NSIC Release - University of Sioux Falls
Women’s February 23, 2017
All-Conference Release
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]
First Team 30 Logan O’Farrell 12 Aimee Pelzer 42 Caitlyn Russell 11 Anna Schmitt 42 Drew Sannes 51 Miranda Ristau 50 Sam Knecht 2 Betsy MacDonald 13 Blair Klostermann 52 Paige Ballinger
2016-17 NSIC Women’s Basketball All-Conference Team Pos. G G C G F C F/C G G C
Ht. 5’11 5’8 6’3 5’7 6’3 6’2 6’2 5’5 5’10 6’1
Yr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr.
School Augustana Bemidji State Concordia-St. Paul Concordia-St. Paul MSU Moorhead Northern State Sioux Falls St. Cloud State Upper Iowa Wayne State
Hometown Summit, S.D. Upsala, Minn. Onalaska, Wis, Waconia, Minn. Hawley, Minn. Warner, S.D. Platte, S.D. St. Paul, Minn. Dyersville, Iowa Pender, Neb.
Pos. P G PG F G F G F PG G
Ht. 6’0 5’7 5’9 5’11 5’11 5’11 5’9 6’0 5’7 5’9
Yr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
School University of Mary Minnesota Crookston Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth MSU Moorhead Northern State St. Cloud State Wayne State Winona State Winona State
Hometown Minot, N.D. Janesville, Minn. New Berlin, Wis. Farmington, Minn. West Fargo, N.D. Lino Lakes, Minn. Green Bay, Wis. Wynot, Neb. Muckwonago, Wis. Vernon Center, Minn.
All-Defensive Team Pos. 30 Logan O’Farrell G 23 Hannah Larson P 23 Sammy Kozlowski PG 50 Sam Knecht F/C 34 Chelsea Nooker G
Ht. 5’11 6’0 5’9 6’2 5’9
Yr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr.
School Augustana University of Mary Minnesota Duluth Sioux Falls St. Cloud State
Hometown Summit, S.D. Bismarck, N.D. New Berlin, Wis. Platte, S.D. Green Bay, Wis.
All-Freshmen Team Pos. 32 Gabbie Bohl P 24 Lauren Rotunda G 13 Taylor Klug G 33 Morgan Ham G/F 5 Caleigh Rodning F
Ht. 6’2 5’10 5’9 6’1 5’11
Yr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
School University of Mary University of Mary Minnesota State MSU Moorhead SMSU
Hometown Minot, N.D. Fargo, N.D. Cogate, Wis. Shadehill, S.D. Shakoppe, Minn.
Second Team 32 Gabbie Bohl 14 Allison Hughes 23 Sammy Kozlowski 42 Taylor Meyer 2 Cassidy Thorson 40 Jill Conrad 34 Chelsea Nooker 35 Maggie Schulte 11 Jenny Tuttle 14 Tara Roelofs
2016-17 NSIC Player of the Year Drew Sannes, MSU Moorhead (F, 6’3, Jr., Hawley, Minn.) 2016-17 NSIC Freshman of the Year Gabbie Bohl, University of Mary (C, 6’2, Fr., Minot N.D.) 2016-17 NSIC Defensive Player of the Year Logan O’Farrell, Augustana (Jr., G, 5’11, Summit, S.D.) 2016-17 NSIC Coach of the Year Karla Nelson, MSU Moorhead
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-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 •
NSIC Women’s Basketball Specialty Awards NSIC Player of the Year
#42 Drew Sannes (F, 6-3, Jr., Hawley, Minn. / Hawley HS) Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Led MSUM to NSIC overall and NSIC North titles - Eighth in NSIC in scoring at 15.5 ppg in 22 NSIC contests - Tied for fifth in rebounding with 8.1 rpg - Sixth in free throw percentage hitting at an 87.5 clip - Third in blocks per game at 2.4 - Third in defensive rebounds at 7.0 boards per contest - Recorded 10 double-doubles in NSIC games - Named NSIC North Division Player of the Week three times during season
NSIC Defensive Player of the Year
#30 Logan O’Farrell (G, 5-11, Jr., Summit, S.D. / Summit HS) Augustana University
