WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University women's basketball team will take on a pair of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) foes on the road, traveling to the University of Minnesota Crookston on Friday, January 12, and Bemidji State University on Saturday, January 13.  

Winona State (4-9, 3-5 NSIC) will take on Minnesota Crookston at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Bemidji State at 5:30pm on Saturday.  The games against the Golden Eagles and Beavers are the first of two long-distance NSIC road trips for the Warriors, as WSU will travel to Minot State and the University of Mary the following weekend. 

GAME & FAN INFORMATION

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

WINONA STATE STORYLINES 

• WSU is 4-9 on the year, 3-5 in NSIC play. 
• Winona State will be on the road for two weekend in a row. First going to Minnesota Crookston then to Bemidji State. The following weekend at UMary and Minot State.
• WSU is shooting 38.5% as a team from the floor.
• The Warriors are averaging 57 points/game and conceding 64.3 points per outing.
• Olivia Gamoke is WSU's leading scorer, averaging 8.7 ppg.
• Alex Dornfeld is the top Warrior rebounder, averaging 5.9 rebounds/game
• Dornfeld and Vanessa Alexander have both had a 12-rebound game this season.
• Emma Carpenter leads WSU in minutes per game (29.8).
• Olivia Gamoke has a 30.3 minutes-per-game mark.
• Gamoke and Carpenter both have hit triple digits in scoring at 113 and 111 points, respectively.
• Hailey Markworth leads the team in steals with 10, while Ava Sergio has a team-best 5 blocks.
• WSU attempted a season-high 34 three-pointers against Southeastern Oklahoma on Nov. 11.
• Against Michigan Tech, WSU attempted 19 free throws, the most so far this year.
• Mattie Schimenz and Olivia Gamoke both have hit 4 three-pointers in a game this season.
• Vivica Bretton had seven free throw attempts versus Michigan Tech earlier this year. 
• Ana Wurtz is her second season as the head coach at Winona State.

Minnesota Crookston STORYLINES 

• The Golden Eagles are 8-6 overall and 5-3 in the NSIC.
• Winona State holds a 10-1 record vs. Minnesota Crookston dating back to January 13, 2012.
• UMC snapped a 10-game losing streak to WSU last year with a 63-58 win over the Warriors in McCown.
• UMC has won three of their last four contests.
• Minnesota Crookston lost 67-46 at Augustana in their most recent action. 
• As a team, the Golden Eagles are shooting 39.5% from the floor & 75.3% at the line. 
• UMC hits 34.7% of their three point attempts.
• Emma Miller is averaging 17.4 points per game for Minnesota Crookston.
• Natalie Moynihan is in her first season as head coach for UMC.

 Bemidji State STORYLINES

• The Beavers enter the weekend 3-9 overall and 0-8 in the NSIC.
• Winona State holds 3-3 record against BSU, dating back to Dec. 31, 2017.
• BSU lost to Winona State 76-53 last year in McCown Gymnasium. 
• Bemidji State is 1-5 over their last six games. 
• The Beavers fell to Sioux Falls 48-34 on the road in their most recent action. 
• As a team, BSU is shooting 38.7% from the floor and 66.3% at the line. 
• BSU hits 24.9.1% of their three point attempts.
• Alyssa Hill is averaging 14.3 points per game for Bemidji State.
•  Chelsea Stoltenberg has been the head coach at BSU since 2015.

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