SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Following a 10-day break, the No.12 Augustana women's basketball team is set to wrap up the 2018 calendar year in Wayne, Neb. The Vikings (13-1, 5-0 NSIC) and  Wildcats (8-3, 3-2 NSIC) are set to tip-off at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 30. Fans can follow live video and stats at GoAugie.com/Live.




Augustana enters the contest winning their last eight games, and is sitting in first place in the NSIC South. The last time the Vikings hit the floor they defeated Peru State, 94-60. In the win over the Bobcats, the Vikings tabbed 11 student-athletes in the scoring column. Overall, the 94 points marks the 9th time in 10 games the Vikings have racked up 80 or more points. Through 14 games, the Vikings are first nationally with 652 rebounds as a team. Augustana also sits top three in the nation in steals at 165 (11.8/ game) and sixth in scoring margin, defeating teams by just under 25 points-per-game.

Earlier this season, the Vikings and Wildcats met in what ended up being a game that went down to the wire with  Augustana escaping with an 81-73 victory. In their NSIC opener vs. the Wildcats, the Vikings got five players in double-figures, and leading the way for the Vikings was Lynsey Prosser who racked up 15 points, four steals, and four assists.

Heading into Sunday, Senior center Shelby Selland is the back-to-back reigning NSIC South Player of the Week. Selland is one of four Vikings averaging ten or more points a contest. The Lester, S.D. native is averaging just under 16 points per game and seven rebounds per contest.

The Wildcats are led by Erin Norling as the sophomore is averaging 15.8 points per game.  Fellow sophomore Brittany Bongartz drops 13 points per game. Norling also leads the team with 6.3 rebounds.

Sunday's tip-off vs. Wayne State also marks the beginning of a three-game road trip for the Vikings. Following this weekend, Augustana will visit Southwest Minnesota State on Friday, Jan. 4th, and Sioux Falls on Saturday, Jan. 5th.

Scouting Augustana:
• Augustana is 13-1 overall and is averaging 83 ppg.
• The Vikings are outscoring their opponents by 24.9 points per game through 14 games this season.
• Augustana is holding their opponents to just 58.1 points-per-game.
• Augustana is shooting 44.9 percent from the field as a team, including 36.6 percent from 3-point land.
• Augustana is averaging 46.6 rebounds per game, which ranks them first nationally with 652 total boards.
• The Vikings dishing out 15.6 assists per game, which sits them in second in the nation with 253 total assists.
• Augustana is grabbing 11.8 steals per game after through five conference games.

Scouting Wayne State College:
• Wayne State is led by first-year coach Brent Pollari.
• WSC comes into this conference matchup 8-3 (3-2 NSIC) after the holiday break.
• Overall, they are shooting 38.1 percent as a team from the field (269-706).
• The Wildcats are averaging 71.3 points-per-game through 11 games while holding opponents to 64. 8
points-per-contest.
• Averaging 4.45 assists per game, sophomore Halley Busse is taking charge as the floor general for the Wildcat
offense. She leads the team with 49 assists.
• Busse's eight assists against Augustana on Dec. 1st are the most assists by a Wildcat since her own eight assists
last season at Concordia-St. Paul.
• The Wildcat offense is receiving a boost from a variety of different players. Five different players average at least
eight points a game, including three that are in double-digits. Led by Erin Norling's 15.8 points, Brittany Bongartz
(13.0) and Halley Busse (12.5) also have gotten on the mark early and often in the opening 11 games of the season.