BURNSVILLE, Minn. - Sophomore infielder Alexis Monty was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Week in the conference's eighth edition this season. Monty earned the award after helping the Golden Bears start 4-0 in NSIC play this past weekend. 

This is the fourth time in her career that Monty has earned the honor and the first for a CSP player this season. Her .406 batting average ranks eighth in the NSIC and she currently leads the conference in hits in NSIC play with 11.

NSIC Player of the Week
#44 Alexis Monty (IF, 5-2, So, Stillwater, Minn. / Stillwater Area HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Slashed .688/.688/1.125 in CSP's 4-0 opening NSIC weekend
- Totaled four doubles with a home run and five RBIs
- Led the team with 18 total bases and eight runs scored
- Smacked six hits with four doubles in CSP's series sweep against Bemidji State
- Hit a single and a home run in CSP's 11-0 first inning against Minnesota Crookston
- Tallied five hits with two RBIs in the sweep over the Golden Eagles
- Upped her batting average to .406 this season, ranking eighth in the NSIC

NSIC Pitcher of the Week
#32 Lexi Lander (RHP, 5-9, Gr., Onawa, Iowa / West Monona HS) - Augustana
- Went 3-0 in her three appearances/starts with two complete games
- All three wins were shutout five-inning games
- Helped Augustana to 5-1 showing during the week, including a 4-0 start in conference play
- Pitched 13.0 innings with a 0.00 ERA and 18 total strikeouts (6 per game)
- Held opponents to a .136 batting average while allowing only six hits
- Held MSU Moorhead to only a .118 batting average in 8-0 victory
- Tallied six strikeouts against 13 batters faced in three innings of work against Northern State


Others Top Performers  - Players
Desi Cuevas (AUGIE)
- Went 11-for-20 for a .550 batting average in six-game week
- Registered a slash line of .550/.571/1.150 across six starts
- Smashed four doubles, two home runs and one triple with three RBI and one stolen base
- Went 3-for-3 with a home run and a double in 9-0 win over Missouri Western
- Again was 3-for-3 with a home run, a double and two RBI to take down Northern State 12-0
- Helped Augustana to a 5-1 showing on the week
- Sits second in the conference for runs scored (33) and third for slugging percentage (.798), home runs (8) and stolen bases (14)
Mariah Stevenson (BSU)
- In 11 at bats against CSP and SMSU- 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 RBI, 2 doubles
- In the field at 3rd base- 8 putouts and 8 assists
- Marked a .455 batting average in four games
- Tied the program's record for career assists (314) with 4 assists against SMSU in game one
- Is closing in on the program record for career doubles (40) after hitting two this weekend, she now has 38 in her career
Lara Gianna (MSU) 
- Went 7-for-14 at the plate (.500 AVG) with an OPS of 1.436, two doubles and five RBI in the opening weekend of NSIC play
- Started all four games for Minnesota State at first base
- Hit a game-tying two-run home run in the top of the seventh against MSU Moorhead
- Scored in the 11th inning to secure the win for the Mavericks
- Put the Mavericks on the board right away in game two against the Dragons with a two-RBI double in the top of the first
- Went 3-for-3 at the plate in that game
- Had a 1.000% fielding percentage over the weekend
Sarah Misner (MINOT)
- Had a career-best weekend playing in 3 games for the Beavers as she hit .556 (5-for-9) with 2 home runs in one inning and 7 RBIs
- Blasted a 2-run home run on Sunday in the Beavers' 13-0 win over Sioux Falls, then added a grand slam later in the same inning
- Hit safely in all 3 games, added 2 doubles, and defensively had 1 putout and added an assist playing third base
Tevan Bryant (NSU)
- Led Northern State hitting .500 against Minnesota State and #8 Augustana
- Tallied six hits, including a perfect 3-for-3 against the Mavericks
- Boosted her season average by 51 points
Riley Kramolisch (SMSU)
- Led the SMSU offense batting .467 (7 for 15) at the plate with three RBI and four runs scored
- Went 2 for 4 at the plate with a pair of runs scored in the 9-8 win over Minnesota Crookston on Friday
- Added another hit, RBI, and run scored in game two against the Golden Eagles
- Again went 2 for 4 with a run scored and stolen base to help SMSU to a 5-1 game one win over Bemidji State
- Finished the week with a 2 for 3 performance including a double and pair of RBI in game two against the Beavers
Alyssa Woelfel (WSU)
- Started at second base in all four games this weekend
- Went 6 for 12 with a weekend batting average of .500
- Had a .750 slugging percentage in four games
- Added a .462 on base percentage over the weekend

