SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Augustana University women's basketball team will be on the road for the second straight weekend as they travel to Southwest Minnesota State and the University of Sioux Falls. Tip-off against the Mustangs of SMSU is scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. followed by a 4 p.m. tip on Saturday against USF.
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
• With Saturday's win head coach Dave Krauth is just two wins away from reaching milestone win No. 550. Krauth is currently the 8th winningest active head coach in Division II and has improved three spots this season to No. 17 on the all-time wins. With win No. 550 he will pass Gene Steinmeyer of NWMSU for 16th all-time
• Naomi Rust had a great weekend, setting a new career-high for points in a game with 13 against Northern State. She followed that performance up by scoring eight points against MSU Moorhead
• Senior forward Nicole Kerkhoff had a great weekend against Northern State and MSU Moorhead averaging 14 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Kerkhoff scored 13 of the team's 28 first-quarter points against MSUM and then scored four clutch points late to help seal the victory
• The Vikings continue to have one of the better offenses in the country averaging 75.4 points per game. Their scoring average is the 28th best mark in Division II
• Senior point guard Sophie Kenney has been one of the top point guards in Division II this season. Kenney has the third best assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.09. Kenney also ranks 32nd in the country in total assists with 108

AUGUSTANA AT A GLANCE
• The Vikings picked up a big win last week on the road against MSU Moorhead 74-69
• On the road this season the Vikings are 6-4. This weekends road trip will be their last two road games of the regular season
• Augustana defeated Southwest Minnesota State on Jan. 3, 74-62
• The Vikings lost to Sioux Falls on Jan. 2, 67-59
• Augustana holds a 28-6 all-time advantage against USF but have lost 3 of the last 4 meetings
• Augustana holds a 20-9 all-time advantage over SMSU including winning 9 of the last 10 meetings
• The Vikings have three girls averaging double-digit points this season: Kerkhoff (11.7), L. O'Farrell (11.2) and Kenney (10.5)
• Sydney Rome is 50-of-171 from behind the arc this season. She is averaging two three-pointers a night
• Logan has stolen 59 passes on the season and is averaging 2.5 steals per game
• Shelby Selland has blocked 41 shots and is averaging 1.7 blocks per game. she is eight blocks away from having the 8th most in school history

SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE AT A GLANCE
• SMSU enters the contest with a 5-19 overall record and a 3-15 record in the NSIC
• SMSU is led offensively by Hope Bonlander who is averaging 14.4 points per game
• The Mustangs have three girls averaging in double-figures: Bonlander, Hedlund (12.1) and Rosch (11.2)
• The team is averaging 61.8 ppg while giving up 75.2 ppg
• The Mustangs are coached by Allison Kruger who is in her 6th season as head coach.
• Kruger has a career record of 29-130
• Against Augustana Kruger is 2-8

UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS AT A GLANCE
• USF enters the match-up with a 20-4 overall record and a 14-4 record in the NSIC
• The Cougars are led by Colorado State transfer Taylor Varsho who is averaging 18.6 points per game
• Varsho is shooting 39% from deep on 85-of-217
• In home games this season USF is 12-1, 8-1 NSIC
• USF is on 7 game winning streak entering the weekend
• USF is coached by Travis Traphagen who is in his 8th season
• Traphagen has a career 149-80