WINONA, Minn. - The Winona State University women's basketball team will host Augustana University on Friday, February 9, and Wayne State College on Saturday, February 10. The Warrior-Viking showdown will start at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and the WSU – WSC matchup will see a 3:30 p.m. tip on Saturday.     
     
Winona State (6-16, 5-12 NSIC) faces an Augustana team who ranks just above them in the NSIC standings.  On Saturday, the Warriors will face a Wayne State team which sits one spot below them in the conference. AU enters the weekend losing three of their last four games, while Wayne State comes off a pair of overtime losses at home in their last three games and will play the Mavericks in Mankato on Friday before the Warriors make their way to McCown Gymnasium, home of WNB Financial Court.  

Leading the Warriors on the season is Olivia Gamoke with 9.8 points per game, while being first on the team in total assists (31) too. Alex Dornfeld is just behind Gamoke in points per game (8.7) while also leading the team in rebounds (7.3). Dornfeld's 7.3 rebounds per game puts her at 5th in the conference. 

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 6-16 on the year, 5-12 in NSIC play.      

• WSU is shooting 37.6% as a team from the floor.    

• The Warriors are averaging 56.3 points/game and conceding 64.4 points per outing.     

• Leading the Warriors on the season is Olivia Gamoke with 9.8 points per game.    

• Alex Dornfeld leads the team in rebounding at 7.3 rpg.   

• Last Saturday Olivia Gamoke led the team to a win against Sioux Falls with 19 points. 

• Gamoke averaged 20.5 against USF this year. 

• Emma Carpenter is second on the team in three points makes with 28 on the year. 

• Carpenter leads the team in steals (17) on the year.
• Head coach Ana Wurtz is in her second season at Winona State.

Augustana STORYLINES 

• The Vikings enter the weekend at 6-14 overall and 5-11 in the NSIC.    

• Augustana enters the weekend ranked just ahead of the Warriors in the NSIC standings.   

• Winona State holds a 9-19 record vs. AU dating back to January 22, 2011.  

• WSU defeated AU earlier this year 53-44, back in December.        

• The Vikings won 61-60 against Concordia St. Paul in their most recent action.      

• As a team, AU is shooting 37.2% from the floor and 70.6% at the line.      

• AU hits 30.3% of their three-point attempts.     

• Michaela Jewett is averaging 15.0 points per game for the Vikings.     

• Jillian Flores Bennett is in her 7th season as head coach for the Vikings. 

Wayne State STORYLINES

• The Wildcats enter the weekend 5-14 overall and 2-14 in the NSIC.     

• Winona State holds an 11-12 record against WSC, dating back to Jan. 21, 2011.     

• Winona State defeated Wayne State 61-43 earlier this year.      

• Wayne State is 1-9 over their last ten games.      

• The Wildcats have gone to overtime in two of their last three matchups.     

• As a team, WSC is shooting 38.9% from the floor and 71.5% at the line.      

• WSC hits 28.2% of their three-point attempts.     

• Britney Ho leads the team in scoring with 12.7 ppg.     

• Head Coach Brent Pollari is in his 6th year at WSC.     

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.   

   
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