SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana University women's basketball team (12-5, 7-3 NSIC) is set for an important weekend in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Vikings will host No. 18 MSU Moorhead on Friday at 6 p.m. and Northern State on Saturday at 4 p.m.
 
Tip-Off
• Augustana enters the weekend with a 12-5 overall record and a 7-3 record in the NSIC
• The Vikings have alternated wins and losses in their last five games
• Sydney Rome posted a career-high 25-points against Concordia-St. Paul
• Paige Peterson had a season-high 19-points against Minnesota State
• This will be the Vikings last home stand before being on the road for two straight weeks
• Rome moved into ninth on the all-time career 3-point field goals made list at Augustana with 173 in her career. She is six three-pointers away from eighth and seven away from seventh
• Augustana continues to be one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the country. They rank third nationally in 3-point attempts with 456 and fifth nationally in 3-point field goals made with 151
• The Vikings take care of the ball ranking sixth nationally in assist to turnover ratio, second in total assists and fifth in assists per game
• They have been a force around the rim defensively, ranking fifth in the country in blocked shots with 86 this season
 
Series History
vs MSU Moorhead
• Augustana leads the all-time series 16-7 against MSU Moorhead
• When the two teams play in Sioux Falls Augustana is 8-3
• When they play as conference opponents the Vikings are just 4-6
• Augustana has won the last two meetings in the series, the first in an upset victory on the road 74-69 on Feb. 6 and then another upset win in the second round of the NSIC Tournament that ended the Dragons season last year
• In the last 10 meetings the Vikings are 7-3
• The last time Augustana lost to MSU Moorhead was February 7, 2015, at the Sioux Falls Arena
• The Vikings have never beaten MSU Moorhead at the Sioux Falls Arena with a 0-2 record. The first time the two teams played at the Arena was on Nov. 30, 2008, in a non-conference game
vs Northern State
• Augustana leads the all-time series 24-18
• The Vikings have dominated the Wolves at home with a 15-1 record
• When the two teams play as conference opponents Augustana is 8-4
• The Vikings have lost the last two meetings against NSU and three of the last four
• In the last 10 meetings, the two teams are 5-5
• Augustana is 1-0 against NSU at the Sioux Falls Arena

Weekend Promotions
• At halftime of the men's game on Friday against MSU Moorhead, the Fargo-Moorhead Acro Team will perform
• Saturday's game vs Northern State will be streamed online via ESPN 3 and the WatchESPN Platform. Click HERE to check if your cable provider is affiliated with WatchESPN
• As a part of the new College Rivalry Series between Special Olympics and the NCAA, Augustana and Northern State have partnered to host a Unified Basketball game on Saturday. The game will take place during halftime of the women's and men's basketball games with each halftime being one-half of the Unified Basketball game
 
The Last Time They Played
• Augustana vs MSU Moorhead: February 28, 2016, at the Sanford Pentagon; Augustana defeated MSUM in the second round of the NSIC Conference Tournament 79-74 in front of a crowd of 1,437
• Augustana vs Northern State: February 5, 2016 in Aberdeen, S.D.; Augustana lost to Northern State 60-57 in front of a crowd of 4,431
 
A look at MSU Moorhead
• MSU Moorhead enters Friday's contest on a 13-game winning streak. Their only loss of the season came against Harding 54-62 in a neutral site game on opening night
• MSUM has defeated Northern State twice this season
• The Dragons were on the road last week as well, picking up wins against Minot State and U-Mary
• On the road this season MSUM is 6-0
• Drew Sannes is their leading scorer with a 15.8 ppg average. The Dragons though have three girls with double-digit scoring averages with Cassidy Thorson averaging 14.6 ppg and Jacky Volkert averaging 11.1 ppg
• They are averaging 70.1 points per game while allowing just 53.6
• On the year MSU Moorhead is shooting 45 percent from the field and 37 percent from behind the three-point line
• They are out rebounding teams by six boards per game
• The have an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.2
 
A Look at Northern State
• Northern State enters the weekend with an 11-3 record
• On the road this season the Wolves are 5-2
• Last weekend they went 1-1 with a loss to U-Mary and a win against Minot State
• NSU has two girls averaging double-digit points this season: Jill Conrad and Miranda Ristau are both averaging 15.4 ppg
• The Wolves are averaging 65.7 points per game this season while allowing just 55.3
• On the year they are shooting 44 percent from the field and 33 percent from long range
• They are out rebounding teams by six rebounds per game
• They have an assist to turnover ratio of 1.2