Storylines and history
• Augustana returns home this week this for two Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games.
• The Vikings and Warriors meet up on Friday at the Elmen Center.
• The game will tip at 6 p.m.
• This is the 24th meeting, Augustana leads the series 18-5.
• The Vikings and Warriors have split the last four meetings, with Winona State winning last year's contest 67-64 in OT.
• Augustana takes on Upper Iowa on Saturday at 4 p.m.
• The Vikings hold an 11-0 advantage in the series.
• Augustana has won by double digits in the last six meetings.
• The Peacocks have only scored over 70 points twice in the series.
Rough weekend in Minnesota
• Augustana suffered a tough 0-2 road trip this past weekend.
• The Vikings struggled with the physicality of Minnesota Duluth on Friday in a 84-70 loss.
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Shaunteva Ashley led the Vikings with 19 points.
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Riley Nordgaard recorded her second double-double of the year in the loss with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
• The Bulldogs controlled the glass, outrebounding the Vikings 47-37.
• Minnesota Duluth's command of the glass allowed for them to get 26 second-chance points.
• Augustana lost a nail-biter on Saturday, falling 74-73 to St. Cloud State.
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Emily Schulte scored a career-high 27 points in the loss, while also tallying five steals.
• Ashley also chipped in with 19 points.
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Rhianna Gullickson snatched 10 rebounds in the loss.
• The Huskies' Jessica Benson finished with 28 points and 16 rebounds.
• The Vikings had issues getting to the basket, scoring only 18 points in the paint for the game.
About Augustana
• The Vikings are averaging 80.2 points per game (ppg), good for second in the NSIC and 14th nationally.
• Augustana has a +6.3 scoring margin so far this season.
• The Vikings are shooting 40 percent from the field this year.
• Augustana is ranked second in the NSIC in team rebounding, averaging 42.1 rebounds per game (rpg).
• The Vikings average 3.65 blocks per game (bpg).
• Augustana is fifth in the NSIC in assists per game (apg) with a 15.7 average.
• Ashley leads the team in scoring, averaging 16.5 ppg, which is good for ninth in the NSIC.
• Schulte and Ashley both lead the team in assists, averaging 4.05 apg, tied for eighth in the NSIC.
• Schulte is first in the NSIC in steals per game with a 3.2 average, which also ranks ninth nationally.
• Gullickson has a 58.3 shooting percentage on the year, second in the NSIC.
• Meister's 0.95 bpg average leads the team.
• The Vikings are 9-3 this season when they have a player score at least 20 points in a game.
About Winona State
• The Warriors average 60 ppg this season.
• Winona State allows 59.8 ppg to opponents this year, third in the NSIC.
• The Warriors are shooting 38.4 percent from the field on the year.
• WSU shoots 31.9 percent from three.
• Winona State pulls down 35.1 rpg.
• The Warriors block 2.5 shots per contest.
• Winona State averages 11.7 apg.
• Abby Busch leads the team 14.9 with points per game.
• Busch's 14.9 ppg average ranks 18th in the NSIC.
• Busch also leads the team in rebounding, averaging 7.1 rpg.
• Connor Nagle is 14th in the NSIC in steals per game with a 1.65 average.
• Kate Hartman is tied for 14th in NSIC in 3-point field goal percentage at 39.4 percent.
• Hartman also leads the team in blocks, averaging .95 blocks per contest.
• Head coach Scott Ballard is in his 10th season with the Warriors and has a career record of 427-257.
About Upper Iowa
• The Peacocks average 63.5 ppg this season.
• Upper Iowa is giving up 72.4 ppg this year.
• UIU ranks 12th in the NSIC in field goal percentage, shooting 40.3 percent.
• The Peacocks pull down 36.3 boards a game.
• Upper Iowa ranks 15th in the NSIC in blocks, blocking only 2.0 shots per game.
• UIU averages 12.1 assists per game this season.
• Whitney Kieffer leads the team in scoring averaging 15.5 ppg, 14th in the NSIC.
• Kieffer also leads the team in steals, getting 1.95 per game.
• Lauren Buck ranks tied for 17th in the NSIC in rebounding, averaging 6.9 rpg.
• Sam Thrapp is sixth in the NSIC in assists with a 4.4 average.
• Lindsay Carroll is the Peacocks' best free throw shooter with a 88 percent average (44 of 50).
• Head coach Carol Russell is in her fourth year as leader of the Peacocks, with a record of 172-142.
Closing in on a 1,000
• Ashley and Schulte enter this upcoming weekend both looking at becoming the 28th and 29th members of the 1,000 point club.
• Ashley is the closest, needing 16 points to reach 1,000.
• Schulte needs 39 points to reach 1,000 points for her career.
• Both girls also the opportunity of being just the eighth and ninth members of an even more exclusive group: the 1,000 point, 300 rebound, 300 assist club.
• Schulte needs just the 39 points to join the group, while Ashley needs 16 points and 25 assists to join.
The coach
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Dave Krauth, now in his 25th season at Augustana, is the school's all-time winningest coach with 504 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 504-225 at Augustana, including 270-164 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.
