BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Connor Dillon has earned NSIC Men's Basketball Player of the Week after an impressive performance for the WSU men's basketball team over the weekend, including leading WSU to an upset win over third-ranked Minnesota State Moorhead. 

Dillon, a junior from Peoria, Ill., led Winona State to victories over MSU Moorhead and St. Cloud State, with the Warriors beating the No. 3-ranked Dragons 83-72 and defeating the Huskies 77-69.  

The Warrior guard hit 17-of-31 (54.8%) from the floor over the two games and produced a 27-point performance against MSU Moorhead. Dillon delivered a 9-of-17 (52.9%) effort from behind the arc and averaged 4.5 rebounds per game on the weekend. 

Winona State will hit the road this week, playing at Concordia University, St. Paul in a Tuesday night match up with the Golden Bears.  Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Gangelhoff Center in St. Paul, Minn. 

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About Winona State University Athletics: 

The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words: 

Graduate Champions.

Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).  Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.