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MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's basketball team begins a four-game homestand this week with a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contests. The Dragons open on Friday against Upper Iowa at 6 p.m. and wrap up the weekend Saturday at home against Winona State (4 p.m. tip).

MSUM is 10-8 overall and 6-8 in the NSIC.

The Dragons have never lost to Upper Iowa in women's basketball, holding a 14-0 series lead. MSUM will face Winona State for a 71st time with the Dragons leading the series 42-28.

About MSUM
The Dragons split on the road last weekend. They beat Minnesota Duluth, 75-70 on Friday, thanks to 28 points from senior Morgan Zabel. A night later, the Dragons fell to St. Cloud State, 93-72 despite 21 points and 13 rebounds from senior forward Megan Strese.

Zabel, who is now at 964 career points, leads the Dragons at 15.1 points per game. Senior forward Megan Strese is averaging 12.4 points and a team-best 8.3 rebounds per game, while sophomore guard Meghan Roehrich is averaging 11.9 points per game. Senior guard Haley Thomforde, who is now seventh all-time in assists in school history (301), is averaging 3.1 assists per game. Zabel leads with 19 steals while Thomforde has 11 blocks.

The Dragons are shooting 40.9 percent from the field, including 34.7 percent from three-point range. The Dragons outrebound their opponents 41.0-33.2. MSUM scores 71.1 points per game. The Dragons allow 69.8 points per game and are holding teams to 41.5 percent shooting from the field this season.

Karla Nelson is her 14th season as MSUM's head coach with a record of 234-156 at the school.

About Upper Iowa
Upper Iowa is 5-13 overall and 4-10 in the NSIC. The Peacocks have lost eight of their last nine games, including home losses to Concordia-St. Paul (71-65) and Minnesota State (87-61) last weekend.

Junior Whitney Kieffer leads Upper Iowa at 16.3 points per game. Junior Lauren Buck averages 10.4 while senior Sam Thrapp averages 10.1. Buck leads at 6.9 rebounds per game while Thrapp is at 4.5 assists per contest. Kieffer averages 2.1 steals per game.

The Peacocks are scoring 64.6 points per game and are shooting 40.4 percent from the field. They outrebound their opponents, 37.2-34.2. Teams score 72.1 points per game against Upper Iowa and are shooting 44.5 percent from the field against the Peacocks.

Carol Russell is in her fourth season as Upper Iowa's head coach with a record of 16-84 at the school.

About Winona State
Winona State is 8-10 overall and 4-10 in the NSIC. The Warriors, who will face Northern State prior to facing MSUM, have lost seven in a row, including home losses to Minnesota State (77-53) and Concordia-St. Paul (65-57) last weekend.

Senior Abby Busch is the lone Warrior averaging in double figures at 15.3 points per game. She also leads the team at 7.4 rebounds per game. Tessa Wells leads at 51 assists for the season while Connor Nagle has 29 steals.

Winona State scores 60.8 points per game and shoots 39 percent from the field. The Warriors are being outrebounded by their opponents 35.9-35.6. Teams score 58.9 points per game against the Warriors and shoot 38.3 percent from the field against them.

Scott Ballard is in his 10th year as Winona State's head coach with a record of 158-123 at the school.

Century Club
Seniors Megan Strese and Morgan Zabel both played in their 100th games as Dragons last Saturday at St. Cloud State.  Strese has started 67 of the 100 games she has appeared in while Zabel has started 58. Senior Haley Thomforde is closing in on 100 career games as well, as she sits at 98 heading into this weekend.

Strese Hits 1,000
Senior Megan Strese became the Dragons' 20th player to reach 1,000 career points during MSUM's loss to No. 17 Minnesota State on Jan. 11, 2014. Strese scored less than two minutes into the game to surpass 1,000 for her career. She now has 1,069 career points -- 16th best all-time -- and is the first Dragon to reach the milestone since Angie Jetvig.

Dragons Rank in Free Throws
MSUM ranks seventh in the nation in free-throw percentage at 77.5 percent. Junior Meghan Roehrich leads the way at 89.1 percent, a mark that is 26th in the nation.

Ruling the Boards
The Dragons are proving to be an effective rebounding team in 2013-14. They ranked 21st in the nation in rebounding margin (+7.8), thanks in part to the work on the boards from senior forward Megan Strese, who leads the team at 8.3 rebounds per game.