- Second Straight NSIC Defensive Player of the Year honor - Blocked 27 shots in conference play and 36 shots on the year - Had 36 steals in conference play and 55 on the year - Earned a season-high six steals against Minnesota State on Jan. 6 - Tied her season-high in blocked shots of three, four different times - Averaged a team-best 11.9 points per game - Scored a season-high 22-points against SMSU and Wayne State - Scored her 1,000 career point against Winona State on Feb. 17 - Ranked seventh on the Augustana All-Time blocks list with 119 career blocked shots - Tied for 10th on the Augustana All-Time steals list with 200 career steals - NSIC South Division Player of the Week (2/13/17)
NSIC Freshman of the Year
#32 Gabbie Bohl (P, 6-2, Fr., Minot, N.D. / Minot HS) University of Mary
- Led all Northern Sun freshmen in league-games only scoring at 17.4 points per game and finished 5th overall - Shot 52.9 percent in league games, the sixth best mark - Reached double digits in all but two of the 22 NSIC games - Posted 20 or more points eight times, including a career-high 29 against Minot State in her first NSIC contest - Scored 20 or more points in six of her last nine league outings - Earned NSIC Player of the Week honors Feb. 6 after scoring 26 points against USF and 23 against SMSU with eight rebounds in both games - Produced three of four double doubles in NSIC games with the fourth against #4 Cal Baptist - Led Marauders in scoring at 15.2 PPG while shooting 48.9 percent and averaging 5.9 rebounds/game - Seventh in NCAA and first in NSIC with 184 free throw attempts
NSIC Coach of the Year Karla Nelson
Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Guided MSUM to first NSIC overall title since 2004-05 - Led MSUM to 23-3 overall mark and 20-2 in NSIC record - Posted 17th straight winning season as MSUM head coach - Helped MSUM to be ranked in top 25 for eight straight weeks with a high of 11th - Won 300th career game at St. Cloud State (2/17/17)
• 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 •
All-Conference Release
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]
First Team 30 Logan O’Farrell 12 Aimee Pelzer 42 Caitlyn Russell 11 Anna Schmitt 42 Drew Sannes 51 Miranda Ristau 50 Sam Knecht 2 Betsy MacDonald 13 Blair Klostermann 52 Paige Ballinger
2016-17 NSIC Women’s Basketball All-Conference Team Pos. G G C G F C F/C G G C
Ht. 5’11 5’8 6’3 5’7 6’3 6’2 6’2 5’5 5’10 6’1
Yr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr.
School Augustana Bemidji State Concordia-St. Paul Concordia-St. Paul MSU Moorhead Northern State Sioux Falls St. Cloud State Upper Iowa Wayne State
Hometown Summit, S.D. Upsala, Minn. Onalaska, Wis, Waconia, Minn. Hawley, Minn. Warner, S.D. Platte, S.D. St. Paul, Minn. Dyersville, Iowa Pender, Neb.
Pos. P G PG F G F G F PG G
Ht. 6’0 5’7 5’9 5’11 5’11 5’11 5’9 6’0 5’7 5’9
Yr. Fr. So. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr.
School University of Mary Minnesota Crookston Minnesota Duluth Minnesota Duluth MSU Moorhead Northern State St. Cloud State Wayne State Winona State Winona State
Hometown Minot, N.D. Janesville, Minn. New Berlin, Wis. Farmington, Minn. West Fargo, N.D. Lino Lakes, Minn. Green Bay, Wis. Wynot, Neb. Muckwonago, Wis. Vernon Center, Minn.
All-Defensive Team Pos. 30 Logan O’Farrell G 23 Hannah Larson P 23 Sammy Kozlowski PG 50 Sam Knecht F/C 34 Chelsea Nooker G
Ht. 5’11 6’0 5’9 6’2 5’9
Yr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Sr.
School Augustana University of Mary Minnesota Duluth Sioux Falls St. Cloud State
Hometown Summit, S.D. Bismarck, N.D. New Berlin, Wis. Platte, S.D. Green Bay, Wis.
