THIS WEEK
The University of Mary women's basketball team concludes a four game home stand with a Friday night matchup against the Yellowstone Christian College Centurions. The Marauders and Centurions will face off at 5:30 PM on Friday, November 22 at 5:30 PM.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The last time the Marauders took the court was for three dominant victories in their first three home games of the season. The Marauders began the week with a 110-52 win over Presentation College. Lexie Schneider recorded an 18 point, 11 rebound, six assist double-double to lead the way. Cassie Askvig pitched in 21 points and Coral Gillette 14. In the second game of the week, UMary took down Dickinson State 78-52. Askvig (22) and Gillette (18) led the way in scoring but it was a career day by Williams passing and on the defensive end that highlighted UMary. Williams recorded a career high of 10 assists and four steals during the matchup. In the final game of the week the Marauders took down a talented Mayville State team 83-57. Askvig led the way with 23 points with Lauren Rotunda and Schneider each pitching in 17. The Marauders recorded an impressive 18 steals during the matchup.

 
THE RECORD
The Marauders come into the weekend with a 5-3 record.

 
OPPO RESEARCH – YELLOWSTONE CHRISTIAN
Yellowstone Christian comes into the matchup against the Marauders with an 0-6 record. In their most recent game, YCC lost to Dickinson State by a score of 66-59. The Centurions had three players post double digit points during the game. YCC was led by Hanna Hayes who recorded 20 points and 14 rebounds against DSU.
 
LAST MATCHUP
The last time the Marauders and Centurions met up was last season when UMary won by a score of 113-59. Cassie Askvig had 18 points, nine rebounds, and six assists. Gillette had 19 points on 6-10 shooting from deep. Rotunda pitched in 11 points, four rebounds, five assists, and two steals.

  
GETTING BUCKETS
UMary is sixth in the Northern Sun in points per game averaging 74.9. The Marauders have a plus 17 points scoring margin over the opponents which ranks fourth in the Northern Sun. Cassie Askvig leads the conference in scoring, averaging 20.8 PPG. The Marauders rank fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (45.4). Schneider is third in the NSIC, shooting 61.5 percent from the field. Askvig ranks eleventh in the conference with a field goal percentage of 52 percent.
 
A HELPING PASS
The Marauders sure know how to share the ball. The team ranks second in the conference in assists, averaging 17.5 assists per game. Macy Williams ranks fifth in the conference averaging 4.4 assists per game. She ranks third in the NSIC in assists/turnover ratio. Coral Gillette ranks 10th with 3.4 assists per game.

 
DEEEE-FENSE
The Marauders allow just 57.9 points/game, fourth in the NSIC. Teams are making just 38.7 percent of their shots against UMary, ranking them 12th in the conference in field goal percentage defense.
 
REJECTION
The Marauders are 13^th in the NSIC in blocked shots at 2.38/game. Lauren Rotunda is 17^th in the NSIC with 0.9 blocks/game.
 
THIEVERY
UMary averages 9.13 steals per game this season, ranking them fifth in the Northern Sun. Christal Hearn leads the team with 2.4 steals a game, ranking fifth in the conference. 
 
DOWNTOWN
Averaging 6.9 treys/game, the Marauders rank eighth in the NSIC. Shooting 31.1 percent from behind the arc, UMary is tenth in the conference in three point shooting percentage. Coral Gillette is sixth in the conference averaging 2.8 three pointers per game.
 
CHARITY STRIPE
Shooting 72.5 percent from the free throw line as a team this season the Marauders rank sixth in the NSIC. Cassie Askvig shoots 80 percent from the line, ranking her 13^th in the NSIC.
 
CRASHING THE GLASS
The Marauders rank fifth in the NSIC in offensive rebounds, grabbing 12.4 per game. UMary ranks seventh in rebounding margin with a plus 5.3 RPG average. Lexie Schneider ranks second in the conference, averaging nine rebounds per game. 
 
700 WINS CLUB
With the teams win over the Northeastern State Riverhawks the Marauders now have 700 all-time program wins!
  
 
LIVING UP TO EXPECTATIONS
Coming into the season as defending NSIC player of the year the expectations are high for senior Cassie Askvig and she is living up to those expectations. The Marauders senior is averaging 20.8 PPG and six RPG early on this season.
 
 
PACK THE MAC
The Marauders thrive off of a big crowd, boasting a 10-3 record on the home court last season and a 3-0 record so far this year. Come out and pack the MAC and cheer your Marauders onto victory.
 
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. 
 
FOLLOW LIVE
To find links to live stats, audio and video, go to www.goumary.com/coverage
 
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