WINONA, Minn. – The Winona State women's basketball team will play their NSIC home opener against the #5 ranked Minnesota State and follow up with a road game against St. Cloud State.
The Warriors are set to play their eighth regular season game for their first home NSIC game against the undefeated #5 WBCA ranked Minnesota State Maverick's on Thursday, December 4th at 7:30pm. Winona State will finish the week on the road against St. Cloud State on December 6th at 4:00pm.
Winona State Notes:
- The Warriors have started the 2025-26 season with a 4-3 record after upsetting #16 CSP and a home win against Michigan Tech.
- Winona State enters the 2025-26 season ranked 12th overall in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- Winona State is averaging 65.0 points per game while giving up 69.6 points per game and shooting 41.0% from the field.
- WSU will be under the direction of fourth-year head coach, Ana Wurtz, who will bring lots of experience to the Warriors.
- Hailey Markworth leads the team in points per game (12.6), rebounds per game (6.3) and steals per game (1.4).
- Vivica Bretton is the leader in assists for the Warriors with a total of 27 this season.
- Alayna Suprenand leads the charge from the charity stripe, shooting 85.7% from free throw.
- Breah Golden leads the Warriors in three pointers made with 14 while shooting 33.3% from behind the arc.
- Sadie Jarmolowicz averages 31.1 minutes per game, leading the Warriors.
#5 Minnesota State Notes:
- Minnesota State is ranked #5 in the WBCA coaches polls this week.
- MSU has started the season with a perfect 7-0 after averaging over 100 points per game and allowing less than 70.
- Senior guard, Natalie Bremer leads the Mavericks with 20.7 points per game while shooting 43.5% from behind the arc.
- Senior forward, Ava Stier leads MSU in boards with an average of 5.6 per game.
- As a team, Minnesota State is averaging 48.6% shooting from the field, 78.0% from the free throw line, and 33.1% from behind the arc.
St. Cloud State Notes:
- SCSU has started the season with an even 3-3 record after losing three of their last four games.
- Junior guard, Alana Zarneke leads the Huskies in points per game with 16.3 while shooting 43.7% from the field.
- Senior guard, Jada Eggebracht is the team's top three-point shooting collecting a 40.0% shooting percentage from three on 30 attempts this season.
- As a team, St. Cloud State scores an average of 75.2 points per game and allows opponents to score 71.5 points.
