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• Augustana is set to play this Saturday against No. 14 Wayne State.
• Augustana will play in Sioux Falls, S.D.
• Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. (CT)?at the Elmen Center.
• This will be the 29th meeting all-time between the two teams.
• The Vikings leads the all-time series 17-11.
• The Wildcats won the previous matchup earlier this season, a 70-65 win on Nov. 25
• Augustana has an all-time home record of 11-2 against Wayne State.
Krauth gets historic 500th win over the weekend
• The Vikings continued their Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play this past Friday against No. 20 Concordia-St. Paul.
• Augustana lost 71-69 to the Golden Bears.
• Anika Whiting led the way for Concordia-St. Paul with a game-high 25 points and 10 rebounds.
• Rachel Hansen also chipped in with 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists.
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Rhianna Gullickson had a career-high 21 points in the loss.
• On Saturday, Augustana defeated No. 23 Minnesota State 86-82.
• The win gave head coach
Dave Krauth his 500th career win.
• Krauth became the 20th Division II?women's basketball coach in history with 500 wins.
• The Vikings had all five starters score in double figures for the first time this season.
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Shaunteva Ashley was Augustana's leading scorer with 18 points.
• The Vikings shot a season-high 44 attempts from the foul line, with 33 coming in the second half.
• Augustana forced the Mavericks into a season-high 27 turnovers.
About Wayne State
• The Wildcats are 11-1 this year.
• Wayne State is unbeaten on the road this season with a 5-0 record
• The Wildcats are 4-1 in the NSIC?this year.
• Jordan Spencer leads the team in scoring with 19.8 points per game (ppg).
• Spencer's 19.8 ppg average ranks second in the NSIC.
• Ellen Hansen leads the team in rebounding at 7.3 rebounds per game (rpg).
• Hansen's 7.3 rpg average ranks 11th in the NSIC.
• Addy Roller leads Wayne State in assists, averaging 5.58 assists per game (apg).
• Rollers 5.58 apg ranks second in the NSIC.
• The Wildcats average 81.2 ppg, fourth in the NSIC.
• Wayne State has the best scoring defense in the NSIC, giving up just 55.4 ppg.
• The Wildcats' +25.7 scoring margin is not only good for first in the NSIC, but 8th nationally.
• Wayne State has the second best field-goal percentage in the NSIC this season at 48.8 percent.
• Head coach Chris Kielsmeier is in his sixth season with the Wildcats.
• Kielsmeier has a career record of 306-80.
• Kielsmeier is 127-36 in his career with Wayne State.
About Augustana
• The Vikings rank third in the NSIC in scoring, averaging 82.3 ppg, which is also good for 17th nationally.
• Augustana's +14.4 scoring margin is third in the NSIC this season.
• The Vikings are the first in the NSIC in rebounding, averaging 43 rpg.
• Augustana's 4.0 blocks per game are tied for third in the NSIC.
• The Vikings +4.56 turnover margin is good for third in the NSIC.
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Emily Schulte leads the team in scoring at 15.0 ppg.
• Gullickson continues her great start to the year, averaging a career high in points (12.2) and rebounds (5.8)
• Gullickson's 57.5 field-goal percentage ranks seventh in the NSIC.
• Schulte's 4.44 apg average is fifth in the NSIC.
• Schulte is third in the NSIC in steals, averaging 2.89 steals per game (spg).
• The Vikings are ranked first in defensive rebounds per game in the NSIC, grabbing 28.78.
• Augustana is tied for sixth in the NSIC in assists per game, averaging 16.44 apg.
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