SMSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: SMSU ready for two key games at USF
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MARSHALL -- The Southwest Minnesota State University women's basketball team (8-4, 6-4 NSIC) heads to Sioux Falls, S.D., for a pair of big Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games versus the University of Sioux Falls (7-4, 7-4 NSIC) on Friday and Saturday.
•Friday's game will begin at 6 p.m., while Saturday's match-up will start at 4 p.m. at the Stewart Center.
•SMSU opens the weekend in fifth place in the NSIC South Division standings, while USF is a half-game ahead of SMSU and is tied for third place. The top four teams in each division qualify for the NSIC Tournament.
•SMSU will qualify for the tournament with a sweep this weekend or with one victory and either Concordia-St. Paul or Minnesota State earning a weekend sweep. CSP plays at MSU this weekend.
Broadcast info
•Both games will be broadcast on 101.7 FM/1400 AM KMHL with Anthony Rohlik.
•Live stats, radio broadcast and video broadcast can be found at SMSUmustangs.com.
Series history
vs. Sioux Falls
•SMSU and Sioux Falls meet for the 36th and 37th time with USF leading 18-17 in a series that started in 1969-70.
•USF won both games last season, including 100-77 in Sioux Falls on Nov. 20, 2019.
•USF has won 15 of the past 17 games since the 2011-12 season with SMSU's victories coming on Dec. 30, 2018, and Jan. 15, 2013.
•SMSU's win in Sioux Falls on Dec. 30, 2018, snapped an 11-game losing streak in the series.
•SMSU won 11 straight in the series from 1989-90 to 2002-03.
•SMSU head coach Tom Webb is 1-7 all-time versus Sioux Falls.
Scouting
Sioux Falls
•Sioux Falls, 7-4 overall, 7-4 NSIC, lost a pair of road games last weekend to Augustana, 76-68 and 80-74.
•It's the program's first two-game losing streak since Dec. 14-15, 2018. USF hasn't loss three straight since losing four in a row from Jan. 26, 2018 to Feb. 3, 2018.
•Junior guard Anna Brecht is the team's top scorer at 18.6 ppg with 20 3-pointers.
•Senior forward Anna Goodhope is the second leading scorer at 11.3 ppg with 18 3-pointers.
•Junior guard Dallie Hoskinson leads the squad in rebounding at 8.2 rpg.
•USF is shooting 40 percent from the field, 34 percent from 3-point range, 78 percent from the free throw line. USF is averaging 72 ppg, while opponents are averaging 67 ppg.
•Head coach Travis Traphagen is in his 13th season with a record of 250-121.
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