MARSHALL, Minn.- The Southwest Minnesota State University ­women's basketball team (1-13, 1-9 NSIC) was unable to capture its first home win last weekend and are looking to put a stop to an eight game losing streak on the road at Minnesota Crookston on Friday night at 6 p.m., and at Bemidji State this Saturday at 4 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 (Minnesota Crookston)
•SMSU leads the all-time series 19-11
•Minnesota Crookston has won four straight dating back to the 2013 season
•SMSU is 10-5 all-time in games played in Crookston
•UMC won the only meeting last year 85-65 in Marshall
•Complete game-by-game listing of the series is located on page 18
 
            SERIES HISTORY (Bemidji State)
•SMSU leads the all-time series 40-33
•SMSU?and BSU have split the previous eight games 4-4
•The Mustangs defeated the Beavers in the only meeting last year 73-52 in Marshall
•Complete game-by-game listing of the series is located on page 19
 
            GAME DAY STORYLINES
•After a slow start, SMSU's offense has been steadily improving, rasing its season scoring average in four straight games
•SMSU recorded a season high 7 blocks vs. UIU
•Mustangs suffered from a season low .545 free throw percentage vs. UIU
•Caleigh Rodning led Mustangs in scoring in both games last weekend including career high 21 points vs. Upper Iowa
•Lauren Hedlund pulled in a career high 18 rebounds in loss to Winona State
•SMSU has committed the 13th fewest fouls in all of Division II
 
            SMSU?HEAD COACH TOM WEBB
•Tom Webb is in his first season as the head coach with a 1-13 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)
•Hedlund is first in the NSIC?in rebounding with 11.0 rpg and 45 offensive boards
•Taylor Holicky is tied for fifth with 8.7 rpg
•Taylor Silva ranks fifth in assists (4.2 apg)
•Caleigh Rodning is second in the conference in field goal percentage (.585)
•Abby Connell is tied for eighth with 1.9 made 3-pointers per game
 
            ABOUT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE
•SMSU?is 1-13 on the season following last Saturday's loss at home to Upper Iowa
•SMSU allows 36.2 rpg to opponents (6th fewest in NSIC for all games)
•Lauren Hedlund leads the team in scoring and rebounding and averages a double-double with 12.1 ppg and 10.1 rpg
•Taylor Holicky is averaging 8.9 ppg and 8.3 rpg and has a team high nine blocks on the season 
•Taylor Silva has dished out a team-high 57 assists (4.1 apg)
•Abby Connell has connected on a team-leading 27 3-pointers
 
            ABOUT MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
•Minnesota Crookston (3-10, 3-6 NSIC) currently sit in sixth place in the NSIC?North Division with a 2-5 record against division opponents
•UMC?defeated St. Cloud State 78-76 last Saturday and will face Bemidji State on Tuesday, Jan. 10
•UMC ranks fifth in the conference in free throw percentage (.780) (NSIC?games only)
•Alison Hughes leads the Golden Eagles in scoring with 16.2 ppg
•Isieoma Odor averages 12.0 ppg and 7.7 rpg
•Hughes eighth in the conference in ppg (14.9) (NSIC?games only)
•Odor is ninth in the conference in rebounding with 7.7 rpg (NSIC?games only)

            ABOUT BEMIDJI STATE
•Bemidji State (4-9, 1-8 NSIC) currently sits in seventh place in the NSIC?North Division
•BSU got its first win since Nov. 26 with a 60-57 win over Minnesota Duluth last Saturday
•BSU has allowed the most points per game in the NSIC this season (79.9 ppg) (conference games only)
•BSU has the fourth worst field goal percentage in the NSIC this season (.380)
           
            LAURIE BOHLER NOTES
•Has appeared in all 14 games
•Pulled in career best three rebounds versus Augie
•Has appeared in 45 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 six games averaging 19.5 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 9.5 ppg and 3.5 rpg
•Older sister of teammate Emily Buysse
 
            ABBY CONNELL NOTES
•Has started all 14 games
•Scored career high 14 points at WSC (12/31/16)
•Career highs 10 field goal attempts vs UIU (1/7/17)
•Averaging 6.6 ppg and 1.5 rpg
 
            LAUREN HEDLUND NOTES
•Has led team in rebounding in 11 games this season
•Team high 12.1 ppg and 10.1 rpg
•Pulled in career high 18 rebounds vs WSU?(1/6/17)
•Scored career-high 27 points vs. St. Cloud State
•Second all-time in offensive rebounds per game (2.9)
•First in SMSU history in offensive rebounds per game (3.1)
 
            TAYLOR HOLICKY NOTES
•Ranks 10th in SMSU history in defensive rebounds per game (4.0)
•Averaging 8.9 ppg and 8.3 rpg
•Has recorded first three career double-doubles this season
•Has team leading nine blocks 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), ande 3-pointers made (2) and attempted (3) vs. UIU (1/7/17)
•Started four games and is averaging 23.8  minutes a night on the court
•Averaging 11.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, and 1.4 apg as a true freshman
•Has led Mustangs in scoring on five occasions this season
 
            TAYLOR SILVA NOTES
•Has started all 14 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)
•Became first SMSU player since '10 to hit at least 10 free throws (made 10 vs. 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 12 games
•Averaging 5.2 ppg
•Second on team with 18 made 3-pointers
•Scored career high nine points vs. Missouri Western State and South Dakota Mines
 
            BRIANNA VONWAHLDE NOTES
•Has appeared in nine 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 16.5 ppg this season, while its opponents are averaging 24.9 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 11.1 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
           
            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 1-8 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                1-8       .377     .333     .713     35.1     58.6     20.3      

            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
           
            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 1,192 games all-time with a 575-617 (.482) all-time record overall
•SMSU is 223-343 (.394) in conference games
 
            EARLY GAME STRUGGLES
•SMSU has been outscored by a combined 61 points in the first half of games this season forcing multiple comeback attempts
•SMSU has only held a lead beyond the first quarter in five games this season
           
            PLUS/MINUS
•Emily Buysse has the best plus/minus per 40 minutes at minus 5.82 points in 116 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. (+31.32)
2          Connell, Rodning, Silva, Hedlund, Buysse S. (+18.34)
3          Connell, Hedlund, Holicky, Buysse S., Buysse E. (+11.80)