WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University women's basketball team will take on Concordia University, St. Paul on Tuesday, Nov. 21, as the Warriors open the home portion of their 2023-24 NSIC schedule. Tip off is set for 7:30 p.m. in McCown Gymnasium, home of WNB Financial Court.
Winona State (0-4, 0-0 NSIC) will face a CSP (3-1, 0-0 NSIC) team that is off to strong start on the season. The Golden Bears lost to nationally-ranked Missouri Western 84-71, but have defeated Maryville (74-68), Southeastern Oklahoma (67-43) and Truman State (74-72). Tuesday's tilt will be the first time WSU has played on home court since last season when they wrapped up the 2022-23 campaign with a 73-53 win over CSP.
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
- Live stats & stream for both games are available at the links above and on the WSU Women's Basketball schedule page.
- The contest will take place in McCown Gymnasium, home of WNB Financial Court.
WINONA STATE STORYLINES
- Winona State earned Special Mention status by the WBCA Academic Top 25 Team Honor Rolls this past August.
- WSU is 0-4 overall on the season and will open NSIC play on Tuesday.
- Winona State was selected 12th in the 2023-24 NSIC Coaches Poll.
- Emma Carpenter leads WSU with a 9.8 per/game scoring average.
- Olivia Gamoke and Mattie Schimenz both come in at a 9.3 ppg clip.
- Kaitlyn Schimipf is third on the squad in assists with 8, with Gamoke (9) and Schimez (11) in the top two spots.
- 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.
Concordia, St. Paul STORYLINES
- Concordia University, St. Paul is 3-1 on the year.
- CSP's Ally Gietzel is the led the Golden Bears with 22 points against Maryville University over the weekend.
- Kimmons averaged 21.0 points, six rebounds and two assists last week, as the Golden Bears go 2-0.
- CSP beat Truman State on a buzzer-beater, 74-72 to complete the weekend sweep for the Golden Bears.
- WSU beat CSP in their last matchup, 73-53 in Winona.
- CSP has gone 4-1 vs. the Warriors in the past five meetings.
- Head coach Amanda Johnson has been in charge of the Golden Bears since 2016.
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.
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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.
