Independent file photo SMSU’s Erin Baxter brings the ball upcourt during their Feb. 2, 2019 game against Bemidji State University. The Mustangs will face Minnesota Crookston and BSU this weekend.

MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University women’s basketball team (10-9, 5-9 NSIC) heads on the road this weekend to face NSIC North Division opponents, Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State.

•SMSU will face Minnesota Crookston (3-15, 2-12 NSIC) on Friday night with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off in Lysaker Gymnasium and will take on Bemidji State (7-11, 4-10 NSIC) on Saturday with tip-off slated for 4 p.m., in the BSU Gymnasium.

•SMSU earned the first conference winning streak to three games with the first conference weekend sweep of the 2019-20 season on Jan. 17-18, over Minot State and UMary.

•The Mustangs fell to Winona State on Friday, 74-58, after leading heading into the half, and earned a 78-56 victory over Upper Iowa on Saturday.

•This weekend is the first meeting between the two teams this season.

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.

Series history vs.

Minnesota Crookston

•This is the 34th meeting in series history, dating back to the 1996-97 season.

•SMSU leads the all-time series 21-12 and has a 11-5 advantage of games played in Crookston.

•SMSU has won two of the last three meetings, the last being a 78-71 victory in Marshall on Feb. 1, 2019.

•SMSU opened the series on a 12-game winning streak, before falling into two four-game losing streaks from 2008-2010 and 2013-2016.

•SMSU head coach Tom Webb is 2-1 all-time versus Minnesota Crookston.

Series history vs.

Bemidji State

•This is the 76th meeting in series history, dating back to 1977-78 season.

•SMSU leads the series 42-34 with SMSU earning five victories in the last eight match-ups. SMSU is 25-12 in games played in Bemidji.

•SMSU has won the last two meetings, the last being a 72-51 victory on Feb. 2, 2019, in Marshall.

•SMSU head coach Tom Webb is 2-1 all-time versus BSU.

Scouting

Minnesota Crookston

•Minnesota Crookston is 3-15 overall and 2-12 NSIC.

•UMC snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 78-76 victory over Minot State on Saturday. Prior to Saturday’s victory, UMC’s last victory was on Dec. 14 when the Golden Eagles earned a 66-65 victory over Wayne State.

•Junior guard Abby Guidinger is leading the team in scoring with 10.7 ppg.

•Sophomore center Bren Fox is leading the team in rebounding with 7.1 rpg.

•Freshman guard Alyssa Peterson has a team-high 23 3-pointers.

•Mike Roysland is in his 14th season as head coach and holds a 126-247 overall record.

Scouting

Bemidji State

•Bemidji State is 7-11 overall and 4-10 NSIC, after dropping both match-ups last weekend versus UMary and Minot State.

•Sophomore guard Trinity Myer leads the team in scoring at 13.7 ppg, shooting a team-high 46 percent from the field. Myer ties junior guard Brooklyn Bachmann to lead the team in rebounds with 5.5 rpg.

•Sophomore forward Claire Wolhowe has a team-high 37 3-pointers.

•Chelsea DeVille is in her fifth season as head coach with a 31-96 overall record.

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