NDSU Athletes Earn Honors

NDSU’s LeCompte Named MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week

ST. LOUIS - North Dakota State punter Ben LeCompte was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week by the league office Sunday, Nov. 24.

LeCompte, a 5-foot-10, 200-pound sophomore from Barrington, Ill., had three punts for a season-high 49.3 average including a long punt of 52 yards and one inside the 20 in North Dakota State’s 42-0 win over South Dakota.  It was his second award of the season.  

LeCompte also had seven kickoffs averaging 60.3 yards with two touchbacks. USD started on the 19, 20 and 21 on three punts and drove into Bison territory only twice in the game.

 

NDSU’s Turner Earns Third MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week Award

ST. LOUIS - North Dakota State left tackle Billy Turner was named Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Lineman of the Week by the league office Monday, Nov. 25.  It is Turner's third award of the season and NDSU's fifth overall.

Turner, a 6-foot-6, 314-pound senior from Shoreview, Minn., has graded out at 90 percent with zero sacks allowed through the end of regular season.  He had eight knockdowns in last week's 42-0 home victory over South Dakota.

NDSU rushed for 296 yards and four touchdowns averaging 6.3 yards per carry against USD.  Sam Ojuri had 118 yards and John Crockett finished with 116 to give the Bison dual 100-yard rushers for the second straight game and the third time this season.

Top-ranked and No. 1 seed North Dakota State (11-0, 8-0 MVFC) will host a second round Football Championship Subdivision playoff game Saturday, Dec. 7, against the Furman-South Carolina State winner.

LeMar Named Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week

ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State women's basketball junior guard Brooke LeMar was named The Summit League Player of the Week after leading the Bison in both of their games last week against Northern Iowa and Milwaukee. It's her first career Player of the Week honor.

In Wednesday's game against UNI, the junior recorded 24 points on 10-of-14 shooting while dishing out eight assists.

Saturday, at Milwaukee, LeMar nearly recorded a double-double, scoring 25 points and snagging nine rebounds. She also had five assists in the contest.

For the week, the Canyon Country, Calif., native averaged 24.5 points, 6.5 assists and six boards per game along with a 1.4 assist-to-turnover ratio. LeMar also shot 50 percent from the field, going 20-of-40.

NDSU returns to action Friday, Nov. 29, when it faces Montana in the DoubleTree LA Westside Thanksgiving Classic hosted by Loyola-Marymount in Los Angeles. 

NDSU’s Braun Named Summit League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week

ELMHURST, Ill. – North Dakota State’s Taylor Braun was named as The Summit League’s Men’s Basketball Player of the Week following his performance in three games from Nov. 18-24.

Braun garnered his third career Player of the Week award, and first of the season, after posting career-high point and assist totals during the week. Against Southern Mississippi, Braun equaled his career-best with 11 assists while scoring 11 points and adding four steals.

Two nights later in a victory at Western Michigan, Braun had a team-high 23 points to go along with six rebounds and three steals. Braun recorded a career-high 34 points, including 18 made free throws for the second-most in NDSU single-game history, at North Dakota.

For the week, Braun averaged 22.7 points, 4.0 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game.

NDSU will travel to Santa Clara, Calif., next to take part in the Cable Car Classic, playing host Santa Clara on Nov. 29 and either Rice or Rider on Nov. 30.