WINONA, Minn. -- The No. 10 Winona State women's basketball team returns to McCown Gym for the first half of a four-game homestand, taking on St. Cloud State at 6 p.m. Friday and Minnesota Duluth at 4 p.m. Saturday. Friday's games are presented by Hy-Vee and is the annual "It's A Slam Dunk, Don't Drive Drunk" night, while Saturday's games are presented by Dahl Chevrolet and is Presidential Scholar-Athlete recognition night.

ST. CLOUD STATE at WINONA STATE FIRST LOOK
Overall Series: Huskies lead 23-14 ... 38th Matchup
First meeting: Jan. 29, 1974 ... WSU won 48-34
Last meeting: Feb. 6, 2015, WSU won 64-61
Last SCSU win over WSU: Feb. 3, 2012 ... SCSU won 59-53
WSU Last Game: W, 96-72 at Minnesota Crookston
SCSU Last Game: L, 80-68 vs Sioux Falls

MINNESOTA DULUTH at WINONA STATE FIRST LOOK
Overall Series: Bulldogs lead 62-15 ... 78th Matchup
First meeting: Jan. 11, 1974 ... WSU won 54-29
Last meeting: Feb. 7, 2015 ... WSU won 67-47
Last UMD win over WSU: Feb. 15, 2014 ... UMD won 67-52
WSU Last Game: W, 96-72 at Minnesota Crookston
UMD Last Game: L, 87-75 vs SMSU

LAST TIME OUT: The Warriors swept a pair of road games against NSIC North Division opponents, beating Bemidji State (65-56) and Minnesota Crookston (96-72) to improve to 21-2, 14-2 NSIC. 

ABOUT THE HUSKIES: SCSU is coached by Lori Fish, who has a record of 190-150 in her eighth season at the helm of St. Cloud State. Four players score in double figures for SCSU, led by Chelsea Nooker's 14.0, Lexy Petermann's 13.9, Karisssa LeCaptain's 12.5 and Betsy MacDonald's 11.1.
 
ABOUT THE BULLDOGS: UMD is coached by Mandy Pearson, who has a 5-14 record in her first season at the helm of Minnesota Duluth. The Bulldogs are led by Allyson Harris' 14.1 points per game, while Kenzie Kane adds an even 10.0 points per outing.

LIGHTS-OUT SHOOTING: The Warriors' win Saturday over Minnesota Crookston marked the most efficient shooting performance of any team in Division II this season. WSU shot a sweltering 67.8 percent (40-of-59) from the field, more than two percentage points better than Western Washington's 65.7 percent performance this season.

200 FOR BALLARD: WSU head coach Scott Ballard won his 200th game at WSU in last Friday's win at Bemidji State. The winningest coach in program history, Ballard is in his 12th season at WSU with a record of 201-140. In his 26-year NCAA coaching career, he holds a record of 470-274.

20 WINS THE NORM: The Warriors have set a standard of 20 win seasons under head coach Scott Ballard. In last Friday's win at Bemidji State, WSU reached the 20-win plateau for the second straight season, the third time in four years and the sixth time in Ballard's 12 seasons.

LUCKY SEVEN: Seven appears to be the magic number for sharp-shooting senior Connor Nagle. Her seven made 3-pointers against Minnesota Crookston on Saturday tied her career mark for the third time. Nagle is one of only players in WSU history to hit seven or more 3-pointers three times in a career (Becca Friestleben, four times) and only two players have hit more than seven 3s in a game (Friestleben, Ana Wurtz).

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Senior guard Alexis Foley notched WSU's first NSIC South Division Player of the Week accolade Tuesday after leading the Warriors to wins over BSU and UMC. Foley averaged 19.5 points and 7.5 assists with a fantastic 15-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. She added her first career double-double against UMC with 17 points and a career-high 11 assists. Foley shot 65 percent in the games.

ATOP THE NATION: The Warriors currently rank in the top five in Division II in a pair of statistical categories. WSU is the only team in the nation to make at lest 80 percent of its free throws, at 80.3%, while WSU ranks No. 2 in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.41, behind only NSIC South foe Sioux Falls' 1.42.
NATIONAL RANKINGS: The Warriors remained at No. 10 in the latest USA Today Sports Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll. WSU was ranked No. 16 in the preseason poll - its first ever top 25 ranking - and has been as high as No. 9 this year. WSU also jumped two spots in the D2SIDA media poll to No. 15 and are ranked No. 3 in the nation by HERO Sports. 

LIMITING STAR PLAYERS: The Warriors have allowed just two opposing players to reach 20 points this season. Concordia-St. Paul's Anna Schmitt put together a 21-point game against the Warriors on Dec. 11 after WSU went the first 10 games without allowing one. WSU surrendered its second 20-point scorer in an 83-80 loss to U-Mary when Brittney Dietz scored 26. The Warriors, meanwhile, have had a 20-point scorer on 14 different occasions this season.