WINONA, Minn. – The Winona State University women's basketball team heads west for an NSIC weekend, traveling to the University of Sioux Falls on Friday, Feb. 10 at 7:30pm and then Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 5:30pm. 
  
The Warriors are 10-14 this season and hold a 4-14 record while looking to snap a three-game skid. USF is last in the division at 3-15 in NSIC play and is 6-18 overall. Southwest Minnesota State enters the weekend in third, owning a 11-7 NSIC mark and 14-9 overall record.  
  
GAME & FAN INFORMATION 

• Live stats & streams for the games are available at the links above and on the WSU Women's Basketball schedule page.  

• Friday's contest will take place in USF's Stewart Center while Saturday's game will be in the R/A Facility at Southwest Minnesota State.  

WINONA STATE STORYLINES 

• The Warriors are 10-14 overall and sit at 4-14 within the NSIC. 

• Winona State averages 61.5 points per game offensively while giving up 63.0 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 11.4 per game and with 54 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 with a .439 and has made 50 3-pointers. 

• Head Coach Ana Wurtz is in her first season with Winona State. 

University of Sioux Falls STORYLINES 

• The Cougars are 6-18 overall and 11-7 in the NSIC but lost both contests on the road most recently, falling 69-67 at CSP and 73-42 at MSU Mankato. 

• USF scores 57.3 points per game offensively and allows 65.9 points per game to opponents for a -8.6 scoring margin. 

• The top 3-point scorer on the team is Madison Wuebben with 34 three-pointers and the second highest 3-point percentage on the team with a .429. 

• Olivia Gamoke is a triple threat with the top points, defensive rebounds and assists on the team. 

• Travis Traphagen is in his 15th season with the University of Sioux Falls 

Southwest Minnesota State STORYLINES 

• The Mustangs are 14-9 overall and 11-7 in the NSIC after a weekend split against Minnesota State and Concordia, St. Paul last weekend. 

• SMSU scores 74.3 points/game offensively and allows 67.3 points each game to opponents. 

• Southwest Minnesota State has the top 3-point percentage in the NSIC. 

• Bri Stoltzman is a triple threat with an average scoring per game of 13.3, average rebounds per game at 6.5 and total assists being at 57. 

• Sam Wall with the most 3-pointers made and the second highest percentage of 3-pointers on the team.  

• Hannah Parsley and Brit Stoltzman tied for first on the team for most steals with both of them being at 46. 

• Tom Webb is in his 7th season at Southwest Minnesota State University.  

WARRIOR NOTABLES. 

• The Warriors were selected 11th overall and 5th in the NSIC South by coaches around the league. 

• Head coach Ana Wurtz and assistant coach Hannah McGlone are the only all-female coaching staff in the NSIC that also competed at their alma mater as student-athletes. 

• Winona State's 7-0 start was the best opening stretch of games since the 2015-16 season, where WSU started 13-0. 

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.