THE LOOK AHEAD

•The Southwest Minnesota State University women's basketball team hosts Augustana on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m., before traveling for a match-up against Wayne State at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3.

    BROADCAST INFO 

•The games will be streamed on the NSIC Network.

•The games will be broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL with Ryan Rohlik. 

•Live stats, radio broadcast and video broadcast can be found at SMSUmustangs.com.

     LAST TIME OUT

•The Southwest Minnesota State women's basketball team used a balanced attack to lead wire-to-wire in a 72-59 victory over the University of Sioux Falls to open conference play last Tuesday night inside the R/A Facility.

•Madison Gehloff reached career-highs with 13 rebounds and five assists, adding seven points to help fuel the Mustangs. Hannah Parsley scored a career-best 19 points, leading all scorers while tying a career-high with eight rebounds and adding two blocks. Bri Stoltzman scored 13 points, grabbing nine rebounds and blocking a pair of shots, and Sam Wall scored 11 points. Jenna Borchers also reached double figures, scoring 10 points and grabbing four rebounds, and Peyton Blandin filled it up, tallying eight points, three rebounds, two assists, and two steals.

•The Mustangs shot 40.0 percent (26 of 65) from the field and 27.3 percent (6 of 22) from the three point arc. Sioux Falls, 2-3 overall and 0-1 NSIC, shot 35.4 percent (23 of 65) from the field and 25.0 percent (3 of 12) from three.

•SMSU held a 49-35 advantage on the glass, including 15-8 on the offensive boards, collected five blocks and seven steals while holding Sioux Falls to just a pair of second chance points to lead a defensive effort that helped the Mustangs to victory.

    FAST BREAK

• The Mustangs are 4-0 at home after finishing 10-3 at home last season, their best home win percentage since the 2002-03 season.

• Jenna Borchers sank a three-pointer last week, moving her within one of the program record for career three-pointers made with 198.

• Borchers also became the 23rd member of the 1,000 point club on Saturday, Nov. 19 against Northern Michigan. 

• The Mustangs have shot at least 50 percent in three of their six games this season, ranking 32nd in the nation with a 46.0 field goal percentage on the season.

• SMSU returns eight letter winners from last season.

• SMSU was tabbed 12th overall and sixth in the South Division in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll

• Bri Stoltzman leads the Mustangs in scoring with 14.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 20 assists, and 12 steals.

• Borchers is second on the team  with 14.2 ppg and 11 assists. 

•All five Mustang starters are averaging double figures in scoring, with Hannah Parsley (13.8), Sam Wall (12.3),  and Madison Gehloff (11.2) all shooting at least 47 percent from the field.  

•Wall and Borchers are tied with a team-high 13 three pointers made, with Wall shooting 47.3 percent. 

•SMSU is averaging 79.8 ppg while opponents are averaging 65.8 ppg. SMSU has a plus-4.8 rebounding margin.

•SMSU is shooting 46.6 percent from the field, 36.6 percent from the 3-point line, and 71.7 percent the free-throw line.

•Full team statistics can be found on page 5, individual career statistics can be found starting on page 9, and an NCAA Ranking summary can be found on page 16. 

    SMSU HEAD COACH TOM WEBB

•Tom Webb is in his seventh season as head coach with a 62-93 record, including 44-77 in NSIC play. 

•Webb is 153-216 overall in his 15th season as?head coach at the Division II level after compiling a record of 92-123 in eight seasons (2008-16) as head coach at Cameron University (Okla.). 

•SMSU earned their first win over a ranked team since 2018-19 in 2021-22, defeating No. 15-ranked Nebraska-Kearney. 

•Webb guided the Mustangs to a 10-3 home record, their best home record since the 2002-03 season and led SMSU to its first home NSIC tournament game since 2005, and first NSIC tournament victory since 2003, ending the season with their first ever tournament game inside the Pentagon.

•Webb recorded his 100th career Division II?win against Wisconsin-Parkside (91-83) on Nov. 16, 2018.

•Webb's complete bio is found on page 17.

    AUGUSTANA SERIES HISTORY

•SMSU and Augustana will meet for the 51st time with the Vikings holding a 33-17 edge in a series that started in 1969.

•The teams split a pair of games last season, which each team winning at home.

•SMSU won on Dec. 4, 2021 72-58 before falling 74-64 on Feb. 19.

•SMSU is 13-13 at home in the series all-time. 

•SMSU has won four of the last six meetings

•Augie won 22 of 25 meetings between the teams from 2004 to 2019.

•SMSU head coach Tom Webb is 5-7 all-time versus Augustana, and 5-3 in his last eight games against them.

•Full series history can be found on page 18.

    WAYNE STATE SERIES HISTORY

•SMSU and Wayne State will meet for the 63rd time with the Wildcats owning a 41-21 advantage in a series that started in 1991.

•Each team won its home game last season, with WSC winning 69-65 in overtime on Dec. 2, 2021 before the Mustangs won 72-50 on Feb. 17.

•SMSU is 6-24 all-time in Wayne, Neb.

•SMSU has won 3 of the last 5 meetings.

•The Wildcats won 21 straight in the series from 2010 to 2020.

•SMSU head coach Tom Webb is 3-9 all-time versus Wayne State, and 3-2 in his last five games against them.

•Full series history can be found on page 19.

    AUGUSTANA NOTES  

2022-23 Record: 6-0, 1-0

Head Coach: Dave Krauth, 34th season, 653-290 at Augie

Mascot: Vikings

•Augie is 6-0 on the season, coming off wins against Wayne State, Dakota Wesleyan, and Chadron State last week. 

•The Vikings  were picked to finish third in the NSIC and second in the NSIC South in the NSIC Preseason Poll

• Ashlynn Duffy is one of the top players in the NSIC,  leading the team with 19.4 points and 9.0 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game, shooting 57.7 percent from the field. 

• Lauren Sees averages in 13.8 points per game, and Michaela Jewett has 12.8 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.

• Augustana is shooting 46.8 percent from the field, 37.7 percent from 3-point range, and 84.2 percent from the free throw line.

•The Vikings average 81.0 points per game, while opponents average 60.7 points per game.

    WAYNE STATE NOTES  

2022-23 Record: 4-1, 0-1

Head Coach: Brent Pollari, 5th season, 50-54 at WSC

Mascot: Wildcats

•WSC is 4-1 on the season after losing to Augustana before defeating Fort Lewis and Colorado Mesa last week. 

•The Wildcats were picked to finish 13th in the NSIC and sixth in the NSIC South in the NSIC Preseason Poll

• Lauren Zacharias leads the Wildcats with 21.0 points per game in just 22.2 minutes per game, shooting 48.6 percent behind the arc. 

• Logan Hughes averages in 9.8 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, and Kassidy Pingel has 9.8 points and a team-high 4.4 rebounds per game.

•Wayne State is shooting 42.5 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from 3-point range, and 71.8 percent from the free throw line.

•The Wildcats average 81.8 points per game, while opponents average 74.6 points per game.