WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University women's basketball team hits the road for a final weekend of away contests before NSIC play begins, traveling to Missouri to take on Truman State University and Maryville University.

WSU will square off with TSU at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17 in Kirksville, Mo. and then will head to St. Louis to face Maryville University at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18.

Winona State (0-2, 0-0 NSIC) will look start strong against Truman State (1-1, 0-0 GLVC) as TSU is playing at home for the first time in the 2023-24 campaign. After battling the Bulldogs in Kirksville, WSU will go see about the Saints, who enter the weekend 1-1 overall and will play Concordia University, St. Paul on Friday night. 

WINONA STATE STORYLINES
- Winona State earned Special Mention status by the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls this past August. 
- Winona State battled at NCAA Division I Drake in preseason, leading the Bulldogs 25-16 after the 1st quarter. 
- WSU trailed by just one at halftime vs. Drake (39-38) before falling 94-60 in Des Moines. 
- Olivia Gamoke, a transfer from Sioux Falls, has 30 points on the year so far to lead WSU. 
- Mattie Schimenz has scored 29 total points, and hit from the floor at an impressive 57.1% clip. 
- Schimenz has hit 50.0% (5-of-10) 3-pointers on the year. 
- Last year WSU was 11-17 overall and 5-17 in NSIC play in 2022-23. 
- Winona State was selected 12th in the 2023-24 NSIC Coaches Poll.
- Alex Dornfeld was tabbed as the Winona State Player to Watch in the NSIC Poll.
- The 2023-24 WSU roster features three seniors, seven juniors, three sophomores and three freshman.
- The addition of former Winona State standout Emily Kieck gives Winona State an all-alumnae coaching staff, with Wurtz, Hannah McClone and Kieck all former WSU players. 
- McGlone heads into her second season as an assistant coach for Wurtz. McGlone also has college experience at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). 
- The 2023-24 campaign is the 50th year of women's basketball at Winona State. 

Truman State STORYLINES
- TSU and WSU have played just once previously, a  55-42 Griffon victory on Dec. 3, 2004, in Warrensburg, Mo.
- The Warriors have faced TSU once before, losing in overtime vs. the Bulldogs in a neutral-site game in Quincy, Ill., 59-56 OT on Nov. 17, 2018.
- WSU hit 10-of-13 foul shots in the 2018 match up between the two schools. 
- The Bulldogs were 20-10 overall and 15-5 in league play last year. 
- TSU played two high-level NCAA Division I programs in exhibition action to start the year, losing 121-60 at University of Illinois and falling 88-68 at Iowa State.
- The Bulldogs are 18-16 in non-conference play since 2019.
- Head coach Theo Dean has been with Bulldog program for over 10 years. 

Maryville University STORYLINES
- Maryville was picked to finish 5th in the 2023-24 Great Lakes Valley Conference Preseason Poll
- Maryville is coming off a 15-13 overall mark last winter. The Saints were 10-10 in league play. 
- The Saints are led by Antoinette Mussorici, shooing 46.7% from the floor, averaging 16.0 points per game. 
- MU's top rebounder is Karlee Feldman, who is averaging 9.0 boards per contest.
- The Saints will face Concordia-St. Paul on Friday before taking on the Warriors on Saturday.
- Head coach Darvin Grover has been with the Storm since 2005. 
 
WARRIOR NOTABLES 

• The Warriors were selected 12th overall in the 2023-24 NSIC Coaches Poll. This season marks the first single-division format within NSIC basketball. 
• Head coach Ana Wurtz and assistant coaches Hannah McGlone and Emily Kieck are the only all-female coaching staff in the NSIC that also competed at their alma mater as student-athletes.
• The first Winona State women's basketball season was in 1973-74, with the squad going 9-5 overall. 

For the most up to date news in Warrior Athletics, please visit: www.WINONASTATEWARRIORS.com and @WinonaStateATH.

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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: Graduate Champions.  

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.