Independent file photo SMSU’s Erin Baxter follows through on a jumper during their Feb. 2, 2018 game against Minot State University. The Mustangs will face the Beavers on Friday.

MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State University women’s basketball team (7-8, 4-6) hosts Minot State on Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the R/A Facility to kick off its weekend homestand.

•SMSU then faces UMary on Saturday at 4 p.m.

SMSU quick hits

•Last Saturday’s victory over Minnesota State marks the seventh victory for SMSU this season. It’s the first time SMSU has earned seven victories in a season since the 2010-11 season.

•SMSU swept Minnesota State for the first time in team history’s conference play.

•The last time SMSU defeated Minnesota State twice in a season was in the 1978-79 season.

•SMSU scored 15 3-pointers in the victory over MSU. Jenna Borchers and Sarah Buysse each added four 3-pointers.

•Meleah Reinhart scored her second 20-point game of the season with 22 against MSU.

•Reinhart also added a career-high five assists and six steals against MSU.

•The last time the Mustangs’ won eight games in a season was in the 2009-10 season when they earned 15.

Broadcast info

•Both games will be broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL.

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

Series history

vs. Minot State

•Minot State leads the all-time series 5-3 since the first meeting on Nov. 17, 2011.

•Minot State has won the last two meetings with the last meeting a 66-48 Beaver victory in Marshall on Feb. 2, 2018.

•The Mustangs’ longest winning streak was two games in 2015 and 2017.

•The Mustangs’ last victory over Minot State was in Coach Webb’s first season at SMSU.

Series history

vs. UMary

•UMary leads the all-time series 11-4 with the first meeting on Feb. 21, 2018 in Marshall.

•SMSU broke a six-game losing streak to UMary a season ago with a 73-58 victory on Feb. 3, 2018 in Marshall, Minn.

•SMSU’s last winning streak was two games in 2009 and 2011.

•Before SMSU’s victory last season, the last three games went into overtime, one being double-overtime.

•Five of the total 15 games played have gone into overtime.

Scouting

Minot State

•Minot State is 6-10 overall and 1-9 in NSIC play and comes in second to last in the North Division of the NSIC.

•Minot was picked to finish 14th in the NSIC overall preseason coaches’ poll and seventh in the North division.

•Minot State went 0-2 last weekend to advance its losing streak to three games.

•Madison Wald scored 16 points in Minot’s 67-60 loss to St. Cloud State. Wald ranks fifth in the conference in 3-point percentage.

•Wald leads the team in rebounding with 4.6 rpg.

•Kari Clements ties Wald to lead the team in scoring with 13.8 ppg and rebounds with 10.1.

•Mariah Payne leads the team in assists with 4.1 apg.

•Minot is shooting 43 percent from the field and 34 percent from the 3-point line.

•Minot State is recording a minus-1.2 rebounding margin.

•Head coach, Mark Graupe, is in his second season and holds a 20-23 overall record 12-20 record in the Northern Sun. Graupe is the fifth head coach in the program’s 45-year history.

Scouting UMary

•UMary is 9-4 overall and 7-3 in the NSIC.

•The Marauders were chosen to finish sixth overall and third in the North.

•UMary is in a two game losing streak after dropping both games this past weekend against Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State.

•Junior Gabby Bohl was chosen as the North Division’s Preseason Player of the Year.

•Bohl leds the conference in scoring with a 19.9 avg. in conference games and leads her team in scoring with 20.1 ppg.

•Bohl scored over 20-points in both games this past weekend with 26 against UMD and a double-double 28 points and 11 rebounds against SCSU.

•Cassie Askvig leads the team in rebounding with 9.5 rpg.

•Macy Williams has recorded 40 assists this season with 3.1 apg.

•UMary is shooting 46 percent from the field, 37 percent from the 3-point range, 73 percent from the free throw line and is plus-3.8 in rebound margin.

•UMary is averaging 74.2 points per game, while opponents are averaging 66.1 points per game.

•Head coach, Rick Neumann, is in his seventh season and has compiled a 98-92 overall record and is 70-72 in the NSIC.

NCAA Statistical Rankings

•Caleigh Rodning ranks 22nd in free throw pct. and 51st in free throws made.

•SMSU ranks 19th in free throw pct., 16th three-point field goals made, and 19th in free throw field-goals per game.

NSIC Statistical Rankings

•SMSU leads the conference in three throw pct. with 76.9 .

•Abuk Akoi ranks fourth blocked shots and 11th in steals.

•Sadie Stelter ranks 13th in 3-pointers made with 17.

•Meleah Reinhart ranks seventh in free throw pct. with 83.3 percentage.

•Caleigh Rodning ranks ninth in free throw pct. with 82.9.

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