Storylines and history
• Augustana hosts a first-round matchup against MSU Moorhead in the NSIC/Sanford Health Women's Basketball Tournament.
• The Vikings and Dragons meet up on Wednesday at the Elmen Center.
• The game will tip at 7 p.m.
• This is the 20th meeting between the teams, Augustana leads the series 13-6.
• MSU Moorhead won the first encounter this year, a 78-76 thriller on Feb. 14.
• Augustana was led by
Shaunteva Ashley, who scored a game-high 23 points and handed out five assists in the loss.
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Riley Nordgaard chipped in with 15 points and nine rebounds.
• The Vikings are 7-2 all time at home against the Dragons, winning the previous three meetings before the loss on Feb. 14.
• The Dragons got 22 points from Morgan Zabel.
• MSU Moorhead's Megan Strese recorded a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
• The Dragons used good shooting on the inside and outside, going 30 for 57 (52.6 percent), including 7 of 13 from beyond the arc.
• If the Vikings win, they will play the winner of the Northern Division's No. 1 seed Northern State and the South Division's No. 8 seed Southwest Minnesota State game on Saturday at 12 p.m. at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Vikings wrap up regular season with 1-1 road trip
• Augustana wrapped up its regular season slate of games this past weekend going 1-1.
• The Vikings won a 97-93 shootout against Upper Iowa on Friday in Fayette, Iowa.
• Ashley went off for a career-high 34 points to go along with four assists in the win.
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Emily Schulte contributed with 15 points and four rebounds.
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Katie Meister continued her strong play her second start of the year, going for 14 points and seven rebounds.
• Augustana was able to use its speed in the backcourt to get to the basket and get shots around the hoop, resulting in a season-high 50 points in the paint.
• Augustana couldn't close out the regular season with a win on Saturday, dropping the finale 84-76 to Winona State in Winona, Minn.
• Ashley made history in the game, becoming the ninth player in team history with at least 1,000 points, 300 rebounds, and 300 assists in her career.
• Ashley had 17 points and a season-high seven assists in the loss.
• Ashley's night was overshadowed by the Warriors' Abby Busch scoring a school-record 39 points.
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Rhianna Gullickson and Nordgaard each finished with 13 points and five rebounds.
• Augustana hit 11 3-pointers in the contest, marking the first time all season that it has lost when making more than 10 threes in a game (7-1).
About Augustana
• The Vikings are averaging 81.1 points per game (ppg), good for second in the NSIC and 11th nationally.
• Augustana has a +6.5 scoring margin this season.
• The Vikings are shooting 41.3 percent from the field this year.
• Augustana is ranked eighth in the NSIC in team rebounding, averaging 39.3 rebounds per game (rpg).
• The Vikings average 3.69 blocks per game (bpg).
• Augustana is fifth in the NSIC in assists per game (apg) with a 16.08 average.
• Ashley leads the team in scoring, averaging 17.9 ppg, which is good for second in the NSIC.
• Ashley leads the team in assists, averaging 4.27 apg, eighth in the NSIC.
• Schulte is second in the NSIC in steals per game with a 2.81 average, which also ranks 22nd nationally.
• Gullickson has a 57.9 shooting percentage on the year, second in the NSIC, and 14th nationally.
• Meister's 1.0 bpg average leads the team and is seventh in the NSIC.
• The Vikings are 12-4 this season when they have a player score at least 20 points in a game.
About MSU Moorhead
• The Dragons average 70.8 ppg this season.
• MSU Moorhead allows 69.1 ppg to opponents this year, seventh in the NSIC.
• The Dragons are shooting 41.6 percent from the field on the season, sixth in the NSIC.
• MSU Moorhead shoots 35.5 percent from three, third in the NSIC.
• The Dragons grab 39.8 rpg, fourth in the NSIC.
• MSU Moorhead shoots 79.5 percent from the foul line on the year, second in the NSIC.
• The Dragons average 12.27 apg.
• Morgan Zabel leads the team with 15.7 points per game, 12th in the NSIC.
• Zabel also averages 5.5 rpg.
• Megan Strese also scores in double figures, averaging 13.5 ppg.
• Strese is seventh in the NSIC in rebounds per game with an 8.8 average.
• Haley Thomforde is 10th in the NSIC in assists, averaging 3.38 per game.
• Meghan Roehrich is third in free throw percentage in the NSIC, shooting 89.7 percent (78 of 87) from the line.
• Head coach Karla Nelson is in her 14th season with the Dragons and has a career record of 240-158.
The coach
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Dave Krauth, now in his 25th season at Augustana, is the school's all-time winningest coach with 508 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 508-227 at Augustana, including 274-166 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 NCAA Tournament the last two seasons.
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