SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The 10th-ranked Augustana women's basketball team hits the road this weekend for their final two regular season games of the season. The Vikings take on Winona State on Friday, Feb. 16 with tip off set for 6 p.m. The following day, Augustana, which enters the weekend with a 22-2 record and has already clinched a share of the NSIC South division title, takes on Upper Iowa Saturday, Feb. 17 at 4 p.m.
Head coach
Dave Krauth has 599 career wins and has a chance to become the sixth active coach with 600 or more wins on Friday night.
The Warriors carry a 13-11 overall record and a 9-11 mark in conference play, and have lost ten in a row. Winona State averages 65.8 points per game and shoots 42.9 percent from the field. They hold a 2.7 scoring margin, a 0.3 rebounding advantage, and average 12.3 rebounds a game.
Hannah McGlone, a 6-0 senior forward from Streamwood, Ill. averages a double-double with 14.1 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Allie Pickrain, a 5-9 freshman from Apple Valley, Minn. pours in 12.1 points per game as the only other player who averages double figures for the Warriors.
Upper Iowa is 2-24 overall with an 0-22 record in conference play. Blair Klostermann leads the Peacocks with 12.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Natalie Dinius contributes with nine points per game and is third on the team with 17 steals on the season.
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.
Augustana Women's Basketball Fast Break Points
• With 599 wins, head coach
Dave Krauth is one win away from reaching 600 in his career
• Augustana clinched at least a share of the NSIC South Division Championship and the top seed in the South of the NSIC Tournament
• The Vikings suffered their first home loss of the season last Friday night to Sioux Falls
• Augustana is ranked 10th in the latest WBCA Coaches Poll
• Last weekend vs. SMSU,
Logan O'Farrell passed Katie Krauth on the all-time scoring list and now sits 14th overall with 1,345 points in her career
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Shelby Selland has scored 18 points on three different occasions this season, one point shy of her career-high
• The Vikings average 81.4 points per game, which leads the NSIC and is eighth nationally
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Logan O'Farrell (13.1 ppg),
Presley O'Farrell (12.0ppg),
Shelby Selland (11.1 ppg), are all averaging 10 or more ppg
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Logan O'Farrell leads the NSIC in steals (76) and is third in the conference in assists (97)
• The Vikings scored a season-high 102 points the last time they played Upper Iowa (Jan. 19)
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Presley O'Farrell (17),
Lynsey Prosser (11),
Logan O'Farrell (10),
Paige Peterson (10) and
Hana Metoxen (10) each scored in double figures earlier this season vs. Upper Iowa
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Naomi Rust scored a career-high 20 points in the win over Winona State earlier this season
• Augustana has won four consecutive road games and 13 of their last 15
Series History
Augustana leads Winona State 25-9 in the all-time series. The Vikings hold an 8-5 advantage when the games are played in Winona and defeated the Warriors 91-71 at the Sioux Falls Arena in their last meeting back on Jan. 20, 2018.
The Vikings lead Upper Iowa 20-0 in the all-time series. Augie has won all eight contents that have been played in Fayette and won 102-55 back on Jan. 19, 2018 inside the Sioux Falls Arena.
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