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Aberdeen, S.D.- The Northern State women's basketball team will round out the NSIC regular season with home court advantage from Wachs Arena this weekend against Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State. The Wolves are coming off a sweep on the road defeating St. CLoud State (75-61) and Minnesota Duluth (82-64). NSU sits atop the NSIC North Division with an overall record of 19-6 and a 15-5 record in league play, locked in with division rivals MSUM.
Three starters are in double-digit scoring with sophomore
Jill Conrad leading the way at 13.4 points per game average. Seniors
Devon Brecke and
Lauren Deadrick have put up an average of 10.9 and 10.1 points respectively in the 25 matches. Reaching the end of conference action, the Wolves are shooting 42.6% from the floor, 33.5% from 3-point range, and 73.0% from the foul line this season.
NSU is third in the league in scoring defense, behind Winona State, with a 61.2 mark. The Wolves have also manange to nab the largest rebounding margin in the NSIC at 7.4.
Northern State will tip-off against the University of Minnesota Crookston at 6 p.m. on Friday and face Bemidji State University at 4 p.m. on Saturday, with the men's game to follow.
About the Golden Eagles- Minnesota-Crookston enters the weekend 17-7 overall and 14-6 in league action after a weekend split against Minot State (78-62) and U-Mary (83-72
- The Golden Eagles are shooting 43.3% from the floor, 41.2% from 3-poitn range, and 75.2% from the free-throw line this season.
- Katrina Nordick is leading the team averaging 17.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
- UMC is led by head coach Mike Roysland in his 10th season with the program. Roysland has seen seven players earn 12 all-conference awards.
Last Match-Up
- NSU defeated Minnesota Crookston 76-70
- Conrad led the Wolves with 32 points, going 14-18 from field goal range.
- As a team, the Wolves shot 49.2 percent.
About the Beavers- Bemidji State enters the weekend 7-17 overall and 3-17 in the conference after falling to U-Mary (67-75) and Minot State(58-66) just last weekend.
- The Beavers are led by head coach Chelsea DeVille in her first season with the program. She came to BSU after six years as an assistant coach for USF.
- Sierra Senke is currently leading the team with an average of 13.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.
- BSU is shooting 37.4% from the floor, 35.1% from 3-point range, and 71.0% from the foul line this season.
Last Match-Up
- NSU defeated Bemidji State 59-43 on the road.
- Conrad led the Wolves with 15 total points, shooting 50.0 percent from the floor
