MARSHALL, Minn.- Southwest Minnesota State will welcome a pair of NSIC north teams into the R/A Facility this weekend as it hosts Minnesota Crookston on Friday night at 6:05 p.m., followed by a Saturday afternoon game against Bemidji State.

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 face Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State at home this weekend as the Mustangs near the midpoint of their conference schedule
- SMSU has outscored opponents 230-207 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

Minnesota Crookston: Game Preview
        UMC Team Notes
- 2016-17 Record: 8-20, 7-15 NSIC
- 2017-18 Record: 2-11, 2-7 NSIC
- Minnesota Crookston enters the week having dropped four five games with a lone win over Upper Iowa during that stretch
- UMC went 0-4 during non-conference play and has wins over MSU Moorhead and Upper Iowa on the season
- The Golden Eagles have lost six games by 10 or less points this season
- Minnesota Crookston fell in a pair of road games last weekend to Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State
- The Golden Eagles rank third in the NSIC in free throw percentage at 78.8 percent and sixth in field goal percentage at 40.8 percent
- Isieoma Odor notched 17.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game on the weekend for Minnesota Crookston last week
- Micaela Noga tallied 16.5 points per game as she was 9-of-17 from the field (52.9 percent) and 7-of-14 from beyond the arc
        Series History
- SMSU leads the all-time series, 20-11
- The Mustangs have won just two of the last six games overall as last year's, 75-66 win in Crookston ended a four-game losing streak to the Golden Eagles
- The Mustangs have dropped their last three home games to UMC with their last win coming in a 93-67 victory on Feb. 6, 2010
- SMSU won the first 12 games in the all-time series from 1996-97 to 2003-04
- The Mustangs are 18-11 all-time in conference games against Minnesota Crookston and 9-6 all-time at home
- Taylor Holicky put up 22 points and seven boards in last year's game while Caleigh Rodning had a double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds
        Game Coverage
- Friday night's game vs Minnesota Crookston will be broadcast live by Midco Sports Network on MidcoSN2 and MidcoSN2 HD
- SMSU vs UMC 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

Bemidji State: Game Preview
        BSU Team Notes
- 2016-17 Record: 7-20, 4-18 NSIC
- 2017-18 Record: 4-9, 3-6 NSIC
- Bemidji State began a five-game road stretch with losses at St. Cloud State, 83-51, and at Minnesota Duluth, 66-61
- Bemidji State shot 35.2 percent from the floor, 35.0 percent from long range and 84.2 percent from the charity stripe but lost the rebound margin, 39-35 against St. Cloud State
- On the weekend, BSU shot 35.2 percent from the floor, 31.7 percent from 3-point range and 78.1 percent from the free throw line while also totaling 12.5 assists per game
- Senior guard, Mikayla Larson, tied a career-high 18 points Saturday night against Minnesota Duluth on 6-for-7 shooting from the field
- Freshman guard, Brooklyn Bachmann, led BSU on the weekend with 10.5 points per game on 43.8 percent shooting
- Senior center, Sierra Senske, led BSU with 8.5 rebounds per game and added 8.5 points per contest off the bench
        Series History
- SMSU leads the all-time series 40-34, which dates back to the 1977-78 season
- SMSU and Bemidji State have traded wins over the past six meetings with both teams winning the games at its respective home venue
- SMSU was the last team to break serve, with a 71-56 win on the Beavers' home court back in 2009
- SMSU is 23-12 all-time at home vs BSU and have won six straight dating back to 2008
- Bemidji State won last season's matchup, 82-66 in Bemidji
        Game Coverage
- SMSU vs BSU 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

Recipe for Success
- SMSU has committed 9 or fewer turnovers in each of its three wins so far this season
- SMSU has held opponents to 35 percent shooting and below in its three wins so far this season
- SMSU is 2-1 so far this season when leading at the half
- The Mustangs have outrebounded their opponent in all three of their wins so far this season
- SMSU has held opponents to 57 points or fewer in each of its three wins this season

4th Quarter Queens
- The Mustangs have outscored opponents 230-207 (+23) in the fourth quarter of games this season, its only positive scoring differential of any quarter
- SMSU went 7 of 13 (54 percent) from the field in the fourth quarter against Augustana on Dec. 30 and went 8 of 9 (89 percent) in the fourth quarter at St. Cloud State on Dec. 9
- SMSU held Winona State to just eight points in the fourth quarter last Friday night

Shooting Stroke
- SMSU has lived and died by the long ball at times this season, attempting 20 plus three pointers in eight of its last nine games
- The Mustangs have made 10 or more three pointers in three different games this season
- After suffering a season-low point total in last Friday's loss at Winona State, the Mustangs rebounded with a season best, 80-point night against Upper Iowa
- SMSU had a 43 percent (28 of 65) shooting night as a team against the Peacocks and combined to go 59 percent (19 of 34) shooting in the first and third quarters

NSIC Stats (Conference Games Only)
Player/ Team                            Category                            NSIC Rk.
SMSU                                        FT Pct.- .764                             6
SMSU                                        Rebounding- 38.3 rpg               3
SMSU                                        Reb. Margin- +0.4                     7
SMSU                                        Blocked Shots- 3.4 blk/gm        7
Caleigh Rodning                        Scoring- 11.0 ppg                    23
Erin Baxter                                 Scoring- 11.1 ppg                    22
Caleigh Rodning                        Rebounding- 7.6 rpg                 7
Taylor Holicky                            Rebounding- 7.6 rpg                 8
Sadie Stelter                              Assists- 3.1 assists/gm            12