Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's basketball team returns to NSIC North Division play for a mid-week contest at MSU Moorhead on Tuesday evening. The Wolves and Dragons are scheduled for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead, Minnesota.

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

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NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters Tuesday's match-up with a record of 9-6 (4-5 NSIC)
• The Wolves are currently tied for ninth place overall in the NSIC and are also tied for fifth in the North Division
• Northern opened NSIC cross-division play with a sweep of Augustana (62-60) and Wayne State (66-60)
• Last weekend's wins were NSU's first victories when trailing at halftime this season, the Wolves posted only one victory when trailing during the halftime break in 2021-22
• Kailee Oliverson (12.4) and Laurie Rogers (11.9) are the only two Northern State players to average double figures in scoring
• Rogers leads the Wolves in rebounds and blocks per game with 7.7 and 1.9 respectively, she set a new season-high mark of 14 rebounds in last week's victory over WSC
• Rianna Fillipi leads Northern with 3.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game respectively, she set a season-high mark of five steals against the Vikings and tied a season-high mark of seven assists against the Wildcats
• Oliverson (20 points, 12 rebounds) and Rogers (18 points, 14 rebounds) became the first NSU duo to post a double-double in the same game this season in the Wolves win over Wayne State; Rogers's five double-doubles this season is a team-high and is tied for third most in the NSIC
• Northern State remains first in NCAA Division II in turnovers per game, committing the fewest in the country with 10.9 per game; the Wolves have committed ten or fewer turnovers in seven games with a 6-1 record in those contests
• Northern also ranks 29^th nationally with a 1.11 assist/turnover ratio with both Jordyn Hilgemann (2.33) and Fillipi (2.00) recording an assist/turnover ratio of 2.00 or higher
• Rogers ranks within the top-20 in NCAA Division II in two statistical categories, tying for 12^th in blocked shots (29) and 17^th in blocks per game (1.93)
• Rogers continues to lead the NSIC in free throw percentage in conference games, shooting 35-38 (92.1%) from the charity stripe

MSU MOORHEAD STORYLINES

• MSU Moorhead enters Tuesday's match-up with a record of 7-6 (4-5 NSIC)
• The Dragons are currently tied for ninth place overall in the NSIC and are also tied for fifth in the North Division
• MSUM opened NSIC cross-division play with a weekend split at home, defeating Wayne State (73-63) before falling to Augustana (64-40)
• MSU Moorhead is led by a trio of players who average double figures in scoring, Natalie Jens (15.8), Mariah McKeever (13.7), and Peyton Boom (13.5)
• Boom leads the Dragons with 7.8 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game this season, and leads the NSIC with 3.9 offensive rebounds per game in conference play
• Jens leads MSUM with 2.7 assists per game, while McKeever and Boom both average 2.5 per game; McKeever averages a team best 1.8 steals per game and Jens averages 1.3 per game
• MSU Moorhead averages 39.5 rebounds per game with a +6.7 rebounding margin, the Dragons have out-rebounded their opponent in eight games this season with a 7-1 record in those games
• Karla Nelson is in her 23^rd season as the head women's basketball coach at MSU Moorhead, she holds a career record of 392-234 with the Dragons

LAST MATCH-UP

• Northern State opened NSIC play on November 16 with a 59-58 home win over MSU Moorhead
• Northern was led by Laurie Rogers with 18 points, 13 rebounds, and four blocks while Jordyn Hilgemann and Kailee Oliverson added 12 and ten points respectively
• The Wolves lead the all-time series 49-30 and have won three of the last four meetings