WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University men's basketball team gears up for their first two homes games of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) schedule. The Warriors face off against the University of Sioux Falls on Friday, December 13 at 7:30pm and (RV) Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday, December 14 at 5:30pm. 

(RV) Winona State is coming off their first NSIC doubleheader weekend where they earn a weekend split, defeating Augustana University on Friday and dropping a game against Wayne State College on Saturday. Both Winona State and Southwest Minnesota State are receiving votes in the latest NABC poll, with WSU receiving 18 votes and SMSU getting 34.


(RV) Winona State Notes: 

• Winona State head coach Todd Eisner enters his tenth season at the helm of the Warriors squad. 
• The Warriors are the top free throw percentage team in the NSIC. 
• Luke Haertle leads WSU in scoring at 19.4 points per game. 
• Isaiah Thompson hauls in 8.3 rebounds per game, good for fourth in the NSIC. 
• Haertle is second in the NSIC in points per game and fifth in field goal percentage. 
• The Warriors hold a 7-2 record, 2-1 in the NSIC. 
• Senior Connor Drew is just seven points away from 1,000th points. 

• Sioux Falls holds a 6-3 record so far this season, 2-1 in the NSIC. 
• Head coach Chris Johnson enters his 17th season as head coach of the Cougars. 
• Noah Puetz leads USF in scoring so far this season at 12.7. 
• The Cougars has four players average over 10 points per game. 
• Creighton Morisch leads USF in rebounds per game at 8.0. 
• Sioux Falls shootings 45.7% as a team, while holding others to 42.8% from the field. 

• SMSU holds a 7-2 record, 2-1 in the NSIC. 
• The Mustangs most recently came off an 85-92 loss against Concordia-St. Paul. 
• Aeron Stevens leads SMSU in scoring at 17.9 points per game. 
• SMSU shoots 47.8% from the field as a team averaging 76.9 points per game as a team. 
• Head coach Brad Bigler is in his 16th season as head coach of the Mustangs.