MARSHALL, Minn.- Following a short holiday break, the Southwest Minnesota State women's basketball team will return to the court on Dec. 30th and 31st as it hosts Augustana and Wayne State in the R/A Facility.

SMSU will first take on Augustana on Saturday, Dec. 30, at 4 p.m., followed by a second straight New Year's Eve game against Wayne State on Sunday, Dec. 31 at 2 p.m.

SMSU Quick Hits
- Senior forward, Lauren Hedlund, became the 19th member of the SMSU women's basketball 1,000 career points club earlier this season against UIU
- Head Coach, Tom Webb, enters his second season at the helm to the SMSU women's basketball program after spending eight seasons at Cameron University in Lawton, Okla.
- SMSU gets set to play No. 18 Augustana and Wayne State for the first time this season
- SMSU currently ranks fifth in the NSIC in free throw percentage and fourth in the conference in offensive rebounding percentage
- SMSU has outscored opponents 161-141 in the fourth quarter of games so far this season
- Taylor Holicky's six blocked shots at USF made her the first SMSU player since 2007 to have at least five blocked shots in a single game

Augustana: Game Preview
    Augustana Team Notes
- 2016-17 Record: 23-8, 14-2 NSIC
- 2017-18 Record: 10-0, 5-0 NSIC
- Augustana is off to the best start in program history since the Vikings started out 11-0 in the 1996-97 season
- The Vikings went 10-0 three years in a row (1990-91, 1992-93, 1993-94) but lost the 11th game of the season each time
- Augustana is ranked 18th in the latest (Dec. 12) WBCA poll
- Logan O'Farrell picked up her 2nd double-double of the season scoring 21 points and snagged 10 rebounds on Tuesday night vs. Wayne State
- Shelby Selland cashed in 10 points and snagged three rebounds on Tuesday night
- Senior, Paige Peterson, had 12 points off the bench Tuesday night vs. Wayne State
    Series History
- Augustana leads the all-time series 28-12
- The Vikings have won five straight games over SMSU dating back to 2015
- Augustana has won 12 of the previous 13 games against SMSU dating back to 2011
- The Mustangs' last win over Augustana was a 77-71 win on Jan. 3, 2015 in Marshall
- SMSU is 9-11 all-time against Augustana at home
- SMSU is 2-14 all-time against the Vikings in conference games
    Game Coverage
- SMSU vs Augustana will be 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

Wayne State: Game Preview
    WSC Team Notes
- 2016-17 Record: 23-7, 16-6 NSIC
- 2017-18 Record: 10-4, 4-2 NSIC
-  Wayne State had a six-game win streak snapped in its 84-59 loss to Augustana on Tuesday night
- The Wildcats have gone 4-2 to open conference play with wins over Minnesota State, Concordia-St. Paul, U-Mary and Minot State
- Senior, Kacie O'Connor, and freshman, Erin Norlin, each scored 11 points at Augustana
- Freshman reserve forward, Payton Draper, scored a season-high 10 points while going 3 for 4 from field against the Vikings
    Series History
- Wayne State leads the all-time series 34-18
- WSC has won 16 straight games over SMSU dating back to 2010 and have won 18 of the last 19 matchups dating back to 2008
- SMSU last defeated Wayne State, 67-62 back in February of 2009 in Wayne, Neb.
- The Mustangs are 12-15 all-time at home against Wayne State
- SMSU is 9-27 against WSC in conference games
    Game Coverage
- SMSU vs WSC will be 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

SMSU Individual Player Notes
- #1 Reinhart Notes: Has started all nine games for SMSU ... led the Mustangs in scoring with 18 points after knocking down 4 of 4 three point attempts against St. Cloud State (12/9) ... has started all eight games for SMSU so far this season … signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 10, 2016
- #3 Stelter Notes: Led the Mustangs in scoring and rebounding for the first time in her career with 11 points and seven boards against USF (12/16) ... signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 10, 2016
- #5 Rodning Notes: Had a season high 19 points at UMD ... posted her third double-double with 18 points and 11 boards vs UIU (12/1) … named to NSIC All-Freshman team in 2016-17 ... posted eight straight double-doubles last season
- #10 Bonestroo Notes: Has appeared in all seven games for SMSU ... had team high three assists in career debut vs MWSU (11/10) … signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 10, 2016
- #11 Bohler Notes: Has played in 60 career games ... signed with SMSU during the late signing period on April 16, 2014
- #12 Wenning Notes: Has appeared in 13 career games ... signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 13, 2013
- #14 E. Buysse Notes: Connected on 3 of 4 three point attempts against Waldorf (11/18) ... appeared in 19 games as a true freshman ... scored career high 11 points at MSU last season (2/17)
- #20 Teske Notes: Went 3 of 5 shooting overall against UIU (12/1) ... signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 10, 2016
- #21 S. Buysse Notes: Had a career high 22 points against UMD (12/8), her first 20 point game of her career ... led SMSU in scoring with 18 points against Waldorf (11/18) … has appeared in 54 career games with 45 starts ... averaged 7.3 ppg and 2.7 rpg in 2016-17
- #23 Hutton Notes: Made her SMSU debut vs MWSU (11/10) … had five rebounds vs FHSU … signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 10, 2016
- #24 Baxter Notes: Has started all nine games for SMSU so far this season … has reached double figures in scoring in five games this season … signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 10, 2016
- #30 Lother Notes: Made her SMSU debut vs FHSU (11/11) … joined the SMSU program during the summer of 2017 ... transfer from St. Olaf College
- #33 Hedlund Notes: Had seven points to become 19th member of SMSU 1,000 career points club against Upper Iowa (12/1) ... ranks 10th in school history in career rebounds (620) ... ranked fourth in the NSIC in rebounding last season with 8.6 rpg (conf. only)
- #35 Akoi Notes: Made her first career start against USF (12/16) ... made her SMSU debut vs MWSU (11/10) … had four blocks in her first career game vs MWSU (11/10) … Signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 10, 2016
- #45 Holicky Notes: Became first player since 2007 to have five or more blocks with six blocks at USF (11/25) ... Started all 27 games in 2016-17 … Eighth in SMSU history with 4.4 defensive rebounds per game for her career

SMSU Home and Away
- Below is a breakdown of the Mustangs' stats in home games and road/ neutral games during the 2017-18 season

                                W-L     FG%     3-FG%     FT%     REB     PTS     TO 
Home:                      2-2     .367     .310            .729     45.2     76.5     15.3 
Away/ Neutral:         0-5     .335     .247            .722     32.8     54.2     20.8

4th Quarter Queens
- The Mustangs have outscored opponents 161-141 in the fourth quarter so far this season
- SMSU went 8 of 9 (89 percent) shooting in the fourth at SCSU
- The Mustangs went on a 10-0 fourth-quarter run against Winona State and a 19-2 run in the fourth against St. Cloud State
- Prior to a tough fourth quarter against USF, SMSU had shot 56.2 percent as a team in the fourth quarter in its previous four games