Aberdeen, S.D. – The regular season will come to a close for the Northern State women's basketball team this weekend, when they host Minot State on Thursday prior to traveling to UMary on Saturday. The Wolves and Beavers are scheduled for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off in Wachs Arena, and the Wolves and Marauders are set for a 2 p.m. tip-off in Bismarck on Saturday afternoon.

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

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

NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters this weekend with a record of 11-13 (8-11 NSIC), they are tenth overall in the conference and fourth in the north division
• This past weekend the Wolves earned a split at home, defeating Bemidji State (75-67) before falling to Minnesota Crookston (79-73)
• Kailee Oliverson averaged 26.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game against the Beavers and Golden Eagles, enroute to her second NSIC North Division Player of the Week Honors
• Northern is averaging 65.0 points, 39.3 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 15.1 turnovers, 5.7 steals, and 4.6 blocks per game
• NSU is shooting the ball 40.9 percent from the field, 29.4 percent from 3-point range, and 73.2 percent from the free throw line
• Northern State remains the league leader in rebound margin, with an advantage of 6.7 rebounds per game, ranking 33rd nationally
• Oliverson continues to lead the team in scoring, averaging 15.8 points per game; on the season she has recorded seven games of 20 or more points, and five games of 25 or more points
• Laurie Rogers adds 9.8 points per game, while leading the team with 7.9 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game
• Rogers' 3.0 blocks per game ranks second in the NSIC and fourth nationally; she needs 13 blocks to break the single season school record for blocks in a season
• Rianna Fillipi averages 12.3 points per game, while averaging a team best 4.4 assists and 2.1 steals per game
• Lexi Roe is third on the team with 11.5 points per game, and averages 6.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game

MINOT STATE STORYLINES

• Minot State enters this weekend with a record of 8-16 (6-11 NSIC), they are tied for 12^th overall in the conference and tied for sixth in the north division
• This past weekend the Beavers were swept at home by #18 St. Cloud State (83-65) and Minnesota Duluth (77-58), those two losses extended their losing streak to six games
• Minot is averaging 66.0 points, 34.4 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 13.6 turnovers, 6.2 steals, and 2.3 blocks per game
• They are shooting the ball 41.6 percent from the field, 30.0 percent from 3-point range, and 74.3 percent from the free throw line
• Amber Stevahn leads the team and ranks third in the NSIC in scoring, averaging 17.5 points per game
• Kate Head is the only other Beaver to average double figures in scoring with 11.8 points per game, she also leads the team in assists with 5.1 and steals with 1.1 per game
• Head's 5.1 assists per game ranks third in the NSIC, and her assistant/turnover ratio of 2.0 is tied for second in the conference
• Anna Counts adds 9.4 points per game, and leads the team with 6.1 rebounds per game

LOOKING BACK TO DECEMBER

• Northern State and Minot State last played on December 2^nd, when the Beavers earned a come from behind 89-81 victory in double overtime
• Northern leads the all-time series 32-8

UMARY STORYLINES

• UMary enters this weekend with a record of 12-14 (6-11 NSIC), they are tied for 12^th overall in the conference and tied for sixth in the north division
• The Marauders did not play this past weekend, and last played two weekends ago when they earned a split with a win over Minnesota Crookston (72-70) prior to falling at Bemidji State (66-63)
• UMary is averaging 69.3 points, 38.5 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 15.8 turnovers, 7.2 steals, and 2.8 blocks per game
• They are shooting the ball 43.5 percent from the field, 36.7 percent from 3-point range, and 66.0 percent from the free throw line
• The Marauders 36.7 percent 3-point percentage leads the NSIC, and they are third in the conference in 3-pointers made per game with 7.2
• Megan Voit is the league leader in 3-point percentage (38.5%) and 3-point field goals made per game (3.0)
• Lexie Schneider leads the team in both scoring and rebounding, averaging 13.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game
• Megan Zander and Megan Voit are the other two Marauders to average double figures in scoring, averaging 11.3 and 11.2 points per game respectively
• Macy Williams leads the team with 3.2 assists per game, while Ryleigh Wacha and Zander both lead the team with 1.2 steals per game

LOOKING BACK TO DECEMBER

• Northern State and UMary last played on December 4^th, when the Wolves used a strong fourth quarter to earn a 66-59 come from behind win
• Northern leads the all-time series 38-19