SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Owning a five-game win streak and a No. 14 national ranking, the Augustana women's basketball team now returns home for a weekend series at the Sioux Falls arena. The Vikings will take on Minnesota Crookston at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, and close out the weekend Sunday with 12:30 p.m. tip-off vs. Bemidji State.

Fans who bring two non-perishable items to donate on either day will receive a discounted $5 general admission ticket. All donations will benefit Feeding South Dakota All food donated will benefit Feeding South Dakota. Fans interested in purchasing tickets can click here, and anyone not in attendance can and watch live video of both games by visiting GoAugie.com/live. 

The Vikings (10-1, 3-0 NSIC) are coming off a pair of conference road victories this past weekend.  In Friday's 78-67 win over Winona State, Shelby Selland led the way for the Vikings finishing with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Lynsey Prosser racked up 17 points and five rebounds, and Abby Hora had 13 points and two rebounds in 28 minutes of action.

When the Vikings hit the hardwood on Saturday vs. Upper Iowa they continued their success with an 86-52 win. The Vikings tallied 10 steals, forced 20 turnovers, and held Upper Iowa to shooting just 27.1% from the field. The Vikings also saw six players score 8 or more points, Selland leading the way back-to-back days with 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

For her efforts over the weekend,  Selland was honored as the NSIC South Player of the Week. In the two victories this weekend, Selland averaged 18.5 points, 8.5 rebounds per game, 2.5 blocks per game, and three assists per game.

The Vikings success stems from their relentless defense and up-tempo offense. The Vikings are averaging more than 17 assists per game, which is 20th in the nation. In the Vikings most recent wins over Upper Iowa and Winona State, Augustana scored 36 points off turnovers and 22 off the fast break. Overall, Augustana's 80.5 points per game rank 1st in the Northern Sun Conference.

SCOUTING No. 24 AUGUSTANA
• Augustana is averaging 80.5 ppg, which ranks 1st in the NSIC and 11th in the nation.
• The Vikings are outscoring their opponents by 21.3 points per game in their first 11 games this season. The Vikings are 2nd in the NSIC in scoring margin and 14th in the nation.
• Augustana is holding their opponents to just 59.2 points per game
• Augustana is shooting 44.5 percent from the field as a team, including 34.6 percent from 3-point land.
• Augustana is averaging 45.2 rebounds per game.
• The Vikings dishing out 17.4 assists per game coming off of their first road series of the season.
• Augustana is grabbing 12.1 steals, which ranks them first in the NSIC.
• Individually, the Vikings are led by Shelby Selland, who is putting up 13.4 points per game.
Selland also leads the team with 9.2 rebounds per game.

SCOUTING MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
• Minnesota Crookston is led by Mike Roysland who is in his 13th season as head coach.
• UMC comes into this NSIC matchup 7-2 (2-1 NSIC) to start their 2018-19 season.
• Overall, they are shooting 41 percent as a team from the field (215-524).
• The Golden Eagle are averaging 70 points per game, while giving up 66 points per contest. Crookston ranks 6th in the NSIC in points per game.
• UMC's most recent win came against Northern State, 61-54.
• Leading the way for the Golden Eagles is Isieoma Odor, she averages 17.7 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game.
• Kylie Post is leading the charts for the Golden Eagles in assists, dishing out 2.3 per game.

SCOUTING BEMIDJI STATE
• Bemidji State is led by Chelsea Deville who is in her fourth season as head coach.
• BSU comes into this NSIC matchup 2-5 (0-3 NSIC) to start their 2018-19 season.
• Overall, they are shooting 39.6 percent as a team from the field (155-391).
• The Beavers are averaging 62.4 points per game after seven games while giving up just over 65 points per contest.
• The Peacocks most recent loss came from MSU Moorhead, 72-47.
• Leading the way for the Beavers is sophomore Maria Appicelli. The guard is scoring 13.3 points per game along with 2.4 rebounds.