Nick Harden

The Dakota Wesleyan University Tiger Athlete of the Week for the third week of December is Nick Harden it was announced by the DWU athletic department Monday.

 The senior point guard paced the Tigers to a 75-60 victory over No. 8 Morningside College Wednesday evening in Sioux City, Iowa, while surpassing 1,000 career points. Harden recorded 24 points, including five 3-pointers, six steals, two assists and a pair of rebounds helping Dakota Wesleyan secure the upset victory over the Mustangs.

 Through nine starts this season, the native of Chicago leads DWU in scoring, assists and steals. Harden’s 17.6 points per game ranks third in the conference and his 4.7 assists per contest is second on the conference leaderboards.

 Wednesday’s victory marked the fifth time this season Harden has reached 20 points including a season-high 26 points versus Doane University earlier this year. His lone double-double of the season came versus Northwestern College as the 5-10 senior tallied 13 points and 11 assists. 

 Dakota Wesleyan returns to action versus Dakota State University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 30 in Madison, S.D.