Independent file photo SMSU’s Meleah Reinhart puts up a layup during their game against William Jewell on Saturday. The Mustangs continue their homestand with a matchup against North Central today.

MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State University women’s basketball (2-2) plays a mid-week game against North Central today in the R/A Facility.

•After today’s game, SMSU then has 11 days off before the conference opener at home.

SMSU QUICK HITS

•SMSU head coach Tom Webb earned his 100th career win as a Division II head coach on Friday night with SMSU’s 91-83 victory over Wisconsin-Parkside.

•SMSU went 2-0 in the inaugural Ramada Classic this past weekend.

•Mustangs host the next four games before heading back on the road on Dec. 14 at St. Cloud State.

•SMSU opens conference play on Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m. against Sioux Falls.

•SMSU was slated at 12th overall in the conference in the preseason poll and seventh in the South Division.

BROADCAST INFO

•Live stats and video can be found at SMSUmustangs.com.

•Today’s game will be broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL.

SCOUTING

NORTH CENTRAL

•North Central is 2-1 coming into today’s game against SMSU.

•North Central is a part of the UMAC and a Division III school.

•Head coach Paul Brunner is in his fourth season as head coach.

•Haleigh Filer leads the Rams with a 13.7 ppg average and 41 points recorded this season.

•Filer leads in assists with 10 and steals with five.

•Allison Bulthuis leads in 3-pointers with eight this season and a .308 avg (8 of 26) from beyond the arc.

•Naomi Hagstrom has the most free throws made with 12 and a .632 avg (12 of 19).

•Hagstrom also leads in rebounds with 27 total and a 9.0 avg.

SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTH

CENTRAL

•SMSU and North Central have met once in the series history on Feb. 19, 2008, with a 116-42 Mustang victory in the R/A Facility.

ABOUT

SOUTHWEST

MINNESOTA STATE

•SMSU is 2-2 on the season following an undefeated weekend hosting the inaugural Ramada Classic.

•Junior forward Caleigh Rodning is averaging a team-high 23.0 ppg and a team-high 9.5 rpg.

•Sophomore guard Erin Baxter is averaging 12.0 ppg.

•Sophomore guard Sadie Stelter is averaging 10.0 ppg with six 3-pointers.

•SMSU is shooting 38 percent from the field, 38 percent from 3-point range, 77 percent from the free throw line and is minus-3.7 in rebound margin.

•SMSU is averaging 76.8 points per game, while opponents are averaging 80.8 points per game.

CLOSE ONES

•In the 2017-18 season, SMSU came within one points shy of victories five times.

•SMSU fell short to Wayne State on Dec. 2, 2017, with a final score of 68-66.

•Mustangs dropped one to Minnesota Crookston on Jan. 12 with a final score of 65-61.

•SMSU and Concordia-St. Paul went to overtime in a 97-94 loss. The Mustangs recorded 33 points in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime.

•On Feb. 16, 2018, Minnesota State and SMSU played to a 56-53 Mustang loss.

•In their second match up of the 2017-18 season, CSP and SMSU played a close game with a 70-68 CSP victory.

NEW FACES

•The Mustangs welcome four new players to the 2018-19 roster.

•Forward Morgan Frank transfers from North Iowa Area Community College where she played all 33 games with 14 starts in 2017-18.She averaged 5.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. She scored double figures in five games. Frank set out her first season with an injury.

•Freshman guard Jenna Borchers is a 2018 graduate of Dallas Center-Grimes where she was a four-year letter winner and all-conference recipient. She was named second team all-state, all-district, and all-region in her four-year tenure under coach Adam Jones.

•Freshman guard, Oliva Drummer, from St. Clair, scored more than 1,000 points and was a three-time all-conference recipient.

•Freshman forward Lily Schoknecht is a 2018 graduate of Anoka HS. She was a member of the 2016 state tournament team and named all-conference averaged 11 points and seven rebounds per game.

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