SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Augustana University women's basketball team will host U-Mary and Minot State at the Sioux Falls Arena Saturday and Sunday. Tip-off against the Marauders is set for 3 p.m. Saturday night, followed by a 1 p.m. tip against the Beavers on Sunday.
Fans can view the live stream of the game by clicking the links posted above and keep up with live updates by following
@AugieWBB on Twitter. Both games can be heard on KXRB Classic Country 1000 that can be found
HERE.
THE STARTING FIVE• Augustana enters the weekend with a record of 15-5 and 9-5 in the NSIC
• The Vikings are 2-2 in their last four games
• The Vikings next four games will be against North Division opponents, two at home and two on the road
• Augustana currently sits in third place in the South Division. The Vikings are three games behind Winona State and one game behind Sioux Falls
• With Augustana's win over Upper Iowa, head coach
Dave Krauth is just five wins away from earning his 550th career win
AUGUSTANA AT A GLANCE• For the first time this season Augustana has had five athletes score in double-digits in the same game:
Sophie Kenney (18),
Logan O'Farrell (11),
Lynsey Prosser (13),
Allie Koehn (13),
Sydney Rome (10)
• The Vikings have three athletes with at least 50 career starts:
Sophie Kenney (51),
Logan O'Farrell (50),
Nicole Kerkhoff (50)
• The Vikings are second in the NSIC in points per game average at 75.1 ppg
• Augustana has the third best scoring margin average at 10.5 ppg
• Augustana s averaging 8.6 3pt FG made per game, good for second in the NSIC
• The Vikings have made the most 3-pointers in the NSIC with 171 through 20 games. The team made 244, 3-pointers last season
• Augustana ranks 12th in the NSIC in 3pt FG percentage at just 29 percent for the season
• The Vikings are third in the NSIC in Free-throw percentage at 75.8 percent
• The Vikings are the number one rebounding team in the conference averaging 44.1 rebounds per game
• Augustana has the most offensive rebounds in the conference at 302
• Augustana is averaging the seventh most turnovers in the conference at 15.1 turnovers per game
• The Vikings have the best blocked shots per game average at 5.65 per game as well as the most blocked shots at 113
• Augustana has the second best attendance mark in the NSIC with an attendance to date of 15,023. That's an average of 1,502 per home game
• Augustana leads the conference in steals with 225 and steals per game average at 11.25 per game. They are the only team with at least 200 steals and the only team averaging double-digit steals per game
U-MARY AT A GLANCE• U-Mary enters the weekend with a record of 11-11 and 5-9 in the NSIC
• U-Mary is currently in seventh in the North Division
• The Marauders have hauled in the most rebounds of any team in the conference at 920 for the season
• U-Mary is averaging 68.4 ppg
• The Marauders are lead by senior Brittney Dietz who is averaging 21.6 ppg. Dietz is the only girl in the NSIC averaging at least 20 points per game
• U-Mary is coached by Rick Neumann. Neumann is in his fourth season at U-Mary
MINOT STATE AT A GLANCE• Minot State enters the weekend with a record of 8-12 and 5-9 in the NSIC
• Minot State is currently in fifth in the North Division
• The Beavers have two girls averaging double-digit points: Savana Kingsbury (11.7) and Alex Haley (10.5)
• Minot State is averaging 65.3 points per game but have been giving up an average of 71.1 per game
• On the road Minot State is 2-6 overall and 1-6 in NSIC Play
• Minot State is coached by Sheila Green Gerding who is in her 21st season at Minot State
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