PREVIEWING THIS WEEKEND
•The Southwest Minnesota State University women's basketball team (4-4, 1-2 NSIC) travels to Hallenbeck Hall to take on St. Cloud State (4-3, 1-2 NSIC) on Friday at 5:30 p.m. and Romano Gymnasium to face Minnesota Duluth (3-2, 2-1 NSIC) on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. for the first conference road series of the season.

    SMSU QUICK HITS
•SMSU broke a 23-game losing streak to Minnesota State on Dec. 7 with a 74-73 victory. 
•SMSU head coach Tom Webb earned his 100th career win as a Division II head coach on Nov. 16  with SMSU's 91-83 victory over Wisconsin-Parkside.

    BROADCAST INFO 
•Both games will be broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL.
•Live stats and video can be found at SMSUmustangs.com.
 
    SCOUTING ST. CLOUD STATE    
•SCSU was picked to finish 11th overall in the NSIC preseason poll and fifth in the North. 
•SCSU has maintained a run of six-consecutive conference tournament appearances.
•Head coach, Lori Fish, is in her 11th season at SCSU with a 170-138 overall record. 
•Madelin Dammann leads the team averaging 12.4 ppg.  
•Nikki Kilboten leads in rebounding with 6.1 rpg.
•Mackenzie Uter is averaging a team-high 3.6 apg.
•SCSU is shooting 41 percent from the field and 39 percent from the 3-point line.
•SCSU is recording a plus-8.9 scoring margin and minus-2.6 rebounding margin. 

    SERIES HISTORY VS. ST. CLOUD STATE
•SCSU leads the all-time series 38-16 which began in the 1969-70 season.  
•SMSU has lost the last 11 games.  
•The last time SMSU won was on Feb. 2, 2010, with a 66-44 victory at St. Cloud.
•The last meeting was on Dec. 9, 2017, at St. Cloud with a 76-68 Huskie victory.
•Full results on page on page 15. 

     SCOUTING MINNESOTA DULUTH
•UMD was picked as the favorite in the North Division and fifth overall. 
•Head coach, Mandy Pearson, is in her fourth full season as  head coach and has compiled a 40-46 overall record.
•Sammy Kozlowski leads the team in scoring at 14.4 ppg and steals (13).
•Kozlowski has lead the team in scoring in three of the five games this season. 
•Sarah Grow is the team leader in rebounding at 6.4 rpg. 
•The team is holding a plus-5.0 scoring margin and is minus-7.0 in rebound margin. 

    SERIES HISTORY VS. MINNESOTA DULUTH
•UMD leads the all-time series 56-18, which dates back to the 1976-77 season.
•UMD holds a 28-6 advantage in games played in Duluth. 
•UMD has won the last two games and seven of the last nine. 
•The Mustangs last victory was on Jan. 30, 2016, 87-75 in  Duluth. 
•The last meeting was a 72-57 Bulldog victory in Duluth on Dec. 8, 2017.
•Full results on page on page 16
 
    ABOUT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA STATE 
•SMSU is 4-4 and 1-2 after splitting the weekend with a victory to MSU and falling to CSP. 
•Friday's victory ended a 23-game losing streak to MSU. The last time the Mustangs had won was in the 2004-05 season. 
•Junior forward Caleigh Rodning is averaging a team-high 17.8  ppg and a team-high 8.4 rpg.  
•Rodning was chosen as NSIC South Division Player of the Week, announced on Nov. 19.
•Erin Baxter, and Rodning tie for a team-high 15 assists recorded this season. 
•Baxter and Sara Teske also lead in steals with 12 this season.
•SMSU is shooting 38 percent from the field and 32 percent from the 3-point line. 
•SMSU is averaging 73.1 points per game, while opponents    are averaging 71.4 points per game. 
•SMSU is recording a plus-1.8 scoring margin and a minus-4.4 rebounding margin. 

