Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State women's basketball has their sights set on Minnesota Duluth for a pair of game on January 29 and 30. NSU is set to take on UMD at 6 p.m. Friday and 4 p.m. Saturday.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Minnesota Duluth will not be permitting fans into Romano Gymnasium for this weekend's contests, however the games will be streamed live at the link above
• The new NSIC Network is now live; search "NSIC Network" on your favorite device to download the app and watch the Wolves all season long
• Live video and stat links are available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com

 
ABOUT THE WOLVES

• NSU travels to Duluth with a 2-4 overall record and 1-3 mark in NSIC North Division play
• The Wolves split last weekend's match-up against St. Cloud dropping Friday's game 69-40, then rebounding Saturday for the 64-56 win
• NSU is scoring 63.5 points per game, while allowing opponents to score 65.7 points on average
• Northern is making 39.9% of their field goal shots, 30.9% of their shots beyond the arc, and 72.1% of their attempts at the free throw line
• The Wolves have been strong in rebounding, grabbing an average of 37.5 per game
• Lexi Wadsworth leads the team in rebounding and scoring averaging 8.2 rebounds per contest and scoring 15.7 points per game
• Joie Spier is leading the team shooting 60.0% from the field

 
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS

• Minnesota Duluth enters the weekend posting a record of 3-0 overall and 2-0 in North Division play
• The Bulldogs have not played since January 9^th when they defeated Minot State 72-57 at home
• UMD is averaging 74.3 points per game, out-scoring their opponents by a league leading 18.0 points per game
• The Bulldogs are shooting 47.7% from the floor, 41.3% beyond the arc, and 76.7% at the foul line
• Averaging 33.7 rebounds per game, Minnesota Duluth is posting a rebounding margin of 0.3
• Leading the league and UMD in scoring is Brooke Olson, averaging 21.0 points per game
• Olson and Sarah Grow lead the Bulldogs in rebounding averaging 7.0 per game
• The head coach of Minnesota Duluth is Mandy Pearson in her fifth year

 
LAST MEETING

• Northern is 33-36 all-time against Minnesota Duluth
• The first meeting between the Wolves and Bulldogs dates back to the 1985-86 season when NSU earned the win 83-64
• NSU dropped both meetings against UMD last year, 39-56 at home and 54-65 on the road