MARSHALL, Minn.- The Southwest Minnesota State University ­women's basketball team (2-14, 2-10 NSIC) enter a stretch of four straight home games as they host Concordia-St. Paul (11-7, 7-5 NSIC) on Friday night at 6 p.m., and Minnesota State on Saturday night at 5 p.m.
 
            BROADCAST INFO
•This weekend's games will broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL with Ryan Rohlik and Anthony Rohlik handling the play-by-play for SMSU basketball
•The game can also be viewed online at SMSUmustangs.com.
           
            SERIES HISTORY (Concordia-St. Paul)
•Concordia-St. Paul leads the all-time series with SMSU, 16-34
•Concordia-St. Paul has won nine straight games
•SMSU's last win was in December of 2011 (one of just two wins vs. CSP since the 2001-02 season
•CSP won the last meeting, 68-59, in St. Paul (2/19/16) finishing 2-0 vs. SMSU last season 
•Complete game-by-game listing of the series is located on page 18
 
            SERIES HISTORY (Minnesota State)
•Minnesota State leads the all-time series 37-17
•MSU has won 19 consecutive overall and nine straight games played in Marshall
•The Mavericks won the last meeting, 79-63, in Mankato (2/20/16) going 2-0 vs. SMSU last season
•Complete game-by-game listing of the series is located on page 19
 
            GAME DAY STORYLINES
•SMSU snapped an eight game losing skid with its win over Minnesota Crookston last Friday night
•After a slow start to its season, SMSU's offense has been steadily improving, rasing its season scoring average in six straight games
•SMSU averaged 70.5 points per game and a plus 7.5 rebounding average last weekend
•The Mustangs got to the free throw line for a season high 29 free throw attempts
•Taylor Holicky led Mustangs in scoring with a career high 22 points vs. UMC and followed up with another team high 17 points vs. BSU
•SMSU has committed the fifth fewest fouls in all of NCAA Division II
 
            SMSU HEAD COACH TOM WEBB
•Tom Webb is in his first season as the head coach with a 2-14 overall record thus far
•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
 
            NSIC RANKINGS (Conference games only)
•Lauren Hedlund is second in the NSIC in rebounding with 10.3 rpg and 53 offensive boards
•Holicky is tied for fifth with 9.1 rpg
•Taylor Silva ranks fourth in assists (4.3 apg)
•Caleigh Rodning is seventh in the conference in field goal percentage (.514)
 
            ABOUT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE
•SMSU is 2-14 on the season following last Saturday's loss at Bemidji State
•SMSU has an average scoring margin of minus 14.4 points per game
•The Mustangs are shooting 39 percent as a team on field goal attempts this season
•Lauren Hedlund leads the team in scoring (12.2 ppg)  and rebounding (9.8 rpg)
•Taylor Holicky is averaging 10.2 points per game and 8.6 rebounds per game and has a team high 11 blocked shots on the season
•Taylor Silva has dished out a team-high 66 assists (4.1 apg)
•Abby Connell has connected on a team-leading 29 3-pointers
 
            ABOUT CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL
•Concordia-St. Paul (11-7, 7-5 NSIC) sits in fifth place in the NSIC South Division after picking up three conference wins last week
•CSP defeated MSU, U-Mary, and Minot State last week to extend its current win streak to four straight
•CSP leads the conference in free throw percentage hitting 82 percent of its 202 attempts this season (NSIC games only)
•Anna Schmitt is third in the conference in scoring with 17.5 points per game (NSIC only)
•Kyrah Fredenburg is first in the conference in rebounding with 10.5 rebounds per game (NSIC only)

            ABOUT MINNESOTA STATE
•Minnesota State (9-7, 5-7 NSIC) currently sits in sixth place in the NSIC South Division
•MSU has won back-to-back contests after victories over Minot State and U-Mary at home last weekend
•MSU recorded a season high 62 rebounds in win over U-Mary
•Minnesota State is first in the conference with 43.2 rebounds per game (NSIC games only)
           
          PLUS/MINUS
•Emily Buysse has the best plus/minus per 40 minutes at minus 3.8 points in 127 minutes of action
•The following are the best three plus/minus combinations per 40 minutes for the Mustangs this season (min. 10 minutes played)
1          Silva, Hedlund, Holicky, Buysse S., Buysse E. (+59.4) in 10:47 minutes
2          Connell, Rodning, Silva, Hedlund, Buysse S. (+14.7) in 29:47 minutes
3          Connell, Hedlund, Holicky, Buysse S., Buysse E. (+11.8) in 10:10 minutes
 
          LAURIE BOHLER NOTES
•Has appeared in all 16 games
•Pulled in career best three rebounds versus Augie
•Has appeared in 49 career games
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          EMILY BUYSSE NOTES
•Scored career high six points vs UMD with two made three pointers
•Made her Mustangs' debut versus Sioux Falls on 11/26/16
•Has appeared in eight games averaging 17.6 minutes per game
•Younger sister of teammate Sarah Buysse
 