    SMSU HEAD COACH TOM WEBB
•Tom Webb is in his third season as head coach with a 12-49 record. 
•SMSU finished 3-24 during his first season in 2016-17, but improved to 5-21 in 2017-18. 
•Webb is 103-172 in his 11th season as head coach at the Division II level. He compiled a record of 91-123 as head coach at Cameron University (Okla.) 
•Webb reached his 100th career win against Wisconsin-Parkside (91-83) on Nov. 16, 2018.
•Webbs' complete bio is found on page 14.

    SMSU SETS TEAM-RECORD 19 3-POINTERS 
•In SMSU's victory over William Jewell (Mo.) on Nov. 17,  the Mustangs set a new team-record of 19 3-pointers made in a game and also a school record for most three-point attempts (34). 
• The previous record was 15 against Minnesota-Morris on Dec. 19, 2008.
•SMSU made 11 3-pointers in the first half, eight of which came in the second quarter. 
•Erin Baxter had five, Caleigh Rodning, Meleah Reinhart, and Jenna Borchers all added three, Sadie Stelter and Sarah Buysse each added two and Emily Buysse pitched in one to total the new-record of 19. 

    THREE CONSECUTIVE WINS
•SMSU's three-game winning streak earlier this season was the program's first since the 2011-12 season. 
•SMSU earned its first back-to-back wins since the 2015-16 season after defeating Wisconsin-Parkside and William Jewell (Mo.) at the Ramada Classic on Nov. 16-17.
•SMSU's last four-game winning streak came during the 2009-10 season when the team won six straight.  

    90-POINT GAMES
•The Mustangs scored 90 of more points in three straight victories earlier this season.
•The last time SMSU scored 90 or more points in three consecutive games was in November 2008 with a 111-75 victory over Chadron State (Neb.), 107-45 victory over Mayville State (ND), and a 93-75 victory over Mount Mercy (Iowa).

    RODNING: NSIC SOUTH DIVISION PLAYER OF THE WEEK
•Junior forward, Caleigh Rodning, was named the NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Nov. 19. 
•This is the first time Rodning has received this award and 
the first Mustang to earn the award under head coach, Tom Webb.  
•Totaled 51 points in SMSU's back-to-back victories hosting Wisconsin-Parkside (91-83) and William Jewell (90-67) in its inaugural Ramada Classic. 
•In the two victories, Rodning recorded back-to-back double-doubles with 34 points and 16 rebounds against Wisconsin-Parkside, followed by 17 points and 10 rebounds against William Jewell.
•Rodning shot 59 percent from the field (16 of 27), 67 percent from beyond the arc (6 of 9), and went 13-15 from the free throw line throughout the weekend. 
 •Rodning ranks sixth in rebounding average with 7.8 and fourth in free throw percentage with .830 in the all-time school record book. 

    NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS 
•The latest NCAA statistics (through Dec. 10) are located on page 19.
•Caleigh Rodning ranks fourth in free-throw pct. (95.6) and 23rd in 3-point field goal pct. (48.6).
•SMSU ranks 21st in 3-point field goals per game, 30th in 3-point field goals made and 33rd in free throw pct. 

    NSIC STATISTICAL RANKINGS
•The latest NSIC statistics (conference games only) are located on pages 17-18.
•Rodning also leads the conference in free-throw percentage in NSIC games after going 10 of 10. 
•Abuk Akoi leads the conference in steals at 3.33 per game. 

