Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 14 Wolves women's basketball team will open home NSIC play this weekend against Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday versus the Beavers and 4 p.m. on Saturday against the Golden Eagles. Friday's game will also be aired as the MidcoSN Game of the Week.
The #16 Wolves enter the Monday contest with a 6-1 overall and 2-0 in the NSIC. Northern is currently shooting 47.8% from the floor, 42.6% from the arc, and 75.4% from the foul line. They are averaging 77.9 points, 44.0 rebounds, 17.9 assists, 15.7 turnovers, 5.0 steals, and 2.9 blocks per game this season. The Wolves are out-scoring their opponents by 14 points a game, and out-rebounding their opponents by 13.1 boards per game Northern currently leads the NSIC in league contests in 3-point field goal percentage (47.8), rebounding margin (+17.0), assists (21.0), and defensive rebounds (33.5). Ristau leads three Wolves averaging double figures, notching 16.1 points per game and a team leading 6.9 rebounds per game. Ristau is shooting a team leading 57.5 percent from the floor, while
Brynn Flakus is leading the team shooting 62.5 percent from the arc.
Brianna Kusler and
Alexis Tappe lead the team with 24 and 23 assists respectively. Kusler sits atop the league averaging 6.0 assists per game, while Tappe holds a league leading 9.0 assist/turnover ratio. Conrad leads the NSIC in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting 1.000 percent against league opponents.
About the Beavers
• Bemidji State enters the weekend 2-4 overall and 1-1 in the NSIC.
• BSU is shooting 36.6 percent from the floor, 28.0 percent from the arc, and 68.8 percent from the foul line, while averaging 59.0 points, 38.2 rebounds, 9.8 assists, 16.5 turnovers, 5.8 steals, and 2.3 blocks per game this season.
• Brooklyn Bachmann is leading the team averaging 14.3 points per game, followed by Sierra Senske averaging 10.7.
• Sam Adamich is leading the rebounding effort averaging 5.4 per game, while Senske is leading the team shooting 43.1 percent from the floor.
• The Beavers are led by head coach Chelsea DeVille in her third season at the helm, notching seven wins in each of her first two seasons.
Last Match-Up
• The Wolves defeated the Beavers 81-72 and 76-55 in 2016-17.
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Miranda Ristau led the team in the game one win with 27 points and ten rebounds, followed by
Jill Conrad with 14 points and 13 rebounds.
• Ristau and Conrad again led the team with 26 and 16 points respectively, while Ristau tallied a career high ten blocks in game two.
• NSU is 56-9 all-time against Bemidji State, winning the last eight contests.
About the Golden Eagles
• Minnesota Crookston enters the weekend 0-6 overall, with two North Division losses to St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth.
• The Golden Eagles are shooting 40.0 percent from the floor, 23.1 percent from the 3-point line, and 76.8 percent from the charity stripe, while averaging 58.3 points 32.8 rebounds, 10.5 assists, 4.5 steals, and 4.8 blocks per game.
• Isieoma Odor is leading the team averaging 14.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, while shooting a team leading 48.6 percent from the floor.
• Micaela Noga is second on the averaging 12.2 points, with a team leading 14 season assists.
• UMC is led by head coach Mike Roysland in his 11th season with the program.
Last Match-Up
• The Wolves defeated the Golden Eagles 78-65, 83-52 and 83-60 in 2016-17.
• Conrad led the team on the road with 17 points and nine rebounds.
• Ristau led the team in the home win with 26 points, shooting 12-of-17 from the floor.
• Ristau and Conrad tallied 19 and 18 points respectively in the final match-up of the season from the Sanford Pentagon and the NSIC Tournament.
• Northern is 30-7 all-time against Minnesota Crookston, and currently on a nine game win streak.
