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The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's basketball team takes a four-game winning streak on the road this weekend for a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contests. The Dragons will play at Minnesota Crookston at 6 p.m. on Friday and conclude the weekend on Saturday at Bemidji State (4 p.m. tipoff).

The Dragons are in a three-way tie for first in the NSIC North Division with Minnesota Crookston and St. Cloud State with a 9-3 league record.

The games will also be broadcast online live online at msumdragons.com with Steve d'Eustachio on the call.

MSUM will face UMC for a 36th time and holds a 30-5 lead in the all-time series. The two teams split last season. The Dragons will meet Bemidji State for a 97th time and holds an all-time series lead of 57-39.

About MSUM
The Dragons (12-3, 9-3 NSIC) capped off a 4-0 homestand with wins over Sioux Falls (53-52) and Southwest Minnesota State (75-45) last weekend. The Dragons are tied for first in the NSIC's North Division with Northern State and Minnesota Crookston.

Junior guard Morgan Banasik leads MSUM at 14.9 points per game, while senior forward Heather Strese averages 13.3 points per game. Senior Savanna Handevidt averages 9.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. Junior Natalie Van Wyhe averages 2.6 assists per game while Banasik leads at 1.9 steals per game.

The Dragons score 68.9 points per game and shoot 40.2 percent from the field.  The Dragons allow 60.3 points per game and outrebound their opponents, 41.1-36.1.

Karla Nelson is in her 16th season as MSUM head coach with a record of 269-174 at the school.

About Minnesota Crookston
The Golden Eagles are 12-4 overall and 9-3 in the NSIC. They split on the road last weekend, losing to Concordia-St. Paul, 80-73 before edging Minnesota State, 91-90 in overtime on Saturday.  Senior Katrina Nordick leads UMC at 17.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Alexa Thielman averages 16.2 points per game while Alison Hughes averages 11.4 points per game and leads with 3.5 assists per game. As a team the Golden Eagles score 74.2 points per game and shoot 42.8 percent from the field. Minnesota Crookston allows 63.8 points per game and outrebounds its foes 39.4-38.3. Mike Roysland is in his 10th season as the UMC head coach with a record of 91-167 at the school.

About Bemidji State
The Beavers, who face Northern State prior to facing MSUM, enter the week at 6-10 overall and 2-10 in the NSIC. They have lost six of seven, including road losses at Minnesota State (82-71) and Concordia-St. Paul (83-76) last weekend. Four Bemidji players average in double figures: Aimee Pelzer (14.4), Sierra Senske (14.1), Tatum Sheley (12.5) and Hanna Zerr (11.1). Senske leads at 6.4 rebounds per game while Pelzer averages 4.0 assists per game.  Offensively, Bemidji State is scoring 69.2 points per game and is shooting 37.9 percent from the field. The Beavers are allowing 68.2 points per game and are being outrebounded 41.4-38.8. Chelsea DeVille is in her first season as Bemidji State's head coach.

MSUM Notes
—MSUM is ranked 32nd in all of Division II in fewest turnovers per game at 13.9.
—Senior guard Morgan Banasik leads the NSIC in minutes played per game (36.5), which is 20th in the nation.
— Dragons are 20th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (30.0), which is second-best in the NSIC.
— Sophomore forward Cassidy Thorson has scored in double figures in seven of the last nine games.
— MSUM has moved up to fourth in the NSIC in scoring defense (60.3) after a pair of stellar efforts last weekend.