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Women's basketball set for conference rematch against Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Augustana University women's basketball team will be on the road this weekend for a rematch against conference foes Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State. The Vikings will be at Concordia on Friday Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. in the Gangelhoff Center followed by Minnesota State on Saturday Jan. 9 at  4 p.m. in the Taylor Center.

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
• The Vikings enter the weekend on the road against Minnesota State and Concorida-St. Paul
• Augustana is currently 11-3 overall and 5-3 in the NSIC
• Last weekend the Vikings fell to crosstown rival USF but defeated Southwest Minnesota State
• Augustana'a 11-3 start to the season is the teams best start since the 2012-13 season when they started 14-2
• Augustana has a 2-2 overall record on the road and a 1-2 record in the NSIC on the road

CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL AT A GLANCE
• This will be the second meeting this season between the two schools. Augustana defeat Concordia 76-69 back on Dec. 5 at the Sioux Falls Arena
• Concordia enters the game with a 5-8 overall record and a 1-6 record in the NSIC
• The Golden Bears are 2-2 when playing at home this season
• CSP is currently on a 6 game losing streak
• Anna Schmitt currently ranks eighth in the NSIC in scoring at 14.8 ppg
• CSP has two girls ranking inside the top-20 for points per game
• The Golden Bears head coach Paul Fessler stepped down from his postion back on Dec. 26 after 16 seasons with the team. Fessler had a 326-148 career record
• Interim head coach is Amanda Behnke. Behnke lost her only game as head coach so far, against St. Cloud State

MINNESOTA STATE AT A GLANCE
• This will be the second meeting this season between the two schools. Augustana defeated the Mavericks in Double-Overtime 96-96 back on Dec. 4
• MSU is 4-7 overall and 3-4 in the NSIC
• The Mavericks have recorded a 3-2 overall record and a 2-1 NSIC record when playing at home this season
• Over the last 6 games MSU is 3-3, alternating wins and loses in all six games
• On the season MSU is averaging 68.7 ppg while allowing 74.7 ppg
• The Mavericks scoring offense of 68.7 ppg currently ranks 11th in the NSIC while their scoring defense of 74.7 ppg is ranked 14th
• Britney Scherber is ranked 10th in the NSIC in points per game, averaging 14.4 ppg
• MSU had four girls in the top-20 in scoring in the NSIC
• The Mavericks are coached by Emilee Thiesse
• Thiesse is in her fourth season as head coach of MSU and has posted a 49-12 overall record at MSU

AUGUSTANA BY THE NUMBERS
• The Vikings ranked third in the NSIC in scoring margin at +14.4 ppg
• Augustana ranks second in the NSIC in scoring 75.1 ppg
• The 75.1 ppg also ranks 34th nationally
• Augustana ranks 28th nationally in 3-point field goals per game with an average of 7.9 per game
• The Vikings have shot at least 21 3-point field goals in 9 straight games
• Augustana has shot at least 30 3-point field goals in 4 games and at least 40 3-point field goals twice
• The Vikings are currently shooting 28% from behind the arc this season
• Augustana's 16, 3-point field goals made against Midland is tied for the 11th most on the season
• Augustana currently has a scoring margin averging of +12.7. This average ranks 35th nationally
Shelby Selland is ranked 29th nationally in total blocked shots with 29
Sophie Kenney has the fourth highest assist-to-turnover ration in the country with a 3.00 assist-to-turnover ratio
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Players Mentioned

Sophie Kenney

#5 Sophie Kenney

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5' 9"
Senior
Shelby Selland

#40 Shelby Selland

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6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sophie Kenney

#5 Sophie Kenney

5' 9"
Senior
G
Shelby Selland

#40 Shelby Selland

6' 2"
Redshirt Freshman
C