This Week: Looking to rebound from two tough losses in the previous week, the University of Mary Women's Basketball team is back in Bismarck for two games. First they'll host Minnesota State University Moorhead on Friday, January 9; then they'll host #6 Northern State University on Saturday, January 10.

The Records: The Marauders fell back to 6-8, 4-4 NSIC after they dropped games to University of Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State University. MSU-Moorhead holds a 6-6, 5-3 NSIC record after they defeated Upper Iowa University and Winona State University. #6 Northern State is sitting on a 13-1, 7-1 NSIC record and have won their last three games this season. They defeated MSU-Moorhead on the road before defeating Upper Iowa and Winona State at home last week.

Coverage: Live Stats and any webcasts can be found at GoUMary.com/coverage.

Last Week: U-Mary stumbled a bit out of the gate to begin the 2015 calendar year. They first traveled to Minnesota Crookston last friday and the contest was highlighted by Brittney Dietz fouling out with 2:20 remaining in the game. The Marauders held an early lead in the first half but fell behind right before halftime and never recovered. The Golden Eagels eventually won 71-54. The Marauders then traveled to Bemidji to take on the Beavers and it turned into a tough game for U-Mary. The first half was punctuated by both teams pulling off a big run, U-Mary fired off a 19-4 run and Bemidji responded with a 10-3 run to close out the half. The Marauders held a 27-25 lead at halftime and built on it to begin the second half. U-Mary held a 38-29 lead with 16:26 on the clock but the Beavers scored 11 unanswered points to jump ahead 40-38. The game turned into another back-and-forth affair as there were eight ties and eight lead changes in the final 14 minutes of the game. U-Mary had the lead as late as 00:59 but couldn't get over the hump. With a 70-66 advantage, the Marauders were sitting pretty but the Beavers pulled the rabbit out of the hat with six straight points to surge ahead 72-70. The Marauders had a chance to at least tie but the ensuing layup rattled off the rim and the Beavers took the game 72-70.

History: U-Mary fell to 7-8 all-time against MSU-Moorhead after a 87-75 defeat at the hands of the Dragons back on December 6. The Marauders also suffered a 80-53 defeat against #6 Northern State on December 5, dropping their all-time record to 8-9 against the Wolves. The difference between the previous meetings is that this game will be played in Bismarck and the Marauders hold a 5-1 record at home, while the Dragons and Wolves hold a 2-3 and 2-1 road record, respectively.

Next week: The Marauders will head back out on the road for games against Upper Iowa and Winona State. U-Mary will travel to Winona, Minn., to take on the Warriors on Friday, January 16, before heading to Fayette, Iowa, on Saturday, January 17, to take on the Peacocks.

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