SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Augustana women's basketball will be on the road for the final time in the 2016-17 regular season. The Vikings will travel across the street to play rival Sioux Falls on Friday at 6 p.m. before traveling to Marshall, Minn. for a showdown with Southwest Minnesota State at 5 p.m.
Tip-Off
• Augustana enters the weekend with a record of 18-7 overall and a 13-5 record in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. When the Vikings play on the road this season they are 6-3
• The Vikings are just two wins away from their 12th, 20-win season in the past 13 years. When Augustana reaches 20-wins, it will be the third straight season reaching that mark
• Last weekend
Shelby Selland averaged a team-best 15 points and 9 rebounds per game
• Last weekend Augustana's bench scored 51-points, including a 31-point performance against Bemidji State
About Augustana
• The Vikings head back on the road following a sweep last weekend over Minnesota Crookston (87-79) and Bemidji State (86-61). Augustana enters the stretch run in the NSIC with just four regular season games left before the NSIC Tournament begins on Feb. 22
• With just two weeks left in the regular season, there is a log jam in the NSIC South and Overall standings. Augustana is in a tie for third-place in the NSIC South Standings with Concordia-St. Paul but only two games separate first place (USF and Winona State) from fifth-place (Wayne State). The overall standings are just as crowded at the top of the south standings. MSU Moorhead has the best record in the conference at 16-2 but teams from second-place to seventh-place are only separated by three games
• Augustana has been the best offensive team in the NSIC this season by a wide margin. The Vikings scoring offense is averaging a league-best 77.3 points per game during the conference season. The closest team to the Vikings in offensive production is MSU Moorhead who is averaging 71.9 ppg. The Vikings offense is also one of the best nationally. They are ranked 21st out of 308 Division II teams in scoring average this season
• Two Vikings are ranked in the top 30 for scoring in the NSIC. Logan has the 25th best scoring average at 12.2 and
Naomi Rust follows closely behind with an average of 11.9 ppg in conference play. Logan ranks 14th in rebounding in conference play at 7.2 boards per game.
Sydney Rome is averaging 1.8 three's pre-game which is the 10th most in NSIC play. Augustana has three players ranked in the top 17 for assists per game average this season. Rome ranks 13th (3.4 ast),
Lynsey Prosser ranks 15th (3.2 ast) and Logan ranks 17th (3.0 ast)
In a Grove
Augustana sophomore forward
Shelby Selland has been in grove over the past four games. Since the Vikings 77-63 win over Minnesota Duluth back on Jan. 27, Selland is averaging a team-best 13.5 points per game and eight rebounds per game. Selland recorded her first career double-double (14-points and 11 rebounds) against St. Cloud State on Jan. 28 while setting a season-high in scoring a week later with 16-points against Minnesota Crookston. Selland was 1-point away from tying her career-high. During this 4-game stretch, Selland is shooting 63 percent from the field and 25 percent from behind the arc. She has also tallied 12 assists, five blocks, and a steal.
Moving up the Charts
Senior guard
Sydney Rome continues to climb up the chart for most career 3-point field goals made. In her 109 game career to date, the senior has made 183 career triples. She is currently tied for sixth on the list and needs just 12 three's to pass Alison Adamson for fifth on the list. The best mark in program history is Julie Krauth who made 230 triples in just 100 career games.
Probable Starters
| USF |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Class |
Per Game |
| Madi Robson |
G |
5-7 |
Senior |
9.8 pts / 3.9 reb / 5.6 |
| Kaely Hummel |
G |
5-8 |
Freshman |
9.3 pts / 1.2 reb / 1.9 ast |
| Alyson Johnson |
G |
5-7 |
Senior |
7.0 pts / 2.8 reb / 2.4 ast |
| Jacey Huinker |
F |
5-9 |
Sophomore |
5.1 pts / 7.2 reb / 0.1 blk |
| Sam Knecht |
F |
6-2 |
Senior |
13.2 pts / 10.0 reb / 2.1 blk |
| SMSU |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Class |
Per Game |
| Taylor Silva |
G |
5-5 |
Senior |
5.4 pts / 1.8 reb / 4.0 ast |
| Abby Connell |
G |
5-10 |
Senior |
6.1 pts / 1.2 reb / 0.6 ast |
| Caleigh Rodning |
F |
5-11 |
Freshman |
13.0 pts / 7.1 reb / 0.4 blk |
| Taylor Holicky |
F |
6-0 |
Junior |
9.5 pts / 8.1 reb / 1.1 blk |
| Lauren Hedlund |
F |
5-11 |
Junior |
12.3 pts / 9.1 reb / 0.4 blk |
Series History
vs the University of Sioux Falls
• Augustana is 29-8 all-time against USF
• Since USF joined the NCAA during the 2011-12 season, the series is split 5-5
• When the two teams play as conference opponents the Vikings are 5-4 all-time
• Augustana has found a lot of success at the Cougars' Stewart Center. When playing at USF, Augustana is 3-1
• The Vikings have lost the last 2 games, including 5 of the last 7
vs Southwest Minnesota State
• Augustana is 22-9 all-time against SMSU
• When the game is played in Marshall, Minn. the Vikings are 7-4 all-time
• Last season Augustana went 2-0 against the Mustangs
• Last season was the first time the Vikings swept the season series since the 2014-15 season
• When the two teams play as conference opponents Augustana is 13-2 all-time
• The Vikings have won the last four meetings
The Last Time They Played
• Augustana vs Sioux Falls: Dec. 31, 2016, in the Sioux Falls Arena; Augustana lost to USF 71-66 in front of 2,081 fans
• Augustana vs Southwest Minnesota State: Dec. 30, 2016, in the Sioux Falls Arena; Augustana defeated SMSU 90-71 in front of 2,156 fans
A look at the University of Sioux Falls
• Sioux Falls enters the weekend with a record of 18-4 overall and 14-4 in the NSIC
• USF is on a 3-game winning streak, including a home win over the top team in the NSIC, MSU Moorhead, 66-61
• The Cougars are 11-2 at home this season
• In the NSIC Standings, USF is tied for the South lead with Winona State. They are two games behind MSU Moorhead for first-place in the overall standings
• USF is led offensively by Sam Knect, who is averaging a double-double. Knect is averaging 13.2 points per game and 10 rebounds per game
• Two other Cougars are averaging close to 10-points per game in Madi Robson and Kaely Hummel
• USF is averaging 65.8 ppg while giving up just 55.7 ppg
• On the year USF is shooting 40 percent from the field and 28 percent from long range
A look at Southwest Minnesota State
• Southwest Minnesota State enters the weekend with an overall record of 3-19 and a conference record of 3-15
• The Mustangs haven't won a home game yet, posting a 0-9 record
• Two Mustangs are averaging double-digit scoring this season. Caleigh Rodning is leading the team with an average of 13 ppg while Lauren Hedlund is a close second with an average of 12.3
• Hedlund is leading the team in rebounding with an average of 9.1 rpg. Taylor Holicky is second on the team in rebounding with an average of 8.1 rpg
• The Mustangs are averaging 61.3 points per game as a team
• From the field this season the Mustangs are shooting 39 percent while shooting 34 percent from behind the arc
• SMSU is averaging 36 rebounds as a team
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