Dodge lit up the scoreboard in a pair of games last week. He racked up his second career 40-point game with 40 at No. 5 Augustana on Wednesday. He went 9-of-14 from three-point range, one shy of tying his own school record for made three-pointers in a game. Then on Saturday, he poured in 23 more points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field, including 5-for-6 from behind the arc. For the week, he shot .724 from the field (21-29), .700 from behind the arc (14-20), made 12 of 14 free throws, had six rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Other nominees:
Jacob Aegerter (Swimming): Aegerter paced the Pointers to victory at the Wheaton Invitational over the weekend. On Friday, he set the school record in the 200-yard IM with an NCAA B Cut and event winning time of 1:51.23. He also won the 200-yard butterfly in 1:50.21 on Friday, another B Cut time. On Saturday, Aegerter won the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:02.34, nearly six seconds faster than the runner-up. He was also on the winning relay teams in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:04.58) and the 200-yard medley relay (1:31.88).
Matt Berlin (Wrestling): Berlin sparked the Pointers to a pair of dual victories on Saturday at the Luther Duals. He opened the day with a fall in just 1:10 over his foe at 125 versus Cornell. He also earned a 13-5 major decision win at 125 in the Pointers win over Luther later in the day. He improved to 14-3 on the season with his two victories on Saturday.
Connor Ryckman (Men's Hockey): Ryckman had two strong performances to help the No. 1-ranked Pointers remain unbeaten and improve to 10-0-2. On Friday, he made 14 saves in the 3-1 victory over UW-River Falls. On Saturday, Ryckman picked up his first shutout victory of the season, defeating UW-Superior, 4-0, recording 24 saves in the game. For the season, Ryckman owns a 10-0-1 record, ranks 7th in the nation for goals-against average (1.45), and 14th for save percentage to (.935).
