SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Beginning Wednesday, Feb. 21, the 10th-ranked and top-seeded Augustana women's basketball team begins postseason play when they host the No. 8 team in the NSIC South, Bemidji State, at 6 p.m. inside the Elmen Center.

The Vikings, who shared the regular season conference championship with Northern State and MSU Moorhead, posted a 23-3 overall record and 19-3 mark in league play. Bemidji State enters the contest with a 4-22 overall record and a 3-19 conference record. The Beavers are currently on a 16 game losing streak.

Augie suffered a heartbreaking loss at Winona State over the weekend, but rebounded with a 71-45 victory at Upper Iowa, while Bemidji State suffered a 76-61 loss at MSU Moorhead and a 89-48 loss at Northern State.

Seniors Logan O'Farrell and Presley O'Farrell, along with junior center Shelby Selland post double-digit scoring numbers for the Vikings. Logan O'Farrell leads the team with 13.5 points per game, while Presley O'Farrell is second with 11.8 ppg followed by Selland who averages 11.3 ppg.

Brooklyn Bachman, who averages 13.0 ppg and 5.2 rbg leads Bemidji State in both categories

The contest can be heard live on KXRB 100.1 with Jeff Fyling on the call and can also be streamed on the Radio Pup App. A Webcasts of the game is also available, with a link to the stream available on the Augustana women's basketball schedule page on GoAugie.com.

Series History
Augustana leads Bemidji State 16-2 in the all-time series. The Vikings are 8-0 at home and defeated the Beavers 87-50 back on Feb. 3, 2018 in Bemidji.

If The Vikings Win …
If Augustana defeats Bemidji State, the Vikings will play the winner of the Minnesota State Moorhead / Minnesota Duluth contest on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. inside the Sanford Pentagon.

Augustana Women's Basketball Fast Break Points

• For the first time in program history, Augustana is NSIC regular season champions
• The Vikings have won the NSIC South Division in back-to-back seasons
• Head coach Dave Krauth won his 600th game of his coaching career with the win over Upper Iowa
• Coach Krauth is the sixth active head coach with 600 or more wins and the 15th coach of all-time to do so in Division II
• The 19 NSIC wins are the most in program history, Augustana won 17 in 2016-17
• Augie is 14-8 in the NSIC Tournament
• Since the Vikings joined the NSIC in 2008, they have only had one first round exit
• As of Feb. 14, Augustana is ranked fourth in the central region, 10th in the WBCA poll and 20th in the D2SIDA poll
• The Vikings rank 11th nationally with 80.5 ppg
• In the win over Upper Iowa, Logan O'Farrell distributed her 100th assist of the season. That marks ranks third in the NSIC and 20th nationally
• With 80 steals on the season, Logan O'Farrell leads the conference and is 11th nationally
• Senior Paige Peterson led the way with 14 points earlier this season at Bemidji State
• Logan O'Farrell led the way with five rebounds the last time the Vikings and Beavers faced off