Storylines and history
• Augustana heads up north this weekend for a slate of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games.
• The Vikings open the road trip on Friday with a game at St. Cloud State at 6 p.m.
• The game will be played at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minn.
• This is the 61st meeting in the all-time series.
• Augustana owns a 34-26 record over the Huskies.
• SCSU won the last encounter on Feb. 1, 2014, snapping a 12-game winning streak by the Vikings in the series.
• Augustana has a record of 12-13 all-time on the road against St. Cloud State.
• On Sunday, the Vikings take on Minnesota Duluth in Duluth, Minn.
• Starting time for the game is 4 p.m.
• The game will be played at the Romano Gymnasium.
• This is the 24th matchup between the two teams all time.
• Augustana holds a 15-8 advantage in the all-time series.
• The Bulldogs won the last meeting, a 84-70 victory on Jan. 31, 2014 in Duluth, Minn.
• The Vikings have a 2-6 all-time record on the road against UMD.
• Augustana has won four of the last six meetings in series.
• The Vikings last won in Duluth on Jan. 17, 2008.

Week in review
• Augustana went 1-1 in NSIC play over the past weekend against some very good opponents in Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul.
• The Vikings were able to snap a three-game losing streak to Concordia-St. Paul on Friday with a 76-62 win at the Sioux Falls Arena.
• Augustana was able to overcome a season-worst 24.3 percent field goal percentage in the first half with a season-best 58.6 percent in the second half.
• Nicole Kerkhoff led the Vikings with 21 points, her third game this season with at least 20.
• Kerkhoff also snatched eight rebounds in the win.
• Shaunteva Ashley made history with her 14 points, becoming the ninth player in team history to score at least 1,500 points in a career.
• The Sioux Falls, S.D. native also added eight rebounds and six assists in the victory.
• Sophie Kenney chipped in with 10 points.
• The Vikings dropped a close one to Minnesota State on Saturday, losing 74-71.
• Ashley powered the Augustana attack with a game-high 26 points.
• She also had five rebounds, and a career-high five steals.
• Kerkhoff was again a scoring option from the low block, finishing with 18 points and seven rebounds.
• The Vikings defense caused the Mavericks problems all day and forced them into a season-high 24 turnovers.

About Augustana
• The Vikings are 10-7 on the year.
• Augustana ranks first in the NSIC in points scored, averaging 80 points per game (ppg), which is also ninth in the NCAA.
• The Vikings are 13th in the NSIC in points allowed, giving up 71.7 ppg.
• Augustana's scoring margin of +8.5 ppg is fifth in the NSIC.
• The Vikings are shooting 40.7 percent from the field on the year.
• Augustana is shooting 30.4 percent from the 3-point line.
• The Vikings are fifth in the NSIC in team rebounding, pulling down 41.0 (rpg).
• Augustana is second in assists per game (apg) in the NSIC, handing out 15.7 per contest.
• The Vikings are first in the NSIC in steals per game (spg), averaging 11.9 per contest, 15th in all of Division II.
• Augustana averages 7.4 3s made per game, fourth in the NSIC.
• Ashley leads the NSIC in scoring at 21.8 ppg, which also ranks 10th in the country.
• Ashley also is sixth in the NSIC in free throw percentage, shooting 82.9 percent on the year from the charity stripe.
• Ashley also leads the NSIC in assists at 5.1 apg, 28th in the NCAA.
• Logan O'Farrell is first in the NSIC in steals at 2.6 per game.
• Kenney's 2.0 spg average is sixth in the NSIC.
• Allie Koehn's 2.0 made 3s per game is fourth in the NSIC.

About St. Cloud State
• The Huskies are currently 10-4 on the season.
• SCUS is averaging 72.4 ppg this year, fourth in the NSIC.
• St. Cloud State gives up 67.0 ppg, seventh in the NSIC .
• The Huskies have a scoring margin of +5.4 this season.
• SCSU is shooting 41.7 percent from the field, 10th in the NSIC, good for sixth in the NSIC.
• St. Cloud State's opposition is shooting 43.6 percent on the year, 13th in the NSIC.
• The Huskies shoot 35.3 percent from the 3-point line on the season, which ranks fourth in the NSIC.
• SCSU commits only 13.1 turnovers per game (tpg), third in the NSIC and 11th in the NCAA.
• Lexi Petermann leads the team in scoring with 16.4 sixth in the NSIC.
• Petermann is also the team's leading rebounder at 7.4 rpg, seventh in the NSIC.
• Petermann is also seventh in the NSIC in field goal percentage at 50.6.
• Chelsea Nooker leads the team in steals, ripping 2.3 spg, second in the NSIC.
• Betsy MacDonald is first in the NSIC in assist-to-turnover ratio with a 2.33 ratio, good for 16th in the country.

About Minnesota Duluth
• The Bulldogs are 7-7 on the season.
• UMD averages 67.3 ppg this year, 10th in the NSIC.
• Minnesota Duluth gives up 69.5 ppg, which ranks 12th in the NSIC.
• The Bulldogs shoot 37.0 percent from the field.
• UMD's foes are shooting 44.5 percent in games against them this season, 15th in the NSIC.
• Minnesota Duluth drains 32 percent of its 3s on the year, which is good for eighth in the NSIC.
• The Bulldogs pull down 15.0 offensive rpg, first in the NSIC.
• Taylor Meyer is the team's leading scorer, putting up 18.7 ppg this year, second most in the NSIC.
• Meyer leads the team in rebounding at 9.2 rpg, third in the NSIC.
• Jessica Newman is second on the team in scoring with a 13.5 ppg average, 13th in the NSIC.
• Newman is seventh in the NSIC in spg at 1.93.

A rare breed
• Ashley is closing in on going a very rare group of players to record at least 1,500 points, 400 rebounds, and 400 assists for a career.
• The senior just needs three assists to become the third player in program history to accomplish the feat.
• Ashley would join former Viking greats Sandra Zwach, and Megan Doyle.