    RODNING IN THE ALL-TIME RECORD BOOK 
•Junior forward Caleigh Rodning appears in the SMSU all-time career book in a pair of categories. 
REBOUNDING AVERAGE
1. 10.3     Mary Becker (71 games)      1978-81 
2. 8.9     Cindy Olson (74 games)     1976-80 
3. 8.7     Lillie Brown (103 games)    1992-96 
4. 8.5     Anne Pryor (94 games)    1978-82 
5. 8.2     Julie Thein (112 games)     1987-91 
6. 7.8     Caleigh Rodning (57 games)    2016-19 

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
1. .856      Abby Oakland (125-146)      2005-09 
2. .842      Mary Roddel (256-304)     2000-04 
3. .839      Caleigh Rodning (286-341)     2016-19
    
    MUSTANG 20-POINT GAMES  
•Caleigh Rodning has three 20-point games this season and has 12 20-point games in her career.
•Erin Baxter has three career 20-point games with one this season.
•Meleah Reinhart earned a career-high and her first 20-point game against North Central. 
•Sarah Buysse has one 20-point game in her career.

20 or More Point Games - 2018-19 Season
    34    Caleigh Rodning     vs UWP (11/16/18)
    24    Caleigh Rodning    vs. CSP (12/08/18)
    22    Caleigh Rodning     at MWSU (11/10/18)
    22    Meleah Reinhart    vs NCU (11/20/18)
    21    Erin Baxter        vs WJC (11/17/18)

    MELEAH REINHART NOTES 
•Reinhart is averaging a team second-best 11.5 ppg.
•Averaging 2.9 rpg. 
•Has scored double-digits in five games and 12 in her career. 
•She has led two games in scoring this season with her career-high 22 points against NCU and 13 in the conference loss to USF on Dec. 1.
•Went 3 of 6 from beyond the arc in the same game to add to SMSU's record breaking 3-point game.  
•Scored a career-high 22 points against North Central on Nov. 22.

    SADIE STELTER NOTES 
•Stelter has started all games this season. 
•Averaging 8.6 ppg and 3.6 rpg. 
•Has four games this season in double-digit scoring and 14 in her career.
•Scored season-high 18 points--one shy of her career-high--in the season opener against Fort Hays State.
•Has recorded three games with double figure scoring with 12 and 10 against UWP and WJC in the Ramada Classic, and 12 against North Central. 
•Stelter added two 3-pointers in SMSU's team-high 19 against WJC. 

    CALEIGH RODNING NOTES 
•2018-19 NSIC "Player to Watch." 
•NSIC South Division Player of the Week on Nov. 19, 2018.
•Leading the team in minutes (25.9), field goals made (41), 3-pointers made (17), free-throws made (43), rebounds (67), tied in assists (15), and ppg (17.8). 
•Averaging 8.4 rpg and tied with Erin Baxter in assists with 15.  
•Has led the team in scoring in four games and five games in rebounding.
•Three consecutive games with double-doubles (34 points and 16 rebounds against Wisconsin-Parkside, 17 points and 10 rebounds against William Jewel, and 12 points and 10 rebounds against North Central).
•Recorded her fourth season double-double against CSP on Dec. 8, with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
•All-NSIC second team in 2017-18. 
•Shot 85 percent from the free throw line last season to rank third in team single-season history. 
•Ranks third in team history with 83.4 free throw pct.
•Averaging 7.9 rpg to rank sixth in team history.

    EMILY BUYSSE NOTES 
•Averaging 1.4 ppg.
•Added one 3-pointer in SMSU's 19 team-high on Nov. 17 to total five points. 
•Academic All-NSIC in 2017-18 season. 
•Played in all 24 games in 2017-18. 

     SARA TESKE NOTES
•Earned her first career start against Missouri Western on Nov. 10, 2018. 
•Earned her first double-double against Wisconsin-Parkside on Nov. 16 with 11 points and 13 rebounds to set a career-high points and rebounds.
•Averaging 4.8 ppg and 5.1 rpg. 
•Tied for the team lead in steals (12).
•Had three steals against North Central.

    SARAH BUYSSE NOTES 
•Averaging 5.4 ppg and 2.8 rpg.
•Was 3 of 6 beyond the arc in the opening weekend of the 2018-19 season. 
•Went 2 of 3 from the 3-point line against William Jewell. 
•Recorded her first double-figure scoring game of the season with 11 against Wisconsin-Parkside. 
•Two-time Academic All-NSIC. 

