Winona, Minn. -- The Winona State University women's basketball team will play Upper Iowa in a two-game series on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19-20, wrapping up the regular season for both programs.
In their last outing, Winona State (3-7 overall / 3-6 NSIC) picked up an amazing comeback win against Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday, where head coach
Scott Ballard's squad outscored CSP 28-8 in the fourth quarter and won on a last-second
Emma Fee bucket. The heroics salvaged a split for WSU and marks the third-straight .500 weekend for the Warriors.
Taylor Hustad has continued her strong season in St. Paul, averaging double-digits in scoring and averaging 5.5 rebounds across the two contests. Winona State's
Caitlin Riley scored ten points in the Warrior win on Saturday, while
Emily Kieck turned in a 11 point and four-assist outing as well.
For Upper Iowa (1-13 overall / 0-12 NSIC), the series represents the final home games of the season. UIU opened the 2020-21 season with a 75-71 OT win at St. Cloud State but have not found success since then. The Peacocks roster features several freshman and sophomores, with 13 players in their first or second seasons of NCAA competition.
Read on for the tale of the tape between the Peacocks and Warriors, who will face off in the Dorman Memorial Gymnasium, in Fayette, Iowa. on Friday and Saturday, Feb.19-20.
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Women's Basketball Tale of the Tape: Winona State at Upper Iowa
As Scheduled… Upper Iowa has been unscathed by COVID cancelations so far this season, playing all 14 contests as originally scheduled. After some early-season schedule setbacks, Winona State has played their last three two-game series' as scheduled.
Haack Saw… The Peacocks are paced in scoring by Lydia Haack, who has scored 178 points in 12 games this year, good for a 14.8 average. For Winona State,
Emma Fee and
Taylor Hustad are averaging double digits on the season, at 10.9 and 11.3 per game, respectively.
Getting on Board... WSU's Hustad has 73 rebounds in ten games so far this season, while UIU's Brooke Evenson has hauled in 86 in 14 contests.
Allie for Three… Allie Pickrain surpassed the 1,000-point mark earlier this season and has hit 20-of-40 attempts from behind the arc for Winona State so far. UIU's Lexie Lodermeier and Evenson carry the bulk of the Peacock three-point game, as the duo accounts for 111 attempts and 30 makes this year.
I Know You... Sisters Lexie Lodermeier (UIU) and
Sydney Lodermeier (WSU) will face off against one another this weekend; the two Goodhue, Minn. products have played against each other twice to date in their college careers, with Sydney securing the bragging rights so far with a pair of Warrior victories.
Charity Stripe... Upper Iowa's Haack has earned 59 trips to the foul line this season, converting 53 times (.898). Winona State's Fee has found her way to the charity stripe on 38 occasions, hitting 30 (.789).
Near the Top of the Chart… UIU's Haack is also found among the NSIC elite in scoring; her 14.8 average is currently sixth in the league. In contrast, Winona State's Hustad is second in the NSIC in rebounds per game, at 8.2, and Warrior point guard Kieck is tied for fourth in assists per game in the NSIC at 3.9.
Back in My Days... There will be three 1,000-point scorers in the gym this weekend for Winona State when they face Upper Iowa; however, two of those will be holding clipboards. While current senior
Allie Pickrain reached 1,000-points this season, Warrior coaches
Ana Wurtz and
Hannah McGlone both have scored over 1,000 in their WSU careers.
It's a Team Thing... Upper Iowa has conceded 100 points once this season, in a 103-47 loss to Minnesota State-Mankato on Feb. 12. The closest Winona State has come to the century mark is a 95-91 OT win against the same Maverick team on Feb. 6.
It's a Team Thing, Two… Winona State has had 15 players log minutes this year, while Upper Iowa has seen seventeen players take the court across the 2020-21 campaign.
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About Winona State University Athletics:
The Winona State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, as an integral part of the educational mission of the institution, is committed to offering opportunities to experience academic and athletic excellence for our student-athletes through two simple words:
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Fourteen Warrior programs compete at the NCAA Division II level within the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). Winona State University competes as an affiliate member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) in the sport of women's gymnastics.
