Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University women's basketball team concluded the 2016 portion of their season with a home sweep, defeating Concordia- St. Paul 66-52 and Minnesota State 62-47. With the two victories, the Wolves are now 10-2 overall and 6-2 in conference action.

As a team, Northern is shooting 45.2% from the floor, 37.0% from the arc, and 70.9% from the foul line, while averaging 65.7 points, 37.6 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 13.9 turnovers, 6.4 steals and 4.3 blocks per game.

The Wolves have been strong on defense this season in league games sitting third in field goal percentage defense (34.2), first in 3-point field goal percentage defense (26.1), and third in defensive rebounds (28.8).

Miranda Ristau led the Wolves last weekend with a combined 36 points and 18 rebounds against the Golden Bears and the Mavericks. The junior continues to lead the team with an average of 15.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game.

Northern State will tip off against U-Mary at 6 p.m. on Friday from the McDowell Activity Center and will face Minot State at 4 p.m. on Saturday from the MSU Dome. 

About the Marauders

• U-Mary enters the weekend with a 8-8 record overall and 3-5 mark in league action.
• The Marauders are shooting 42.4% from the floor, 37.0% from the arc, and 70.3% from the foul line, while averaging 62.5 points, 37.0 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 18.6 turnovers, 6.0 steals, and 5.8 blocks per game.
• Hannah Larson leads the team with 209 points, averaging 13.1 points and 7.8 rebounds a game.
• Rick Neumann leads U-Mary in his fifth season as head coach. Neumann has compiled an overall record of 69-62 with the program.

Last Match-Up

• The Wolves defeated the Marauders 59-38 in the two teams' second NSIC contest of the year.
• NSU had three starters score in double digits, led by Jill Conrad with a team-high 14, followed by Paige Waytashek with 13 and Gabby Laimer with 11.
• Northern shot 39.0 percent from the floor, while holding U-Mary to a shooting percentage of just 26.0.

About the Beavers

• Minot State enters the weekend with a 3-11 record overall and 1-7 mark in league action.
• The Beavers are shooting 37.9% from the floor, 32.4% from the arc, and 70.0% from the foul line, while averaging 63.9 points, 36.9 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 18.0 turnovers, 7.0 steals, and 1.6 blocks per game this season.
• Kari Clements leads the team with 150 points with an average of 10.7 points and 2.9 assists per game, while Kristal Flowers leads the team with an average of 6.7 rebounds per game.
• Sheila Green Gerding enters her 22nd season as head coach of the Minot State. Green Gerding holds an overall record of 360-268 with the Beavers.

Last Match-Up

• The Wolves defeated the Beavers 74-53 earlier this season.
• NSU had 17 different players hit the court against Minot State, and was led by Jill Conrad with 14 points and six rebounds.
• Northern shot 43.4 percent from the floor, while holding the Beavers to just 26.4 percent from field goal range.