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December 7, 2015 Release No. 4 www.northernsun.org For Immediate Release #NSICMBB 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 Mon., November 30 2015-16 Men’s Standings Jamestown 82 at Northern State 87 Nebraska-Kearney at Wayne State Postponed as of December 6, 2015 NSIC Overall North Division Standings Tues., December 1 W-L Win % W-L Win% Strk Augustana 3-0 1.000 *SMSU at Sioux Falls Postponed to Dec. 8 MSU Moorhead 3-0 1.000 9-1 .900 W9 Winona State 2-1 0.667 Jamestown 74 at MSU Moorhead 86 Augustana 3-0 1.000 6-1 .857 W6 Minnesota State 1-1 0.500 Fri., December 4 Minnesota Duluth 3-0 1.000 6-2 .750 W3 Sioux Falls 1-1 0.500 *SMSU 75 at Winona State 86 U-Mary 2-1 .667 5-2 .714 L1 Southwest Minnesota State 1-1 0.500 *Northern State 58 at U-Mary 60 St. Cloud State 2-1 .667 4-4 .500 W2 Upper Iowa 1-2 0.333 *Concordia-St. Paul 76 at Wayne State 84 Winona State 2-1 .667 3-4 .429 W2 *MSU Moorhead 75 at Minot State 63 Wayne State 1-2 0.333 Minnesota State 1-1 .500 6-2 .750 W1 *Minnesota Crookston 71 at Minnesota Duluth 78 Concordia-St. Paul 0-2 0.000 Sioux Falls 1-1 .500 5-2 .714 L1 *Bemidji State 62 at St. Cloud State 80 South Division Standings SMSU 1-1 .500 5-2 .714 W1 *Minnesota State 68 at Augustana 97 MSU Moorhead 3-0 1.000 Upper Iowa 1-2 .333 5-6 .455 L2 *Sioux Falls 85 at Upper Iowa 79 Minnesota Duluth 3-0 1.000 Northern State 1-2 .333 5-4 .556 W1 Sat., December 5 U-Mary 2-1 0.667 Wayne State 1-2 .333 2-5 .286 L1 *Minnesota State 76 at Wayne State 59 St. Cloud State 2-1 0.667 Bemidji State 1-2 .333 4-3 .571 L2 *Concordia-St. Paul 66 at Augustana 104 Bemidji State 1-2 0.333 Concordia-St. Paul 0-2 .000 2-5 .286 L3 *MSU Moorhead 98 ta U-Mary 81 Northern State 1-2 0.333 Minot State 0-3 .000 4-4 .500 L3 *Minnesota Crookston 68 at St. Cloud State 97 Minot State 0-3 0.000 Minnesota Crookston 0-3 .000 2-5 .286 L4 *Bemidji State 67 at Minnesota Duluth 74 Minnesota Crookston 0-3 0.000 *Sioux Falls 69 at Winona State 80 Ranking based on on NABC/DII Coaches’ Poll (11/24/15) *SMSU 87 at Upper Iowa 81 NSIC North Division Player of the Week *Northern State 87 at Minot State 80 #20 Gage Davis (G, 6-4, 200, R-Fr., Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook HS) - St. Cloud State Week 5 Schedule - Produced a pair of double-doubles on the week and now has recorded a double-double in each of his Mon., December 7 last three games Mayville State at MSU Moorhead 7 p.m. - Averaged 25.5 points per game and 11.5 rebounds a contest in the team’s two wins while also shoot- Tues., December 8 ing 63.6 percent from the field (21-for-33) and 63.6 percent from three point range (7-for-11) *SMSU at Sioux Falls 7 p.m. - Pulled down 23 rebounds with seven coming on the offensive glass Fri., December 11 - Had two assists, a block and steal while averaging over 34 minutes a game *Winona State at Concordia-St. Paul 8 p.m. - Scored 29 points with 12 boards in 80-62 win over Bemidji State *St. Cloud State at MSU Moorhead 8 p.m. - Had 22 points and 11 boards in 97-68 win over Minnesota Crookston *Upper Iowa at Minnesota State 8 p.m. * at SMSU 8 p.m. *Minot State at Sioux Falls 8 p.m. NSIC South Division Player of the Week *Augustana at Bemidji State 8 p.m. #3 Mack Johnson (G, 6-3, 185, Jr., Roseville, Minn. / Roseville Area HS) - Sioux Falls *Minnesota Duluth at Northern State 8 p.m. -Scored 39 points in a 85-79 win over Upper Iowa Friday and added 28 against Winona State (80- *Wayne State at Minnesota Crookston 8 p.m. 69 loss) for 67 points along with seven rebounds, three assists and three steals on the weekend Sat., December 12 - Hit 19-of-30 shots for 63.3 percent and was 7-of-15 from three point range for 46.7 percent *University of Mary at Sioux Falls 6 p.m. - Hit all 22 of his free throws, and has a streak of 26 straight free throws on the season *Wayne State at Bemidji State 6 p.m. *Augustana at Minnesota Crookston 6 p.m. - Against WSU, was 9-of-15 from the field, including 4-of-8 from three-point range and 6-of-6 at *St. Cloud State at Northern State 6 p.m. the charity