North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week
Jalen Addison – Valley City State (N.D.) – 6’2″ – Senior – guard – Milwaukee, Wis. – Addison led all scorers with a season-high 24 points and posted a game-high seven rebounds in Valley City State (N.D.) 78-69 regular-season finale victory at Dickinson State (N.D.). He was 9-of-17 from the field (52.9 percent), including 3-of-5 3-pointers (60 percent). Addison converted 3-of-5 free-throws. He also recorded a steal and an assist in the game.
Recap from last week’s games
Bellevue (Neb.) secured the No. 2 seed in the postseason tournament after using a second-half surge to defeat Dakota state (S.D.) 73-62 on Feb. 18. The Bruins improved to 17-13 overall record and 9-5 record in the North Star conference contests. The Trojans dropped to 9-14 overall record and 7-7 NSAA conference record.
North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week
Macey Kvilvang – Valley City State (N.D.) – 6’5″ – Senior – forward – Cando, N.D. – Kvilvang scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for a double-double in Valley City State’s (N.D.) 73-70 road victory at Waldorf (Iowa). She also posted double figures with 16 points and added eight rebounds, despite a 74-70 defeat at Viterbo (Wis.). For the week, Kvilvang averaged 22.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. She also averaged 1.5 assists, 1.0 block and 1.0 steal per game. She was 21-of-33 from the field (63.6 percent) and made both free-throw attempts.
Recap from last week’s games
Dakota State (S.D.), who is ranked No. 21 in the latest NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 national poll, extended their school record winning streak to 15 games after going 3-0 record for the week. The Trojans held off Mayville State (N.D.) 64-59 on Feb. 2 in Mayville, N.D. and defe