Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's basketball team will face off against No. 13 St. Cloud State for the third time this season. The NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament quarterfinal match-up is set for a 4:30 p.m. tip-off on Saturday afternoon at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

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NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters the quarterfinal round with a record of 13-14 (9-12 NSIC), they finished the regular season tenth place overall in the conference and was fifth place in the north division
• The Wolves picked up a 76-66 road victory at Augustana in their first round match-up
• Northern is averaging 66.3 points, 39.3 rebounds, 12.1 assists, 14.6 turnovers, 5.8 steals, and 4.4 blocks per game
• NSU is shooting the ball 41.1 percent from the field, 30.3 percent from 3-point range, and 72.8 percent from the free throw line
• Northern State leads the NSIC and ranks 36^th nationally in rebound margin with an advantage of 6.8 rebounds per game; the Wolves have out-rebounded opponents by ten or more in nine games this season
• Northern ranks 19^th nationally with 120 blocked shots on the season and 32^nd nationally with 4.4 blocks per game; the Wolves have recorded five or more blocks in a game 14 times this season
• Kailee Oliverson (first team) and Rianna Fillipi (second team) earned NSIC All-Conference selections on Thursday morning
• Four of Northern State's five starters average double digits in scoring on the season: Oliverson (15.6), Fillipi (11.8), Lexi Roe (11.7), and Laurie Rogers (10.6)
• Oliverson leads the team and ranks sixth in the NSIC in scoring, averaging 15.6 points per game; she has recorded eight games of 20 or more points and five double-doubles
• Rogers leads the Wolves in rebounds and blocks, averaging 8.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game; she ranks fourth and second respectively in the conference in those categories
• Rogers' 2.8 blocks per game currently ranks seventh nationally
• Rogers grabbed her seventh double-double of the season against Augustana with 19 points and 17 rebounds; her 17 rebounds was a new career high and tied for third all-time in school history for rebounds in a single game
• Fillipi leads Northern in assists and steals, averaging 4.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game; she ranks fifth and eighth respectively in the NSIC in those categories
• Northern State holds a record of 26-18 all-time in the NSIC Tournament and have won two tournament championships (2015 & 2017)

#13 ST. CLOUD STATE STORYLINES

• St. Cloud State enters the quarterfinal round with a record of 21-3 (19-2 NSIC); they finished the regular season as overall and north division co-champions in the NSIC
• SCSU entered the week ranked No. 13 in the WBCA Coaches' Poll, No. 9 in the D2SIDA Poll, and No. 2 in the NCAA Central Region Poll
• The Huskies are currently on a ten game win streak, and ended the regular season with a road sweep of Minnesota Crookston (67-59) and Bemidji State (67-57)
• St. Cloud State is averaging 65.7 points, 37.5 rebounds, 15.0 assists, 12.1 turnovers, 8.1 steals, and 4.0 blocks per game
• SCSU is shooting the ball 41.4 percent from the field, 30.5 percent from 3-point range, and 73.0 percent from the free throw line
• The Huskies lead the NSIC and rank tenth nationally in scoring defense, holding opponents to an average of 55.2 points per game; the Huskies have held opponents to 55 points or less in 12 games this season
• Tori Wortz (first team), Nikki Kilboten (first team), and Brehna Evans (second team & defensive player of the year) earned NSIC All-Conference selections on Thursday morning
• Tori Wortz leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.8 points per game this season; she has scored 20 or more points in six games this season
• Nikki Kilboten adds 13.1 points per game, and leads the Huskies with 6.9 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game; she has recorded five double-doubles on the season
• Brehna Evans adds 12.2 points per game, and leads SCSU with 4.1 assists and 2.4 steals per game
• In her 14^th season as head coach at St. Cloud State, Lori Fish was named the NSIC Coach of the Year; Fish holds a career record of 263-121 in 18 seasons of collegiate coaching

LAST MEETING

• Northern State and St. Cloud State last played on February 4^th in St. Cloud, when the Huskies earned a 67-45 victory
• The all-time series is currently tied 14-14, and this is the first ever meeting between the two programs in the NSIC Tournament