Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's basketball team is set to open up their final stretch of road games this weekend as they play the first two of three consecutive games on the road with match-ups against Bemidji State and Minnesota Crookston. The Wolves and Beavers are scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off on Friday evening, and Northern will then conclude the weekend with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off against the Golden Eagles on Saturday afternoon.

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

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NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• Northern State enters the weekend with a record of 13-11 (8-10 NSIC)
• The Wolves are currently tied for eighth place overall in the league and tied for fifth in the north division
• Last weekend NSU split a pair of home games in Wachs Arena during the annual 'I Hate Winter' weekend, defeating St. Cloud State (59-50) before falling to No. 16 Minnesota Duluth (75-62)
• Kailee Oliverson leads a trio of Wolves in scoring with 14.5 points per game while Laurie Rogers and Rianna Fillipi add 11.1 and 10.8 points per game respectively
• Over the last seven games Oliverson is averaging 20.0 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game; during that time span Oliverson has been shooting the ball 49.1 percent from the field, 60.0 percent from 3-point range, and 89.3 percent from the free throw line
• In conference play Oliverson leads the NSIC in free throw percentage, shooting 46-52 (88.5%) from the charity stripe; during 22 regular season match-ups Oliverson is 59-68 (86.8%) from the free throw line and is tied for 27^th nationally in free throw percentage
• Rogers leads Northern with 7.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game while Fillipi is averaging a team-best 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals per game
• Rogers leads the NSIC with 2.4 blocked shots per game in conference match-ups this season, she is also tied for second in NCAA Division II with 56 blocks and is tied for fifth nationally with 2.33 blocks per game in 24 regular season contests
• Jordyn Hilgemann has knocked down a team-high 23 3-pointers this season while shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc, Alayna Benike and Fillipi have each made 19 3-pointers this season
• Northern State continues to be one of the best teams in NCAA Division II in ball control, ranking second nationally in fewest turnovers per game with an average of 11.6 turnovers per game; the Wolves have committed ten or fewer turnovers in nine games this season

BEMIDJI STATE STORYLINES

• Bemidji State enters the weekend with a record of 7-15 (4-14 NSIC)
• The Beavers are currently tied for 14^th place overall in the league and are eighth in the north division
• Last weekend BSU split a pair of road games in North Dakota, defeating Minot State (70-61) before falling to UMary (48-39)
• Trinity Yoder leads a trio of Beavers in scoring with 14.9 points per game while Maddie Schires and Alyssa Hill add 11.3 and 11.0 points per game respectively
• Yoder also leads Bemidji State with 4.9 assists and 2.0 steals per game, she is the NSIC leader in assists with 4.9 per game in conference match-ups
• Sam Pogatchnik adds 9.1 points per game for BSU while leading the team with 6.6 rebounds and tying for the team lead with 0.6 blocked shots per game
• Chelsea Stoltenberg is in her eighth season as the head women's basketball coach at Bemidji State, holding a 64-137 record during her time with the Beavers

LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves defeated the Beavers 62-48 in Wachs Arena on December 10, 2022; NSU was led by Laurie Rogers who recorded a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds
• Northern leads the all-time series 64-10 and have won 16 of the past 17 meetings

MINNESOTA CROOKSTON STORYLINES

• Minnesota Crookston enters the weekend with a record of 10-14 (9-9 NSIC)
• The Golden Eagles are currently seventh place overall in the league and are fourth place in the north division
• Last weekend UMC was swept on the road in North Dakota, falling to UMary (76-60) and Minot State (86-68)
• Emma Miller is the lone Golden Eagle to average double figures in scoring with 18.8 points per game; the freshman has scored 30 or more points in four games this season, the most by any player in the NSIC
• Miller also leads UMC with 3.0 assists and 1.0 steal per game, while Nicole Hernandez averages a team best 1.1 blocked shots per game
• Bren Fox adds 9.1 points and is the team leader with 9.5 rebounds per game, she is tied for the most double-doubles by an NSIC player with nine this season
• Mike Roysland is in his 17th season as the head women's basketball coach at Minnesota Crookston, holding a 145-300 record during his time with the Golden Eagles

LAST MATCH-UP

• The Wolves fell to the Golden Eagles 61-50 in Wachs Arena on December 9, 2022; NSU was led by Madelyn Bragg who scored a team-high 12 points off 5-8 shooting from the field
• NSU leads the all-time series 36-14, however they have lost four of the past five meetings