SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana women's basketball team hosts Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul in the regular-season home finale weekend inside the Sanford Pentagon. Friday's game vs. MSU is slated for 5:30 p.m. with Saturday's contest against CSP slated for 3:30 p.m.
 
The Games
The NSIC South Division clashes are vital in the hopes of hosting a first round NSIC Tournament contest for Augustana as it sits in fifth place. The Mavericks are in fourth place while the Golden Bears are tied with the Vikings in fifth place.
 
Friday marks the first "Paint the Pentagon Pink" event for Augustana basketball. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase pink Augustana basketball t-shirts, participate in chuck-a-duck to help raise funds for Team Edith, where 100 percent of funds raised goes to breast cancer care and research.
 
Saturday is the final regular-season home game of the season.  Prior to the game, this year's senior class will be honored.  Saturday also marks the annual alumni game as we welcome back basketball alumni to Sioux Falls for the weekend.
 
The Mavericks
The Minnesota State women are one game ahead of the Vikings in the NSIC South with a 10-8 league record and are 13-9 overall. The Mavericks have gone 4-2 over the last three weekends, winning two, losing two and finally sweeping last weekend with wins over Minnesota Crookston (89-68) and Bemidji State (84-62). No Maverick reaches the double-digit point plateau as Kirstin Klitzke is the team leader at 9.9 points per game.
 
Series History: Augustana leads 49-29
 
The Golden Bears
The Golden Bear women enter the weekend with a 9-9 NSIC record and 12-12 overall record prior to playing Wayne State Friday night. CSP is coming off a weekend sweep of Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston and has won three of four after dropping five-straight contests. Riley Wheatcraft leads the team with 13.7 points per outing while Sidney Wentland tallies 12.5 points per game. Sydney Schultz leads the squad with 5.3 rebounds per game while she shoots at a 57.7 percent clip for 8.8 points per contest.
 
Series History: Augustana leads 17-13
 
The Vikings
Augustana is 13-9 on the season while holding a 9-9 mark in league play. The Vikings are coming off their first back-to-back losses since the turn of the decade after dropping last weekend's contests at Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State.
 
As she has since the Vikings lost Vishe' Rabb to injury, Abby Hora leads the Vikings in scoring at 12.2 points per game. She also leads AU with 2.3 assists per game. In NSIC only action, Hannah Mitby averages 10.1 points per outing and has recorded 33 assists. The Vikings have three of the league's top seven players in steals, led by Hana Beyer at 2.1. Hora grabs 2.0 steals per game while Mitby's average works out to 1.7.
 
One Last Thing
Augustana is set to celebrate Senior Day on Saturday, celebrating the careers of Hana Beyer, Danni Honner, Abby Hora and McKenzee Zilverberg. The four players helped Augustana win a school-record 29 games in 2018, won an NSIC Regular Season Championship, NSIC Tournament Championship and helped the Vikings advance to the Sweet 16 of the 2018 NCAA Tournament.