Augustana is picked to finish sixth, and the University of Sioux Falls 11th in the 2012-2013 NSIC Men's Basketball Coaches Pre-Season Poll. Winona State was selected as the conference favorite.
Augustana scored 49 unanswered points in the first half on its way to a 59-14 victory over Upper Iowa in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference South Division football action on Saturday afternoon in Fayette, Iowa. The win snaps a two-game Vikings losing streak.
Augustana volleyball continued its hot streak beating its second top 10 team in less than a week, this time taking down third-ranked Minnesota-Duluth in five sets Friday night at the Elmen Center.
Sioux Falls' senior kicker/punter Braden Wieking was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Special Teams Player of the Week following his record-setting performance in USF's 44-21 win over Southwest Minnesota State.