Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's basketball team is traveling to Daytona Beach, Florida for the Thanksgiving break to compete in the Bahama House Shootout. The Wolves will open play on Friday afternoon against Flagler with a 12 p.m. (CST) tip-off. Northern will then play Embry-Riddle, the host-school, at 2 p.m. (CST) on Saturday afternoon.

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Links to watch the game, follow live stats, view the NSU game notes, and view the tournament web page are available above

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters this weekend's Bahama House Shootout with a record of 4-1 (1-0 NSIC), and have won their last four games after dropping the season opener
• The Wolves improved to 3-0 in Wachs Arena on the season with a 90-57 triumph over Presentation on Tuesday evening
• Northern was led by four players in double figures in the win over the Saints as Morgan Fiedler and Jordyn Hilgemann each scored 12 points, while Kailee Oliverson and Madelyn Bragg each added ten points
• NSU is shooting the ball 41.6 percent from the field, 31.6 percent from 3-point range, and 73.3 percent from the free throw line
• Northern State is averaging 15.4 made free throws per game, and have made 11 or more in each contest this season; in comparison NSU opponents are only averaging 8.4 made free throws per game and have only reached double figure made free throws once (10 – Central Missouri)
• After shooting 8-48 (16.7%) from beyond the arc in the first three games of the season, Northern has flipped the switch and is shooting 17-31 (54.8%) in their last two games
• The Wolves rank seventh nationally with a 1.46 assist/turnover ratio through five games this season, averaging 14.6 assists per game and only 10.0 turnovers per game; NSU has turned the ball over fewer than ten times in three of their five games (7 turnovers against Rogers State, South Dakota Mines, and Presentation)
• Northern is also tied for 14^th nationally in blocked shots per game, averaging 5.2 rejections per game; led by Laurie Rogers (2.4) and Madelyn Bragg (1.0), NSU has recorded at least two blocked shots in every game this season
• Rogers is tied for fourth nationally with 12 blocked shots through five games this season, and is tied for 15^th nationally with 2.40 blocked shots per game; Rogers adds 9.2 points per game on 60.0 percent shooting from the field and leads the team with 5.4 rebounds per game
• Rianna Fillipi leads the team in scoring (10.0), assists (4.0), and steals (1.6)
• Fillipi (20 assists/4 turnovers) and Hilgemann (5 assists/1 turnover) are each tied for 12^th nationally with a 5.00 assist/turnover ratio

FLAGLER STORYLINES

• Flagler enters the Bahama House Shootout with a record 1-4 on the season and have lost their last two games
• The Saints lost their last game on Tuesday evening to Florida Tech by a score of 73-59
• Sara Pedraza and Taylor Gardner each scored in double figures for FC, scoring 23 and 12 points respectively
• Flagler is shooting the ball 40.8 percent from the field, 43.9 percent from 3-point range, and 67.7 percent from the free throw line
• The Saints are averaging 17.2 turnovers per game, which is resulting in 18.2 points off turnovers for their opponents
• Sharale McCormick leads FC with 15.0 points per game, while Taylor Gardner and Sara Pedraza adds 11.4 and 11.0 points respectively
• N'Mya Pierce leads the Saints in rebounding (6.8) and Buse Utku leads the team in assists (2.6)
• Mo Smith is in his fourth season as the head women's basketball coach at Flagler, holding a record of 26-48 during his time with the Saints; Smith previously spent nine seasons as the head coach at Georgia College and holds a career record of 157-171 in 13 seasons as a collegiate women's basketball coach

LAST MATCH-UP

• First meeting

EMBRY-RIDDLE STORYLINES

• Embry-Riddle enters the Bahama House Shootout undefeated with a record of 3-0 (1-0 Sunshine State Conference)
• The Eagles last two wins have been by a combined margin of victory of five points, defeating Montevallo (53-50) and Rollins (48-46) on the road
• ERAU is averaging 55.3 points per game with a +6.0 scoring margin through three games this season
• Embry-Riddle is shooting the ball 42.3 percent from the field, 37.0 percent from 3-point range, and 69.0 percent from the free throw line
• Rachel Murray leads the Eagles with 13.3 points per game and is shooting the ball 48.1 percent from the field, 46.7 percent from 3-point range, and 87.5 from the free throw line
• Madyson Jean-Louis and Keturah Balbyekkubo rounds out the double figure scorers for ERAU, averaging 11.7 and 10.3 points per game respectively
• Sydney Jones leads the Eagles in rebounding with 6.0 boards per game, while Balabyekkubo leads the ERAU with 2.7 assists per game
• Lisa Wilson is in her ninth season as the head women's basketball coach at Embry-Riddle after being named the first coach in program history in August of 2013, she holds a record of 105-92 with ERAU; prior to her time at with the Eagles she spent three seasons as the head coach at Seminole State College (JUCO), and she holds a career record of 164-121 in 12 seasons as a collegiate women's basketball coach

LAST MATCH-UP

• First meeting