SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Augustana University women's basketball team will be on the road for just the second time this season as they travel to Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston. The game between the Vikings and Beavers is scheduled for a 6 p.m. tip-off on Friday, followed by a 4 p.m. tip-off Saturday against the Golden Eagles.
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STARTING FIVE• The Vikings will be on the road this week as they travel to Bemidji State on Friday, Dec. 11, for a 6 p.m. tip-off and then head to Minnesota Crookston Dec. 12, for a 4 p.m. tip-off.
• Augustana has had a lot of success against both Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston with only four combined losses. Augustana is 13-2 all-time against the Beavers of Bemidji State and 14-2 all-time against the Golden Eagles of Minnesota Crookston.
• The Vikings are currently on a four game winning streak, their longest of the season, with wins over Peru State, Dordt College, Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul. Over the course of their current winning streak, Augustana is averaging 82.25 points per game on their current four game winning streak, while they are only allowing 67 points per game.
• Logan O'Farrell had a stellar weekend all around as she earned her second and third career double-doubles in back-to-back nights. O'Farrell scored 17 points and grabbed a team-high 13 rebounds against Minnesota State and scored 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds against Concordia-St. Paul. She averaged 23 points and 13 rebounds for the weekend.
• The Vikings had two amazing comebacks against Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul. They trailed by 10 in the third-quarter against MSU to comeback and beat MSU 96-93 in Double-Overtime. They were led by senior guard
Sophie Kenney who scored a career-high 28 points. Kenney also added six assists in the game. Â
ABOUT BEMIDJI STATE• Bemidji State is currently 4-3 on the season and 0-3 in the NSIC. Their three conference losses have come on the road to Minnesota Crookston, St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth. They lost to Minnesota Duluth in triple overtime 81-79 back on Dec. 5.
• This will be the 16th all-time meeting between Augustana University and Bemidji State.
• Augustana currently holds a 13-2 all-time series lead over the Beavers, including winning four straight meetings.
• In those four wins Augustana is averaging 91.25 points per game. Last season's second match-up of the season on Dec. 12 was the only time during this current win streak that Augustana failed to reach at least 91 points.
• The Beavers are averaging 74.4 points per game this season with a field goal percentage of 40 percent and a 3-point shooting percentage of 31 percent.
• They are currently out rebounding opponents by +3.0 rebounds per game. The Beavers are grabbing 42.7 rebounds per game through seven games.
• They have three girls averaging in double-figures: Sierra Senske 15.4 ppg, Aimee Pelzer 15.3 ppg and Tatum Sheley 11.1 ppg.
• Head coach Chelsea DeVille is in her first season with Bemidji State after being hired in June 5, 2015. DeVille was previously an assistant coach at the University of Sioux Falls. She is a 2009 graduate of Augustana University and played for head coach
Dave Krauth, earning NCC Freshman of the Year honors.
LAST TIME AUGUSTANA VS BEMIDJI STATE• Augustana and Bemidji State last met on Dec. 12, 2014 in Sioux Falls. Augustana came away victorious, defeating the BEavers 83-72 in front of a crowd of over 2,100 fans
• Sierra Senske of BSU led all scores that night with 19 points. She also added 11 rebounds.
• The leading returning scorer from that game for the Vikings is
Nicole Kerkhoff, who had 15 points and four rebounds in 25 minutes of action.
ABOUT MINNESOTA CROOKSTON• This will be the 17th all-time meeting between Augustana University and Minnesota Crookston.
• Augustana currently holds a 14-2 all-time series lead over the Golden Eagles of Minnesota Crookston, including wins in four straight meetings.
• In those four wins Augustana is averaging 92.5 points per game. Augustana has scored more than 93 points in each of the past three meetings. The Vikings have increased the final score in those three meetings, 93, 94, 97.
• In the past four wins for Augustana, the Vikings are only giving up an average of 77.75 points per game to Minnesota Crookston.
• UMC is 4-3 on the season including a 1-2 record in the NSIC.
• Their three losses this season have come against the University of North Dakota, No. 8 Michigan Tech and Minnesota Duluth.
• They beat Division I North Dakota State 76-73 in an exhibition at Fargo, N.D. back on Nov. 5.
• The Golden Eagles have three athletes averaging double-figures this season: Alexa Thielman 14.7 ppg, Katrina Nordick 13 ppg and Alison Hughes 10.1 ppg.
• Head coach Mike Roysland is in his 10th season at UMC.
LAST TIME AUGUSTANA VS MINNESOTA CROOKSTON• Augustana and Minnesota Crookston last met on Dec. 13, 2014 in Sioux Falls.
• Augustana defeated UMC 97-90.
• The two leading scores in that game were both from Augustana as
Shaunteva Ashley and
Nicole Kerkhoff each scored 24 points.
• Kerkhoff had a double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds in just 29 minutes of action.
• Logan O'Farrell also added 14 points and seven rebounds.
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