THIS WEEKEND

The University of Mary women's basketball team continues their home stand and will play home games on back to back days this weekend. The Marauders will kick off weekend play against St. Cloud State on Friday, December 7 at 5:30 PM. They will follow that up with a game against Minnesota Duluth on Saturday, December 8 at 3:30 PM.

LAST TIME OUT

The last time the Marauders took to the court was to battle their in-state rivals Minot State. UMary took down the Beavers 64-58 thanks to clutch three point shooting down the stretch. Coral Gillette led all Marauders with 18 points. The sophomore knocked down all four of her three point attempts in the second half. Gabbie Bohl posted a double-double for the Marauders with 15 points and 10 boards.

THE RECORD

The Marauders are 3-1 overall and 1-0 in NSIC play.

OPPO RESEARCH – SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY

The Huskies come into the game against the Marauders with a 3-2 record. SCSU dropped their conference opener to Minnesota Duluth by a score of 53-42. The Huskies have yet to win a game on the road so far this season. Redshirt senior Mallie Doucette leads the Huskies in scoring with 12.2 PPG. SCSU has the fourth best scoring defense in the NSIC only allowing 53.4 points per game scored against them.

HISTORY LESSON

The Marauders are 8-11 against the Huskies during UMary's NCAA era… The Marauders are 4-5 at home against the Huskies… UMary is 4-5 on the road and 0-1 at neutral site games against SCSU… The longest win streak for either team is three.

LAST MEETING 

The Marauders fell to the Huskies 60-53 the last time the two teams met. The two teams were tied going into intermission at 30 a piece. The Huskies put together a big second half to hold the Marauders off. Bohl had a huge game with 25 points and 14 rebounds. Lauren Rotunda added eight points and eight rebounds.

OPPO RESEARCH – UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH

Minnesota Duluth comes into the game against the Marauders with a 2-1 record. The Bulldogs beat Northern Michigan and St. Cloud State for their two wins this season. UMD's lone loss on the season came against #14 Drury. Sammy Kozlowski leads UMD with 13 PPG. The Bulldogs are known for their shutdown defense, they are the #2 scoring defense in the NSIC only allowing an average of 52.3 PPG. They lead the conference by only allowing opponents to shoot 32.3 percent from the field.

HISTORY LESSON

The Marauders are 10-8 against the Bulldogs during UMary's NCAA era… UMary holds a 6-2 edge in home games at the McDowell Activity Center… On the road at Romano Gym, the Marauders are 3-6 against the Bulldogs… UMary is 8-3 in the last eleven games against UMD… The Marauders swept the Bulldogs in 2015-16 and split the UMD series in 2016-17 and 2017-18 with both teams protecting their home court.

LAST MEETING 

Four quarters was not enough the last time the Marauders met the Bulldogs. The two teams had to head to overtime where the UMD outscored UMary by a score of 4-1 to win the game 69-66. Cassie Askvig led the Marauders with a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Gabbie Bohl added 16 points and 7 rebounds while Lauren Rotunda pitched in 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.

FAST BREAK

•    The Marauders finish out a three game home stretch this weekend. This will be their second longest stretch of the season. 

•    UMary is averaging twice as many assists per game than opponents.

•    The Marauders have recorded more three pointers than their opponents in every game this season

•    Getting everyone involved, the Marauders have had 13 players score this season

•    Ten Marauders average at least 4.0 points per game

•    UMary is shooting 75.5 percent (71-of-94) from the free throw line to their opponent's 66.3 percent (53-of-80).

GETTING BUCKETS

UMary is fourth in the Northern Sun in points per game averaging 77.8. The Marauders have a plus 18.5 scoring margin over the opponents which ranks third in the Northern Sun. Gabbie Bohl is second in the conference in scoring, averaging 19.3 PPG. Right behind her in sixth in the NSIC is Cassie Askvigwho averages 15.8 PPG. Coral Gillette sits in 14th in the NSIC averaging 13.3 PPG. The Marauders rank fifth in the conference in field goal percentage (42.6). Two Marauders rank in the top ten in individual field goal percentage. Bohl ranks sixth with a field goal percentage of 50 percent. Askvig sits right behind her in ninth with a field goal percentage of 44.9 percent.

A HELPING PASS

The Marauders sure know how to share the ball. The team ranks second in the conference is assists, averaging 18.0 assists per game. Cassie Askvig ranks seventh in the conference averaging 3.5 assists per game. Tonya Dvorak averages three assists per game to rank her in a tie for tenth in the conference.

