Northern State stars Madelyn Bragg and Rianna Fillipi named to NSIC All-Conference first team

The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference released the 2023-24 All-Conference teams with Northern State Wolves Madelyn Bragg and Rianna Fillipi honored on the first team.  

Bragg started every game this season, leading Northern State averaging 17.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. She is shooting 51.6% from the floor and 78.3% from the foul line. The sophomore added a team best 48 blocks, as well as 34 steals and 32 assists. She recorded four double-doubles and recorded career highs in points (35 vs. UMD) and rebounds (13 vs. WSU). Bragg earned NSIC Player of the Week honors in week 10 and was a multiple week member of the NSIC Shining Five. She closed out the regular season ranked third in scoring, eighth in rebounding, third in field goal percentage, and third in blocked shots in the Northern Sun. This is the first NSIC All-Conference honor of the Aberdeen native’s career.

Fillipi started all 28 games in her junior campaign, pacing the Northern State offense with a league leading 139 assists. She averaged 5.0 assists per game and tallied an NSIC leading 1.9 assist/turnover ratio. Fillipi enters the postseason averaging 12.7 points and a team best 7.1 rebounds per game. She became a member of the Northern State 1000-point club in just her third season, ranking her 27^th all-time with 1,174 points. In addition, she is 31^st all-time with 552 career rebounds. Fillipi tallied career highs in rebounds (13 vs. AU) and steals (8 vs. BSU) this season. She recorded six double-doubles and ranks 18^th in scoring, fifth in rebounding, first in assists and assist/turnover ratio, and third in steals in the Northern Sun. She is a 3-time NSIC All-Conference performer and first time first team member.

2023-24 NSIC All-Conference Teams