Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State women's basketball welcomes the Beavers of Bemidji State at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles at 4 p.m. on Saturday for their first two game NSIC weekend from Wachs Arena.

ABOUT THE NORTHERN STATE WOLVES

•       Northern State enters the first full weekend of NSIC action following two wins in Colorado versus Metro State (77-64) and Colorado Christian (66-61)

•       NSU opened NSIC play with a 73-65 loss to MSU Moorhead prior to the Thanksgiving weekend and is currently 4-3 overall and 0-1 in the league

•       The Wolves are shooting 45.3% from the field, 34.5% from the 3-point line, and 71.9% from the foul line this season

•       They are averaging 64.3 points, 38.4 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 21.7 turnovers, 6.1 steals, and 2.1 blocks per game on the year; out-rebounding their opponents by 8.3 boards per game

•       NSU has significantly cut down on their turnovers from the opening games of the season, averaging 16.7 per contest in their last three outings

•       Brianna Kusler leads three Wolves in double figures and is nearly averaging a double-double this season, notching 14.0 points and 9.1 rebounds per game

•       In addition, the senior is shooting 47.2% from the floor and 90.9% from the foul line with 17 assists

•       Lexi Wadsworth and Jessi Marti follow, knocking down 13.4 and 10. points per game respectively, while Wadsworth sits second on the team averaging 6.6 rebounds per contest

•      Kailee Oliverson and Wadsworth lead the team shooting 62.5% from 58.9% from the floor, with Wadsworth also shooting a team best 47.1% from beyond the arc

 

ABOUT THE Beavers

•       Bemidji State enters the weekend with a 3-1 record overall, facing off in their first league games of the 2019-20 season

•       The Beavers are shooting 40.8% from the floor, 36.3% from beyond the arc, and 67.3% from the free throw line thus far

•       They are averaging 65.5 points, 40.8 rebounds, 11.5 assists, 15.3 turnovers, 6.8 steals, and 3.5 blocks per contest

•       BSU is out-scoring and out-rebounding their opponents by 10.5 points and 5.3 boards per game

•       Trinity Myer and Claire Wolhowe lead the team averaging 14.0 and 10.3 points per game respectively

•       Myer is also grabbing a team high 8.0 rebounds per game and shooting a BSU best 53.7% from the floor

•       Wolhowe has knocked down a team best 11 buckets from the 3-point line and is shooting 50.0% from beyond the arc

•       Brooklyn Bachmann leads the team with 13 assists, following by Myer and Sydney Zerr with 12 each

•       Bemidji State is led by head coach Chelsea DeVille in her fifth season at the helm

LAST MEETING

•       Northern State took both contests a season ago with scores of 69-57 and 56-47

•       Kusler and Wadsworth led the team in the road victory with 18 points and 12 rebounds and 16 points and ten rebounds apiece

•       NSU shot 48.0% from the floor, 50.0% from the 3-point line, and 81.8% from the foul line in the win

•       Alayna Johnson led three Wolves in double figures in the home victory, notching 12 points, while Kusler tallied a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds

•       The Wolves forced 15 turnovers, resulting in 18 points in the win

•      Northern is 60-9 all-time versus Bemidji State 

ABOUT THE GOLDEN EAGLES

•       Minnesota Crookston enters the weekend with a 1-3 record overall

•       The Golden Eagles are shooting 42.0% from the floor, 27.9% from the 3-point line, and 61.3% from the foul line this season

•       They are averaging 63.5 points, 41.5 rebounds, 10.8 assists, 20.5 turnovers, 2.5 steals, and 2.3 blocks per game

•       UMC is being out-scored by 9.8 points per game, however is out-rebounding their opponents by 10.0 boards per game

•       Bren Fox leads the UMC offense averaging 12.8 points per game, as the only Golden Eagle in double figures

•       In addition, she is notching a team high 9.0 rebounds per game and is shooting 50.0% from the floor

•       Kylie Post leads the team with nine assists thus far, while Ashley Fruend and Abby Guidinger have each hit a team high four made 3-pointers

•     UMC is led by head coach Mike Roysland in his 14th season at the helm

 

LAST MEETING

•       The Wolves split with the Golden Eagles in 2018-19, falling 61-54 on the road and winning 60-59 at home

•       Brianna Kusler led the team in the home victory with 13 points and 16 rebounds

•       Kusler went 4-of-6 from the foul line in the final 30 seconds of play to seal the Northern State victory

•      Northern State is 33-8 all-time versus Minnesota Crookston