Women's Basketball | 2/17/2021 8:42:00 AM
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The Minnesota State University Moorhead women's basketball team wraps up Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division play this week at home against Northern State. Friday's game is at 6 p.m. and Saturday's game is 2 p.m. Both games are at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead.
No fans will be allowed at the games this weekend, but the Dragon home games can be watched on several platforms.
WDAY XTRA - MSUMDragons.com/TV
NSIC Network App on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, & Apple TV
MSUMDragons.com/LIVE
DRAGONS mobile app
MSUMDragons on Facebook, Twitter & YouTube
SERIES HISTORY...
Northern State leads the all-time series with the Dragons 49-32. The Dragons swept a year ago and has won five straight meetings.
ABOUT MSUM...
The Dragons (6-4, 5-3 NSIC North) picked up a pair of road wins last weekend, beating UMary 86-75 and 76-75. Freshman guard Karley Motschenbacher averaged 18.5 points per game for the weekend for MSUM.
Junior forward Peyton Boom averages 14.0 points and 5.8 rebounds to lead the Dragons in both categories. Sophomore Mariah McKeever averages 12.3 points per game while senior guard Sarah Jacobson averages 10.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Junior guard Natalie Steichen leads at 2.9 assists per game.
MSUM scores 72.4 points per game and allows 72.6. The Dragons outrebound their foes 39.9-32.9.
Karla Nelson is in her 21st season as the MSUM head coach with a record of 375-212.
ABOUT NORTHERN STATE
The Wolves (4-8, 3-7 NSIC North) split at Minot State last weekend, winning 87-58 on Friday before losing 65-56 on Saturday's game. In Saturday's loss NSU was outscored 40-11 in the fourth quarter.
Junior Lexi Wadsworth leads Northern State at 13.2 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while freshman guard Rianna Fillipi averages 10.8. Fillipi leads with 3.0 assists.
NSU scores 63.9 points and allows 64.0 per contest.
Paula Krueger is in her third season as the NSU head coach with a record of 24-35.
