MARSHALL, Minn.- The Southwest Minnesota State University ­women's basketball team (0-5, 0-1) will look for its first win of the season on the road this weekend as they travel to play Upper Iowa (0-5, 0-1) on Friday night at 6 p.m., from the Dorman Gymnasium. The Mustangs will then take on last year's regular season NSIC champions, No. 14 Winona State (6-1, 1-0), on Saturday at 4 p.m.     

BROADCAST INFO:
•Saturday's game will broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL with Ryan Rohlik handling the play-by-play for SMSU basketball for the fourth straight season 
•The game can also be viewed online at SMSUmustangs.com

SERIES HISTORY (Upper Iowa):
•Upper Iowa leads the all-time series 12-8
•UIU leads 7-2 in games played in Fayette, Iowa
•UIU has won the last nine meetings (last win for SMSU was 12/17/11, 75-59 in Marshall)
•UIU won both games last season, 59-54 in Fayette, Iowa and 69-61 in Marshall          

SERIES HISTORY (Winona State):
•Winona State leads all-time series 44-33
•Teams first met during 1973-74 season
•WSU is 23-16 in games played in Fayette, Iowa
•WSU has won four straight (last win for SMSU was 1/17/14, 65-61 in Marshall)
•Complete game-by-game listing of the series is located on page 12     

GAME DAY STORYLINES:
•SMSU is still seeking its first win of the season. The Mustangs lost their first five games to begin the 2015-16 season and thier first 11 games of 2014-15. SMSU holds a 5-23 record in the month of November in the last five seasons.
•Sarah Buysse made her season debut and led SMSU in scoring against Sioux Falls with 14 points    

SMSU HEAD COACH TOM WEBB: 
•Tom Webb is in his first season as the head coach.
•Webb is the eighth head coach in the program's history
• Prior to SMSU, coach Webb spent eight seasons (2008-16) as the head coach at Cameron University (Okla.) compiling a record of 91-123.
• Webb was recognized as the Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year in 2014-15     

ABOUT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE: 
•SMSU is 0-5 on the season following last Saturday's loss to Sioux Falls
•SMSU has gotten to the free throw line 20 or more times in three of its first five games
•Sarah Buysse leads the team in scoring at 14.0 ppg
•Lauren Hedlund is averaging 10.6 ppg and 7.4 rpg
•Taylor Holicky is averaging 9.0 ppg and leads the team with 7.6 rpg  
•Taylor Silva has dished out a team-high 19 assists
•Abby Connell has connected on a team-leading nine 3-pointers
•SMSU is averaging 52.8 points per game, while opponents are averaging 77.4
•SMSU is shooting 35 percent from the field, 32 percent from 3-point range and 73 percent from the free throw line     

ABOUT UPPER IOWA: 
•UIU is 0-5 (0-1 NSIC) this season after losing five straight road games to start the season
•UIU lost last season's home opener 66-69 to Wartburg College
•UIU has been outscored by opponents 167-141 (minus 26) in the first half and 232-148 (minus 84) in the second half
•Blair Klostermann is scoring a team-high 12.4 ppg
•Sam Ofstad is averaging 11.2 ppg with seven made 3-pointers
•UIU is shooting 36 percent from the field, 29 percent from 3-point range and 78 percent from the free throw line
•UIU is scoring 57.8 points per game, while opponents are averaging 79.8 points per game
•Head coach Micha Thompson is in her first season as the Peacock's head coach after serving as an assistant at Utah State for four years
•UIU finished last season 5-24 (4-18 NSIC)          

ABOUT WINONA STATE:
•No. 14 WSU is 6-1 (1-0 NSIC) this season and has won six straight after dropping its season opener to the University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
• WSU has won its six games by an average margin of victory of 15.2 points
•Tara Roelofs is scoring a team-high 16.7 ppg while shooting 51 percent from the field
•Kayla Timmerman is averaging 10.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, and 1.9 blocks per game
•Liz Evenocheck is shooting 53 percent (9-of-17) from three point range while Jenny Tuttle is shooting 50 percent (10-of-20) from deep
•Head coach Scott Ballard is in his 13th season as the Warriors' head coach and has amassed a 216-118 (135-102 NSIC) record at Winona State
•UIU finished last season as the regular season NSIC champions with a 30-4 (20-2 NSIC) record     

