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Gene Smith
The Vikings host Northern State and MSU Moorhead this weekend at the Sioux Falls Arena

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Augustana set to open four-game homestand

Storylines and history
• Augustana is back at home this weekend for a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games.
• The pair of games open a four-game homestand for the Vikings.
• Augustana opens up the weekend with a big match-up against Northern State.
• Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. at the Sioux Falls Arena.
• The Vikings lead the all-time series 23-16.
• Augustana is 7-3 in conference play against the Wolves.
• The teams split last season's series 1-1.
• NSU eliminated the Vikings in the second round of the NSIC Tournament last year by a score of 67-62.
• Augustana is 14-1 all time at home against Northern State.
• The Vikings wrap up the weekend on Saturday with a game against MSU Moorhead.
• Tip-off is set for 4 p.m.
• This will be the 21st meeting in the all-time series.
• Augustana has a 15-5 advantage in the series against the Dragons.
• The Vikings swept MSUM last year, winning both meetings.
• Augustana has won six of the last seven meetings in the series.
• The Vikings are 9-1 at home all time against MSU Moorhead.
• The Dragons last won in Sioux Falls on Jan. 9, 2010.

Week in review
• Augustana kept its momentum going by picking up two big road wins this past weekend to push its winning streak to four games.
• The Viking started the road trip with a thrilling, come-from-behind victory in overtime at Mary on Friday night.
• Shaunteva Ashley turned in quite possibly the best single-game performance in her four-year career in the game.
• Ashley finished with a game-high 30 points, a career-high 14 rebounds, five assists, and five steals in 43 minutes of action.
• It was the second double-double for the senior this year.
• Nicole Kerkhoff picked up her sixth double-double of the season with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
• Kerkhoff made several key buckets down the stretch to get Augustana into overtime.
• Logan O'Farrell added 15 points and eight rebounds.
• The Vikings used some hot shooting from the 3-point line in a convincing win on Saturday against Minot State.
• Augustana knocked down 13 3s in the contest, just one short of its season high this season.
• Ashley and L. O'Farrell led the Vikings with 18 points each.
• Sydney Rome was on fire from deep, knocking down five 3-pointers to give her a new season high of 15 points off the bench.
• Allie Koehn also brought some firepower off the bench, dropping in 13 points and handing out a season-high five assists.

About Augustana
• The Vikings are 15-8 on the year.
• Augustana ranks first in the NSIC in points scored, averaging 80.1 points per game (ppg), which is also seventh in the NCAA.
• The Vikings are 13th in the NSIC in points allowed, giving up 71.6 ppg.
• Augustana's scoring margin of +8.6 ppg is fifth in the NSIC.
• The Vikings are shooting 40.6 percent from the field on the year.
• Augustana is shooting 29.5 percent from the 3-point line.
• The Vikings are third in the NSIC in team rebounding, pulling down 41.1 (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 11.7 per contest, 15th in all of Division II.
• Augustana averages 7.4 3s made per game, third in the NSIC and 25th in the NCAA.
• Ashley leads the NSIC in scoring at 21.3 ppg, which also ranks seventh in the country.
• Ashley also is seventh in the NSIC in free throw percentage, shooting 84.2 percent on the year from the charity stripe.
• Ashley also leads the NSIC in assists at 5.3 apg, 21st in the NCAA.
• L. O'Farrell is first in the NSIC in steals at 2.5 per game.
• Sophie Kenney's 2.0 spg average is fifth in the NSIC.
• Kerkhoff is sixth in the NSIC in field-goal percentage at 50.0.

About Northern State
• The Wolves are currently 19-3 on the season.
• NSU is averaging 66.0 ppg this year, 12th in the NSIC.
• Northern State gives up 49.9 ppg, lowest in the NSIC and in Division II.
• The Wolves has a scoring margin of +16.1 this season, which ranks second in the NSIC and 14th in the NCAA.
• NSU is shooting 43.7 percent from the field, fourth in the NSIC.
• Northern State's opposition is shooting 32.4 percent on the year, first in the NSIC and second in the country.
• The Wolves shoot 28.6 percent from the 3-point line on the season, which ranks 15th in the NSIC.
• NSU commits 11.9 turnovers per game (tpg), first in the NSIC and seventh in the NCAA.
• Rachel Krogman leads the team in scoring with a 15.9 ppg average, seventh in the NSIC.
• Krogman also leads the team in rebounding at 10.1 boards per game, second in the NSIC.
• Krogman has posted 11 double-doubles this season, second most in the NSIC.
• Saddie Stotesbery is second on the team in scoring, putting up 11.3 ppg.
• Stotesbery also is averaging 6.5 rebounds per contest.

About MSU Moorhead
• The Dragons are 11-9 on the season.
• MSUM averages 66.7 ppg this year, 11th in the NSIC.
• MSU Moorhead gives up 65.5 ppg, which ranks sixth in the NSIC.
• The Dragons shoot 38.2 percent from the field, 15th in the NSIC.
• MSUM foes are shooting 40.2 percent in games against them this season, 10th in the NSIC.
• MSU Moorhead drains 30.4 percent of its 3s on the year, which is good for 12th in the NSIC.
• The Dragons are very good at the foul line, ranking first in the NSIC and 12th in the country with a 77.1 percentage.
• MSUM is handing out 12.9 apg on the year, 12th in the NSIC.
• Meghan Roehrich leads MSU Moorhead in scoring with a 18 ppg average, third in the NSIC.
• Roehrich is also the teams deadliest outside shooter, knocking down 2.25 3 -pointers a game, most in the NSIC.
• Natalie Van Whyhe leads the team in assists, dishing out 3.7 per game, which is fourth in the NSIC.

Looking a lot like an MVP
• For a sixth time this season, Ashley was named NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Monday.
• The senior helped lead the Vikings to a 2-0 weekend, which included her picking up her second double-double in a win over Mary on Friday.
• Ashley then guided Augustana to a convincing win over Minot State on Saturday.
• For the weekend, Ashley finished with averages of 24.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 3.5 steals in 36.5 minutes.

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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
Allie Koehn

#34 Allie Koehn

F
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
Logan O

#30 Logan O'Farrell

G
5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
Sydney Rome

#24 Sydney Rome

G
5' 10"
Sophomore

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
Allie Koehn

#34 Allie Koehn

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
F
Logan O

#30 Logan O'Farrell

5' 11"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Sydney Rome

#24 Sydney Rome

5' 10"
Sophomore
G