Storylines and history
• Augustana is host for two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games in Sioux Falls, S.D this weekend.
• The Vikings face the rival Sioux Falls on Friday in the Elmen Center.
• The game will tip at 6 p.m.
• This is the 31st matchup between the two teams, and second meeting this season.
• Augustana leads the series 27-3 all time, and won the last meeting 76-70 at Sioux Falls on Dec. 7.
• The Vikings close out the homestand on Saturday against Southwest Minnesota State.
• The game is scheduled for a 4 p.m. tip.
• This is the 26th all-time meeting between the two teams, with Augustana leading 18-7 in the series.
• The Vikings won the last meeting 81-60 on Dec. 6 behind
Shaunteva Ashley's 21 points and six assists.
Tough weekend on the road
• Augustana went 0-2 this past weekend on the road against #25 Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul.
• The Vikings lost to the Mavericks 82-64.
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Emily Schulte led the Vikings with 18 points and six steals.
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Rhianna Gullickson got her second double-double of the season with 12 points and 11 boards.
• Augustana struggled to find its shot, going 22 of 73 (30.1 percent).
• The Vikings snapped a four-game streak of having at least one player score 20 points in the loss.
• Augustana suffered a heartbreaker on Saturday, losing 81-79 on a last-second shot at Concordia-St. Paul.
• The Golden Bears' Jordyn Dudley hit the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer for the victory.
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Riley Nordgaard had her best outing this season, scoring 20 points and grabbing 15 rebounds.
• Nordgaard also had at least five steals in a game for the third time this season.
• Ashley scored a game-high 23 points, making the fourth game in her last six she has scored at least 22 points.
• Gullickson also chipped in with 14 points and six rebounds.
• It was the first time this season the Vikings have scored at least 72 points in a game and lost.
• Augustana had a season-low eight assists against Concordia-St. Paul.
About Augustana
• The Vikings are averaging 80.8 points per game (ppg), good for second in the NSIC and 14th nationally.
• Augustana has a +7.8 scoring margin so far this season.
• The Vikings are shooting 40.1 percent from the field this year.
• Augustana is ranked second in the NSIC in team rebounding, averaging 43.1 rebounds per game (rpg).
• The Vikings average 3.75 blocks per game (bpg).
• Augustana is sixth in the NSIC in assists per game (apg) with a 16.06 average.
• Ashley leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.3 ppg.
• Schulte leads the team in assists, averaging 4.5 apg, sixth in the NSIC.
• Schulte ranks second in the NSIC?in spg with a 2.88 average.
• Gullickson has a 60.1 shooting percentage on the year, second in the NSIC.
• Meister's 1.0 bpg average leads the team.
• The Vikings are 8-2 this season when they have a player score at least 20 points in a game.
About Sioux Falls
• The Cougars are averaging 70.3 ppg this season.
• Sioux Falls ranks fourth in the NSIC in points allowed with a 65.8 average.
• The Cougars are shooting 39.9 percent from the field on the year.
• Sioux Falls ranks 10th in the NSIC in 3-point field goal percent at 32.0.
• The Cougars rank eighth in the NSIC in rebounding, grabbing 38.5 rebounds per game.
• Sioux Falls ranks third in the NSIC in blocks, sending back 4.44 shots per game.
• Taylor Varsho leads the Cougars in scoring at 14.6 ppg.
• Varsho is fifth in the NSIC in steals, averaging 2.13 spg.
• Varsho is also sixth in the NSIC in 3-pointers made per game, hitting 2.31.
• Laura Johnson leads Sioux Falls in rebounding with a 7.4 rpg average.
• Johnson ranks second in the NSIC in blocks with a 1.88 bpg average.
• Sam Knecht is 17th in the NSIC in rebounding, grabbing 6.8 boards per contest.
• Head coach Travis Traphagen is in his sixth season with the Beavers and has a record of 107-59.
About Southwest Minnesota State
• The Mustangs average 62.1 ppg this year.
• SMSU ranks fifth in the NSIC in points allowed, giving up 65.9 ppg.
• The Mustangs have a 73.3 free-throw percentage this season.
• SMSU is averaging 14.0 apg on the year.
• The Mustangs are making 4.94 threes per game this season.
• Alison Nagel leads SMSU in scoring at 14.6 ppg.
• Nagel is 11th in the NSIC in field goal percentage at 48.7 percent.
• Nagel is ranked ninth in the NSIC in 3-point field goal percentage at 42.2 percent.
• Mikayla Saathoff is ranked seventh in the NSIC?in apg, dishing out 4.44.
• Bree Holleman is tied for 15th in the NSIC in assist, averaging 3.31 apg.
• Holleman has the highest assist-to-turnover ratio in the NSIC at 2.5.
• Head coach Allison Kruger is in her fourth year as leader of the Mustangs, with a record of 20-77.
The coach
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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 503-222 at Augustana, including 269-161 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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