THIS WEEK - The Southwest Minnesota State University women's basketball team (0-5, 0-1 NSIC) will return to Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play this weekend hosting a pair of games at the R/A Facility. The Mustangs will play Winona State (5-0, 1-0 NSIC) on Friday night at 6 p.m., before facing Upper Iowa (2-3, 0-1 NSIC) on Saturday at 5 p.m.

    RADIO - Both games this weekend will be broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL with Ryan Rohlik handling play-by-play and Anthony Rohlik serving as analyst.

    ABOUT WINONA STATE - The Warriors enter this weekend with a 5-0 record, including 1-0 in the NSIC as they opened up league play last Saturday with a win over Upper Iowa. Tara Roelofs powers the Warriors offense with her 11.8 points-per-game average and 3.2 assists a game while Kayle Timmerman is averaging 11.4 points a game. Hannah McGlone is leading WSU in rebounds with a 6.2 rebound average. Scott Ballard is in his ninth season as head coach at WSU with a record of 165-130.
    
    WSU SERIES HISTORY - Southwest Minnesota State and Winona State will meet for the 73rd time on Friday night with SMSU holding a 44-29 advantage in a series that started back in 1974. SMSU leads 28-8 all-time in games played in Marshall. The teams split two games last season with SMSU defeating WSU in the R/A Facility. SMSU has won just two of the last 15 meetings since 2006. SMSU head coach Allison Kruger is 2-6 all-time versus WSU. A listing of each of the series is located on page 19.

    ABOUT UPPER IOWA - The Peacocks enter the weekend with a 2-3 overall record and 0-1 in NSIC. The Peacocks will play at the University of Sioux Falls Friday night. UIU opened up NSIC play last weekend against Winona State and suffered a 85-69 loss. Lindsay Carroll leds the Peacocks with her 14.2 points and 3.4 assists per-game average. Lauren Buck controls the boards with 9.0 boards per game. Carol Russel is in her fifth season with the Peacocks with a record of 16-93.

    UIU SERIES HISTORY - Southwest Minnesota State and Upper Iowa will matchup for the 17th time on Saturday with the series knotted up at 8-8 in a series that started back in 2004. SMSU leads 5-3 in games played in Marshall. UIU has won the last five meetings in the series with SMSU's last victory coming on Dec. 17, 2011. SMSU head coach Allison Kruger is 2-6 all-time versus UIU. A listing of each of the series is located on page 20.

    MUSTANGS FALL IN FINAL NON-CONFERENCE GAME - Dakota Wesleyan used a 17-0 second half run to take down Southwest Minnesota State last Saturday 69-51 in Marshall. SMSU trailed 36-35 with 11:20 left in the second half, before DWU reeled off the game decisive run.  Lauren Hedlund  led the Mustangs in numerous categories as she recorded her first career double-double with 20 points and 14 rebounds, while dishing out three assists. Annessa Rosch contributed 11 points and Emilee Duske recorded seven rebounds for the Mustangs.