Storylines and history
• Augustana heads back out on the road to for two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games this upcoming weekend.
• The Vikings take on Minnesota Duluth on Friday at Romano Gymnasium in Duluth, Minn.
• The game will tip at 6 p.m.
• This is the 23rd matchup between the two teams, with Augustana leading 15-7 all time.
• The Vikings have won the last two meetings in the series, including a 63-43 win last year.
• Augustana closes out the trip on Saturday at St. Cloud State at 4 p.m.
• This will be the 60th meeting with the Vikings leading the series 34-25.
• Augustana has won the last 12 meetings in the matchup, including a 60-57 victory last season in Sioux Falls.
• The Huskies last beat the Vikings 82-69 on March 10, 2006 in Sioux Falls.
Vikings split homestand
• Augustana went 1-1 this past weekend at the Elmen Center.
• The Vikings dropped a tough one to rival Sioux Falls on Friday night, losing 84-72.
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Shaunteva Ashley and
Emily Schulte each had 19 points in the loss for Augustana.
• Schulte also had a career-high seven steals in the game.
• The Cougars hit 14 threes to get their first win against the Vikings since 2011.
• Sam Knecht led the way for Sioux Falls, posting a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.
• Augustana would snap the three-game losing streak on Saturday, winning 96-68 over Southwest Minnesota State.
• Ashley put on quite the all-around performance, scoring a career-high 27 points, grabbing five boards, and dishing out five assists in the victory.
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Rhianna Gullickson recorded her third double-double of the year with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
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Riley Nordgaard also contributed with 15 points and seven rebounds.
• The Vikings used some tough defense to tie a season high with 17 steals, and score a season-high 33 fastbreak points.
• Augustana's 96 points was its third-highest output this year.
About Augustana
• The Vikings are averaging 81.1 points per game (ppg), good for second in the NSIC and 13th nationally.
• Augustana has a +7.8 scoring margin so far this season.
• The Vikings are shooting 40.2 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 3.67 blocks per game (bpg).
• Augustana is fifth in the NSIC in assists per game (apg) with a 16.11 average.
• Ashley leads the team in scoring, averaging 16.2 ppg, which is good for 13th in the NSIC.
• Schulte leads the team in assists, averaging 4.28 apg, seventh in the NSIC.
• Schulte is tied for first in the NSIC in steals per game with a 3.11 average.
• Gullickson has a 59.6 shooting percentage on the year, second in the NSIC.
• Meister's 1.0 bpg average leads the team.
• The Vikings are 9-2 this season when they have a player score at least 20 points in a game.
About Minnesota Duluth
• The Bulldogs are averaging 71.9 ppg this season.
• Minnesota Duluth is giving up 71.3 ppg to opponents this year.
• The Bulldogs are shooting 40.6 percent from the field on the year.
• UMD ranks 12th in the NSIC in 3-point field goal percent at 30.9.
• Minnesota Duluth ranks 10th in the NSIC in rebounding, grabbing 37.3 rebounds per game.
• The Bulldogs rank second in the NSIC rebounding defense, holding opponents to 34.1 boards per contest.
• Hannah Rutten leads the Cougars in scoring at 14.7 ppg.
• Rutten is also eighth in the NSIC in steals, snatching 2.06 per contest.
• Rutten is fifth in the NSIC in rebounds, averaging 9.6 rpg.
• Danielle Flood is second in the NSIC with a 92.5 free throw percentage.
• Flood is also 13th in the NSIC in 3-point field goal percentage, connecting on 40.4 percent from deep.
• Alyssa Kerkhoff is 11th in the NSIC in steals with a 1.72 average.
• Johnson ranks second in the NSIC in blocks with a 1.88 bpg average.
• Head coach Annette Wiles is in her 21st season with the Bulldogs and has a record of 392-208.
About St. Cloud State
• The Huskies average 80.4 ppg this year, third in the NSIC and 16th nationally.
• SCSU is allowing 74.9 ppg this season.
• The Huskies have a 84.1 free-throw percentage this season, first in the NSIC and NCAA.
• St. Cloud State is averaging 17.2 apg on the year, which ranks third in the NSIC and 19th nationally.
• SCSU is shooting 45.9 percent from the floor this season.
• The Huskies ranks third in the NSIC in 3-point field goal percentage with a 37.0 percent average.
• Jessica Benson leads the team in scoring at 16.5 ppg, ninth in the NSIC.
• Benson's 11 double-doubles this year rank sixth in the nation.
• Benson is also the NSIC's leading rebounder, averaging 10.7 boards per contest.
• Rachel Moen leads the team in assists at 4.4 apg.
• Sam Price is second in the country in free throw shooting, with a 94.7 percentage at the line.
• Head coach Lori Fish is in her sixth year as leader of the Huskies, with a record of 150-121.
Ashley on a whole new level in 2014
• Since coming back from break on Jan. 3, Ashley been on another level in her last nine games.
• Her stat line reads like this: 20.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.3 steals, 50.0 FG%, 84.3 FT%.
• Ashley has had five 20-point games during the nine-game stretch (the Vikings are 4-1 in those games).
• Shaunteva set her career high for points in a game with her most recent outing, a 27-point performance in a win against Southwest Minnesota State.
• Ashley also dished out a season-high seven assists on Jan. 24 against Sioux Falls during the stretch.
The coach
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Dave Krauth, now in his 25th season at Augustana, is the school's all-time winningest coach with 504 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 504-223 at Augustana, including 270-162 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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