WAYNE, Neb.- The Winona State University women's basketball team is set to square off against Wayne State College and Augustana University for their first NSIC weekend on the road. The Warriors will face the Wildcats on Friday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. and then are back at it against the Vikings on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 5:30 pm. 

WSU in 1-6 so far this season after earning a weekend split,  beating Southwest Minnesota State 76-61 and falling short against Sioux Falls, 53-49. The Wildcats enter this weekend 3-3 overall and 0-3 in the NSIC, coming off a pair of losses to Minnesota Duluth and Concordia University, St. Paul. The Vikings are 1-4 overall and 1-2 in the NSIC. AU's last game was against Minnesota Duluth where the Bulldogs beat Augie 82-68. The Vikings will face off against Minnesota State Mankato on Dec. 8 before the Warriors travel to the Sanford Pentagon on Saturday.

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

• Live stats & stream for the game are available at the links above and on the WSU Women's Basketball schedule page.
• Friday's contest against Wayne State College will be in Rice Auditorium. 
• Saturday's game against Augustana University will take place at the Sanford Pentagon.

WINONA STATE STORYLINES

• Winona State is 1-6 this season and 1-2 in the NSIC
• The Warriors are averaging 60.7 points/game, which has WSU with a 7.4 point margin against opponents
• Olivia Gamoke is leading Winona State in scoring, averaging 10.9 points/game 
• Alex Dornfeld is the top Warrior rebounder, averaging 5.6 rebounds/game
• Olivia Gamoke averages the most minutes a game (32.4 minutes) for head coach Ana Wurtz.
• Emma Carpenter leads WSU in three-point attempts (36)
• WSU will travel to Wayne State and Augustana this weekend in their first NSIC road weekend of the year.
• In playing Wayne State, Winona State will face off against former neighbor Brent Pollari, formely head coach at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. 
• Head coach Ana Wurtz is in her second season as head coach at Winona State. 

Wayne State STORYLINES

• The Wildcats enter the weekend with a 3-3 overall record and 0-3 in the NSIC
• Five players averaging between 7-14 points/game leading the way is Britney Ho averaging 14.0 points/game
• Britney Ho also leads the team with 4.3 rebounds/game.
• Delaney Clark and Carsyn Boswell leads the team in three pointers with seven apiece.
• Wayne State is 52-1 in non-conference home games at Rice Auditorium. 
• WSU was on the road for a NSIC weekend last Friday and Saturday, falling to UMD (66-43) and CSP (65-58)
• The Wildcasts have taken the last three meetings between the teams. 
• WSC is 41.5 percent from the field, 28.6 percent in 3-point range, 75 percent from the line, averages 70.8 points/game.
• Brent Pollari is in his sixth year with the Wildcats.

Augustana University STORYLINES

• The Vikings are 1-4 overall & 1-2 in NSIC play.
• AU averages 66.0 points/game with a 7.4-point margin against opponents
• Michaela Jewett leads the team averaging 20.2 points/game
• Jennifer Aadland leads the team averaging 7.8 rebounds/game
• Michaela Jewett averages the most time on the court (32.2 minutes)
• Jewett was among the NSIC Shining Five last week. 
• Aadland averages 2.0 blocks a game, the only NSIC player at or above that average. 
• Lauren Sees leads the team in assists (14)
• Jillian Flores Bennett is in her first season with Augustana. 

WARRIOR NOTABLES

• Head coach Ana Wurtz, assistant coach Hannah McGlone, & assistant coach Emily Kieck are the only all-female coaching staff in the NSIC that also competed at their alma mater as student-athletes
• Dornfeld was the 2023-24 NSIC Warrior women's basketball player to watch for this season

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

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.

Media Contact: Pete Watkins, Director of Athletic Communications | Ph: 507.457.5577 | Email: pwatkins@winona.edu 

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