Storylines and history
• Augustana goes on the road for two big Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games this upcoming weekend.
• The Vikings get things going with a matchup against #22 Minnesota State (10-4, 7-3 NSIC) on Friday.
• The game will tip at 6 p.m.
• This is the 66th meeting between the two squads and second matchup this season.
• The Vikings lead the all-time series 40-25, winning the first meeting 86-82 on Dec. 14.
• Augustana will close out the the roadtrip on Saturday against Concordia-St. Paul (11-6, 6-4 NSIC).
• The game is scheduled for a 4 p.m. tip.
• This is the 19th all-time meeting between the two teams.
• The Vikings have a 10-8 lead in the series and won the previous meeting earlier this season.
• The Golden Bears won the last encounter on Dec. 13 71-69 at the Elmen Center.
Vikings' monster weekend on offense
• The Vikings lit up the scoreboard this past weekend en route to going 2-0 in NSIC?play.
• Augustana had its second-best scoring output of the year on Friday, putting up 99 points in a victory over Bemidji State.
• Riley Nordgaard and Shaunteva Ashley led the Vikings with 22 points each.
• Nordgaard's 22 points were a new career high.
• Rhianna Gullickson contributed with 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting and pulled down five rebounds.
• Augustana had a season-high 17 steals in the win.
• The Vikings' 50 percent shooting (35 of 70) was a new season high.
• Augustana would continue its high-scoring ways on Saturday, defeating Minnesota, Crookston 94-83.
• Ashley recorded a career-high 25 points in the win, becoming the first Vikings' player to score at least 25 points in a game since Alex Feeney last season.
• Gullickson kept her hot shooting up, scoring 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting (76.9 percent).
• Nordgaard pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds in just 21 minutes of action.
• Emily Schulte had a nice bounce-back game, notching 16 points and dishing out five assists.
• The Vikings' 52 points in the first half tied a season high.
About Augustana
• The Vikings are averaging 82.1 points per game (ppg), good for second in the NSIC and 12th nationally.
• Augustana has a +10.4 scoring margin so far this season.
• The Vikings are shooting 41.2 percent from the field this year.
• Augustana is ranked second in the NSIC in team rebounding, averaging 42.6 rebounds per game (rpg).
• The Vikings average 3.71 blocks per game (bpg).
• Augustana is fourth in the NSIC and 29th nationally in assists per game (apg) with a 16.86 average.
• Shaunteva Ashley leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.7 ppg.
• Schulte also leads the team in assists, averaging 4.86 apg, second in the NSIC.
• Schulte ranks second in the NSIC?in spg with a 2.79 average.
• Gullickson has a NSIC-leading 62.4 shooting percentage.
• Meister's 1.07 bpg average leads the team.
• The Vikings are 8-1 this season when they have a player score at least 20 points in a game.
About Minnesota State
• The Mavericks lead the NSIC?in scoring at 83.4 ppg, also good for 10th nationally.
• Minnesota State ranks ninth in the NSIC in points allowed, giving up 69.2 ppg.
• The Mavericks' 44.5 field goal percentage ranks fourth in the NSIC.
• Minnesota State ranks sixth in the NSIC in 3-point field goal percent at 35.9.
• The Mavericks rank seventh in the NSIC in rebounding, grabbing 39.5 rebounds per game.
• Minnesota State ranks second in the NSIC and 14th in the nation in assists, dishing out 18.29 assists per game.
• Ali Wilkinson is second in the NSIC?in scoring, averaging 19.0 ppg.
• Wilkinson's 8.6 rpg average is seventh in the NSIC.
• Wilkinson is third in the NSIC?with a 55.5 shooting percentage.
• Aubrey Davis is 10th in the NSIC with a 4.08 apg average.
• Davis has a NSIC-leading 2.52 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• Alli Hoefer leads the NSIC in 3-point field goal percentage at 53.3 (16 of 30) percent.
• Head coach Emilee Thiesse is in her second season with the Beavers and has a record of 36-10.
About Concordia-St. Paul
• The Golden Bears rank 13th in the NSIC in scoring, averaging 69.8 ppg.
• Concordia-St. Paul ranks fifth in the NSIC in points allowed at 66.1 ppg.
• The Golden Bears rank seventh in the NSIC in free-throw percentage at 75.1 percent.
• Concordia-St. Paul leads the NSIC in blocks, averaging 4.82 bpg.
• The Golden Bears are seventh in the NSIC in assists per game, averaging 15.29.
• Concordia-St. Paul ranks third in the NSIC in turnover margin at a +3.35 per game average.
• Anika Whiting is ninth in the NSIC in scoring, averaging 16.4 ppg.
• Rachel Hansen ranks third in the NSIC in assists with an average of 4.82 per game.
• Carissa Wolyniec is tied for first in the NSIC in 3-pointers made per game with a 2.72 average.
• Wolyniec is ranked 13th in the NSIC?in 3-point field goal percentage, connecting at 42.2 (46 of 109) percent.
• Kionda Nicks leads the NSIC?in blocks per game, sending back 1.82 shots per contest.
• Head coach Paul Fessler is in his 14th year as leader of the Golden Bears, with a record of 390-143.
The coach
• Dave Krauth, now in his 25th season at Augustana, is the school's all-time winningest coach with 503 career wins.
• Krauth is just the 20th women's basketball coach in Division II history with at least 500 wins.
• Krauth owns a career record of 503-220 at Augustana, including 269-159 in conference games.
• Krauth has spent all 25 seasons coaching at Augustana.
• Krauth has had only one losing season in his coaching career (13-15 in 2003-04 season)
• Krauth has made the last NCAA?Tournament the last two seasons.
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