MARSHALL, Minn.- Southwest Minnesota State gets set to host the final two games of the 2017-18 regular season as they welcome Minnesota State to the R/A Facility on Friday night at 6 p.m., followed by Saturday's regular season finale and Senior Day against Concordia-St. Paul beginning at 5 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 and moved into fifth place all-time in SMSU career rebounds
- 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 for its final NSIC games of the 2017-18 regular season with rematches against CSP and MSU
- Caleigh Rodning currently ranks in the NSIC's top-10 in rebounding, free throw percentage, and ranks 13th in scoring
- Abuk Akoi tied an SMSU single-game record with seven blocked shots against U-Mary
- SMSU will honor its pair of seniors on Saturday in the final home game of the season vs Concordia-St. Paul
    *See SMSU Game Notes

Weekend Recap (2/9-10)
-  SMSU dropped its final two road NSIC games of the season with a 78-55 loss at the hands of Wayne State and a 77-58 loss to Augustana
- The Mustangs suffered their second lowest shooting percentage (286) in a road/neutral site game this season in Saturday's loss at Augustana
- SMSU shot 56 percent (5 of 9) from deep in its loss to Wayne State
- The Mustangs outrebounded the Vikings, 45-41
- SMSU suffered from 49 turnovers as a team over the weekend
-  Caleigh Rodning knocked down 17 of 2- free throws in Saturday's loss to Augustana, finishing with a team-leading 19 points
- Rodning added 10 rebounds against the Vikings for her fifth double-double of the season and 15th of her carer
- Erin Baxter knocked down 3 of 5 3-pointers and finished with 16 points against Augustana
- Abuk Akoi tallied another five blocks and tied for the team lead with 10 rebounds against Augustana

Minnesota State: Game Preview
            Minnesota State Team Notes
- 2016-17 Record: 16-11, 12-10 NSIC
- 2017-18 Record: 10-16, 8-12 NSIC
- Minnesota State netted a season-high 14 3-pointers against the Warriors
- Claire Jordan averaged a team-best 19.0 points per game last weekend
- Jordan posted a game-high 21 points and shot 83.3 percent (5 of 6) from downtown against Winona State
- Kirstin Klitzke averaged 12.0 points per game last weekend
- Taylor Klug averaged 10.5 points per game last week with 14 points against Upper Iowa to go along with a career-best four steals
            Series History
-  Minnesota State leads the all-time series, 40-17
- The Mavericks have won 22 straight games over SMSU dating back to 2004
- SMSU last defeated Minnesota State, 74-61 in a nonconference game in 2004
- SMSU is 4-21 against the Mavericks in conference games and 9-15 all-time against MSU in home games
- The Mustangs fell, 81-53 to Minnesota State in the first game of the season between the two teams back on Jan. 20
- See SMSU Game Notes for full SMSU at MSU box score from Jan. 20
            Game Coverage
- SMSU vs MSU 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
 
Concordia-St. Paul: Game Preview
            Concordia-St. Paul Team Notes
- 2016-17 Record: 19-10, 15-7 NSIC
- 2017-18 Record: 9-17, 6-14 NSIC
- The Golden Bears had their first 2-0 conference weekend of the season to finish off their 2017-18 home schedule last weekend
- The Bears allowed the fewest points (49) in any game all season against Winona State
- CSP's offense was especially active against Upper Iowa, tallying 34 field goals and 12 3-pointers, both season highs for CSP
- CSP will travel to face Sioux Falls on Friday night before taking on SMSU this Saturday
- Anna Schmitt averaged 21.0 points on the weekend, while shooting 50 percent from the floor last weekend
- Lindsay Dorr was solid on both ends of the floor for the Bears last week, averaging 20.5 points and 10.0 rebounds per game
            Series History
- CSP leads the all-time series, 37-16 with 12 straight wins dating back to December of 2011
- The Mustangs' last win over CSP was a 60-55 victory in Marshall during the 2011-12 season
- CSP has won 27 of 28 and 33 of 35 which dates back to 2006
- SMSU won 12 straight games over CSP from the 1986-87 season through the 2001-02 season
- SMSU dropped both games to CSP by less than four points last season and lost a heart-breaker in overtime back in January as the Golden Bears hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to steal the win
- See SMSU Game Notes for full SMSU at CSP box score from Jan. 19
            Game Coverage
- SMSU vs CSP 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
In its five wins this season, SMSU has:
- Committed 13 or fewer turnovers
- Held opponents to 37 percent shooting or below
- Attempted at least 61 field goals and has a .427 shooting percentage as a team
- Tied or outrebounded its opponent, pulling in at least 37 total rebounds as a team in each contest
- Been led in scoring by Caleigh Rodning who has 19.4 ppg and has shot 53 percent (29 of 55) from the field
 
Hedlund: Attacking the Glass
- With her five boards against Augustana last week, Lauren Hedlund moved into fifth place all-time in career rebounds in SMSU history
                                    SMSU Career Rebounds
            1.         913      Julie Thein (275o-638d) - 1987-91
            2.         895      Lillie Brown (313o-582d) - 1992-96
            3.         798      Anne Pryor (94 games) - 1978-82
            4.         729      Mary Becker (71 games) - 1978-81
            5.         692      Lauren Hedlund (297o-395d) - 2014-18