Others Top Performers  - Pitcher
Tatum Dunlavy (CSP)
- Went 2-0 on the weekend with a 1.17 ERA in 12 innings pitched 
- Threw a team-high seven strikeouts in two complete games 
- Allowed seven total hits, two earned runs and an opposing .175 batting average
- Threw a season-high six strikeouts in CSP's 7-3 victory over Minnesota Crookston
- Only allowed three hits pitching all seven innings 
- Allowed four hits and one earned run with a strikeout in five innings in a 13-2 win over Bemidji State
- Improved her record to a team-best 6-5 this season
Brianne Stone (MSU)
- Earned three wins in Minnesota State's conference regular season opening weekend with a 1.31 ERA
- Led the Mavericks with 10.2 innings pitched and 16 strikeouts
- Pitched four innings of three-hit, no-run relief in the 15-4 win against Northern State. Stone struck out seven batters
- Entered in the bottom of the eighth of game one against MSU Moorhead and pitched 3.1 innings of scoreless softball 
- Pitched 3.1 innings, struck out four and allowed two runs as MSU won 11-2
- Improved to a 5-3 record in 2025 with a 1.89 ERA
Reegan Floyd (MINOT)
- Led the way in the circle with a pair of shutout wins over the weekend to open NSIC play
- Saturday, struck out 4 batters and threw a 2-hit shutout to beat Wayne State 1-0
- Struck out 8 batters in a 4-hit, 1-0 shutout of Sioux Falls in Sunday
Jordyn Marsh (SMSU)
- Ended the week with a 1-0 record and one save in 11 innings
- Closed the weekend with a 0.64 ERA and eight strikeouts
- Limited opponents to .125 batting with only five hits
- Threw 3 1/3 hitless innings with a pair of strikeouts to help SMSU to a 9-8 win over Minnesota Crookston on Friday 
- Earned her fifth save of the season after throwing three hitless innings against Bemidji State while striking out four
Macey Clark (SCSU)
- Posted a 1.82 ERA during the Huskies 1-1 conference opening doubleheader vs. Winona State
- Pitched 7.2 innings in two appearances/one start, striking out eight batters while only walking one
- Held opposing batters to a .185 batting average and did not allow an extra base hit
- Tossed her team-leading eighth complete game of the season in game one, allowing just two runs while striking out six over 7.0 innings
- Has allowed two or fewer runs in three straight starts and struck out 6+ batters in three consecutive starts
- Earned a save in her first career relief appearance for the Huskies, striking out both batters she faced with the tying run on first base
Kennadi Borngrebe (WSC)
- Fired two complete games over the weekend
- Struck out eight batters, allowing just four hits in Sunday's 11-1 win over UMary
- Gave up just four hits and one run with seven K's in 1-0 loss Saturday at Minot State
- For the weekend pitched 13 innings and gave up just two runs with 15 strikeouts

NSIC Softball Pages
AUGIE | BSU | CSP | UMARY | UMC | UMD | MSU | MSUM
MINOT | NSU | USF | SMSU | SCSU | WSC | WSU

NSIC Softball Players of the Week
2/4/25
Player: #22 Nicole Schmitt – Minnesota Duluth
Pitcher: #8 Avery Steffen – MSU Moorhead
2/11/25
Player:#14 Emma Owens – Northern State
Pitcher: #16 Abby Rux – Northern State
2/18/25
Player: #9 Braelee Jodarski – Winona State
Pitcher: #23 Kennadi Borngrebe – Wayne State
2/24/25
Player: #15 Brooke Holmes – St. Cloud State
Pitcher: #11 Kennedy Joachim – Bemidji State
3/3/25
Player: #22 Nicole Schmitt – Minnesota Duluth (2)
Pitcher: #26 Izzy Howe – Winona State
3/10/25
Player: #7 Morgan McMillan – Minnesota Duluth
Pitcher: #7 Karlie Miller - Southwest Minnesota State 
3/17/25
Player: #15 Finley Anderson – Minnesota State
Pitcher: #23 Kennadi Borngrebe – Wayne State
3/24/25
Player: #44 Alexis Monty - Concordia-St. Paul
Pitcher: #32 Lexi Lander - Augustana

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men's league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women's league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 121 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.

About NCAA Division II
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