BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Augustana's
Tyler Riemersma is the NSIC South Division Player of the Week after leading the Augustana men's basketball team to a 2-0 record last week. The weekly honor is the second of the season for Riemersma.
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Riemersma, hailing from Bloomington, Minnesota, averaged a double-double of 23 points and 14 rebounds. He shot 67.9 percent from the field over the two games and added 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals per outing.
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In the rout of No. 25 Minnesota State, Riemersma tallied 23 points and 13 rebounds on 8-of-10 shooting. The following night against Concordia-St. Paul, he totaled 23 points and 15 rebounds and six assists.
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Riemersma enters this week ranked No. 12 in the nation with five double-doubles.
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Augustana travels to Upper Iowa on Friday with a 5:30 p.m. tipoff and Winona State on Saturday with a 3:30 start.
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