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SMSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Mustangs welcome Marauders for Saturday showdown

MARSHALL -- The Southwest Minnesota State University women's basketball team (7-5, 4-4 NSIC) look to end their three game skid, welcoming the University of Mary (9-7, 3-4) to the R/A Facility on Saturday at 5:30 p.m.

•The Mustangs were originally scheduled to face off against Minot State on Friday, but the game was canceled due to COVID-19 protocols.

Broadcast info

•The game will be broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL with Ryan Rohlik.

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

About Southwest

Minnesota State

•Senior guard Meleah Reinhart is leading the Mustangs in scoring with 13.9 ppg.

•Senior guard Sadie Stelter is second on the team with 13.0 ppg and leads the team with 5.5 rpg while tied for the team-lead with 28 assists.

•Senior center Abuk Akoi leads the team in blocks with 25 and is tied in assists with 28 while shooting a 52 percent from the field, 46 percent from behind the arc, and 93 percent from the free throw line.

•Sophomore guard Sam Wall leads the team with 24 three -pointers made on 50 percent shooting from deep.

•Wall has added spark off the bench this season, recording 8.7 ppg on 46 percent shooting in 19 mpg.

•SMSU is averaging 70 ppg while opponents are averaging 66 ppg. SMSU has a plus-2.1 rebounding margin.

•SMSU is shooting 40 percent from the field, 31 percent from the 3-point line, and 77 percent the free-throw line.

•SMSU was tabbed seventh overall and second in the South Division in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll

•The team features four seniors, one junior, four sophomores, and six freshmen.

UMary history

•SMSU and UMary will meet for the 19th time with UMary holding a 12-6 advantage in a series that started in 2006.

•The teams did not match up last season.

•The teams split a pair of games in 2019-20, with SMSU winning 91-85 in OT on Jan. 18, 2020, and UMary winning 84-74 on Feb. 26, 2020, with both games taking place in Bismarck.

•SMSU won three consecutive meetings before their Feb. 26, 2020 matchup.

•UMary won six consecutive meetings from Jan. 13-2012 until Feb. 4, 2017.

•SMSU head coach Tom Webb is 3-2 all-time versus UMary.

UMary notes

•The Marauders did not play on Sunday as their game against Minot State was canceled.

•UMary defeated Valley City State 99-47 on Dec. 30, 2021.

•The Marauders come into Saturday 9-7 on the season and 3-4 in conference play.

•UMary was picked to finish 11th in the NSIC and sixth in the NSIC South.

•Head coach Rick Neumann is in his 10th season at the helm for UMary, holding a 142-124 record.

•The Marauders' 2021-22 squad features a graduate, two seniors, four juniors, four sophomores, and five freshman.

•Forward Lexie Schneider is the leading scorer for UMary, averaging 11.9 points per game, shooting 56 percent from the field while leading the team with 8.3 rebounds per game.

•Guard Megan Zander is second on the team in both scoring and third in rebounding, scoring 11.6 points per game while hauling in 5.1 rebounds per game.

•UMary is shooting 45 percent from the field, 40 percent from 3-point range, and 65 percent from the free throw line.

•The Marauders average 72 points per game, while opponents average 64 points per game.

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