Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State women's basketball set to tip-off against Concordia-St. Paul at 6 p.m. on Wednesday from St. Paul, Minnesota in the opening round of the NSIC tournament.
 
ABOUT THE WOLVES

• Northern enters the post-season 13-15 overall, 9-13 in conference and 4-8 on the road
• The Wolves averaged 63.5 points per game in the regular season, 1.8 points per game less than their opponents
• NSU is shooting 42.1% from the floor, 32.0% from 3-point and 71.4% at the charity stripe
• Sara Tvedt and Brianna Kusler led the Wolves starters shooting 52.3% and 42.0% from the floor respectively
• The Wolves are averaging 3.4 more rebounds per game than opponents and are averaging 12.9 assists per game
• Northern is forcing opponents to turn the ball over 13.3 times per game while scoring an average of 12.8 points off those turnovers

 
ABOUT THE GOLDEN BEARS

• Concordia-St. Paul enters the NSIC Tournament 15-13 overall, 12-10 in conference play and 9-4 at home in the regular season
• The Golden Bears dominated the final two regular season games, defeating Winona State (66-47) and Upper Iowa (90-39)
• CSP is out-scoring opponents by an average of 3.1 points per game
• The Golden Bears are shooting 43.0% from the floor, 37.8% from distance and 73.7% from the free throw line
• Danielle Schaub and Sidney Wentland lead the starters for CSP in shooting with 45.7% and 40.9% from the floor respectively
• Concordia-St. Paul is led by four-year head coach Amanda Johnson

 
LAST MEETING

• Northern dropped the meeting to Concordia-St. Paul 62-54 at home
• Lexi Wadsworth led the team with 15 points, nine rebounds, one block and three assists
• Brianna Kusler followed with 14 points, nine rebounds, and two steals
• The Wolves are 22-17 all-time against the Golden Bears and 0-2 under the direction of Coach Krueger