Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State host Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State for the last home finale this weekend. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Friday against the Bulldogs and 4 p.m. on Saturday against the Huskies.
 
Quick Hits on the Wolves:
 
                * The Northern State women's basketball team snapped a 7-game loss streak last Saturday at home with a 56-51 victory over Southwest Minnesota State.
                * The Wolves are 9-15 overall and 6-12 in the NSIC with four games remaining in the regular season.
                * The women are sixth in the NSIC North Division standings, with a big weekend ahead versus second place Minnesota Duluth and fourth place St. Cloud State.
                * The Wolves have battled injury throughout the season with Kusler and Marti out early in the year and Tvedt suffering a season ending injury at the 10-game mark.
                * NSU is shooting 38.7 percent from the floor, 31.1 percent from the 3-point line, and 73.6 percent from the foul line this season.
                * They are averaging 57.7 points, 39.0 rebounds, 11.9 assists, 14.5 turnovers, 4.4 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game.
                * Northern is out-rebounding their opponents by 7.5 boards per game, having out-rebounding their foes in all but two games this season.
                * Brianna Kusler leads the team averaging 11.4 points and 10.1 rebounds per game. She has also dished out a team leading 47 assists and is second on the team with 17 steals.
                * Lexi Wadsworth is second on the team notching 9.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in her true freshman campaign.
                * Anika Fredrick leads the team shooting 44.7 percent from the floor, while Wadsworth is shooting a team high 43.5 percent from the 3-point line.
                * Brooke Luitjens and Tori Mekash sit atop the team with 25 and 23 made 3-pointers.
 
 
About Minnesota Duluth:
 
                * Minnesota Duluth enters the weekend with a 16-5 record overall and 15-3 mark in the NSIC, sitting second in the league overall and North Division standings behind MSU Moorhead.
                * UMD is shooting 40.4 percent from the floor, 35.5 percent from the 3-point line, and 71.1 percent from the foul line this season.
                * They are averaging 63.7 points, 35.6 rebounds, 15.9 assists, 11.6 turnovers, 9.8 steals, and 4.4 blocks per game.
                * Duluth is out-scoring their opponents by 9.3 points per game, and has been pretty evenly matched on the boards, being out-rebounded by just 0.2 rebounds per contest.
                * Sammy Kozlowski and Sarah Grow lead the team averaging 12.0 and 10.3 points per game respectively. Grow is also the team leader averaging 6.2 rebounds per contest, while Kozlowksi has dished out a team high 68 assists.
                * Koslowski leads the team with 25 made 3-pointers this season and 57 steals, and Grow has tallied a team high 45 blocks.
                * Emma Boehm is shooting a team best 46.0 percent from the floor, while Payton Kahl leads the Bulldogs with a 40.0 field goal percentage from beyond the arc.
                * The Bulldogs are led by fourth year head coach Mandy Pearson.
 
Last Match-Up:
 
                * The Wolves fell to the Bulldogs 57-41 earlier this season on the road.
                * NSU scored just 14 points in the second half, after trailing by six following the first.
                * Anika Fredrick and Jessi Marti led NSU with seven points each in the game.
                * Northern is 33-32 all-time versus Minnesota Duluth.
 
About St. Cloud:

                * St. Cloud State enters the weekend with a 14-8 record overall and 11-7 mark in the league, sitting fourth overall in the North Division standings.
                * The Huskies are shooting 40.1 percent from the floor, 35.3 percent from the 3-point line, and 72.1 percent from the foul line.
                * They are averaging 66.3 points, 37.7 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 12.3 turnovers, 7.8 steals, and 4.0 blocks per game.
                * SCSU is out-scoring their opponents by 7.0 points and out-rebounding their opponents by 2.1 boards per game.
                * Tori Wortz and Mallie Doucette lead the team averaging 13.0 and 12.6 points per game respectively this season.
                * Nikki Kilboten is grabbing a team high 6.7 rebounds per game, as well as averaging 8.7 points per game.
                * Katrina Theis leads the Huskies shooting 45.5 percent from the floor, while Wortz is shooting a team best 40.7 percent from the 3-point line.
                * Madelin Dammann leads the team with 47 assists and 26 steals on the year, and is third on the team averaging 9.8 points per game.
                * SCSU is led by head coach Lori Fish in her 11th season at the helm.
 
Last Match-Up:

                * The Wolves fell 76-64 to the Huskies on the road earlier this season.
                * Lexi Wadsworth and Brianna Kusler led the team with 15 and 12 points respectively.
                * NSU had cut the lead to six in the third quarter, but SCSU out-scored NSU 27-21 in the fourth.
                * Northern is 12-7 all-time versus St. Cloud State.