THE GAMES AT A GLANCE
Friday, January 24 (5:30 p.m.) @ Minnesota State
Head Coach: Emilee Thiesse
NSU vs. MSU All-Time: 15-13                                            Last Meeting: NSU 93, MSU 82 [2025]
 
Saturday, January 24 (2 p.m.) @ St. Cloud State
Head Coach: Lori Fish
NSU vs. SCSU All-Time: 17-17                                          Last Meeting: NSU 72, SCSU 75 [2024]
 
FAN INFORMATION AND GAME COVERAGE
Game Notes
Live Stats [MSU]: https://msumavericks.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
Live Stats [SCSU]: https://scsuhuskies.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
Live Video: https://nsicnetwork.com/nsuwolves/
Radio: https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/KGIMAM
 
NORTHERN STATE STORYLINES

• The Wolves are 10-8 (5-7 NSIC) this season and went 1-1 over the weekend with a win over 12-6 Winona State and a loss to 11-6 Concordia-St. Paul
• This season, NSU has outscored opponents 1,187-1,150 and outrebounded opponents 667-559
• As a team, the Wolves average 65.9 points, 37.1 rebounds, 12.2 assists, 6.6 steals, 2.1 blocks and 14.8 turnovers per game while shooting 43.4% from the field, 31.2% from beyond the arc and 65.3% from the free-throw line
• Izzy Moore has been an all-around threat for Northern State all season, leading the team in points (18.1 per game), rebounds (6.7 per game), assists (3.2 per game) and steals (2.1 per game) while shooting 47.5% from the floor (third best on the team), 38.8% from deep (fourth best on the team) and 72.7% from the charity stripe (fourth best on the team)
• Moore also leads the team in field goals made (116), 3-pointers made (26) and free throws made (67)
• In the last two outings, Taylor Tool led the team in scoring, averaging 16 points and 3.5 rebounds over the weekend
• Tool averages 9.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists this season while shooting 45.3% from the field and 42.6% from long range, second on the team
• In the paint, Megan Counts has been an efficient scorer for the Wolves, shooting 52.5% from the field and 40% from deep while averaging 9.4 points and 4.4 rebounds
• Redshirt freshman Lily Klein sits second on the team in rebounds, recording 5.7 boards per game to go with 5.9 points while shooting 42.3% from the field
• 5-foot-8 guard Morgan Fiedler continues to be one of NSU's top offensive facilitators, averaging 7.2 points, fourth on the team, and 2.9 assists, second on the team
• Reagan Rus has made a major impact off the bench, averaging seven points and 3.1 rebounds per game in just under 20 minutes of action per game

 
NO. 2 MINNESOTA STATE STORYLINES

• The Minnesota State Mavericks are a perfect 18-0 (12-0 NSIC) this season, boasting the best scoring offense in the nation and averaging nearly ten more points per game than every Division II team
• As a team, MSU averages 95.8 points, 40.2 rebounds, 18.3 assists, 21.5 steals, 1.9 blocks and 16.5 turnovers per game
• This season, the Mavericks have shot 47.1% from the field, 33.9% from deep and 76.8% from the free-throw line
• Senior Natalie Bremer has been unstoppable on both sides of the ball, averaging 21.7 points, second most in the NSIC, 4.4 rebounds and 2.5 steals, second most in the NSIC, while shooting 52.1% from the field, 43.8% from beyond the arc and 90.3% from the line
• Both Elisabeth Gadient (12.1 ppg) and Mackenzie Schweim (11.0 ppg) join Bremer in averaging at least ten points, with Gadient recording two steals per game and Schweim securing 4.2 rebounds per night
• Hannah Herzig is MSU's pickpocket specialist, leading the conference in steals and ranking ninth nationally with 57, an average of 3.2 per game
• 6-foot senior has finished four games with at least five steals, including an eight-steal performance against Colorado School of Mines on Nov. 21
• Minnesota State boasts three more athletes averaging at least eight points per game in Haylee Stokes (8.3 ppg), Rhyan Holmgren (8.2 ppg) and Ava Stier (8.1 ppg), while Herzig follows at 7.1 points per game
• Emilee Thiesse is in her 14th season with the Mavericks, boasting a 271-124 record and a Division II national championship in the 2023-24 season

 
WOLVES AND MAVERICKS HISTORY

• Northern State holds a 15-13 advantage over Minnesota State, earning wins in each of the last two matchups

 
ST. CLOUD STATE STORYLINES

• The Huskies are 6-11 (3-9 NSIC) with conference wins over Wayne State (78-55), Minot State (71-60) and Bemidji State (77-56)
• As a team, St. Cloud State averages 70.8 points, 39.8 rebounds, 18 assists, 8.4 steals, 2.4 blocks and 17.8 turnovers per game
• SCSU shoots 41.7% from the field, 32.2% from deep and 76.2% from the free-throw line
• The guard duo of Jada Eggebrecht and Alana Zarneke has been the bread and butter of the Husky offense, with Eggebrecht leading the way at 13.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.9 assists and a steal per game while shooting 42.8% from the field, 34.3% from deep and 94.7% from the line
• Zarneke has been solid all season, recording 12.6 points, second most on the team, 3.9 rebounds, fifth most, 2.2 assists, fourth most and 1.2 steals, fourth most
• 5-foot-8 guard Kristi Kottke leads the team in rebounds at 6.2 per game while averaging 6.8 points per night
• Forward Abigail O'Reilly has been a steady contributor for St. Cloud State, recording 9.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game while shooting 45.2% from the field
• Lori Fish has been at the helm of St. Cloud State's women's basketball program for 18 years, earning 283 wins as head coach of the Huskies

 
WOLVES AND HUSKIES STORYLINES

• Northern State and St. Cloud State are tied 17-17 all-time, with the Huskies winning the last two meetings