SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- The Augustana women's basketball team hosts Wayne State on Saturday inside the Sanford Pentagon. The Viking's last game of the 2019 calendar year is set to tipoff at 3:30 pm. 

The Game
The Vikings and Wildcats are meeting for the second time this season with the first matchup going to the Wildcats in a tightly contested battle. Augustana leads the all-time series 24-16

The Wildcats
Wayne State enters with a 7-3 record and 3-2 record in NSIC action. Recently, the Wildcats split a pair of games to Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston. Wayne State opened conference play with a win over Augustana and Upper Iowa before losing to Winona State. 

The Wildcats are led by Erin Norling who averages 20.4 points per game while three others average double-figure scoring. Kylie Hammer recorded a career-high 21 points against the Vikings the last time the two-faced. The sophomore also finished with eight boards, five assists and three steals. As a team, they shoot 43 percent from the field and 34 percent from deep. The Wildcats average 77.9 points per game while allowing 68.7 points. 

The Vikings
Augustana enters the contest with a 6-3 record and a 2-3 record in the NSIC. The Vikings split their last weekend with a win over Minnesota Crookston before losing to Bemidji State 74-57. 

As a team, the Vikings average 72.1 points while allowing 61.6 points per game. Augie shoots at a 39 percent clip from the field while hauling in 41.1 rebounds per contest. Augustana ranks second in the NSIC with an 8.22 turnover margin and ranks second with 10.56 steals per game. The Vikings are led by Lauren Sees with 12.7 points a game and Abby Hora 12.2 points per game. 

Player To Watch
Freshman Lauren Sees shined the last time out for the Vikings as she led all scorers in both contests. The Avon, South Dakota, native recorded 18 points in a win over Minnesota Crookston and poured in a season-high 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field against Bemidji State. On the season, Sees averages 12.7 points while shooting a team-high 57 percent from the field. 

One Last Thing
The Vikings are leaving a decade that was very kind to them. Augie has recorded a 235-86 record in the last 10 years that also included four trips to the NCAA Tournament and the program's first appearance in the NCAA Division II Final Four in 2013 as well as the NSIC Conference Tournament Championship. The Vikings also returned to the tournament in 2018 after an NSIC regular season and conference tournament title with their season ending in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.