Storylines and history
• Augustana women's basketball closes out a four-game homestand with two more Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games this upcoming Valentine's Day weekend.
• The Vikings will play host to Southwest Minnesota State on Friday.
• Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.
• This is the second meeting this season for the two teams.
• The Mustangs took the first game 77-71 back on Jan. 3 in Marshall, Minn.
• Augustana leads the all-time series 18-9.
• The Vikings have a 9-2 record at home in the all-time series.
• Augustana closes out the homestand with a meeting against crosstown rival Sioux Falls at 4 p.m.
• This game is part of the First Dakota National Bank Mayor's Cup Challenge between the two schools.
• This is the sixth meeting between the two teams as Division II opponents.
• The Vikings have a 3-2 lead in the series as Division II foes (27-5 all-time).
• The Cougars have won the last two meetings, including a 77-72 victory at the Stewart Center back on Jan. 2.
• Augustana has a 1-1 record at home in the series as Division II foes (9-1 all-time)
• Both games will be played at the Sioux Falls Arena.

Week in review
• The Vikings were able to go 1-1 this past weekend in NSIC play.
• Augustana picked up its second win this season against a ranked opponent last Friday against then-No. 16 Northern State.
• The Vikings won the game 59-57 on a last-second game-winning layup by Logan O'Farrell with two seconds remaining on the clock.
• Augustana was able to win without dominant performances by its usual stars Shaunteva Ashley and Nicole Kerkhoff.
• Ashley and Allie Koehn led the Vikings with 11 points each.
• Koehn gave Augustana some great shooting from deep, going 3 for 4 from the 3-point line.
• Paige Peterson was a factor down on the low block with her 10-point, six-rebound performance.
• The Vikings saw its season-best five-game winning streak come to an end on Saturday in an 86-77 loss to MSU Moorhead.
• Ashley led Augustana with a game-high 29 points in the loss.
• Koehn again brought some firepower off the bench, scoring 16 points.
• L. O'Farrell gave the Vikings a solid all-around game, finishing with seven points, six rebounds, and five assists.
• Augustana finished the game shooting 33.3 percent (26 of 78) from the field, its second-lowest total in a game this year.

About Augustana
• The Vikings are 16-9 on the year.
• Augustana ranks first in the NSIC in points scored, averaging 79.2 points per game (ppg), which is also 10th in the NCAA.
• The Vikings are 13th in the NSIC in points allowed, giving up 71.6 ppg.
• Augustana's scoring margin of +7.6 ppg is fifth in the NSIC.
• The Vikings are shooting 40.1 percent from the field on the year.
• Augustana is shooting 30.2 percent from the 3-point line.
• The Vikings are third in the NSIC in team rebounding, pulling down 41.1 rebounds per game (rpg).
• Augustana is second in assists per game (apg) in the NSIC, handing out 15.6 per contest.
• The Vikings are first in the NSIC in steals per game (spg), averaging 11.3 per contest, 19th in all of Division II.
• Augustana averages 7.6 3s made per game, third in the NSIC and 17th in the NCAA.
• Ashley leads the NSIC in scoring at 21.2 ppg, which also ranks seventh in the country.
• Ashley also is seventh in the NSIC in free throw percentage, shooting 83.7 percent on the year from the charity stripe.
• Ashley also leads the NSIC in assists at 5.1 apg, 26th in the NCAA.
• L. O'Farrell is first in the NSIC in steals at 2.36 per game.
• Sophie Kenney's 1.92 spg average is sixth in the NSIC.
• Kerkhoff is sixth in the NSIC in rebounding with a 7.3 rpg average.

About Southwest Minnesota State
• The Mustangs are currently 3-19 on the season.
• SMSU is averaging 58.9 ppg this year, 16th in the NSIC.
• Southwest Minnesota State gives up 74.5 ppg, 15th in the NSIC.
• The Mustangs have a scoring margin of -15.7 this season, which ranks 16th in the NSIC.
• SMSU is shooting 37.9 percent from the field, 15th in the NSIC.
• Southwest Minnesota State is ninth in the NSIC in steals, swiping 7.0 per night.
• The Mustangs shoot 27.6 percent from the 3-point line on the season, which ranks 16th in the NSIC.
• SMSU commits 16.9 turnovers per game (tpg), 15th in the NSIC.
• Annessa Rosch leads the team in scoring with a 12.3 ppg average, 22nd in the NSIC.
• Rosch also leads the team in spg with an average of 1.5.
• Rosch doesn't get much rest, averaging 34.3 minutes a game this season, the most on the team.
• Lauren Hedlund is the team's leading rebounder, grabbing 5.9 per contest.
• Hedlund also leads the team in blocks with 11 on the year.

About Sioux Falls
• The Cougars are 15-7 on the season.
• USF averages 71.6 ppg this year, fourth in the NSIC.
• Sioux Falls gives up 63.6 ppg, which ranks fourth in the NSIC.
• The Cougars shoot 40.6 percent from the field, ninth in the NSIC.
• USF's foes are shooting 37.6 percent in games against them this season, which ranks fifth in the NSIC.
• Sioux Falls drains 34.4 percent of its 3s on the year, which is good for fourth in the NSIC.
• The Cougars are an outstanding rebounding team, leading the NSIC with a 43.5 rebounding average per game.
• USF sends back it fair share of shots, ranking third in the NSIC in blocks per game at 4.6.
• Taylor Varsho leads Sioux Falls in scoring with a 12.2 ppg average, 21st in the NSIC.
• Varsho also hands out the most assists on a nightly basis for the Cougars with a 4.0 average, third in the NSIC.
• Sam Knecht is the squad's leading rebounder, grabbing 7.2 boards per contest, which ranks eighth in the NSIC.