All-Freshmen Team Pos. 32 Gabbie Bohl P 24 Lauren Rotunda G 13 Taylor Klug G 33 Morgan Ham G/F 5 Caleigh Rodning F
Ht. 6’2 5’10 5’9 6’1 5’11
Yr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.
School University of Mary University of Mary Minnesota State MSU Moorhead SMSU
Hometown Minot, N.D. Fargo, N.D. Cogate, Wis. Shadehill, S.D. Shakoppe, Minn.
Second Team 32 Gabbie Bohl 14 Allison Hughes 23 Sammy Kozlowski 42 Taylor Meyer 2 Cassidy Thorson 40 Jill Conrad 34 Chelsea Nooker 35 Maggie Schulte 11 Jenny Tuttle 14 Tara Roelofs
2016-17 NSIC Player of the Year Drew Sannes, MSU Moorhead (F, 6’3, Jr., Hawley, Minn.) 2016-17 NSIC Freshman of the Year Gabbie Bohl, University of Mary (C, 6’2, Fr., Minot N.D.) 2016-17 NSIC Defensive Player of the Year Logan O’Farrell, Augustana (Jr., G, 5’11, Summit, S.D.) 2016-17 NSIC Coach of the Year Karla Nelson, MSU Moorhead
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-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 •
NSIC Women’s Basketball Specialty Awards NSIC Player of the Year
#42 Drew Sannes (F, 6-3, Jr., Hawley, Minn. / Hawley HS) Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Led MSUM to NSIC overall and NSIC North titles - Eighth in NSIC in scoring at 15.5 ppg in 22 NSIC contests - Tied for fifth in rebounding with 8.1 rpg - Sixth in free throw percentage hitting at an 87.5 clip - Third in blocks per game at 2.4 - Third in defensive rebounds at 7.0 boards per contest - Recorded 10 double-doubles in NSIC games - Named NSIC North Division Player of the Week three times during season
NSIC Defensive Player of the Year
#30 Logan O’Farrell (G, 5-11, Jr., Summit, S.D. / Summit HS) Augustana University
- Second Straight NSIC Defensive Player of the Year honor - Blocked 27 shots in conference play and 36 shots on the year - Had 36 steals in conference play and 55 on the year - Earned a season-high six steals against Minnesota State on Jan. 6 - Tied her season-high in blocked shots of three, four different times - Averaged a team-best 11.9 points per game - Scored a season-high 22-points against SMSU and Wayne State - Scored her 1,000 career point against Winona State on Feb. 17 - Ranked seventh on the Augustana All-Time blocks list with 119 career blocked shots - Tied for 10th on the Augustana All-Time steals list with 200 career steals - NSIC South Division Player of the Week (2/13/17)
NSIC Freshman of the Year
#32 Gabbie Bohl (P, 6-2, Fr., Minot, N.D. / Minot HS) University of Mary
- Led all Northern Sun freshmen in league-games only scoring at 17.4 points per game and finished 5th overall - Shot 52.9 percent in league games, the sixth best mark - Reached double digits in all but two of the 22 NSIC games - Posted 20 or more points eight times, including a career-high 29 against Minot State in her first NSIC contest - Scored 20 or more points in six of her last nine league outings - Earned NSIC Player of the Week honors Feb. 6 after scoring 26 points against USF and 23 against SMSU with eight rebounds in both games - Produced three of four double doubles in NSIC games with the fourth against #4 Cal Baptist - Led Marauders in scoring at 15.2 PPG while shooting 48.9 percent and averaging 5.9 rebounds/game - Seventh in NCAA and first in NSIC with 184 free throw attempts
NSIC Coach of the Year Karla Nelson
Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Guided MSUM to first NSIC overall title since 2004-05 - Led MSUM to 23-3 overall mark and 20-2 in NSIC record - Posted 17th straight winning season as MSUM head coach - Helped MSUM to be ranked in top 25 for eight straight weeks with a high of 11th - Won 300th career game at St. Cloud State (2/17/17)
• 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 •
