Storylines and history
• Augustana opens the 2015 portion of its schedule on the road for two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference matchups this upcoming weekend.
• The Vikings kick off the trip with a meeting with rival Sioux Falls on Friday at the Stewart Center.
• Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
• This will be the fourth meeting between the two teams as DII foes, 32nd all time.
• This game is part of the First Dakota National Bank Mayor's Cup Challenge between the two schools.
• Augustana holds a 27-4 lead in the all-time series between the two teams, 3-1 with both being NSIC foes.
• The Cougars won the last meeting between the two squads, a 84-72 win on Jan. 14, 2014 at the Elmen Center.
• On Saturday, the Vikings travel to Marshall, Minn. for a game against Southwest Minnesota State.
• Tip is scheduled for 4 p.m.
• The game will be played at the R/A Facility.
• Augustana leads the all-time series 18-8 over the Mustangs.
• The Vikings have a 6-3 record at the R/A Facility against SMSU.
• Augustana currently owns a seven-game winning streak in the series.
• The Vikings last lost to Southwest Minnesota State on Dec. 3, 2010, a 63-58 defeat in Marshall, Minn.

Week in review
• The Vikings closed out their 2014 in style with a 68-60 win over then-No. 15 Wayne State on Dec. 20 in Wayne, Neb.
• The victory snapped a three-game losing streak that dated back to last season to the Wildcats.
• The Augustana defense caused 13 turnovers, improving its record to 6-2 this year when its has at least 10 steals in a game.
• Shaunteva Ashley led the Vikings with another dominating performance, finishing with a game-high 28 points to go along with six rebounds, four assists, and four steals.
• Nicole Kerkhoff chipped in with 14 points and five rebounds.
• Sophie Kenney added five points, seven assists, and four steals in the big win.
• The Vikings also controlled the boards, holding a +6 advantage over WSC in the game at 40-34.

About Augustana
• The Vikings are 9-4 on the year.
• Augustana ranks first in the NSIC in points scored, averaging 82.3 points per game (ppg), which is also 10th in the NCAA.
• The Vikings are 12th in the NSIC in points allowed, giving up 71.5 ppg.
• Augustana's scoring margin of +10.8 ppg is sixth in the NSIC.
• The Vikings are shooting 42.3 percent from the field on the year.
• Augustana is shooting 30.6 percent from the 3-point line.
• The Vikings are fourth in the NSIC in team rebounding, pulling down 41.2 (rpg).
• Augustana is second in assists per game (apg) in the NSIC, handing out 16.8 per contest.
• The Vikings are first in the NSIC in steals per game (spg), averaging 12.5 per contest, 15th in all of Division II.
• Augustana averages 7.8 3s made per game, fourth in the NSIC and 21st in the NCAA.
• Ashley leads the NSIC in scoring at 21.8 ppg, which also ranks 10th in the country.
• Ashley also is fifth in the NSIC in free throw percentage, shooting 85.5 percent on the year from the charity stripe (71 of 83).
• Ashley also is tied for the lead in the NSIC in assists at 5.3 apg, 23rd in the NCAA.
• Logan O'Farrell is second in the NSIC in steals at 2.6 per game.
• Kenney's 2.2 spg average is fifth in the NSIC.
• Allie Koehn's 2.1 made 3s per game is fifth in the NSIC.

About Sioux Falls
• The Cougars are currently 9-1 on the season.
• USF is averaging 77.5 ppg this year, thrid in the NSIC.
• Sioux Falls gives up 59.1 ppg, fourth in the NSIC .
• The Cougars have a scoring margin of 18.4 this season.
• USF is shooting 43.3 percent from the field, fifth in the NSIC.
• Sioux Falls opposition is shooting 37.3 percent on the year.
• The Cougars shoot 34.9 percent from the 3-point line on the season, which ranks fourth in the NSIC.
• USF is swiping out 7.8 spg, which ranks eighth in the NSIC.
• Sam Knecht leads the team in scoring with 13.3 ppg.
• Knect is also the team's leading shooter with a 55.8 percentage, fourth in the NSIC.
• Taylor Varsho leads the team in rebounding at 7.1 rpg.
• Varsho also leads the team in assists with a 4.0 average, third in the NSIC.
• Jaicee Ulmer is second in the NSIC in 3s made per game at 2.2.

About Southwest Minnesota State
• The Mustangs are 0-10 on the season.
• SMSU averages 59.6 ppg this year, last in the NSIC.
• Southwest Minnesota State gives up 79.9 ppg, which ranks last in the NSIC.
• The Mustangs shoot 38.0 percent from the field.
• SMSU's foes are shooting 51.1 percent in games against them this season.
• Southwest Minnesota State drains only 23.7 percent of its 3s on the year, which is good for 16th in the NSIC.
• The Mustangs pull down 32.0 rpg, 16th in the NSIC.
• Lauren Hedlund is the team's leading scorer, putting up 13.0 ppg this year.
• Hedlund also leads the team in rebounding at 6.4 rpg.
• Annessa Rosch averages 11.1 ppg and has a team-leading 15 steals through 10 games this year.
• Rosch has also knocked the most shots from beyond the arc, hitting 1.3 3s a game.