Wolves Tabbed 1st In NSIC, Hall Stands Out

ST. PAUL, Minn. - In a release put out today by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference office, the Northern State women’s basketball team was not only picked to finish first in the league in 2006-07, they also had one of their players picked to be best in the conference. Noelle Hall was named the NSIC Preseason Player of the Year.

In the poll, Northern State barely edged out MSU Moorhead as favorite in the conference. The Dragons received five first-place votes and Northern State four, but the Wolves came out on top in overall points, 84-82. After coming in at second place in the NSIC last season with an overall record of 25-7 and a league mark of 11-3, the Wolves return three starters and 11 letterwinners to this year’s roster. Last year’s NSIC regular season and tournament champions from Wayne State (NE) were picked fourth in the poll with 65 points.

Noelle Hall, a junior forward from Altura, MN, is this year’s NSIC Preseason Player of the Year. Hall averaged 15.3 points and 8.0 rebounds per game last season, both of which ranked third in the NSIC. She scored 20+ points ten times last season and put ten double-double performances in the books, and also led the team in scoring 18 out of the 32 games. Hall also recorded the most blocked shots in the league with 53. Hall was also named NSIC Freshman of the Year following the 2004-05 season.

 

2006 NSIC Coaches Preseason Poll
1. Northern State (4) ........................ 84
2. MSU Moorhead (5) ..................... 82
3. Concordia-St. Paul (1) ................. 78
4. Wayne State (Neb.) ...................... 65
5. Bemidji State ............................... 57
6. Winona State ................................ 43
7. Upper Iowa .................................. 41
8. Southwest Minnesota State ......... 37
9. University of Mary (N.D.) ........... 32
10. Minnesota, Crookston ............... 21
( ) First Place Votes

2005-06 NSIC Final Standings
________________NSIC_______ O’All
1. Wayne St. .............13-1 ..............27-4
2. Northern St. ..........11-3 ..............25-7
3. Concordia-St. Paul...9-5 ..............20-11
4. MSU Moorhead .....7-7 ..............15-14
5. Bemidji St. .............6-8 ...............13-15
6. Southwest MN St. ..4-10 ..............7-21
t7. Winona St. ............3-11 .............10-18
t7. MN-Crookston .....3-11 .............6-22

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