MARSHALL, Minn.- The Southwest Minnesota State University ­women's basketball team (3-19, 3-15 NSIC) returns to Marshall for its final two home NSIC games of the season as they play Wayne State (17-6, 12-6 NSIC) on Friday at 6 p.m., followed by Senior Day against Augustana (18-7, 13-5 NSIC) on Saturday 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 (Wayne State)
•Wayne State leads the all-time series 33-18
•WSC has won 15 straight games dating back to the 2009-10 season
•WSC has won 17 of the last 18 including a 78-70 win earlier this season in Wayne, Neb. (Full box score on page 19)
•Southwest Minnesota State's last win was Feb. 25, 2009 (SMSU won, 67-62 in Wayne)
•SMSU is 12-14 all-time vs WSC in games played in Marshall
•Complete game-by-game listing of the series is located on page 18
 
            SERIES HISTORY (Augustana)
•Augustana leads the all-time series 27-12
•Augustana defeated SMSU, 90-71 earlier this season on Dec. 30 (Full box score on page 21)
•The last win for SMSU was a 77-71 victory on Jan. 3, 2015 in Marshall
•Augustana has won four straight over the Mustangs by an average of 16.8 points per game
•Complete game-by-game listing of the series is located on page 20
 
            GAME DAY STORYLINES
•After returning to the starting lineup in the last six games, Caleigh Rodning has led SMSU in scoring and rebounding with 15.0 ppg and 10.7 rpg
•Rodning has now posted four straight double-doubles
•SMSU tied its season high with 18 assists in its overtime loss at U-Mary last weekend
•Minot State's 41 points scored were the fewest points given up by an SMSU team since holding Crown College to 43 back on Nov. 11, 2013
•Minot State's .218 field goal percentage was the lowest shooting percentage for an SMSU opponent since Northern State shot just 29.6 percent from the field back on Jan. 3, 2014
•The Mustangs played their first overtime of the season vs. U-Mary but the third consecutive overtime game against the Marauders
•With just two home games remaining, SMSU is still searching for its first home win of the season (SMSU has never gone an entire season without a home victory in its previous 47 years of women's basketball)
 
            RECORD WATCH        
•Lauren Hedlund is 73 points away entering the weekend from becoming the 19th member of the SMSU women's basketball 1,000 point club
•Hedlund currently ranks second all-time in career offensive rebounding with 3.0 offensive rebounds per game and is fourth in single season offensive rebounding average with 3.6 offensive boards per game
•Hedlund, Rodning, and Taylor Holicky are all in the top ten for single season defensive rebounding average:
            Single Season Defense rebound avg
No.      RPG     Name (min 20 games)
1.         7.2       Dawn Munson (25 games) - 1977-78
2.         7.0       Lillie Brown (26 games) - 1994-95
3.         6.6       Taylor Holicky (22 games) - 2016-17
4.         6.0       Lillie Brown (29 games) - 1993-94
5.         5.9       Lillie Brown (27 games) - 1995-96
6.         5.8       Julie Thein (28 games) - 1988-89
7.         5.5       Lauren Hedlund (22 games) - 2016-17
8.         5.3       Caleigh Rodning (21 games) - 2016-17
9.         5.3       Cindy Olson (25 games) - 1977-78
10.       5.2      Julie Thein (26 games) - 1990-91
 
            SENIOR DAY
•SMSU will honor its four senior players Saturday following its game vs. Augustana as they play thier final home games for the Mustangs
•Taylor Silva has started all 22 games as a senior averaging 5.4 ppg, 4.0 apg, and 1.8 rpg
•­­Abby Connell has started 18 games this year and leads the Mustangs with 40 made three point attempts
•Brianna VonWahlde has appeared in 13 games this season with two steals and six rebounds
•Kendra Snaza has appeared in eight games with two steals and seven rebounds
 
            SMSU?HEAD COACH TOM WEBB
•Tom Webb is in his first season as the head coach with a 3-19 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)
•SMSU is ranked sixth in the NSIC in three point field goal percentage (.345)
•Lauren Hedlund is third in the NSIC in rebounding with 9.3 rpg and leads the conference with 68 offensive boards
•Taylor Holicky is fourth in rebounding with 8.3 rpg
•Taylor Silva ranks sixth in assists (4.06 apg)
•Caleigh Rodning is 12th in the conference in field goal percentage (.485), 14th in scoring (14.1 ppg), and eighth in rebounding (7.8 rpg)
•Jamie Spicer is ranked eighth in 3-point field goal percentage (.422)
 
            ABOUT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE
•SMSU?is 3-19 on the season after narrowly missing out on a perfect weekend after its overtime loss at U-Mary last Saturday
•SMSU snapped a five game losing streak with its win over Minot State
•The Mustangs are shooting 39 percent as a team on field goal attempts this season
•Caleigh Rodning leads the team in scoring (13.0 ppg) and averages 7.0 rebounds per game
•Taylor Holicky is averaging 8.1 rpg, 9.5 ppg, and has a team high 24 blocked shots on the season
•Taylor Silva has dished out a team-high 88 assists (4.0 apg)
•Jamie Spicer is third on the team over the last six games with 9.7 ppg while shooting 52 percent from beyond the arc and also adding 16 assists
 