    MATEYA HUTTON NOTES 
•Played in 24 games as a true freshman in 2017-18.
•Averaging 2.7 rpg and 3.3 ppg.
•Tied her career-high with six rebounds against North Central on Nov. 20.
•Appeared in seven games this season. 
•Missed the conference opener with an injury. 

    ERIN BAXTER NOTES
•Ranks third on the team averaging 11.3 ppg.
•Has led the team in scoring in two games this season.
•Has four games in double-digit scoring this season and 20 in her career. 
•Went 5 of 6 beyond in the arc against WJC.
•Tied for the team lead in steals with 12. 
•Tied for the team lead in assists with 15. 
•Career-high 25 points against Concordia-St. Paul on Jan. 19, 2018.
•Led the 2017-18 team with 34 steals. 

    ABUK AKOI NOTES
•Missed four games this season with an injury.
•Averaging 8.8 ppg and 5.0 rpg. 
•Recorded six steals against Concordia-St. Paul on Dec. 8, 2018.
•Had five blocks against Minnesota State on Dec. 7, 2018.
•Played in all 26 games as a true freshman. 
•Recorded 49 blocked shots in 2017-18 to rank seventh in single-season team history. 
•Led the team with 49 blocked shots. 
•Tied program single-game record with seven blocked shots vs UMary on Feb. 3, 2018. 
 
    MORGAN FRANK NOTES
•Made her first appearance as a Mustang against Wisconsin-Parkside. 
•Averages 1.6 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. 
•Scored a career-high seven points against North Central where she recorded six rebounds.

    TAYLOR BONESTROO NOTES
•Scored two points against William Jewell. 
•Appeared in five of the first six games this season. 
•Averaging 6.2 minutes per game.  
•Played in 17 games as a true freshman.

    JENNA BORCHERS NOTES
•Earned her first career start against Minnesota State on Dec. 7, 2018 against Minnesota State. 
•Has appeared in all eight games as a true freshman. 
•Averaging 4.5 ppg and 1.0 rpg. 
•Tied her season-high nine points against William Jewell (Mo.) and again against North Central.
•Has recorded a team second-best 11 assists this season. 

    HOME AND AWAY     
•SMSU is 4-2 in home games this season. 
•SMSU is 0-2 in road/neutral site games this season after finishing 1-13 in away/neutral games last season.
•The following is a statistical comparison of the Mustang team averages for home and away/neutral games in 2018-19:
        W-L    FG%    3-FG%    FT%    REB    PTS        
Home    4-2     .412    .333    .746    39.7    76.5        
Away    0-2    .315    .283    .795    33.0    63.0         
     
    HOME SWEET HOME 
•This season marks the 23rd year the R/A Facility has served as the home arena for SMSU women's basketball. 
•SMSU has a record of 143-149 overall record and a 87-118 conference record in the facility. 


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    0-11     0-11     0-0
     2017-18    4-8     3-8     1-0
    2018-19    4-2    1-2    3-0
    Totals:     143-149     87-118     65-31

    RODNING ALL-NSIC IN 2017-18
•Caleigh Rodning was the lone Mustang to earn All-NSIC honors last season as she was named second team. 

    SMSU ALL-TIME IN THE NSIC 
•The 2018-19 campaign marks the 40th season SMSU has competed in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. 
•SMSU has an all-time record of 230-373 in conference games and have won four regular season championships (1979-80, 1980-81, 2000-01, 2001-02) and one NSIC Tournament championship (2002). 
 
    MUSTANG HISTORY
•Southwest Minnesota State is competing in its 50th season of women's basketball in 2018-19.
•SMSU has played 1,239 games compiling an all-time record of 588-651. 
•SMSU has recorded 26 winning seasons, but has not had  a winning season since the 2009-10 team finished 15-12.