DEEEE-FENSE

The Marauders allow just 59.3 points/game, sixth in the NSIC. Teams are making just 33.3 percent of their shots against UMary, ranking them second in the conference in field goal percentage defense.

REJECTION

The Marauders are second in the NSIC in blocked shots at 4.5/game. Tonya Dvorak ranks fourth in the conference averaging 2.0 blocks per game. Gabbie Bohl averages 1.0 blocks/game to tie her for 11th. Cassie Askvig and Lexie Schneider are in a tie for 17th in the conference, both averaging 0.8 blocks per game.

DOWNTOWN

Averaging 10.0 treys/game, the Marauders lead the NSIC. Shooting 38.8 percent from behind the arc, UMary is second in the conference in three point shooting percentage. Coral Gillette leads the conference averaging 3.8 three pointers per game. Her 45.5 percent from behind the arc is second in the NSIC. Cassie Askvig leads the NSIC shooting 52.6 percent from the three point line. Her 2.5 treys per game are third in the NSIC.

CHARITY STRIPE

Shooting 75.5 percent from the free throw line as a team this season the Marauders rank third in the NSIC. Freshman Tonya Dvorak is a perfect nine for nine on the season. Gabbie Bohl is shooting 76.7 percent from the line to rank her ninth in the conference.

CRASHING THE GLASS

The Marauders are tied for third in the NSIC in rebounding averaging 41.8 RPG. Four Marauders rank in the top 20 in the conference in rebounds per game. Bohl ranks third with 9.8 RPG. Askvig rounds out the top ten in a tie for tenth with 7.3 RPG. Lexie Schneider (6.0 RPG) ranks 18th and Jordyn Jossart (5.8) ranks in a tie for 19th

BIG THREE

The Marauders have three athletes who are averaging double digit points throughout the first three games of the season. Gabbie Bohl leads all Marauders with 19.3 PPG, Cassie Askvig averages 15.8 and Coral Gillette averages 13.3.

YOUNG BUT EXPERIENCED

The UMary women's basketball team features no seniors. What the Marauders lack in seniors they make up for in experience. Several of the current players have been making a big impact for the Marauders since they were freshman, including Gabbie Bohl who was named NSIC freshman of the year her freshman year, first team All-NSIC her sophomore year, and is the NSIC north preseason player of the year this season. 

LIVING UP TO EXPECTATIONS

Big expectations surround Gabbie Bohl coming into this season. The junior was named the NSIC North Preseason Player of the Year and has shown exactly why she received that honor so far this season. Bohl is averaging 19.3 PPG, 9.8 RPG, and 1.0 BPG. She was named to the WWU Lynda Goodrich Classic All-Tournament Team for her performance in the teams two games in Washington. Bohl recorded her 1,000 career point in her first game of her senior year when she got a bucket and drew the foul. She would convert on the three point play to give herself 1,000 career points.

CLIMBING THE ALL TIME RANKINGS

Gabbie Bohl became the 18th Marauders to score her 1,000 career point. She reached the milestone just one game into her junior year. She has since moved into 17th on the all time rankings with a total of 1,055 career points. She recently passed her former teammate Dani Williams who scored 1,012 points during her career. Bohl will be tracking down Ali Collins (2010-13) next, Collins has 1,075 career points. The junior forward has moved into a tie for 27th all time in career rebounds with 427. Cassie Askvig joins Bohl in the top 30 all time in career rebounds with 411. Askvig also moves into 38th all time in points scored with 710.

NEARING MILESTONES

Head Coach Rick Neumann is nearing the 100 win milestone. He is currently sitting at 92 wins. The UMary women's basketball program is nearing 700 wins. The Marauders need just 16 more wins to reach this mark. 

SOUND ALL-AROUND

Cassie Askvig has been incredibly well rounded and consistent in nearly every aspect of the game for UMary. The junior is averaging 15.8 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 3.5 APG, and 1.0 BPG. Askvig is shooting 52.6 percent from behind the arc and 44.9 percent from the field.

LISTEN LIVE

University of Mary fans can listen to all Marauders home and conference games live on Fox Sports 710 as Jesse Rostvedt, the Voice of the Marauders, brings you all the game action. You can also listen live online at www.foxsports710.com. Click the "Listen Live" link to stream the game in real time.

PACK THE MAC

The Marauders women's basketball team needs your help to pack the MAC! A big showing from the crowd will go a long way to help the Marauders as they continue conference play against St. Cloud State and Minot State

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