Storylines and history• Augustana heads back on the road for a big weekend of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action.
• The Vikings take on Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul.
•Augustana opens op the road trip with a meeting at Minnesota State on Friday at 6 p.m.
• The game will be played at the Taylor Center.
• This will be the 67th meeting all time between the two teams.
• The Vikings split the last year's meetings with MSU.
• Each team won their home game.
• Minnesota State was victorious in the last meeting on Jan. 17, 2014.
• The Mavericks has won four of the last six meetings between the two teams.
• On Saturday, Augustana takes on the Golden Bears at the Taylor Center in St. Paul, Minn.
• Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
• This will be the 20th all-time matchup between the Vikings and Concordia-St. Paul.
• Augustana holds a 10-9 advantage against the Golden Bears.
• The Vikings lost both meetings to CSP last season.
• Augustana has lost the last two meetings in St. Paul, Minn.
• The Vikings have a record of 4-6 in NSIC play against Concordia-St. Paul
• The Golden Bears won the last game 81-79 in OT on a last-second shot on Jan. 18, 2014.
Vikings turn in strong showing at North Star Invitational• Augustana spent last Thanksgiving weekend in Fairbanks, Alaska.
• The Vikings finished the invitational with a 2-1 record, losing in the championship game to Saginaw Valley State.
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Logan O'Farrell and
Shaunteva Ashley each were selected for the All-Tournament team for their great play during the tournament.
• Ashley was a scoring machine in the three games, finishing with an average of 24 points in her three games.
• The Sioux Falls, S.D. native also pulled down 2.7 rebounds, and dished out 3.6 assists.
• Ashley was also 95 percent (19 of 20) from the foul line during the three-day event.
• O'Farrell did a little bit of everything for Augustana, averaging 14.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.3 steals, 2.6 blocks.
• O'Farrell also shot the ball extremely well, going 13 of 24 (54.2 percent) in the three games, which included 41.7 percent (5 for 12) from the 3-point line.
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Sophie Kenney had a solid tournament for the Vikings, averaging 13.3 points in the tournament.
• Kenney scored a career-high 20 points in a 88-75 win against tournament host Alaska Fairbanks last Friday, her first game with at least 20 points in her career.
About Augustana• The Vikings are 6-2 on the year.
• Augustana ranks second in the NSIC in points scored, averaging 83.1 points per game (ppg), which is also 21st in the NCAA.
• The Vikings are 11th in the NSIC in points allowed, giving up 67.1 ppg.
• Augustana's scoring margin of +16.0 ppg is forth in the NSIC.
• The Vikings are shooting 40.3 percent from the field on the year.
• Augustana is shooting 30.1 percent from the 3-point line.
• The Vikings are 11th in the NSIC in rebounding margin at +0.2 rebounds per game (rpg).
• Augustana is five in assists per game (apg), handing out 15.6 per contest.
• The Vikings are first in the NSIC in steals per game (spg), averaging 14.4 per contest, eighth in all of Division II.
• Augustana averages 8.5 3s made per game, third in the NSIC and 17th in the NCAA.
• Ashley leads in the NSIC in scoring at 22.6 ppg, which also ranks 16th in the country
• Ashley also is fifth in the NSIC in free throw percentage, shooting 90.4 percent on the year from the charity stripe (47 of 52).
• Ashley also leads in the NSIC in assists at 4.6 apg.
• L. O'Farrell is tied for the lead in the NSIC in steals at 3.0 per game.
• Kenney's 2.9 spg average is seventh in the NSIC.
• Koehn's 2.8 made 3s per game is third in the NSIC.
About Minnesota State• The Mavericks are currently 3-0 on the season.
• MSU is averaging 70.4 ppg this year, 10th in the NSIC.
• Minnesota State gives up 70.2 ppg.
• The Mavericks have a scoring margin of +0.2 this season.
• MSU is shooting 39.8 percent from the field, 13th in the NSIC.
• Minnesota State's opposition is shooting 41.4 percent on the year.
• The Mavericks shoot 34.1 percent from the 3-point line on the season, good for seventh in the NSIC.
• MSU is swiping out 10.4 spg, which ranks fourth in the NSIC.
• Aubrey Davis leads the team in scoring with 16.2 ppg.
• Davis also leads the team in rebounding at 5.0 rpg.
• Davis is the team leader in 3-point shooting, knocking down 53.3 percent from behind the arc.
• Ashley Olsen is tied for first in the NSIC in spg with a 3.0 average.
About Concordia-St. Paul• The Golden Bears are 4-2 on the season.
• CSP averages 69.0 ppg this year, 13th in the NSIC.
• Concordia-St. Paul gives up 63.0 ppg, which ranks seventh in the NSIC.
• The Golden Bears shoot 39.9 percent from the field.
• CSP is holding its foes to just 30.6 shooting, which ranks third in the NSIC and 10th in the NCAA.
• Concordia-St. Paul drains 33.7 percent of its 3s on the year, which is good for eighth in the NSIC.
• The Golden Bears pull down 43.8 rpg, fourth in the NSIC.
• Anika Whiting is the team's leading scorer, putting up 16.7 ppg this year.
• Whiting is also the leading rebounder at 7.3 rpg.
• Mishayla Jones leads the team in assists, handing out 3.2 per contest.
• Ameshia Kearney's 48.0 3-point field goal percentage 10th in the NSIC.
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