SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Winners of 11 of their last 13 true road games dating back to last season, the No. 7 Augustana women's basketball team heads back on the road for two games scheduled with Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State. The Vikings, who are 19-1 overall and 15-1 in the NSIC, take on the Golden Eagles Friday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. followed by a battle with the Beavers on Saturday, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m.
Both contests can be heard live on KXRB 100.1 with Jeff Fyling on the call and can also be streamed on the Radio Pup App. Webcasts of the game are also available, with links to the streams available on the
Augustana women's basketball schedule page on GoAugie.com.
Minnesota Crookston holds an 8-14 record overall with a 6-10 record in conference play. The Golden Eagles are coming off a weekend in which they split their two games, picking up a win last Saturday at Concordia-St. Paul, 75-60. Isieoma Odor and Micaela Noga are Minnesota Crookston's leading scorers, both of which are averaging 10-plus points-per-game this season. Order, a junior from Bloomington, Minn. leads the Golden Eagles in scoring, averaging 13.8 points and 7.5 rebounds a contest. Minnesota Crookston shoots 40 percent from the field and 30 percent from long range. They pour in 6.2 three-pointers a game and shoot 80.4 percent from the free-throw line.
Bemidji State enters the weekend with a 4-16 record and a 3-13 mark in the NSIC. The Beavers have lost 10 in a row, most recently dropping decisions at Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State. Brooklyn Bechmann, a freshman guard from Minooka, Ill., leads Bemidji State with 13.3 points-per-game. The Beavers are coached by Chelsea DeVille, a 2009 graduate of Augustana who played for
Dave Krauth.
Vikings Women's Basketball Quick Hits
• With 596 wins, head coach
Dave Krauth is four wins away from reaching 600 in his career
• After picking up two more home wins last weekend, Augustana is now 11-0 at home this season
• Dating back to last season, the Vikings have won 11 of their last 13 true road games
• Augustana is ranked 7th in the WBCA Coaches Poll and is ranked in the top-10 for the first time since the 2007 season
• The Vikings have been beating their opponents by an average of 19.4 points-per-game, a scoring margin that ranks 11th nationally
• Augustana's largest margin of victory is 47 points, which came back on Jan. 19 vs. Upper Iowa
• Augie played in their second OT game of the season last Saturday night, a 76-74 victory over St. Cloud State, and is now
2-0 in OT games this season
• With 11 points and 12 rebounds, senior
Logan O'Farrell recorded her fourth double-double of the season last Saturday
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Abby Hora led the Vikings with 16 points in the victory over St. Cloud State. The 16 points was two shy of her career-high
• Augie had five different players score in double-figures Saturday in the win over St. Cloud State
• The Vikings lead the NSIC in 14 different statistical categories
• Augustana averages 82.5 points-per-contest to lead the NSIC and is sixth nationally
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Logan O'Farrell is the only player in Division II to have 65-plus steals and 30-plus blocks this season
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Logan O'Farrell leads the NSIC and is seventh nationally with 67 steals on the season
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Logan O'Farrell has 32 blocks this season, good enough for the sixth most in the conference
The Series vs. Minnesota Crookston
• Augustana has a 15-2 advantage in the series
• The Vikings are 6-1 overall when playing in Crookston
• In the last meeting, Augustana defeated the Golden Eagles 87-79, back on Feb. 3, 2017 at home
The Series vs. Bemidji State
• Augustana leads Bemidji State 15-2 in the overall series
• The Vikings are 5-1 when playing the Beavers on the road
• Augustana won their last meeting with Bemidji State, 88-61 back on Feb. 4, 2017 at home
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