Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's basketball team will continue their stretch of four consecutive games away from Aberdeen with a game at South Dakota Mines on Thursday night. The Wolves and Hardrockers will tip-off at 6:30 p.m. at the King Center in Rapid City.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• The live stream, live stats, game notes, and tickets are available at the links above

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters Thursday night's game with a record of 1-1 on the season
• Last weekend the Wolves lost a tough match-up with #6 Central Missouri 79-60, but followed up the defeat with an 82-74 victory over Rogers State
• Through two games Northern is shooting the ball 43.7 percent from the field, 36.0 percent from 3-point range, and 72.5 percent at the free throw line
• The Wolves average 71.0 points, 36.5 rebounds, 10.0 assists, 7.0 steals, and 3.0 blocks per game
• Rianna Fillipi and Lexi Roe lead NSU in scoring with 15.0 and 14.5 points per game respectively, Fillipi notched a career high 24 points in Saturday's win over RSU
• Kailee Oliverson is adding 9.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game for Northern State, she recorded a double-double of 12 points and 14 rebounds against Rogers State
• The Wolves controlled the paint in both of last weekend's games outscoring their opponents in the paint 60-34, and their 22 offensive rebounds led to a 26-18 advantage in second chance points

SOUTH DAKOTA MINES STORYLINES

• Last season South Dakota Mines went 11-9 (11-7 RMAC), resulting for a sixth place league finish and quarterfinal finish in the RMAC Conference Tournament
• The Hardrockers top returner is two time All-RMAC First Team selection Ryan Weiss, who averaged 17.2 points, 6.2 rebounds, 1.0 assist, and 2.1 steals per game a season ago
• South Dakota Mines enter Thursday's match-up with a record of 0-2 on the season
• Last weekend the Hardrockers dropped two games, a 70-53 loss to West Texas A&M followed by a 63-36 loss to Texas Permian Basin
• In their first two games the team is shooting the ball 31.0 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from beyond the 3-point line, and 77.8 percent at the free throw line
• SDM is averaging 44.5 points, 37.5 rebounds, 9.5 assists, 6.0 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game
• Piper Bauer is the only Hardrocker who is averaging double figures in scoring with 16.0 points per game
• Makenna Bodette is the leading rebounder with 10.0 rebounds per game, plus 9.0 points per game
• Jeri Jacobson is in her third season as the head coach at South Dakota Mines, she holds a career record of 26-23 with the Hardrockers

LOOKING BACK TO 2014

• The last time Northern State and South Dakota Mines met on the hardwood was on November 23, 2014, when the Wolves earned a convincing 68-39 victory in Wachs Arena
• The Wolves lead the all-time series over the Hardrockers 13-1