NSIC Stats (Conference Games Only)
Below are highlights of NSIC rankings through the first four weeks of the regular season (as of 02/12):
Player/ Team                                            Category                       NSIC Rk.
SMSU                                                      FT Pct- .777                     4
SMSU                                                    Reb.- 38.0 rpg                   T-5
SMSU                                                Off Reb.- 13.0 orpg               3
SMSU                                                 Off. Reb. Pct.- .340               4
Caleigh Rodning                                   Scoring- 13.3 ppg                 13
Caleigh Rodning                                      Reb.- 7.4 rpg                    9
Caleigh Rodning                                       FT Pct.- .838                     10
Erin Baxter                                          Scoring- 11.3 ppg                 24
Abuk Akoi                                                        pg                             5
 
 
 
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:                         4-6       .374     .303     .756     41.1     66.9     14.1
Away/ Neutral:           1-12     .351     .272     .760     35.5     59.2     17.9
 
SMSU in the R/A
            Year                 Overall            NSIC                Non-Conf.
            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                   2-1
            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                  
            2009-10           10-5                 6-4                  
            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           4-6                   3-6                   1-0
               Totals:          138-146           85-114             53-31
 
SMSU Category Leaders
SCORING                     G          Pts       Pts/G
Rodning,Caleigh          22        288      13.1
Baxter,Erin                  23        246      10.7
Stelter,Sadie               23        192      8.3
Reinhart,Meleah         21        157      7.5

REBOUNDS                 G          Reb      Reb/G
Rodning,Caleigh          22        164      7.5
Akoi,Abuk                    23        110      4.8
Hedlund,Lauren          23        105      4.6
Holicky,Taylor             18        76        4.2

ASSISTS                       G          Ast       Ast/G
Stelter,Sadie               23        48        2.1
Rodning,Caleigh          22        43        2.0
Baxter,Erin                  23        31        1.3
Reinhart,Meleah         21        24        1.1

BLOCKED SHOTS         G          Blk       Blk/G
Akoi,Abuk                    23        45        2.0
Holicky,Taylor             18        19        1.1
Hedlund,Lauren          23        15        0.7
Rodning,Caleigh          22        11        0.5

MINUTES PLAYED       G          Min     Min/G
Baxter,Erin                  23        591      25.7
Rodning,Caleigh          22        578      26.3
Buysse,Sarah               23        557      24.2
Stelter,Sadie               23        535      23.3
Reinhart,Meleah         21        522      24.9
 
Crunch Time
In the final five minutes of games this season:
- Abuk Akoi leads SMSU with a .500 shooting percentage
- Erin Baxter is 16 of 19 (.824) from the free throw line while Sadie Stelter is a perfect 10 of 10
- SMSU opponents are only a combined 63 of 97 (.649) at the free throw line
- SMSU opponents are just 66 of 177 (37 percent) from the field
 
Mustang Seniors
- The SMSU women's basketball program will recoginze its two seniors this Saturday in the Mustangs final home game of the season
- Taylor Holicky enters the weekend ranked ninth in SMSU history in career blocked shots
- Lauren Hedlund has logged over 2,300 career minutes in 106 career games for the Mustangs
- Hedlund moved into fifth all-time in career rebounds last weekend and is tied for sixth in free throws made (313) and tied for third in free throws attempted (489)

SMSU Individual Player Notes
- Reinhart Notes: 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 19 games for SMSU so far this season … signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 10, 2016
- Stelter Notes: Set a career high with 19 points against U-Mary (2/3) ... knocked down six 3-pointers against Minot State (2/2) ... has led the Mustangs in assists in nine games this season and led SMSU in scoring in three games this season ... signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 10, 2016.
- Rodning Notes: Posted her ninth career 20-point game with 22 pts against U-Mary (2/3) ... scored career high 26 points against BSU (1/13) ... posted her fifth double-double this season and 15th of her career at Augustana (2/10) … named to NSIC All-Freshman team in 2016-17 ... posted eight straight double-doubles last season
- Bonestroo Notes: Has appeared in 17 games for SMSU this year ... had team high three assists in career debut vs MWSU (11/10) … signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 10, 2016
- Wenning Notes: Has appeared in 14 career games ... signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 13, 2013
- 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)
- Teske Notes: Tied her season high with seven points at Winona State (1/5) ... went 3 of 5 shooting overall against UIU (12/1) ... signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 10, 2016
- S. Buysse Notes: Has made 16 starts on the season in the Mustangs' backcourt ... 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 75 career games with 61 starts ... averaged 7.3 ppg and 2.7 rpg in 2016-17
- 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
- Baxter Notes: Has led SMSU in scoring six times this year with a career high 25 points at Concordia-St. Paul (1/19) ... made her SMSU debut vs MWSU (11/10) … signed with SMSU during early signing period on Nov. 10, 2016
- Hedlund Notes: Posted her 12th career double-double with 12 points and 12 boards agaisnt UMC (1/12) ... had seven points to become 19th member of SMSU 1,000 career points club against Upper Iowa (12/1) ... ranks 5th in school history in career rebounds (692) ... ranked fourth in the NSIC in rebounding last season with 8.6 rpg (conf. only)
- Akoi Notes: Tied an SMSU single-game record with seven blocks against U-Mary (2/3) ... scored career high 10 points against WSC (12/31) … tied for 5th most blocked shots in a single season (45) and sixth most blocks per game (2.0) in a season.
- 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 … Ninth in SMSU history in career blocks (79).