Burnsville, Minn. – In the second NSIC Women's Basketball release of 2017-18, Northern State senior Miranda Ristau has once again been named the North Division Player of the Week. She is now the back-to-back player of the week for the North.
 
Quick Hits on the Wolves
- NSU went 3-0 on the week with a home victory over Texas A&M International and two road wins at the CSU Pueblo Tournament
- The Wolves shot 51.7 percent from the floor, 50.0 percent from the arc, and 73.2 percent from the foul line in the three games
- They averaged 82.7 points, 43.7 rebounds, 20.3 assists, 15.7 turnovers, 4.7 steals, and 3.3 blocks per game
- Northern out-scored their opponents by 26.7 points and out-rebounded their opponents by 14.7 boards on average
- NSU tallied their second top-25 victory of the season in the 75-59 win over No. 5 CSU Pueblo
- Four Wolves finished the week scoring in double figures and six Wolves shot 50.0 percent or better from the floor
- Miranda Ristau led the team averaging 15.3 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while shooting a team leading 71.4 percent from the floor
- Alayna Johnson tallied a career high 12 points in seven minutes of play against TAMIU
- Jill Conrad and Jessi Marti averaged 11.7 and 10.0 points per game in the two wins
 
NSIC North Division Player of the Week
#51 Miranda Ristau (C, 6-2, Sr., Warner, S.D. / Warner HS)
- Led the Wolves averaging 15.3 points and 8.3 rebounds in wins over Texas A&M Intl, CSU-Pueblo & Westminster
- Shot a team leading 71.4 percent from the floor, knocking down 20-of-28 shots
- Tallied her first double-double of the season against Westminster with 19 points and 13 rebounds
- Added a team leading five blocks
- Recorded five assists and one steal
- Named NSIC Player of the Week for the second straight week