            ABOUT WAYNE STATE
•Wayne State (17-6, 12-6 NSIC) has won back-to-back games, defeating Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State last weekend
•The Wildcats have the second ranked free throw percentage (.776) and fifth ranked field goal percentage (.414) in the NSIC
•Paige Ballinger leads the NSIC?in blocked shots with 2.56 blocks per game
 
            ABOUT AUGUSTANA
•The Vikings (18-7, 13-5 NSIC) went 2-0 last weekend with wins over Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State
•Augustana has the first ranked scoring offense in the NSIC?with 77.8 ppg and a scoring margin of +12.6 ppg
•The Vikings are second in the NSIC in rebounding with 40.2 rpg as a unit
•Augustana also ranks second in the NSIC?in defending the three point line as opponents are shooting just 31 percent on 3-pointers
           
            LAURIE BOHLER NOTES
•Has appeared in 21 games
•Pulled in career best three rebounds versus Augie (12/30)
•Has appeared in 54 career games
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            EMILY BUYSSE NOTES
•Scored career high six points vs UMD with two made three pointers (12/9/16)
•Made her Mustangs' debut versus Sioux Falls on Nov. 26
•Has appeared in 14 games averaging 13.8 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 7.7 ppg and 2.8 rpg
•Older sister of teammate Emily Buysse
 
            ABBY CONNELL NOTES
•Has started 18 games
•Scored career high 14 points at WSC (12/31/16)
•Career high 10 field goal attempts vs UIU (1/7/17)
•Has connected on a team-leading 40 three point attempts
 
            LAUREN HEDLUND NOTES
•Seventh in school history for career rebounding average (7.1 rpg)
•Has led team in rebounding in 40 games during her career
•Pulled in career high 18 rebounds vs WSU?(1/6)
•Scored career-high 27 points vs. St. Cloud State (12/10)
 
            TAYLOR HOLICKY NOTES
•Ranks eighth in SMSU history in defensive rebounds per game (4.3 rpg)
•Had career high 22 points vs. Minnesota Crookston (1/13)
•Has recorded four double-doubles this season
•Has team leading 24 blocked shots on the season
 
            CALEIGH RODNING NOTES
•Scored season high 24 pts at U-Mary (2/4)
•Season high 14 rebounds vs. Minnesota Crookston (1/13) and MSU?Moorhead (1/27)
•Started 10 games and is averaging 25.8 minutes a night on the court
•Averaging 13.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg, and 1.5 apg as a true freshman
•Has posted four straight double-doubles
 
            TAYLOR SILVA NOTES
•Has started all 22 games during her senior campaign
•Leads team with 4.0 assists per game
•Had career high eight assists vs. MSU (1/21)
•Scored career high 21 points against UIU?(12/2)
•Grabbed career high four steals against UIU (12/2)
 
            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 20 games
•Scored a season high 17 points going 5-of-6 on three point attempts vs. Minnesota State (1/21)
•Third on the team over the last six games with 9.7 ppg while shooting 52 percent from beyond the arc and also adding 16 assists
 
            BRIANNA VONWAHLDE NOTES
•Has appeared in 13 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 10 games
•Recorded first career field goal vs. Northern State (1/28)
 
            OFF?THE BENCH
•The SMSU bench is averaging 17.6 ppg this season, while its opponents are averaging 24.4 ppg
•SMSU averaged 14 bench points per game in 2015-16
 
            SHARING?THE?BALL
•The Mustangs are averaging 11.3 assists per game
•SMSU tallied double-digit assists in 20 games last season and averaged 11.5 apg
•The Mustangs have hit double digit assists on 13 occasions so far this year
 
            WORKING?OVERTIME
•SMSU is 10-25 all-time in overtime games and has not won an overtime game in 11 seasons as the Mustangs are 0-10 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 lost its only overtime game of the season , 82-76 at U-Mary
 
            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 1,200 games all-time with a 577-623 (.481) all-time record overall
•SMSU is 225-349 (.392) in conference games
           
            HOME AND AWAY
•SMSU finished 3-12 at home last season and is a combined 11-51 at home over the last five seasons
•The Mustangs are 3-10 in road/neutral site games this season after finishing 2-12 in road/neutral site games last season
•SMSU is 0-9 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              0-9       .395     .344     .691     36.4     61.4     18.9    
Away               3-10     .389     .342     .726     36.3     61.2     18.6
 
             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 134-137 (.494) in 271 games in the R/A Facility
•SMSU is 314-234 (.573) 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           0-9       0-9       0-0
   Totals:                   134-137  82-106 52-31