Aberdeen, S.D. - The Wolves enter the weekend after dropping a pair of five-point road games against Wayne State and Augustana University. NSU has accumulated an overall record of 11-5, sitting 7-5 in the NSIC midway through the season.

Northern is shooting 43.8% from the floor, 31.3% from the arc, and 74.0% from the foul line, while averaging 67.1 points, 38.0 rebounds, 15.2 assists, 13.9 turnovers, 6.7 steals, and 3.9 blocks per game this season. NSU is outscoring their opponents by an average of 8.5 points per game, and out-rebounding their opponents by an average of 7.3 boards per game.

Coach Curt Fredrickson switched things up against the Vikings, with Brynn Flakus, Brianna Kusler, and Jessi Marti tallying their first starts of the season. Freshman Sara Tvedt and Jessi Marti recorded career-high nights for NSU. Tvedt tallied 15 points against the Wildcats, while Marti posted ten points versus the Vikings.

The Wolves return home to face St. Cloud State at 6 p.m. on Friday and Minnesota Duluth at 4 p.m. on Saturday, with the men's game to follow.

 About the Huskies

• St. Cloud State is coming of a spilt with Upper Iowa and Winona State at home last weekend, defeating the Peacocks 83-66 and falling to the Warriors 71-64.
• The Huskies are shooting 41.0% from the floor, 36.8% from the arc, and 76.9% from the foul line, while averaging 76.9 points, 36.8 rebounds, 17.5 assists, 12.7 turnovers, 8.8 steals, and 1.6 blocks per game this season.
• Betsy MacDonald is leading three scorers in double figures, averaging 18.6 points per game which is a league best.
• Chelsea Nooker is second on the team averaging 15.4 points, however leads the Huskies averaging 6.1 rebounds per game.
• SCSU is led by head coach Lori Fish in her ninth season with the program.

Last Match-Up

• The Wolves went 2-0 against the Huskies in 2015-16, tallying 71-68 and 75-61 victories.
• Jill Conrad (14) and Paige Waytashek (11) each notched double figures in the game one home victory, while Waytashek added a team leading 12 points in the road win
• NSU shot a combined 50.5% from the floor in the two wins.
• The Wolves are 11-5 all-time versus the Huskies.

About the Bulldogs

• Minnesota Duluth enters the weekend with a 10-6 record overall and 8-4 mark in league action after a split last weekend from home.
• The Bulldogs are shooting 39.6% from the floor, 35.7% from the arc, and 73.7% from the foul line, while averaging 65.0 points, 34.1 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 11.1 turnovers, 8.6 steals, and 3.4 blocks per game this season.
• Sammy Kozlowski leads the team with an average of 13.4 points and 3.9 assists and 2.4 steals per game, while Taylor Meyer carries the team with an average of 6.2 rebounds per game,
• Mandy Pearson enters her second season as head coach of the Bulldogs. Pearson went 7-19 overall in her first season with the program.

Last Match-Up

• The Wolves swept in the 2015-16 season, defeating UMD 71-62 and 82-64.
• Paige Waytashek tallied 18 points in the home victory against the Bulldogs, while Jill Conrad posted 15 points on the road.
• In the two teams' second meeting, the Wolves shot 57.9 percent from the floor and 66.7 from the three-point arc.