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Go Pink With the Dragons (Feb. 7 game)
MOORHEAD, Minn. -- The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's basketball team finishes a key four-game homestand this week when it hosts St. Cloud State at 6 p.m. on Friday and Minnesota Duluth at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Both games are at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead, Minn. Friday's game will be broadcast live on WDAY Channel 6.3, which is Midcontinent Communications Channel 596. Friday is also MSUM's 7th Annual Go Pink Game.

The Dragons (12-8, 8-8 NSIC) will meet St. Cloud State for a 50th time with the Huskies leading the series 31-18. The Huskies won the earlier meeting 93-72 on Jan. 25, 2014. Minnesota Duluth leads the series with MSUM 49-27, although the Dragons won the last meeting, 75-70 in Duluth on Jan. 24.

About MSUM
The Dragons swept at home last weekend, beating Upper Iowa, 71-55 on Friday and earning a 79-62 win over Winona State on Saturday. MSUM is now in fifth in the NSIC North Division, just a game behind St. Cloud State and Mary, who are tied for third at 9-7 in the division.

Senior Morgan Zabel leads the Dragons at 15.4 points per game. Senior forward Megan Strese is averaging 13.2 points and a team-best 8.4 rebounds per game, while sophomore guard Meghan Roehrich is averaging 12.0 points per game. Senior guard Haley Thomforde, who is now seventh all-time in assists in school history (308), is averaging 3.1 assists per game. Zabel leads with 24 steals while Thomforde has 11 blocks.

The Dragons are shooting 41.7 percent from the field, including 35.2 percent from three-point range. The Dragons outrebound their opponents 40.2-32.5 MSUM scores 71.4 points per game. The Dragons allow 68.7 points per game and are holding teams to 41.3 percent shooting from the field this season.

Karla Nelson is her 14th season as MSUM's head coach with a record of 236-156 at the school.

About St. Cloud State
St. Cloud State is 13-7 overall and 9-7 in the NSIC. The Huskies split at home last weekend, falling to No. 11-ranked Wayne State, 75-67 on Friday before beating Augustana, 74-73.

Senior forward Jessica Benson leads St. Cloud State at 16.6 points per game, while Sam Price averages 14.5 and Rachael Moen 12.2. Benson leads at 10.9 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game, while Moen leads at 4.4 assists per game.

The Huskies are scoring 79.4 points per game and are allowing 74.8. They shoot 45.3 percent from the field and outrebound their foes 35.8-34.3. Teams are shooting 46.5 percent against St. Cloud State this season.

Lori Fish is in her sixth season as St. Cloud State's head coach with a record of 89-69 at the school.

About Minnesota Duluth
Minnesota Duluth, which faces Northern State prior to facing MSUM,  is 10-10 overall and 7-9 in the NSIC. The Bulldogs split at home last weekend, beating Augustana, 84-70 on Friday before losing to No. 11-ranked Wayne State, 81-69 on Saturday.

Senior forward Hannah Rutten is averaging 14.8 points per game while senior guard Katrina Newman averages 13.7 points per game for UMD. Danielle Flood averages 12.3 points per game. Rutten leads at 9.8 rebounds per game while Flood averages 2.9 assists per game. Newman leads with 39 steals.

As a team, Minnesota Duluth scores 72.3 points per game and is shooting 40.3 percent from the field. The Bulldogs outrebound their foes 37.8-34.2 and are allowing teams to score 71.8 points per game. Teams are also shooting 45.5 percent from the field this season.

Annette Wiles is in her sixth season as UMD's head coach with a record of 93-68 at the school.

Century Club
Seniors Megan Strese and Morgan Zabel both played in their 100th games as Dragons on Jan. 25 at St. Cloud State.  Strese has started 69 of the 102 games she has appeared in while Zabel has started 60. Senior Haley Thomforde joined the 100-game club on Feb. 1 when the Dragons beat Winona State, giving MSUM three players who have played 100 career games or more.

Strese and Zabel Join 1,000-Point Club
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 1,106 career points, 14th-best all-time.

Days later, senior Morgan Zabel became the 21st women's player to hit 1,000 career points with her basket in the closing minutes in the win over Winona State on Feb. 1. Zabel is now exactly at 1,000 points for her career.

Dragons Rank in Free Throws
MSUM ranks fourth in the nation in free-throw percentage at 78.8 percent. Junior Meghan Roehrich leads the way at 89.1 percent, a mark that is 23rd in the nation.

Ruling the Boards
The Dragons are proving to be an effective rebounding team in 2013-14. They ranked 16thin the nation in rebounding margin (+7.7), thanks in part to the work on the boards from senior forward Megan Strese, who leads the team at 8.3 rebounds per game.