Northern State Women's Basketball Set for Conference Match-Ups with Minot State and UMary
 
Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's basketball team is set for a pair of games on Thursday and Saturday this week. The Wolves will travel and face off against Minot State on Thursday, tip-off for that game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Minot, North Dakota. Northern will then close the week with a home contest against UMary on Saturday evening, tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. in Wachs Arena.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

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NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters this week with a record of 4-2 (1-0 NSIC) on the season
• The Wolves split a pair of games last weekend in the Dacotah Bank Classic, defeating MSU Billings 76-63 before falling to Michigan Tech 81-69
• In the two games last weekend Kailee Oliverson averaged 17.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, including a weekend best 20 points against MSUB
• NSU is averaging 71.5 points, 38.2 rebounds, 9.7 assists, 11.8 turnovers, 7.5 steals, and 3.3 blocks per game
• As a team Northern State is shooting the ball 41.5 percent from the field, 28.6 percent from 3-point range, and 73.6 percent from the free throw line
• All five starters average over ten points per game for the Wolves, led by senior Lexi Roe with 12.8 points per game
• Laurie Rogers leads the team with 7.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game, she has recorded a block in five consecutive games
• Rianna Fillipi leads NSU with 5.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game, she has recorded a steal in five of the six games this season

MINOT STATE STORYLINES

• Minot State enters Thursday's match-up with a record of 3-5 (1-0 NSIC)
• On Monday night the Beavers earned an exhibition victory over Valley City State 76-64
• Minot State had the highest scoring output of any NSIC team in their conference opener against UMary on November 23^rd, scoring 85 points off 32-63 (50.8%) shooting from the field and 10-22 (45.5%) shooting from 3-point range
• The Beavers are averaging 67.1 points, 31.8 rebounds, 16.0 assists, 15.9 turnovers, 6.0 steals, and 2.1 blocks per game this season
• As a team they are shooting the ball 46.6 percent from the field, 35.8 percent from 3-point range, 69.3 percent from the free throw line
• Three MSU players are averaging double figures in scoring, led by Amber Stevahn with 17.8 points per game
• Natasha Elliott leads the team with 5.0 rebounds per game
• Kate Head adds 11.0 points per game, and leads the team with 5.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game

LOOKING BACK TO FEBRUARY

• Northern State and Minot State split last season's weekend double-header in Minot on February 12th and 13th, the Wolves won game one with ease 87-58 but dropped the second game of the weekend to the Beavers 65-56
• Northern leads the all-time series 32-7

UMARY STORYLINES

• UMary enters this week with a record of 5-4 (0-1 NSIC) on the season
• Last week the Marauders went 1-1, losing their conference opener 85-71 at Minot State before bouncing back with an 87-53 win at home over Presentation
• Prior to this weekend's game at Northern State, UMary is set to host MSU Moorhead on Tuesday, December 2nd,
• The Marauders are averaging 69.9 points, 40.4 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 17.0 turnovers, 6.9 steals, and 1.7 blocks per game
• As a team they are shooting the ball 44.4 percent from the field, 37.9 percent from 3-point range, and 64.7 percent from the free throw line
• UMary has three players averaging over ten points per game, and are led by Megan Zander with 13.3 points per game
• Lexie Schneider leads the team with 8.8 rebounds per game while also recording 0.6 blocks per game

LOOKING BACK TO FEBRUARY

• Northern State and UMary split last season's weekend double-header in Aberdeen, with the Marauders picking up the 64-54 win on February 5th while the Wolves earned a 70-59 victory on February 6th
• Northern leads the all-time series 37-19