Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University women's basketball team will begin regular season action this Tuesday against the Black Hills State Yellow Jackets. The Wolves look to continue their early success after an 81-39 victory over Concordia Moorhead in exhibition play last Wednesday.

NSU shot 47.1% from the floor and 41.7% from the arc in the match, with a total of 13 different Wolves scoring in the game. As a team, the Wolves notched 25 second chance points off 26 rebounds and scored 25 points off the bench, 38 points in the paint, and 20 points off 12 turnovers.

Miranda Ristau led the Wolves offensively, scoring 22 points in 15 minutes of action. Ristau shot 83.3 percent from the floor, collected five total rebounds and recorded six blocks.

NSU will tip-off with the Yellow Jackets at 6 p.m. from Wachs Arena, followed by the men's basketball game versus SMSU at 8 p.m.

About the Yellow Jackets

• Black Hills State opens the season after going 21-8 overall and 17-5 the RMAC in 2015-16 advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
• Taylor Trohkimoinen was named to the Preseason All-RMAC team after averaging 9.0 points per game a season ago.
• The Yellow Jackets averaged 66.9 points, 37.1 rebounds, 13.0 assists, 10.3 steals, 2.6 blocks, and 15.7 turnovers per game last season, while shooting 39.8% from the floor and 34.8% from the 3-point line.
• BHSU is led by head coach Mark Nore in his 15th season with the program where he holds a career record of 253-157.

 
Last Match-Up

• The Wolves defeated the Yellow Jackets 52-49 from Spearfish in 2015-16.
• Jill Conrad led the team with 21 points and ten rebounds notching her first double-double of the season.
• Northern shot 27.1% from the floor and tallied 46 rebounds, five assists, two blocks, and one steal.

 
The Wolf Watch

• Miranda Ristau led the team in the exhibition match with what would have been a career high 22 points, shooting 83.3% from the floor.
• Ristau added five rebounds and six blocks in just 15 minutes of play.
• Jill Conrad was picked as the team's player to watch, and the North Division player of the year after leading the team in scoring (13.5 pgg), 3-point percentage (39.0), and free throw percentage (90.9).