SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Augustana women's basketball team preps for a home weekend, hosting Winona State and Upper Iowa. The game against Winona State will take place on Friday, inside the Sanford Pentagon, slated for a 5:30 p.m. tipoff. The Vikings welcome Upper Iowa to the Elmen Center Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Friday's game is the 'Paint the Pentagon Pink' game for breast cancer awareness. Fans are encouraged to wear pink. Saturday's contest inside the Elmen Center is a 'White Out' game and fans are encouraged to wear white.
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About the Warriors
Winona State holds an 11-9 record overall while being 8-8 within the loop. The Warriors are on a four game win-streak, most recently converting a weekend sweep coming against UMary (68-64) and Minot State (86-55).
Taylor Hustad leads the Warriors in scoring and rebounds, averaging 12.4 and 7.2 per outing.
Behind Hustad are three players who average double-figures with 10.7 from Emily Kieck, 10.4 from Emma Fee and 10.1 by Caitlin Riley.
Riley is one of the NSIC's sharpest shooters having 50 made 3-point field goals this year, averaging 2.5 per game. Both feats rank her second-best in the conference.
About the Peacocks
Upper Iowa is 5-15 overall while going 2-12 within the NSIC. Last time out, the Peacocks boasted a weekend split on their homecourt, defeating Minot State (80-71) and falling to UMary (73-60).
The Peacocks had a notable victory against the then-No. 25 ranked St. Cloud State Huskies on Jan. 14, winning by double-figures, 67-54. The win was the first conference victory this season for Upper Iowa.
UIU has three players in double-figure scoring with Lydia Haack leading the way with 13.3 points per outing.
Jessica Musgrave scores 12.4 points per outing while grabbing a team-high 7.1 rebounds. Brooke Evenson rounds out the double-digit scorers with 11.2 points per game.
About the Vikings
Augustana is 10-7 overall with a conference record of 6-7. The Vikings had a short weekend defeating Bemidji State 69-64 then returning home after COVID-19 protocols within Minnesota Crookston left AU without a contest on Saturday.
In the come from behind (If you didn't read, do yourself a favor and read it) win against Bemidji State, Vishe' Rabb accounted for 16 points in the second half while tying her season-high with four steals.
Rabb wasn't the only Viking with the quick hand defensively, as Kenzie Rensch, who at one point this season led the nation in steals per game, came off the bench going 3-for-3 from the field and tallied five steals in just over 18 minutes of action.
The Vikings are led by Lauren Sees, scoring 15.5 points per game while Aislinn Duffy averages a double-double with 14.5 points and 11.1 rebounds per outing.
One Last Thing
Augustana is the only team in the NSIC to have three players in the top-15 for scoring. Sees ranks sixth in the conference in scoring with her 15.5 points, Duffy is 10th with 14.5 while Rabb is 13th in the NSIC with 13.5 points per game. In total, the trio combines for 43.5 points per game.
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