Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State women's basketball heads south for cross-divisional play this weekend­ as they travel to face Augustana and 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Wayne State at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
 
ABOUT THE NORTHERN STATE WOLVES

• Northern State enters the weekend 11-7 overall, 7-5 in NSIC play and 6-3 at home
• NSU is averaging a scoring offense of 66.7 points per game
• The Wolves are keeping opponents to an average of 64.8 points per game
• NSU is outrebounding opponents by an average of 3.5 rebounds per game
• The Wolves have an assist turnover ratio of 0.75 on the season
• Northern State ranks 71st in the nation for field goal percentage at 43.0%
• The Wolves are sporting a 35.1 three-point percentage, which ranks them 40th in the nation
• NSU is shooting 74.0% from the foul line this season ranking them 65th in the nation

 
ABOUT THE HUSKIES

• St. Cloud enters the weekend 12-4 overall, 9-3 in conference play and 4-2 on the road this season
• The Huskies are averaging 69.9 points per game, which is +9.9 more than their opponents are
• SCSU is shooting 43.6% from the floor, 34.9% from distance, and 70.8% at the foul line
• St. Cloud is averaging 8.7 steals per game and forcing opponents to turn the ball over an average of 15.9 times per game
• St. Cloud are grabbing 37.6 rebounds per game compared to opponents averaging 31.4
• The Huskies are led by head coach Lori Fish in her 12th season at the helm

 
LAST MEETING

• Northern State fell to St. Cloud last year on the road 76-64
• Lexi Wadsworth led the team with 15 points and seven rebounds
• Brianna Kusler scored 12 points and had five rebounds
• Northern State is 12-8 all-time against St. Cloud dating back to 1995-96 season when the Wolves won 76-66

 
 
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Minnesota Duluth enters the weekend 14-4 overall, 11-1 in NSIC play and 5-3 on the road
• The Bulldogs are averaging 6.3 more points per game than their opponents with a points per game average of 68.4
• UMD is shooting 44.6% from the floor, 36.1% from distance, and 72.0% at the foul line
• Minnesota Duluth is averaging 7.9 steals per game and forcing opponents to turn the ball over an average of 15.3 times per game
• UMD is grabbing 34.1 rebounds per game compared to opponents averaging 36.5
• The Bulldogs are led by head coach Mandy Pearson in her fifth season

 
 
LAST MEETING

• Northern State fell to Minnesota Duluth last year on the road 41-57
• Jessi Marti in last year's game grabbed seven rebounds and scored seven points
• Brianna Kusler was credited with six rebounds and six points in the game
• Northern State is 33-33 all-time against Minnesota Duluth dating back to 1985-86 season when the Wolves won 83-64