MEN’S December 21, 2015 RELEASE NO. 6 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 6 Results Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference 2015-16 Men’s Basketball Standings Mon., December 14 Oglala Lokota 60 at U-Mary 144 as of December 21, 2015 NSIC Overall North Division Standings W-L Win % W-L Win% Strk MSU Moorhead 6-0 1.000 Tues., December 15 #4 MSU Moorhead 6-0 1.000 14-1 .933 W14 U-Mary 5-1 .833 Dakota Wesleyan 71 at Sioux Falls 95 #2 Augustana 6-0 1.000 9-1 .900 W9 Minnesota Duluth 5-1 .833 Wisconsin-Parkside 74 at Upper Iowa 71 University of Mary 5-1 .833 10-2 .833 W5 Bemidji State 3-3 .500 Presentation 76 at U-Mary 100 Minnesota Duluth 5-1 .833 8-3 .727 W1 Northern State 2-4 .333 RV-Minnesota State 4-1 .800 9-2 .818 W4 St. Cloud State 2-4 .333 Wed., December 16 Winona State 4-2 .667 5-5 .500 W1 Mt. Marty 57 at Wayne State 87 Minnesota Crookston 1-5 .167 Sioux Falls 3-3 .500 8-4 .667 L1 Minot State 0-6 .000 SMSU 3-3 .500 7-4 .636 W2 Fri., December 18 South Division Standings Bemidji State 3-3 .500 6-4 .600 W2 *Minnesota Crookston 65 at Bemidji State 72 Augustana 6-0 1.000 Northern State 2-4 .333 6-6 .500 L1 *Minot State 71 at U-Mary 72 Minnesota State 4-1 .800 Upper Iowa 2-4 .333 6-9 .400 L2 Winona State 4-2 .667 St. Cloud State 2-4 .333 4-7 .364 L3 Sat., December 19 Sioux Falls 3-3 .500 Wayne State 1-4 .200 3-8 .273 L1 *Upper Iowa 65 at Winona State 81 Southwest Minnesota State 3-3 .500 Minnesota Crookston 0-5 .000 3-7 .300 L2 *Concordia-St. Paul 59 at Minnesota State 86 Upper Iowa 2-4 .333 Concordia-St. Paul 0-5 .000 2-8 .200 L6 *Minnesota Duluth 100 at St. Cloud State 92 Wayne State 1-5 .167 Minot State 0-6 .000 5-7 .417 W1 *Wayne State 62 at Augustana 107 Concordia-St. Paul 0-5 .000 *MSU Moorhead 82 at Northern State 71 Ranking based on on NABC/DII Coaches’ Poll (12/15/15) *Sioux Falls 60 at Southwest Minnesota State 62 NSIC North Division Player of the Week Crossroads College 66 at Minot State 101 #3 William Harvey (F, 6-7, 210, Jr., Albuquerque, N.M. / Northern New Mexico Univ.) - Bemidji State - Recorded career-highs with 28 points and 13 rebounds in BSU’s 72-65 win over UMC Sun., December 20 Crossroads College 47 at MSU Moorhead 126 - Shot 84.6 percent (11-13) from the field and 100 percent (3-3) from behind the arc - Added three blocks, two assists and one steal to his first career double-double Week 7 Schedule - Tied BSU season-high in points while setting team mark in rebounds - Most single-game rebounds by a Beaver since Dec. 6, 2013 Wed., December 30 Saint John’s at Concordia-St. Paul 7 p.m. NSIC South Division Player of the Week Crown College at St. Cloud State 8 p.m. #1 Jalen Pendleton (G, 6-2, 200, Sr., Evansville, Ind. / Bosse HS) - Minnesota State Sat., January 2 - Became the first ever Maverick to record a triple-double *Concordia-St. Paul at Minnesota Duluth 4 p.m. - Scored 11 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out 12 assists *Minnesota State at St. Cloud State 4 p.m. - His 10 rebounds and 12 assists against Concordia-St. Paul were both season-highs *Sioux Falls at Augustana 5 p.m. - Shot 5-of-7 (.714) from the field *Southwest Minnesota State at Wayne State 5 p.m. - The Mavericks improved to 9-2 and 4-1 overall in the NSIC after their 86-59 win over CSP *MSU Moorhead at Upper Iowa 6 p.m. *Bemidji State at Minot State 6 p.m. *Minnesota Crookston at U-Mary 6 p.m. *Northern State at Winona State 6 p.m. Sun., January 3 *Sioux Falls at Wayne State 3 p.m. *Minnesota State at Minnesota Duluth 3 p.m. *Bemidji State at U-Mary 4 p.m. *Northern State at Upper Iowa 4 p.m. *MSU Moorhead at Winona State 4 p.m. *Concordia-St. Paul at St. Cloud State 4 p.m. *Southwest Minnesota State at Augustana 5 p.m. *Minnesota Crookston at Minot State 6 p.m. 