stripe *Minnesota Duluth at MSU Moorhead 6 p.m. - Against Upper Iowa, made 10-of-15 field goals, including 3-of-7 from three point range; made *Upper Iowa at Concordia-St. Paul 6 p.m. 16-of-16 free throws with six rebounds, assist and steal *Minot State at SMSU 7 p.m. - Scored the most points by a Cougars’ player since Stacy Kooistra had 41 against Colorado *Winona State at Minnesota State 8 p.m. Christian in the 1992-93 season *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 • 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 MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM NOTES Augustana Vikings www.goaugie.com www.bsubeavers.com • Illinois ‘83 • 13th Season Mike Boschee • North Dakota ‘91 • 4th Season - Daniel Jansen averaged 22.5 points, 9.0 rebounds, two assists and 1.5 steals while - Bemidji State fell in its weekend road games to St. Cloud State, 80-62, and shooting 58.3 percent from the field in wins over Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul Minnesota Duluth, 74-67 - Augustana returns to action this Friday and Saturday with a pair of road contests against - BSU trailed in field goal percentage and rebounding in the team’s first NSIC opponents from the North Division loss - The Vikings will travel to Bemidji, Minn. on Friday, Dec. 11 to take on Bemidji State - The Beavers fell to a 12-point deficit in the second half after taking a one-point - Augustana will then take on Minnesota Crookston at 6 p.m. on Saturday lead prior - Augustana and Bemidji State met twice last season, both times in Sioux Falls - Bemidji State finished shooting 41.7 percent from the field while averaging - Augustana defeated BSU 90-71 on Dec. 12 before knocking the Beavers out of the 64.5 points and 36.5 rebounds per game NSIC Tournament with a 97-79 win on Feb. 25 - Senior DJ Anderson led with 15.5 points and four assists per game - Augustana is 10-6 all-time against Bemidji State - Junior Ben Best recorded his second double-double of the season while - Augustana is 13-1 all-time against Minnesota Crookston averaging 13.5 points per game - The Vikings defeated UMC 67-50 in Sioux Falls last season and have won 12 straight games over the Golden Eagles dating back to Dec. 28, 2005 Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears University of www.cugoldenbears.com www.goumary.com Joey James • South Dakota ‘01 • 2nd Season Joe Kittell • North Dakota State ‘06 • 1st Season - Golden Bears fell in their NSIC openers on the road 84-76 at Wayne State and - U-Mary won its first two NSIC games of the season for the first time since 104-66 at No. 3 Augustana starting 2009-10 with a 2-0 record - Five players averaged at least 9.5 points in the two games - In a 60-58 win over Northern State the U-Mary defense allowed just one field - Shea Mandli led the club with 12.5 points while Diallo Powell had 10.5 points goal in the final 3:40 of the game and 7.5 rebounds per game - Concordia will host its NSIC home opener this weekend with Winona State on - The Marauders outscored the Wolves 7-3 in the final 2:40 with U-Mary’s points Friday and Upper Iowa for Day of Heroes on Saturday coming at the free throw line - CSP is 4-41 all-time against WSU, winning the last meeting 74-63 at Gangel- - Damonta Henry scored 14 points off the bench and the Marauders reserves hoff Center for its first-ever home win over the Warriors in 18 home contests combined for 37 points on 12-of-20 shooting (7-of-10 on treys) in U-Mary’s 98- - CSP is 13-10 all-time against Upper Iowa, splitting 10 home contests in St. 81 loss to #6 MSU Moorhead Paul with a 5-4 edge in games at Gangelhoff Center. Upper Iowa swept the - Sr. guard Marquealis Edwards is among the NSIC leaders in scoring (11th, series last year although CSP has won six of the last 10. Upper Iowa has won 16.3 PPG), rebounding (12th, 6.4RPG), field goal percentage (4th, .591), free three in a row at Gangelhoff Center with CSP’s last home win over UIU on Feb. throw shooting (7th, .875) and steals (2nd, 2.3/game) 3, 2012 - The Marauders next visit SMSU and Sioux Falls on Dec. 11-12

Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs ™ www.goldeneaglesports.com www.umdbulldogs.com

Dan Weisse • UW-Milwaukee ‘04 • 2nd Season R Matt Bowen • Indiana ‘95 • 4th Season - Derrick Redd averaged 15.5 points in two games on the weekend against - UMD completed an undefeated three-game homestand by knocking off Minne- Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State sota Crookston and Bemidji State last weekend - Redd shot 12-of-26 from the field for 46.2 percent for the Golden Eagles and - Senior guard Pierre Newton averaged 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds on the was 5-of-11 from beyond the arc in two games for 45.5 percent week, shooting 34.8 percent on the week. He made 18 trips to the line, scoring - Redd leads the team with 14.9 points per game. He is shooting 46.9 percent 15 additional points for the Bulldogs from beyond the arc - Senior forward Brendon Pineda averaged a team-high 8.5 rebounds while - The Golden Eagles fell to Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State on the adding 13.5 ppg weekend. The Golden Eagles fell 78-71 to the Bulldogs Friday and 97-68 to the - Head coach Matt Bowen ran his record to 4-3 against his former team with the Huskies Saturday. win on Saturday night - UMC was led by C.J. Polk’s 17 points on Friday against Minnesota Duluth, - The Bulldogs will continue in the North Division this week taking on Northern while Redd, had 17 against St. Cloud State State and MSU Moorhead on the road - The Golden Eagles will look to get back on track as they host Wayne State Friday at 8 p.m. and No. 3 Augustana Saturday at 6 p.m.

Minnesota State Mavericks MSU Moorhead Dragons www.msumavericks.com www.msumdragons.com Matt Margenthaler • Western Illinois ‘91 • 15th Season Chad Walthall • Concordia College ‘91 • 6th Season - The Mavericks went 1-1 this past weekend with a loss to No. 3 Augustana - MSUM has won nine games in a row after beating Minot State and Mary on (97-68) and a win at Wayne State (76-59) the road last weekend - Both seniors Jalen Pendleton and Lucas Brown tallied 20 points against - Isaac Sevlie averaged 23.7 points and 11.7 rebounds in helping No. 6 MSUM Augustana to a 3-0 week - Junior Mike Busack recorded a career-high 22 points against Wayne State. - The Dragons ranked No. 6 in most recent NABC D2 Poll - As a team, MSU averaged 72 points and 34 rebounds on the road this past - Four Dragons are averaging in double figures - Isaac Sevlie (21.9), Tanner week Kretchman (12.1), Tyler Vaughan (11.2) and Aaron Lien (10.9) - The Mavericks return home this weekend as they host the Upper Iowa Pea- - Sevlie leads with 8.7 rebounds per game and also has 22 blocks cocks and the - Vaughan leads with 44 assists - MSUM has a 21-game home and plays three home games this week

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 MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM NOTES www.msubeavers.com www.nsuwolves.com Matt Murken • Concordia • 4th Season Paul Sather • Northern State ‘96 • 6th Season - Minot State battled No. 6 MSU Moorhead and Northern State for much of each - The Northern State University men’s basketball team went 1-1, traveling to contest, but a lull in the second half in each hurt MISU’s chances of their first U-Mary and Minot State this past weekend NSIC win, falling 75-63 against MSUM and 87-80 against NSU - Darin Peterka led the Wolves in their 60-58 loss to the Marauders with 13 - Chris Davis had the hot hand early in the weekend, knocking down seven points and six rebounds 3-pointers against MSUM and finished the weekend with 32 points and seven - Peterka added another 16 points and eight rebounds in night two rebounds - NSU struggled to get things going offensively versus U-Mary shooting only - Tyler Rudolph continued super sophomore season with a combined 42 points, 36.7 percent from the floor 13 rebounds, two assists and a steal, leading MISU with 21 each night - The Wolves bounced back in night two with an 87-80 victory over Minot State - Nathan Mertens had a career high 18 points Saturday and finished with 20 where five men recorded double-digit points points, six rebounds, six assists and a steal - Carter Evans led the way for NSU versus the Beavers with 17 points. He was - Davis, Rudolph and Mertens combined to hit 15 of the Beavers 17 3-pointers on followed by Darin Peterka, DJ Pollard, and Ian Smith with 16 points and Mack the weekend Arvidson with 14 points - MISU will travel to the University of Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State - Northern will be back in action this weekend at home as they take on Minneso- Friday and Saturday ta Duluth and St. Cloud State SMSU Mustangs www.usfcougars.com www.smsumustangs.com Chris Johnson • Central (Iowa) ‘98 • 8th Season • SMSU ‘03 • 7th Season - Mack Johnson had 39 points in a 85-79 win over Upper Iowa Friday and - Senior guard Shaun Condon averaged 11 points in two games, while shooting added 28 against Winona State (80-69 loss) for 67 points along with seven 62 percent from the field rebounds, three assists and three steals on the weekend. That total is his best two-game total in his career - Condon helped SMSU earn a weekend road split, losing to Winona State - USF will host SMSU Tuesday, Dec. 8 at the Stewart Center before defeating Upper Iowa - USF will host Minot State and U-Mary at the Stewart Center this weekend - Condon connected on 8 of 13 field goal attempts, including 4 of 6 (66.7) from - USF has held five of seven opponents to under 40 percent from the field. In 3- point range addition the Cougars have limited opponents to less than 32 percent from three- -In SMSU’s come-from-behind win at Upper Iowa, Condon scored 12 points, point range four times, including three under 30 percent making 5 of 8 from the field with two 3-pointers - Mack Johnson of USF has made 26 straight free throws - USF has led at halftime in five-of-seven games and won the second half in four contests

