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MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's basketball team, fresh off of a weekend home sweep, hits the road this week to face a pair of the top teams in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Dragons will play at Concordia-St. Paul on Friday for a 6 p.m. game and conclude the weekend at No. 24-ranked Minnesota State, Mankato at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

MSUM (7-4, 4-3) beat Minnesota-Crookston (71-65) and Bemidji State (75-55) last weekend.  The Dragons are tied for seventh in the NSIC, but are just one game out of a tie for second place and two games behind league-leading St. Cloud State. Concordia (7-4, 5-2 NSIC) and Minnesota State (9-2, 5-2 NSIC)  are both tied for second in the league.

Concordia-St. Paul holds a 20-13 lead in the all-time series with MSUM, although the Dragons won the last meeting, 77-65 on Jan. 20, 2012 in St. Paul.

MSU Mankato holds a 20-14 edge in the series with the Dragons. The Mavericks won the last meeting, 64-58 on Jan. 2, 2012 in Moorhead, Minn.

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About MSUM
?The Dragons (7-4, 4-3 NSIC) earned a pair of home wins last weekend, beating UMC, 71-65 and Bemidji State, 75-55. Against Crookston, Junior Megan Strese tied a career-high with 23 points, while junior Haley Thomforde had a career-high with 10 rebounds. Against Bemidji, junior Morgan Zabel set a career-high with 21 points.

 Strese leads MSUM at 15.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while Yernatich is at 14.1 points per game and Zabel at 12.7. Junior Haley Thomforde leads at 3.2 assists per game. The Dragons score 66.5 points per game and shoot 37.5 percent from the field; they outrebound their opponents 41.8-36.3 and allow 63.1 points per game.

Karla Nelson is in her 13th season as MSUM's head coach with a record of 215-141.

About Concordia-St. Paul
?Concordia-St. Paul is 7-4 overall and 5-2 in the NSIC. The Golden Bears beat nationally-ranked opponents back-to-back on the road last weekend, beating No. 19 Wayne State, 56-46 on Jan. 4 before beating No. 5 Augustana, 70-61 the next day. Against Augustana, Concordia outscored the Vikings 50-31 in the second half after trailing 30-20 at the half.

Anika Whiting leads Concordia at 19.2 points (second in the NSIC) and 7.8 rebounds per game.  Carissa Wolyniec averages 11.4 points per game, while Rachel Hansen is at 4.5 assists per game. The Golden Bears average 69.5 points per game and shoot 41.6 percent from the field. They hold a slight 38.8-37.8 rebounding edge on their opponents and allow 61.1 points per game.

Paul Fessler is in his 13th year as Concordia's head coach with a record of 262-116 at the school.

About Minnesota State, Mankato
?MSU Mankato is 9-2 overall and 5-2 in the NSIC under first-year coach Emilee Thiesse. The Mavericks split on the road last weekend, edging No. 5-ranked Augustana, 80-79 before losing to No. 19 Wayne State, 78-56.

The Mavericks possess the No. 1 scorer in the NSIC, Ali Wilkinson, who averages 20.5 points a game. She also leads the team at 9.5 rebounds per game and is shooting 56.8 percent from the field. Karlee Gengenbacher averages 11.5 points per game for MSUM, while Alli Hoefer is at 4.0 assists per game. As a team, Mankato averages 79.6 points per game and shoots 44.2 percent from the field. The Mavericks outrebound their opponents, 39.2-34.7 and allow 64.1 points per game.

Preseason Poll?
MSUM was picked to finish 11th in the NSIC in a polling of the league's coaches. The Dragons were picked to finish fourth in the NSIC's North Division.

Yernatich Sets Three-Point Mark?
Senior Marisa Yernatich has set the standard for three-point shooting during her career for MSUM, and has the record to prove it. Yernatich now has 164 three-pointers for her career and holds the all-time record.  She tied the single-game school record with seven 3-pointers in the 71-65 win over Minnesota-Crookston on Jan. 4.