BURNSVILLE, Minn. – Junior forward John Sutherland put together another monster week with a pair of double-doubles, along with hitting the game-winning shot against Minnesota Crookston and was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Player of the Week on Monday.

Sutherland paced the Beavers to a pair of wins averaging 21.5 points and 12 rebounds, while shooting over 54 percent and tallied the game-winning layup at the buzzer against the Golden Eagles. He also dished out 11 assists and two steals. Sutherland had a double-double in both games, opening the week in the win over Minot State with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Sutherland was then approaching a triple-double in the win over Minnesota Crookston with 26 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. He went 12-20 from the field and had the game-winning layup with under a second to play. He went 19-35 (54.3) from the field and added a 5-7 clip at the foul line in the two games.

Bemidji State, off to a 6-2 start and 2-0 mark in conference play, travel to MSU Moorhead this Friday at 5:30 p.m. and Northern State on Saturday beginning at 4 p.m.

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Nestled in Northern Minnesota's wooded region and located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, BSU sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).