SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Hitting the road for the final NSIC North Division road trip, the Augustana women's basketball team travels to North Dakota to take on Minot State and U-Mary this weekend. The Vikings (18-5, 10-4 NSIC) tipoff against the Beavers Friday at 5:30 p.m. and return to the hardwood Saturday at 3:30 vs. the Marauders.

Augustana is coming off a split at home this past weekend. On Friday, the Vikings fell to Concordia-St. Paul, 75-55. Saturday, Augustana fared much better versus. Minnesota State, taking the win in the final minutes.

Coming into this weekend's matchups, the Vikings currently sit tied for first in the South Division with Concordia-St. Paul, each with 10-4 records in conference play.

Closing in on the final weeks of conference play, the Vikings are led by senior guard Lynsey Prosser who is dropping 12.3 points per game. Vishe' Rabb is right behind Prosser with 11.9 points/game, while Abby Hora is notching 11.3 points per contest. On the boards, freshman Camryn Hay is grabbing just under six a game to lead all active Vikings. The Vikings continue to lead the nation in rebounds with 996 total on the season.

Through 14 games of conference play, Augustana leads the NSIC in scoring (78.1 ppg). The Vikings also grab the most defensive boards at just under 30 per game, dish out 16.42 assists per game, and force 10.54 steals per game, which all lead the NSIC.

Leading the team in scoring, Prosser is also second in the NSIC in assists with four per game, while Hora is second in assist to turnover ratio. On the defensive side of the ball, the Vikings tremendous defensive efforts game in and game out is being noticed, led by Hana Metoxen with 2.2 steals per game which lands her in second place in the conference.

Scouting Minot State:

• The Beavers are led by second-year head coach Mark Graupe.
• Minot comes into this conference matchup with a 9-11 (4-10 NSIC) record.
• Overall, they are shooting 43.4% as a team from the field.
• The Beavers are averaging 66.5 points per game through 20 games.
• Minot is led on the court by Madison Wald. Wald is averaging 14.6 ppg midway through the season.

 
Scouting U-Mary:

• The Marauders are led by seventh-year head coach, Rick Neumann.
• U-Mary comes into the weekend 11-6 overall (9-5 NSIC), with their most recent loss coming to Bemidji State last weekend.
• Overall, U-Mary is shooting 45.9% as a team from the field .
• The Marauders are averaging 73.2 ppg while holding opponents to 66.7 points per contest.
• U-Mary is led on the court by Gabbie Bohl. Bohl is averaging 19.8 ppg, which currently leads the NSIC.