St. Cloud State Huskies www.scsuhuskies.com www.upperiowaathletics.com Matt Reimer • Central (Iowa) ‘91 • 2nd Season Brooks McKowen • Northern Iowa ‘07 • 3rd Season -SCSU men’s basketball went 2-0 on the week with both coming over confer- - UIU lost to Sioux Falls (85-79) and SMSU (87-81) ence opponents - On Friday night, the Peacocks missed 20 free throws during their comeback -Gage Davis and Scottie Stone have both scored in double figures in all eight against the Cougars to fall short by six games this season - On Saturday night, the Mustangs rallied to erase a 17-point UIU lead midway -Davis has been the team’s leading scorer in four games with Stone taking top through the second half and steal the game by six at the final buzzer scoring honors in four as well - Jimmy Roth led the Peacocks with 17.5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1.5 -Adam Heede-Andersen’s seven assists against UMC was a team season high blocks and 1.5 steals per game while shooting 50% from the floor -The Huskies have now won four of the team’s last five games - Three other Peacocks averaged double figures over the weekend including -The 53.7 field goal percentage against Minnesota Crookston was a team Jernell Hughes (12), Jordan Hay (11) and Carson Parker (10). season best as was the 60 percent clip from three-point range - Parker also pulled down 14 boards in the two games, while Ethan Steinbronn -The Huskies won both games at home this weekend at Halenbeck and have had nine in Saturday’s loss now won 9 of the last 11 at home and are 14-6 at home since the start of the - Upper Iowa will be on the road for a pair of NSIC games this weekend against 2014-15 season Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul

Wayne State Wildcats Winona State Warriors

www.wscwildcats.com WINONA STATE www.winonastatewarriors.com Brian Dolan • William Jewell ‘98 • 3rd Season Todd Eisner • Creighton ‘91 • 1st Season - WSC went 1-1 during the week, beating Concordia-St. Paul 84-76 and losing - WSU picked up a pair of home wins over SMSU (86-75) and Sioux Falls (80-69) to Minnesota State 76-59 - Kyle Bauman averaged 19.5 points, shot 67 percent from the field and was - Sophomore guard Matt Thomas averaged 19.5 points and 3.0 assists in the 5-of-6 from 3-point range two games - Riley Bambenek led WSU with 20 points with a career-high six 3-pointers - Thomas scored game-high 27 points vs. Concordia-St. Paul, his third game this season with over 25 points against SMSU - For the weekend, Thomas shot 44 percent (11-25) from the field, 40 percent - Isaiah Gray scored 25 points off the bench on 8-of-9 shooting and made 8-of- (4-10) from the 3-point line and 81.3 percent (13-16) at the free throw line 10 free throws against Sioux Falls - Sophomore guard Austin Esters had 13 points on 6 of 7 shooting with three - As a team the Warriors shot 53 percent on the weekend assists in win over CSP - WSU (3-4, 2-1 NSIC) travels to Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State for 8 - WSC visits Minnesota Crookston Friday ( 8 p.m.) and Bemidji State Saturday p.m. games this weekend (6 p.m.)

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 •