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Aberdeen, S.D.- The Northern State women's basketball team looks to keep the ball rolling from home this weekend with a series match-up against Southwest Minnesota State University and the University of Sioux Falls. The Wolves find themselves on a mid-season run as they have won the last seven consecutive conference games, and are 5-0 from home on the year.
 
Northern State is currently second in the NSIC with a conference record of 8-2, looking to take on the 1-9 Mustangs and the 7-3 Cougars.
 
After 15 total games, the Wolves have outscored opponents by 6.3 points per game. The team has also outshot opponents from field goal range 41.4 percent to 36.0 percent, as well as outrebounded, grabbing 42.5 rebounds per game compared to 31.3.
 
Sophomore forward Jill Conrad averages a team-high 12.9 points per game, while senior center Lauren Deadrick is second in the NSIC picking up 9.3 rebounds per match.
 
NSU will tip-off from Wachs Arena against SMSU at 6 p.m. on Friday and face USF at 4 p.m. on Saturday, with the men's game to follow.

About the Mustangs

• Southwest Minnesota enters the weekend on a five game loss streak, and has tallied their lone conference victory over Minot State earlier this year.
• The Mustangs are led by head coach Allison Kruger in her sixth season with the program. Kruger has a career record of 24-111.
• Hope Bonlander is leading the team averaging 13.5 and 6.1 rebounds per game.
• SMSU is shooting 38.4% from the floor, 29.4% from 3-point range, and 68.4%  from the foul line this season.
• Last Match-Up
• The two teams split a season ago, with SMSU taking the regular season contest 53-52. Northern bounced back for a 77-42 victory in the opening round of the NSIC Tournament.
• Paige Waytashek scored double-digit points in each contest, leading the NSU returners.

About the Cougars

• Sioux Falls enters the weekend 13-3 overall and 7-3 in league action after a bounce back win over Upper Iowa (84-63) last Saturday.
• The Cougars are shooting 42.4% from the floor, 32.1% from 3-poitn range, and 70.5% from the free-throw line this season.
• Taylor Varsho is leading the team averaging 17.8 points per game, while Alison Klostergaard is averaging a team leading 6.6 rebounds per game.
• USF is led by head coach Travis Traphagen in his seventh season with the program. Traphagen has a career record of 129-76 with the Cougars.

Last Match-Up

• Sioux Falls took the 2014-15 contest 58-51 at home.
• Devon Brecke tallied a team second best 11 points.
• The Wolves out-shot the Cougars 32.3%-to-30.0%, however gave up 14 points off turnovers.
• Each team shot under 70.0% from the foul line.