Independent file photo SMSU’s Sadie Stelter brings the ball up the court during their game against Presentation on Nov. 16. The Mustangs return home this weekend to face St. Cloud State and Minnesota Duluth.

MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University women’s basketball team (5-3, 0-3 NSIC) returns to the R/A Facility for its first conference home weekend of the season, starting with a 5:30 p.m. tip off versus St. Cloud State (4-3, 1-2 NSIC) on Friday.

•SMSU will then face Minnesota Duluth (6-3, 3-0 NSIC) on Saturday with a 4 p.m. tip off for State Farm Insurance night.

Broadcast info

•Both games will be broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL with Ryan Rohlik providing play-by-play.

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

•Friday’s game will be broadcast live regionally on Midco Sports Network with David Brown and Brad Newitt.

SMSU quick hits

•The 2019-20 season is the 51st of women’s collegiate basketball at SMSU and has amassed 599 all-time victories.

•Last weekend, SMSU went 0-2 in the first conference weekend of the season, falling 76-60 to Minnesota State and 82-79 to Concordia-St. Paul in overtime.

•Junior guard Meleah Reinhart is leading the Mustangs in scoring with 16.0 ppg and is 39 of 44 from the free throw line.

•Junior center Abuk Akoi leads the team in rebounding with 8.8 rpg. Akoi became the first Mustang this season to record a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds against CSP.

•Sophomore guard Jenna Borchers and Sadie Stelter have connected on a team-high 18 3-pointers. Stelter led the team points in both games last weekend, kick started with a team-high 17 versus MSU. Stelter and Borchers led with 21 points versus CSP and also became the second and third players to earn a 20-point game this season. Prior to, Reinhart was the only Mustang to earn this accolade.

•SMSU is averaging 72.5 ppg, while opponents are averaging 65.9 ppg.

•SMSU is shooting 37 percent from the field, 31 percent from the 3-point line, and 80 percent the free-throw line and has a plus-6.6 rebounding margin.

Mustangs in the

SMSU record book

•Five Mustangs rank among the top 15 in several SMSU career records.

•Senior Caleigh Rodning is closing in on the title in free throws made, as she ranks second with 386 and is 23 from tying Andrea Schreier (1997-2001) for the all-time record of 409. She also ranks fourth in free throw pct. (83.6) and sixth in free throws attempts (464). Rodning is also five rebounds shy of becoming the 11th in player in team history to record 600 rebounds.

•Junior Abuk Akoi is sixth in team history with 106 blocked shots.

•Junior Meleah Reinhart ranks eighth in free throw pct. (78.8).

•Sophomore Jenna Borchers ranks fifth in three-point percentage (38.6).

•Junior Erin Baxter ranks sixth in free-throw percentage (80.8).

Series history vs.

St. Cloud State

•This is the 55th meeting in series history, dating back to the 1969-70 season.

•SMSU trails the all-time series 39-16 and trails 19-9 in games played in Marshall.

•SCSU has won 12 straight in the all-time series with the last victory occurring on Feb. 12, 2010, with a 66-44 final in St. Cloud.

•The last victory in Marshall was a 59-47 victory on January, 15, 2010.

•SMSU’s last winning streak was a three-game winning streak from the 2009-10 season.

Scouting

St. Cloud State

•St. Cloud State is 4-3 on the season and 1-2 in the NSIC.

•The Huskies finished 19-10 overall last season and 14-8 in NSIC play.

•SCSU’s lone conference victory came on Saturday with a 80-56 victory over Minot State.

•Senior guard Madelin Dammann leads the team in scoring at 12.7 ppg.

•Junior forward Nikki Kilboten is averaging a team-high 6.1 rpg and ranks second on the team with 11.3 ppg.

•Lori Fish is in her 11th season as head coach and holds a 153-128 overall record and is 109-110 in NSIC play.

•SCSU is shooting 41 percent from the field, 35 percent from 3-point range and 66 percent from the free throw line.

•SCSU is averaging 65.1 points per game, while opponents average 57.7 points per game.

Series history vs.

Minnesota Duluth

•This is the 76th meeting in series history, dating back to the 1976-77 season.

•SMSU trails the all-time series 58-18 and is 8-25 for games played in Marshall.

•UMD has a four-game winning streak over SMSU which started on Dec. 9, 2016 with a 61-48 final in Marshall.

•SMSU’s last victory came on Jan. 30, 2016, with a 87-75 victory in Duluth.

Scouting

Minnesota Duluth

•Minnesota Duluth is 6-3 overall and 3-0 in the NSIC.

•The Bulldogs finished the 2018-19 season at 23-7 after winning the NSIC tournament and falling to MSU Moorhead in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.

•Sophomore forward Brooke Olson leads the team in scoring with 15.8 ppg and leads the team in rebounding with 6.9 rpg.

•Senior forward Katie Stark has connected on a team-high 16 3-pointers.

•Mandy Pearson is in her fifth season as head coach and holds an overall 66-54 record and is 52-39 in the NSIC.

•UMD is shooting 44 percent from the field, 33 percent from 3-point range and 71 percent from the free throw line.

•UMD is averaging 66 points per game, while opponents average 62 points per game.

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