Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's basketball team hits the road to take on the University of Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State. Tip-off times are set for 5:30 p.m. on Friday, January 26th from Sioux Falls against the Cougars and 5 p.m. on Saturday, January 27th from Marshall, Minn. against the Mustangs.
 
GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live video, stat, and audio links are available above or on the full schedule on nsuwolves.com

 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves enter the weekend with a 14-4 record overall and 9-2 mark in the Northern Sun, sitting second in the league standings
• NSU is shooting 43.1% from the floor, 32.1% from the 3-point line, and 74.4% from the foul line this season
• They are averaging 66.5 points, 40.2 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 14.7 turnovers, 6.6 steals, and 4.4 blocks per game; out-scoring and out-rebounding their opponents by 7.0 points and 6.5 boards per game
• Madelyn Bragg is first on the team averaging 20.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game along with shooting 55.5 % from the floor
• Rianna Fillipi is also averaging double figures notching 12.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 5.0 assists per contest
• Alayna Benike leads the team from the 3-point line with 31 made this season, shooting 36.5%
• Off the bench, Decontee Smith averages 6.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game

 
UNIVERSITY OF SIOUX FALLS STORYLINES

• Sioux Falls heads into the weekend with a 7-9 record overall and 5-7 mark in the Northern Sun
• The Cougars are shooting 36.5% from the floor, 27.1% from the 3-point line, and 69.4% from the foul line this season
• They are averaging 56.2 points, 34.1 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 14.1 turnovers, 6.1 steals, and 2.9 blocks per game
• Kami Wadsworth leads the team averaging 12.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game
• Ayla Brown and Brecli Honner follow notching 10.2 and 7.9 points per game along with 4.1 and 3.1 rebounds per game respectively
• Brecli is shooting a team leading 50.5% from the floor
• The Cougars are led by head coach Travis Traphagen in his 16th season at the helm

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• Northern State defeated Sioux Falls in their last match-up earlier this season, 53-49
• The Wolves hold a 9-5 all-time record against the Cougars

 
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE STORYLINES

• SMSU holds a 12-6 record overall and 10-2 record in the NSIC heading into the weekend
• The Mustangs are averaging 76.6 points, 37.8 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 13.8 turnovers, 7.9 steals, and 2.9 blocks per game; out-scoring their opponents by 10.4 points
• They are shooting 43.8% from the floor, 35.5% from the 3-point line, and 75.8% from the foul line
• Bri Stoltzman leads the team averaging 18.0 points and 6.7 rebounds per game
• In addition, Stoltzman controls the court with a team lead of 62 assists
• Sam Wall and Madison Gehloff both average double figures averaging 13.2 and 10.2 points per game respectively
• Gehloff has drained 50.8 % of shots from the floor while Wall has drained 47 3-pointers this season
• Kenzie Jones is the SMSU leader off the bench, notching 7.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in 20.9 minutes played per game
• The Mustangs are led by head coach Tom Webb in his eighth season

 
LAST MATCH-UP

• Northern State defeated Southwest Minnesota State in their last match-up, 82-62 in the Spring of 2023

The Wolves are 46-17 all-time versus the Mustangs