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 • 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 Bemidji State Beavers www.goaugie.com www.bsubeavers.com Tom Billeter • Illinois ‘83 • 13th Season Mike Boschee • North Dakota ‘91 • 4th Season - Casey Schilling registered his fifth double-double of the season (25th career) - Bemidji State took a season sweep of Minnesota Crookston with a 72-65 win leading Augustana to a 107-62 win over Wayne State - BSU grabbed a 15-point lead before facing a second-half tie - Schilling led all players with 25 points and 10 rebounds, including seven offensive - An 8-0 run gave the Beavers the lead for good while never trailing - Augustana returns to action Jan. 2-3 hosting Sioux Falls and SMSU - Bemidji State finished shooting 50 percent from the field, the second instance - The Vikings will take on USF at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Jan, 2 at the Sioux Falls Arena this season - The meeting between the Vikings and Cougars will be the 60th all-time - Junior William Harvey recorded career-highs with 28 points and 13 rebounds - Augustana and USF first met in 1922, Augustana is 32-27 all-time against USF and - Senior Irvin Womack tied a season-high 13 points while adding seven has won 22 of the last 24 meetings, including four straight rebounds - Augustana will then welcome SMSU at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 3 - Augustana and SMSU will meet for the 28th time in a series that began in the 1972-73 season - Augustana swept SMSU in the season series last year winning 96-77 in Marshall, Minn. on Jan. 3 before defeating the Mustangs 92-80 at the Arena on Feb. 13 Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears University of Mary Marauders www.cugoldenbears.com www.goumary.com Joey James • South Dakota ‘01 • 2nd Season Joe Kittell • North Dakota State ‘06 • 1st Season - Golden Bears fell to 0-5 NSIC with an 86-59 road loss to Minnesota State - Won all three games during week (144-60 over Oglala Lakota, 100-76 over - Freshman Bryndan Matthews led CSP with 14 points Presentation, 72-71 over Minot State) - Senior Shea Mandli nearly had his third double-double with 13 points and nine - The 144 points vs. Oglala Lakota was a new school record. All 11 players rebounds scored at least nine points and ten were in double digits - Concordia will conclude non-conference play on Dec. 30 with a home game against Saint John’s at 7 p.m. - Swept Minot State for the first time since 2002-03 - The Golden Bears return to league play on the road on January 2 at UMD and - Bryan Jefferson posted two double-doubles during the week January 3 at SCSU - Jefferson averaged 19.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists and shot 79.3 - CSP is 11-13 against UMD all-time including three straight wins and seven of percent (23-of-29) from the floor and 92.3 percent (12-of-13) at the line the last nine in the series. The Golden Bears are 5-7 at Romano Gym, winning - Marquealis Edwards posted U-Mary’s first triple-double of the Marauders NCAA the last trip on January 18, 2013 (76-73, OT). UMD won the first nine meetings era when he posted 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists vs. Presentation all-time with Concordia holding an 11-4 record since the 2003-04 season - With a record of 10-2, the Marauders have exceeded last year’s win total of - Concordia is 6-17 all-time against SCSU and 2-10 at Halenbeck Hall. The nine. It is just the third time U-Mary has had double digit wins in the school’s ten Golden Bears won last year’s meeting 59-57 at Gangelhoff Center and the NCAA seasons teams have split the last eight meetings Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs www.goldeneaglesports.com www.umdbulldogs.com Dan Weisse • UW-Milwaukee ‘04 • 2nd Season Matt Bowen • Indiana ‘95 • 4th Season - Minnesota Crookston ended the 2015 part of their schedule with a 72-65 loss - UMD made history on Saturday afternoon, knocking off St. Cloud State 100-92 to Bemidji State Friday on the road in the team’s 2015 finale - UMC is a young squad that is close as indicated by their five losses by seven - The Bulldogs had not defeated the Huskies at Hallenbeck Hall since December points or less this season 1994, and they earned a season-sweep over SCSU for the first time since the - Derrick Redd, Jr.