also knocked down a career-high four 3-pointers in the win over Winona - Freshman Christian Pekarek charted a new career-high eight points in his first State going 4 for 4 from behind the arc. collegiate start against Northern State. The game was his third of the season for the - He finished the game 8-of-12 from the field and hit 5-of-10 from the free throw line. Beavers. - Schilling then picked up his 10th 20-point game of the season (21st career) finishing - Pekarek went a perfect 3-of-3 from the arc against the Dragons, which was his best with 21 against Upper Iowa on Saturday. of the season. - Bemidji State recorded their second-best free throw percentage of the season as - Schilling added eight rebounds, two steals and one assist while going 8-of-12 from they went 12-for-14 for an 85.7 percent rating. the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. - BSU finished the weekend shooting 44.1 percent (45-of-102) from the field and 43.2 percent (19-of-44) from beyond the arc. The Beavers were also 22-for-28 from the foul - Head coach Tom Billeter won his 200th game as Augustana’s head coach against line. Winona State on Friday night. Billeter owns a record of 201-139 in 12 seasons as the - The Beavers ended the night outshooting Northern State from the field (48.8%) and Vikings’ head coach. from beyond the arc (50%). - Billeter is just two wins away from 300 in his career with an overall record of 298-189 in 17 seasons as a collegiate head coach. Next Up – vs. Winona State and Upper Iowa - Augustana men’s basketball returns to the road this weekend for a pair of games - Bemidji State, now 7-11 overall and 3-11 in league play will be back in action Jan.