SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- For the third time this season, the 12th-ranked Augustana women's basketball team and the Minnesota State Mavericks will square off. However this time, the winner of the contest between the top-seeding Vikings and the fifth-seeding Mavericks advances to the NSIC Tournament's semifinal round. Augustana and Minnesota State hit the hardwood Sunday, Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. inside the Sanford Pentagon.

Augie enters the matchup with a 24-3 record after cruising past Bemidji State, 94-57, in the opening round of the conference tournament from the Elmen Center. Minnesota State went on the road and defeated Minnesota Duluth, 65-59, in their opening round tournament game and improves their record to 13-16 overall.

Claire Ziegler, Claire Jordan and Taylor Klug all average 10-plus points per game for the Mavs. Ziegler leads the team with 12.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per contest and shoots 48.2 percent from the field. Minnesota State averages 66.2 points a contest and shoots 38.4 percent from the field and 31 percent from downtown.

Logan O'Farrell, Presley O'Farrell and Shelby Selland are the leading scores for the Vikings. Logan pours in 13.5 points a game, while Presley and Selland drop just over 11 points a contest. As a team, Augustana shoots 43 percent from the field and 33 percent from long range. The Vikings average 81 points per game and have a scoring margin of 19.4. Both marks lead the NSIC.

MidcoSN is broadcasting the contest live with David Brown handling the play-by-play duties, Jordan Dalton providing color analysis and Elaina Lanson working the baseline. Fans can listen to the game on KXRB 100.1FM with Jeff Fyling on the call which 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.

If Augustana defeats Minnesota State, the Vikings will play the winner of the MSU Moorhead / Sioux Falls contest on Monday, Feb. 26 at 8 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 was named the  NSIC Coach of the Year for the first time
• Krauth won his 600th game in the regular season finale and is the 15th coach all-time to have 600-plus wins in D-II
• Senior guard Logan O'Farrell has been named the NSIC's Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season
• Logan O'Farrell tabbed NSIC First Team honors, while Presley O'Farrell and Shelby Selland were named the conferences second team
• The 19 NSIC wins are the most in program history, Augustana won 18 in 2011-12
• Augie is 15-8 all-time in the NSIC Tournament
• Since the Vikings joined the NSIC in 2008, they have only had one first round exit in the NSIC Tournament 
•  Augustana is ranked fifth in the central region, 10th in the WBCA poll and receiving votes in the D2SIDA poll
• The Vikings rank 11th nationally with 81 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 82 steals on the season, Logan O'Farrell leads the conference and is 11th nationally
• The Last time Augustana and Minnesota State squared off, five Vikings scored in double-figures led by Abby Hora's career-high 18 points.
• This will be the third time this season the two teams will play each other, with Augustana taking the first two contests.