Aberdeen S.D. - The Northern State University Women's Basketball team heading to Sioux Falls for the 2018 NCAA Central Region Tournament. Northern State will be facing Arkansas Tech on Friday March 9^th. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. against the Golden Suns. Click here for full tournament information, as well as fan information.
 
The Wolves enter the NCAA Central Region Tournament with a 25-5 record winning a share of the NSIC Championship and a NSIC North title. The overall conference championship is the first for the Wolves since 1997-98, while the North title is their fourth in five seasons. Miranda Ristau and Jill Conrad lead the team averaging 19.8 and 11.8 points per game this season, while also grabbing a team leading 7.7 and 5.6 rebounds per game. Ristau is shooting a team leading 56.3 percent from the floor, with 62 blocks this season. Brianna Kusler is shooting a team leading 44.3 percent from the 3-point line, while Gabby Laimer has knocked down a team leading 30 3-pointers. Northern is shooting 47.1 percent from the floor, 38.1 percent from the arc, and 74.0 percent from the foul line this season. They are averaging 74.0 points, 42.4 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 13.0 turnovers, 5.1 steals, and 3.1 blocks per game, out-scoring their opponents by 14.3 points and out-rebounding their opponents by 13.4 boards per game. Miranda Ristau was named NSIC Player of the Year, as well as First Team All-Conference and All Defensive Team. Jill Conrad was named to First Team All-Conference.
 
About the Golden Suns
                • The Golden Suns come into the NCAA Tournament with a record of 26-3 and Champions of the Great American Conference.
                • Lyric Williams lead the team in scoring with 12.7 points per game, second on the team in scoring is Jayana Sanders with 12.3 points per game.
                • Ryann Goodsell leads the in field goal percentage shooting 57.0 percent and Ke'Vonshaye Stackhouse is second on the team with 48.0 percent.
                • Cheyenne North leads the team in rebounds with 8.7 per game and Lyrink Williams is second on the team with 8.3 rebounds per game.
                • Ke'Vonshaye leads the Golden Suns in shooting behind the arc with 38.9 percent and Kylie Ladd leads the team with 43 three point field goals made.
                • Golden Suns as a team is shooting 42.7 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from behind the arc, scoring 77.2 points per game, allowing 64.5 points per game, snagging 44.4 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 15.2 turnovers, 10.3 steals, and 3.9 blocks per game.
                • Dave Wilbers is in his 11th year at the helm for Arkansas Tech.