           SARAH BUYSSE NOTES
•Had career high 5 assists against UIU (12/2/16)
•Led team in scoring with 14 points in season debut vs USF
•Started all 29 games as a true freshman in 2015-16
•Averaging 8.7 ppg and 3.3 rpg
•Older sister of teammate Emily Buysse
 
            ABBY CONNELL NOTES
•Has started all 16 games
•Scored career high 14 points at WSC (12/31/16)
•Career highs 10 field goal attempts vs UIU (1/7/17)
•Averaging 6.2 points per game and 1.4 rebounds per game
 
            LAUREN HEDLUND NOTES
•Has led team in rebounding in 11 games this season and 38 times in her career
•Team high 12.2 points per game and 9.8 rebounds per game
•Pulled in career high 18 rebounds vs WSU (1/6/17)
•Scored career-high 27 points vs. St. Cloud State
•First all-time in offensive rebounds per game (3.1)
 
            TAYLOR HOLICKY NOTES
•Ranks eighth in SMSU history in defensive rebounds per game (4.2)
•Had career high 22 points vs. Minnesota Crookston (1/13)
•Has recorded four double-doubles this season
•Has team leading 11 blocked shots on the season
 
            CALEIGH RODNING NOTES
•Had career highs in points (21), rebounds (10), steals (2), blocks (2), field goals made (9) and attempted (18)
•Season high 14 rebounds vs. Minnesota Crookston (1/13)
•Started four games and is averaging 23.7 minutes a night on the court
•Averaging 12.3 ppg, 5.7 rpg, and 1.3 apg as a true freshman
•Has led Mustangs in scoring on five occasions this season
 
            TAYLOR SILVA NOTES
•Has started all 16 games
•Leads team with 4.1 assists per game
•Had career high seven assists at Wayne State (12/31/16)
•Scored career high 21 points against UIU (12/2/16)
•Grabbed career high four steals against UIU (12/2/16)
 
            KENDRA SNAZA NOTES
•Has appeared in eight games
•Scored six points with two 3-pointers vs. Fort Hays State
 
            JAMIE SPICER NOTES
•Has appeared in 14 games
•Averaging 4.8 ppg
•Second on team with 19 made 3-pointers
•Scored career high nine points vs. Missouri Western State and South Dakota Mines
 
            BRIANNA VONWAHLDE NOTES
•Has appeared in 10 games
•Scored field goals vs. Fort Hays State and South Dakota Mines
•Attempted career high five field goals vs. MWSU (11/11/16)
 
            ANGIE WENNING
•Has played in eight games
•Recorded a career high two assists against South Dakota Mines (11/19/16)
 
            OFF THE BENCH
•The SMSU bench is averaging 17.1 ppg this season, while its opponents are averaging 25.0 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 10.8 assists per game
•SMSU tallied double-digit assists in 20 games last season and averaged 11.8 apg
•The Mustangs have hit double digit assists on nine occasions so far this year
 
            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
•SMSU has yet to play an overtime game this 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 1,194 games all-time with a 576-618 (.482) all-time record overall
•SMSU is 224-344 (.394) in conference games
 
            EARLY GAME STRUGGLES
•SMSU has been outscored by a combined 80 points in the first half of games this season forcing multiple comeback attempts
•SMSU has only held a lead beyond the first quarter in six games this season
           
            HOME AND AWAY
•SMSU finished 3-12 at home last season and is a combined 11-47 at home over the last five seasons
•The Mustangs are 2-9 in road/neutral site games this season after finishing 2-12 in road/neutral site games last season
•SMSU is 0-5 in home games this year
•The following is a statistical comparison of the Mustang team averages for home and away/neutral games in 2016-17:
 
                        W-L     FG%    3-FG% FT%     REB     PTS      TO      
Home              0-5       .396     .320     .656     38.8     57.8     19.2    
Away               2-9       .384     .335     .735     35.7     60.7     19.7
 
             HOME SWEET HOME
•The 2016-17 season marks the 21st year the R/A Facility has been the home arena for SMSU women's basketball.
•SMSU has compiled a record of 134-133 (.502) in 267 games in the R/A Facility
•SMSU is 314-230 (.577) in all home games in the program's history
 
SMSU in the R/A Facility
            Year             Overall   NSIC    Non ---
            1996-97           6-5       2-3       4-2
            1997-98           5-6       3-3       2-3
            1998-99           11-2     6-0       5-2      
            1999-00           11-3     7-2       4-1      
            2000-01           12-0     9-0       3-0
            2001-02           11-2     8-1       3-1
            2002-03           11-3     7-2       4-1
            2003-04           4-8       2-7       2-1      
            2004-05           10-4     5-2       5-2
            2005-06           5-9       3-4       2-5
            2006-07           5-8       3-6       2-2
            2007-08           5-9       2-7       3-2
            2008-09           9-6       4-6       5-0
            2009-10           10-5     6-4       4-1
            2010-11           6-7       5-6       1-1
            2011-12           3-9       3-8       0-1      
            2012-13           2-10     1-10     1-0
            2013-14           3-9       2-9       1-0
            2014-15           3-11     3-8       0-3
            2015-16           3-12     2-9       1-3
            2016-17           0-5       0-5       0-0
           Totals:          134-133  82-102   52-31