SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — After an opening-round NSIC tournament win over Northern State the Augustana women's basketball team now advances to take on Minnesota Duluth on Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Sanford Pentagon. The game will be broadcasted on Midco Sports Network.

Augustana is the defending NSIC tournament champions and looks to make it back-to-back tournament titles.

The Vikings come into this quarterfinal matchup with a 22-10 (13-9 NSIC) record, and the Bulldogs come into the game sitting with a 20-6 (18-4 NSIC) record. At the beginning of February when the pair of opponents hit the hardwood in Sioux Falls and the Bulldogs walked away victorious 79-57.

Leading the way for the Augustana women's basketball team was Lynsey Prosser with 22 points in the loss. Prosser also led on the boards with five, while Hana Metoxen led with five steals.

Overall, the Vikings shot 15-of-62 (24.2 percent) from the field, while the Bulldogs shot 27-of-58 (46.6 percent ). The 24 percent marked a season-low for Augustana.

Overall, leading the way for the Vikings coming into the Pentagon is Prosser. The All-NSIC Second Team honoree is dropping a team-high 14.2 points per game and is coming off a career-high 27 in the win over the Wolves. Following Prosser, is All-NSIC First Team honoree, Shelby Selland. Selland is dropping 13.8 per game. NSIC Freshman of the Year Vishe' Rabb is tallying nearly 11 points coming into the postseason, Abby Hora also is scoring double-digits sitting at 10.3 per contest.

On the glass, Selland is leading with just under six boards a game. The senior has over 656 boards in her career.

SCOUTING AUGUSTANA:
• Augustana is 22-10 overall (13-9 NSIC) and is averaging 74.7 ppg.
• The Vikings are outscoring their opponents by 10.7 points per game.
• Augustana is holding their opponents at just under 64 ppg.
• Augustana is shooting 41.6 percent from the field as a team, which sits the Vikings in 3rd in the NSIC.
• Augustana is averaging 41.6 rebounds per game, which places them 1st in the nation with 1321 total boards.
• The Vikings dish out 15.2 assists per game, which is 2nd in the NSIC and sits them 11th in the nation with 466 total
assists.
• Augustana is grabbing 10.4 steals per game, which places them 9th in the nation with 334 total steals.

SCOUTING MINNESOTA DULUTH:
• The Bulldogs are led by Mandy Pearson, who is in her 4th season.
• UMD comes into this conference matchup with their most recent win coming over SMSU and a 20-6  (18-4 NSIC) record.
• Overall, they are shooting 42.2 percent as a team from the field (664-1575).
• The Bulldogs are averaging 66.2 points per game coming into the quarterfinals.
• UMD is led by Sammy Kozlowski. Kozlowski is averaging 12 ppg, followed by Sarah Grow who has chipped in just over 11 per game.

AUGUSTANA IN THE POSTSEASON:
• Just a season ago, for the first time in program history, Augustana was the NSIC regular season champions.
• The Vikings are the 2018 NSIC Tournament defending champions.
• Last season, Logan O'Farrell won NSIC Tournament MVP.
• Augustana is 20-8 in the NSIC Tournament all time.
• Since the Vikings joined the NSIC in 2008, they have only had one first round exit.

AUGUSTANA IN THE NSIC RECORD BOOKS:
• Dave Krauth won NSIC Coach of the Year in 2017-18.
• Shaunteva Ashley won NSIC Player of the Year in 2014-15.
• The Vikings have tabbed two NSIC Freshman of the Year ( Alex Feeney and Shaunteva Ashley).
• Four Vikings have won NSIC Defensive Player of the Year.
• Five Vikings have been placed to the NSIC All-Defensive Team in program history.
• Logan O'Farrell and Shelby Selland are the two Vikings who were apart of NSIC-All Freshman Teams.
• Eight student-athletes have been apart of the NSIC All-Tournament Team in program history.
• The Vikings have tabbed 68 NSIC All-Academic student-athletes in program history.
• 4 Vikings have been selected as All-NSIC this season.
• Vishe' Rabb is the NSIC Freshman of the Year.
• Shelby Selland was an All-NSIC First Team selection.
• Lynsey Prosser was an All-NSIC Second Team selection.
• Hana Metoxen was named to the All-Defensive Team.