GAME NOTES

OPENING TIP
The Southwest Minnesota State women's basketball team (7-12, 6-9 NSIC) will hit the road this weekend for a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games. The Mustangs open the weekend with NSIC leading Wayne State College (17-2, 14-1 NSIC) beginning at 6 p.m. in Wayne, Neb. SMSU will then travel to Sioux Falls, S.D. to take on Augustana College (16-6, 9-6 NSIC) at 4 p.m. on Saturday.