Storylines and history
• Augustana closes out the 2014 portion of its schedule with a one-game road trip to Wayne, Neb. to take on No. 7 Wayne State on Saturday.
• The game will be played at the Rice Auditorium.
• Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
• This will be the 32nd meeting all time between the two teams.
• The Vikings hold a 17-14 lead in the series.
• The Wildcats have won the last three meetings, including the first meeting earlier this season back on Nov. 24.
• Augustana last won at Wayne State on Jan. 15, 2013, a 73-50 victory.
• In the 71-57 loss earlier this year to the Wildcats, the Vikings were led by Shaunteva Ashley's 15 points.
• Wayne State was powered by Jordan Spencer's 23-point, 14-rebound, five-assist performance.
• Augustana was held to a season-low 57 points in the loss.

Week in review
• The Vikings picked up their first two wins in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play this past weekend with strong performances by multiple players.
• Augustana avoided its first four-game losing streak in over decade in a 83-72 win over Bemidji State on Friday at the Sioux Falls Arena.
• Ashley recorded her second double-double of her career in the victory with 18 points and a career-high 13 assists.
• Ashley's 13 assists were one off the school record set back in 1996 by Sandra Zwach.
• The Vikings got a good scoring balance with four players in double figures in the win.
• Nicole Kerkhoff scored 15 points on a 7-of-9 day from the field.
• Logan O'Farrell added 14 points in the win.
• Hayley McCarron chipped in with a season-high 10 points of the bench for Augustana.
• The Vikings were really able to take advantage of forcing the Beavers into turnovers, scoring 29 points off turnovers.
• On Saturday, Augustana used a high-scoring output en route to a 97-90 overtime win over Minnesota Crookston.
• Ashley and Kerkhoff led the way with 24 points each.
• Kerkhoff turned in the best game of her collegiate career, recording her second double-double of the year with 24 points and 13 rebounds, both career highs.
• L. O'Farrell had an impressive all-around game with 14 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and three blocks in the victory.
• Sophie Kenney added seven points, six rebounds, and five assists.
• The Vikings really had the shooter's touch in game, finishing with 48.3 percent shooting as a team, a new season high.
• Augustana also tied its season high with 27 assists as a team in the win.

About Augustana
• The Vikings are 8-4 on the year.
• Augustana ranks first in the NSIC in points scored, averaging 83.5 points per game (ppg), which is also eighth in the NCAA.
• The Vikings are 12th in the NSIC in points allowed, giving up 72.4 ppg.
• Augustana's scoring margin of +11.1 ppg is sixth in the NSIC.
• The Vikings are shooting 42.2 percent from the field on the year.
• Augustana is shooting 30.5 percent from the 3-point line.
• The Vikings are fourth in the NSIC in team rebounding, pulling down 41.3 (rpg).
• Augustana is second in assists per game (apg) in the NSIC, handing out 16.9 per contest.
• The Vikings are first in the NSIC in steals per game (spg), averaging 12.4 per contest, 18th in all of Division II.
• Augustana averages 8.1 3s made per game, fourth in the NSIC and 21st in the NCAA.
• Ashley leads in the NSIC in scoring at 21.3 ppg, which also ranks 17th in the country.
• Ashley also is third in the NSIC in free throw percentage, shooting 86.4 percent on the year from the charity stripe (70 of 81).
• Ashley also is leading the NSIC in assists at 5.4 apg.
• L. O'Farrell leads the NSIC in steals at 3.0 per game.
• Kenney's 2.3 spg average is sixth in the NSIC.
• Allie Koehn's 2.3 made 3s per game is first in the NSIC.

About Wayne State
• The Wildcats are currently 9-2 on the season.
• Wayne State is averaging 79.5 ppg this year, second in the NSIC.
• WSC gives up 52.6 ppg, second in the NSIC and fifth in the NCAA.
• Wayne State has a scoring margin of +26.8 this season, which leads the NSIC and is fourth in the country.
• The Wildcats is shooting 45.8 percent from the field, second in the NSIC, and 23rd in Division II.
• WSC's opposition is shooting 31.1 percent on the year, second lowest in the NSIC and fourth in the NCAA.
• Wayne State shoots 38.2 percent from the 3-point line on the season, good for second in the NCAA.
• The Wildcats are swiping 11.4 spg, which ranks second in the NSIC.
• Jordan Spencer leads the team in scoring with a 16.8 ppg average, fourth in the NSIC.
• Spencer also leads the team in rebounding at 8.8 rpg, fourth in the NSIC.
• Sadie Murren averages a team-leading 3.8 apg, which also ranks third in the NSIC.
• Millie Niggeling ranks second in the NSIC with a 52.3 three-point field-goal percentage through 11 games this season.

The rise of Kerkhoff
• Kerkhoff has seen her game take off over the last five games.
• The Morgan, Minn. native has averaged 12.5 points and 7.3 rebounds during that span.
• Kerkhoff has recorded the first two double-doubles of her career during the five-game stretch.
• The junior's most recent outing turned out to be her best yet, scoring 24 points and grabbing 13 rebounds in a 97-90 overtime win against Minnesota Crookston last Saturday.
• Both the 24 points and 13 rebounds were new career highs.