Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State women's basketball head to the Sanford Pentagon to face Minnesota Duluth in the quarterfinals of the NSIC Conference Tournament.
 
ABOUT THE WOLVES

• Northern heads to the Sanford Pentagon with a 14-15 record, 5-8 on the road, and 1-0 at neutral sights
• The Wolves are averaging 63.8 points per game, led by senior Brianna Kusler averaging 13.2
• NSU is shooting 42.0% from the floor, 31.8% from 3-point range, and 71.2% at the foul line
• Northern State is grabbing an average of 3.8 more rebounds than opponents this season
• Brianna Kusler leads the NSIC in rebounds per game with 8.4
• NSU is averaging 5.9 steals per game turning those steals into an average of 13.0 points per game
• The Wolves are committing 3.6 more turnovers per game than their opponents on the season

 
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Minnesota Duluth enters the Sunday match-up in the Pentagon 24-5 overall, 10-4 on the road, and 0-1 on neutral courts
• The Bulldogs defeated Upper Iowa in the first round of NSIC tournament action on Wednesday 81-54
• UMD is scoring an average of 69.3 points per game, while holding opponents to an average of 59.8 points per game
• Brooke Olson leads the Bulldogs in points per game with 16.6
• Minnesota Duluth is shooting 44.3% from the floor, 35.1% from distance, and 73.6% from the free throw line
• The Bulldogs are averaging eight steals per game and turning that into an average of 14.3 points as a result
• UMD is averaging 3.1 less turnovers per game than their competition
• The Bulldogs are led by Mandy Pearson in her fifth year at the head of the program

 
LAST MEETING

• Northern State dropped the series against Minnesota Duluth in the regular season once at home 39-56 and once on the road 54-65
• In the series Kusler and Sara Tvedt both scored 18 points
• Kusler led in rebounds in the two games with 15 followed by Jessi Marti and Tvedt with 12 and 13 respectively
• The Wolves are 33-35 all-time and 0-4 under Coach Krueger