LAURIE BOHLER NOTES:
•Has played in five games
•Has scored nine points with one 3-pointer
•Has appeared in 38 career games     

EMILY BUYSSE NOTES:
•Made her Mustangs' debut versus Sioux Falls
•Recorded first career field goal and first career steal against USF in 22 minutes of action
•Younger sister of teammate Sarah Buysse     

SARAH BUYSSE NOTES:
•Made season debut against USF and led team in scoring with 14 points
•Had career highs in free throws made (8) and attempted (11) against USF
•Started all 29 games as a true freshman in 2015-16
•Was fourth on the team in scoring last season with 6.9 points per game
•Older sister of teammate Emily Buysse     

ABBY CONNELL NOTES:
•Has started all five games
•Averaging 6.6 ppg and 2.0 rpg
•Leads team with nine made 3-pointers
•Currently ranks 17th in SMSU history in 3-point attempts (176) and is tied for 18th in made three pointers (53)     

LAUREN HEDLUND NOTES:
•Has started all five games.
•Averaging 10.6 ppg
•Also averaging 7.4 rpg
•Scored season-high 21 points vs. South Dakota Mines
•Second all-time in offensive rebounds per game (2.8)
•Ninth all-time in rebounds per game (6.4).     

TAYLOR HOLICKY NOTES:
•Has started all five games.
•Averaging 9.0 ppg and team high 7.6 rebounds per game
•Recorded double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds vs. William Jewell
•Scored a career-high 14 points vs. Missouri Western State     

CALEIGH RODNING NOTES:
•Started four of five games and is averaging 25 minutes a night on the court
•Averaging 9.4 ppg and 4.0 rpg
•Scored season-high 13 points vs. Missouri Western State     

TAYLOR SILVA NOTES:
•Has started all five games
•Leads team with 19 assists
•Dished out season-high six assists vs. South Dakota Mines     

KENDRA SNAZA NOTES:
•Has appeared in all five games
•Scored six points with two 3-pointers vs. Fort Hays State     

JAMIE SPICER NOTES:
•Has played in all five games
•Averaging 4.8 ppg
•Second on team with eight made 3-pointers
•Scored nine points vs. Missouri Western State and South Dakota Mines     

BRIANNA VONWAHLDE NOTES:
•Has played in all five games
•Scored field goals vs. Fort Hays State and South Dakota Mines
•Averaging 10 minutes of action per game     

ANGIE WENNING:
•Has played in all five games with one rebound     

OFF THE BENCH:
•The SMSU bench is averaging 11.6 ppg this season, while its opponents are averaging 29.8 ppg
•SMSU averaged 14 bench points per game in 2015-16     

SHARING THE BALL:
•The Mustangs will look to improve on their early assist numbers as they are averaging 9.4 assists per game
•SMSU tallied double-digit assists in 20 games last season and averaged 11.8 apg     

WORKING OVERTIME:
•SMSU is 10-24 all-time in overtime games and has not won an overtime game in 11 seasons as the Mustangs are 0-9 since the 2004-05 season
•SMSU is 2-5 in seven double-overtime games
•The last overtime win for SMSU was on Feb. 11, 2005, versus Minnesota Crookston          

HOME AND AWAY:
•SMSU finished 3-12 at home last season and is a combined 14-52 at home over the last five seasons
•The Mustangs, 0-4 in road/neutral site games this season after finishing 2-12 in road/neutral site games last season

2016-17 NSIC PRESEASON POLL:
•SMSU was picked to finish 15th overall and eighth in the South Division in the annual 16-team NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll released in October
•Winona State was chosen as the overall preseason favorite earning 201 points including seven first place votes and were also picked to win the South Division
  
MUSTANG HISTORY:
•SMSU is in its 48th year of women's basketball in 2016-17
•SMSU has played in 1,183 games all-time with a 574-609 (.485) all-time record overall
•SMSU is 222-335 (.399) all-time in conference games