Storylines and history
• Augustana closes out the regular season on the road this upcoming weekend.
• The Vikings and Peacocks meet up on Friday at Dorman Gymnasium.
• The game will tip at 6 p.m.
• This is the 13th meeting all time, Augustana leads the series 12-0.
• The Vikings won the first encounter this year, a 97-75 victory on Feb. 8.
• Augustana was led by
Riley Nordgaard's big night of 18 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists, and 8 steals.
• Augustana takes on Winona State for the 25th time on Saturday at 4 p.m.
• The Vikings hold an 19-5 advantage in the series.
• Augustana won the first meeting on Feb. 7 at the Elmen Center 80-71.
• The Vikings have won the last two games in McCown Gymnasium.
• Augustana last lost at Winona State on March 2, 2011 by a score of 87-79.
Vikings get big win on Senior Day
• Augustana wrapped up its regular season home games this past weekend going 1-1.
• The Vikings lost a heartbreaker on Friday to MSU?Moorhead 78-76 after the Dragons made a late basket with just seconds remaining.
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Shaunteva Ashley poured in a game-high 23 points to go along with six rebounds and five assists.
• Nordgaard contributed with 15 points and nine rebounds.
• Augustana had a rough night shooting, going 27 for 75 (36.0 percent) while MSU?Moorhead shot 52.6 percent (30 of 57).
• The Vikings couldn't take advantage of scoring 24 points off turnovers from the Dragons.
• Augustana had arguably its most impressive win of the year with a 79-62 victory over then-No. 17 Northern State.
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Emily Schulte became the 29th player in team history to score 1,000 points in her career on her first basket of the game.
• Schulte also became just the eighth player in team history with at least 1,000 points, 300 rebounds, 300 assists in her career.
• Nordgaard led with a game-high 21 points and grabbed five rebounds.
• Ashley continued her great play with 19 points and six assists.
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Katie Meister made her first collegiate start of her career in the victory, contributing with eight points and four rebounds.
About Augustana
• The Vikings are averaging 80.6 points per game (ppg), good for second in the NSIC and 14th nationally.
• Augustana has a +7.2 scoring margin so far this season.
• The Vikings are shooting 40.7 percent from the field this year.
• Augustana is ranked fifth in the NSIC in team rebounding, averaging 40.3 rebounds per game (rpg).
• The Vikings average 3.63 blocks per game (bpg).
• Augustana is fifth in the NSIC in assists per game (apg) with a 15.96 average.
• Ashley leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.3 ppg, which is good for third in the NSIC.
• Ashley leads the team in assists, averaging 4.17 apg, eighth in the NSIC.
• Schulte is second in the NSIC?in steals per game with a 2.92 average, which also ranks 15th nationally.
• Gullickson has a 59.2 shooting percentage on the year, second in the NSIC, and 12th nationally.
• Meister's 0.88 bpg average leads the team.
• The Vikings are 11-4 this season when they have a player score at least 20 points in a game.
About Upper Iowa
• The Peacocks average 64 ppg this season.
• UIU allows 74.4 ppg to opponents this year.
• Upper Iowa is shooting 39.9 percent from the field on the season.
• The Peacocks shoot 31.2 percent from three.
• UIU grabs 36.2 rpg.
• Upper Iowa shoots 75.7 percent from the foul line on the year, fourth in the NSIC.
• The Peacocks average 12.21 apg.
• Whitney Kieffer leads the team in scoring at 16.1 points per game, tied for ninth in the NSIC.
• Kieffer also averages 5.3 rpg.
• Lauren Buck is second on the team in scoring with a 9.8 ppg average.
• Buck leads the team in rebounds per game with an 6.7 average.
• Sam Thrapp is fifth in the NSIC in assists, averaging 4.42.
• Lindsay Carroll is seventh in free throw percentage in the NSIC, shooting 87.5 percent (56 of 64) from the line.
• Head coach Carol Russell is in her fourth season with the Peacocks and has a career record of 179-144.
About Winona State
• The Warriors average 60.4 ppg this season.
• Winona State is giving up 62.2 ppg this year, third in the NSIC.
• WSU has a -1.8 scoring margin.
• The Warriors pull down 35.2 boards a game.
• Winona State is shooting 32.4 percent from the 3-point line this season.
• WSU is shooting 38.7 percent on the season.
• Abby Busch leads the team in scoring at 15.4 ppg, 15th in the NSIC.
• Busch also leads the team in rebounding, averaging 7.0 rpg.
• Connor Nagle leads the team in steals at 1.63 per contest.
• Nagle is making 1.88 3-pointers per game.
• Kate Hartman is 11th in the NSIC?in 3-point percentage at 39.7 percent (31 of 78).
• Head coach Scott Ballard is in his 10th year as leader of the Warriors, with a record of 428-260.
Schulte makes history
• Schulte made history on Saturday, becoming the 29th player to score 1,000 points in her career in the win over Northern State with her eight points.
• Schulte also became the eighth player player in team history with at least 1,000 points, 300 rebounds, 300 assists.
• Schulte is also fifth all time in steals with 234.
• Ashley needs 6 assists to become the ninth member.
The coach
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Dave Krauth, now in his 25th season at Augustana, is the school's all-time winningest coach with 507 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 507-226 at Augustana, including 273-165 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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