MANKATO, Minn. - The Winona State University women's basketball team will play the final road game of the Warrior season on Thursday, Feb. 16, traveling to Minnesota State for a 7:30pm tip off in Mankato.
The Warriors are 10-16 this season and hold a 4-16 record within the NSIC and will be looking at an upset opportunity in the Mavericks, a team that is 20-3 overall, 17-3 in the NSIC and among the most recent NCAA Division II Central Region teams under tournament consideration. A Winona State win against Minnesota State would snap a seven-game losing skid for WSU.
GAME & FAN INFORMATION
Live stats & streams for the games are available at the links above and on the WSU Women's Basketball schedule page.
The contest will take place at the Taylor Center in Mankato, Minn.
WINONA STATE STORYLINES
The Warriors are 10-16 overall and sit at 4-16 within the NSIC.
Winona State averages 60.8 points per game offensively while giving up 63.3 points per game to opponents as well.
WSU holds the fourth-best 3-point percentage in the league, averaging 7.5 per game with 180 made three-point shots.
Lauren Fech has the most points and assists on the team with a scoring average of 11.6 per game and with 58 assists.
Alex Dornfeld has the highest rebound average on the team averaging 8.3 per game.
Caitlin Riley with the highest 3-point percentage on the team at 41.9% and has made 54 3-pointers.
Head Coach Anna Wurtz is in her first season with Winona State.
MINNESOTA STATE STORYLINES
The Mavericks are 21-3 overall and 17-3 in the NSIC and have won seven straight heading into the weekend.
MSU scores 84.3 points per game offensively and allows 64.3 points per game to opponents.
The top 3-point scorer on the team is Taylor Theusch with 34 three-pointers on the year.
Emily Russo has the highest per-game rebound average at 4.8.
Emilee Thiesse is in her 10th season at Minnesota State.
WARRIOR NOTABLES
The Warriors were selected 11th overall and 5th in the NSIC South by coaches around the league.
Alex Dornfeld earned a double-double vs. the Mavericks last time the two teams played, scoring 12 points and hauling in 11 rebounds on Dec. 1, 2022
MSU-Mankato beat WSU 88-69 in December in the first lap around the NSIC South schedule.
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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.
