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Augustana wraps up the regular season on the road this upcoming weekend

Women's Basketball

Augustana closes out regular season on road against Upper Iowa and Winona State

Storylines and history
• Augustana goes on the road to close out the regular season.
• The Vikings open the final road trip of the regular season with a meeting at Upper Iowa on Friday at 6 p.m.
• The game will be played at Dorman Gymnasium.
• This will be the 15th meeting in the all-time series, and second this year between the two teams.
• Augustana won the first game earlier this year 87-65 back on Jan. 24.
• The Vikings are 5-0 all-time on the road against the Peacocks.
• Augustana has an 11-0 conference record all-time against UIU.
• The Vikings wrap up the regular season on Saturday with a game at Winona State.
• Start time is set for 4 p.m. at McCown Gymnasium.
• This will be the 27th meeting in the all-time series.
• Augustana holds a 20-6 edge in the series.
• The Vikings took the first game of the season series back on Jan. 23 at home.
• In that game, Augustana erased a 21-point deficit on the way to a 74-71 victory.
• The Vikings are 6-4 all-time on the road against the Warriors.
• The teams have split the last four meetings, alternating wins.
• Augustana last won at Winona State on Dec. 14, 2012.

Week in review
• The Vikings are coming off a big homestand this past weekend, picking up two wins against Southwest Minnesota and Sioux Falls.
• Augustana's defense gave the Mustangs fits during the second half, forcing 22 turnovers, part of a season-high 34 in the game.
• The Vikings used a 22-2 run to open the second half to pull away in the contest.
• Shaunteva Ashley led the way with a game-high 15 points on the night.
• Ashley also had five rebounds, nine assists, and a career-high five steals in the win.
• Nicole Kerkhoff snapped a three-game streak of scoring in single digits with her 12-point and eight-rebound performance.
• Paige Peterson added 11 points and five rebounds.
• On Saturday, Augustana used a 30-6 run in the opening 10 minutes to put away the Cougars early.
• The Vikings also posted their best shooting night of the season, finishing at 49.2 percent for the game.
• Logan O'Farrell recorded her first double-double of her collegiate career with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
• The Summit, S.D. native also added three blocks and two steals.
• Sophie Kenney had a game-high 18 points in the win.
• Sydney Rome was on fire and a force off the bench for Augustana, knocking down five 3s as part of a season-high 17-point effort against USF.

About Augustana
• The Vikings are 18-9 on the year.
• Augustana ranks first in the NSIC in points scored, averaging 79.4 points per game (ppg), which is also seventh in the NCAA.
• The Vikings are 13th in the NSIC in points allowed, giving up 71.0 ppg.
• Augustana's scoring margin of +8.4 ppg is fourth in the NSIC.
• The Vikings are shooting 40.4 percent from the field on the year.
• Augustana is shooting 30.6 percent from the 3-point line.
• The Vikings are fourth in the NSIC in team rebounding, pulling down 40.3 rebounds per game (rpg).
• Augustana is first in assists per game (apg) in the NSIC, handing out 16.1 per contest.
• The Vikings are first in the NSIC in steals per game (spg), averaging 11.4 per contest, 17th in all of Division II.
• Augustana averages 7.7 3s made per game, third in the NSIC and 15th in the NCAA.
• Ashley leads the NSIC in scoring at 20.6 ppg, which also ranks 12th in the country.
• Ashley also is fifth in the NSIC in free throw percentage, shooting 83.9 percent on the year from the charity stripe.
• Ashley also leads the NSIC in assists at 5.4 apg, 19th in the NCAA.
• L. O'Farrell is first in the NSIC in steals at 2.37 per game.
• Kenney's 1.92 spg average is seventh in the NSIC.
• Kerkhoff is seventh in the NSIC in rebounding with a 7.3 rpg average.

About Upper Iowa
• The Peacocks are currently 7-17 on the season.
• UIU is averaging 67.1 ppg this year, 11th in the NSIC.
• Upper Iowa gives up 76.3 ppg, last in the NSIC.
• The Peacocks have a scoring margin of -9.2 this season, which ranks 15th in the NSIC.
• UIU is shooting 39.4 percent from the field, 12th in the NSIC.
• Upper Iowa leads the NSIC in free-throw percentage at 78.6, which is also sixth in the NCAA.
• The Peacocks shoot 30.8 percent from the 3-point line on the season, which ranks 11th in the NSIC.
• UIU commits 15.9 turnovers per game (tpg), 14th in the NSIC.
• Lauren Buck leads the team in scoring with a 15.1 ppg average, ninth in the NSIC.
• Buck also leads the team in rpg with an average of 10.9, which ranks first in the NSIC and 23rd in Division II.
• Bucks' 14 double-doubles are the second most in the NSIC and 14th most in the country.
• Olivia Winkler leads the NSIC in field-goal percentage at 56.4, which also ranks 15th in the NCAA.
• Lindsay Carroll is fourth in the NSIC in free-throw shooting at 86.0 percent.

About Winona State
• The Warriors are 18-6 on the season.
• WSU averages 67.8 ppg this year, 10th in the NSIC.
• Winona State gives up 58.4 ppg, which ranks third in the NSIC and 24th in all of Division II.
• The Warriors shoot 43.7 percent from the field, third in the NSIC.
• WSU's foes are shooting 36.6 percent in games against them this season, which ranks fourth in the NSIC.
• Winona State drains 36.5 percent of its 3s on the year, which is good for third in the NSIC.
• The Warriors are good at chasing their opponents off the 3-point line, holding them to just 30.4 percent from deep, third in the NSIC.
• WSU ranks third in the NSIC in blocks per game at 3.8.
• Alexis Foley leads Winona State in scoring with a 11.9 ppg average.
• Connor Nagle leads the team in assists with a 3.0 average, which ranks 13th in the NSIC.
• Kayla Timmerman is the team's leading rebounder, grabbing 6.4 boards per contest.

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Players Mentioned

Shaunteva Ashley

#3 Shaunteva Ashley

G
5' 8"
Senior
Sophie Kenney

#5 Sophie Kenney

G
5' 9"
Junior
Nicole Kerkhoff

#32 Nicole Kerkhoff

F
6' 0"
Junior
Logan O

#30 Logan O'Farrell

G
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Sydney Rome

#24 Sydney Rome

G
5' 10"
Sophomore
Paige Peterson

#23 Paige Peterson

F
6' 1"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Shaunteva Ashley

#3 Shaunteva Ashley

5' 8"
Senior
G
Sophie Kenney

#5 Sophie Kenney

5' 9"
Junior
G
Nicole Kerkhoff

#32 Nicole Kerkhoff

6' 0"
Junior
F
Logan O

#30 Logan O'Farrell

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Sydney Rome

#24 Sydney Rome

5' 10"
Sophomore
G
Paige Peterson

#23 Paige Peterson

6' 1"
Freshman
F