THIS WEEK

The University of Mary women's basketball team heads to Minnesota this weekend for a pair on NSIC road contests. The Marauders open up the weekend with a game on Friday, December 6 at 5:30 PM against St. Cloud State. They will follow that up with another road test against Minnesota Duluth on Saturday, December 7 at 3:30 PM.

 
LAST TIME OUT
The last time the Marauders took the court was for their NSIC opener where they took down Minot State 66-50 to begin conference play 1-0. The Marauders had a dominant second half. After trailing by six at half, UMary outscored the Beavers by 22 in the second half to claim the win. Cassie Askvig led the way with a 19 point, 10 rebound double-double. Gillette, Williams, and Rotunda all recorded 11 points during the game.

 
THE RECORD
The Marauders come into the weekend with a 7-3 record, starting the season 1-0 in NSIC play.

 
OPPO RESEARCH – ST. CLOUD STATE

The Huskies come into the week with a 3-2 record, going 0-1 in NSIC play. SCSU began their season with three straight wins before dropping their last two games. Three Huskies average double figure points with Madelin Dammann leading the way with 12.6 PPG. She also leads the team with five rebounds per contest. SCSU's strongest asset is their defensive ability. The Huskies rank third in the NSIC in steals, averaging 9.8 per game. They hold opponents to 57.6 PPG which is the fifth lowest in the NSIC.

 
LAST MATCHUP

The last time the Marauders and Huskies met was last season when SCSU held the advantage taking down UMary 83-70 in St. Cloud, MN. Askvig recorded 22 points and six rebounds on the game and Macy Williams pitched in 10 points and eight assists.

HISTORY LESSON

The Marauders are 9-12 against the Huskies during UMary's NCAA era… The Marauders are 5-5 at home against the Huskies… UMary is 4-6 on the road and 0-1 at neutral site games against SCSU… The longest win streak for either team is three.
 

OPPO RESEARCH – MINNESOTA DULUTH

The Bulldogs come into the weekend with a 4-3 record, 1-0 in NSIC play. After falling to an 0-3 record to start the year, with losses against #1 Drury, #5 Fort Hays State, and Missouri Western State, the Bulldogs turned it around winning their next four games all by double digits. Brooke Olson leads the team with 16.6 PPG and 7.1 RPG. UMD makes it difficult to get shots off, ranking fourth in the conference in blocked shots with 3.43 per game. Two Bulldogs rank in the top ten in the NSIC in blocked shots with Sarah Grow leading the way in sixth with 1.4 per game.

 
LAST MATCHUP
The last time UMD and UMary squared up was in Duluth, MN last season. The Bulldogs held the advantage taking down the Marauders 78-71. Macy Williams had a big 22 point performance with Askvig adding an 11 point, 10 rebounds double-double.


HISTORY LESSON

The Marauders are 11-9 against the Bulldogs during UMary's NCAA era… UMary holds a 7-2 edge in home games at the McDowell Activity Center… On the road at Romano Gym, the Marauders are 3-7 against the Bulldogs… UMary is 9-4 in the last thirteen games against UMD… The Marauders swept the Bulldogs in 2015-16 and split the UMD series in 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 with both teams protecting their home court.

  
GETTING BUCKETS
UMary is sixth in the Northern Sun in points per game averaging 75.2. The Marauders have a plus 21.6 points scoring margin over the opponents which ranks first in the Northern Sun. Cassie Askvig is second in the conference in scoring, averaging 19.9 PPG. The Marauders lead the conference in field goal percentage (45.7). Askvig ranks fifth in the conference with a field goal percentage of 51.4 percent.
 
A HELPING PASS
The Marauders sure know how to share the ball. The team ranks second in the conference in assists, averaging 17.8 assists per game. Macy Williams ranks third in the conference averaging 4.3 assists per game. Coral Gillette is second in the conference in assist/turnover ratio with Williams right behind her in third. Gillette ranks ninth in assists with 3.2 per game.
 
DEEEE-FENSE
The Marauders allow just 53.6 points/game, second in the NSIC. Teams are making just 35.8 percent of their shots against UMary, ranking them fifth in the conference in field goal percentage defense.
 
REJECTION
The Marauders are tenth in the NSIC in blocked shots at 2.5/game. Lauren Rotunda is tied for 19^th in the NSIC with 0.7 blocks/game.
 
THIEVERY
UMary averages 9.1 steals per game this season, ranking them fifth in the Northern Sun. Christal Hearn leads the team with 2.2 steals a game, ranking fifth in the conference. 
 
DOWNTOWN
Averaging eight treys/game, the Marauders rank fifth in the NSIC. Shooting 34.2 percent from behind the arc, UMary is tenth in the conference in three point shooting percentage. Coral Gillette is fourth in the conference averaging 2.7 three pointers per game.
 
CHARITY STRIPE
Shooting 73.3 percent from the free throw line as a team this season the Marauders rank third in the NSIC. Cassie Askvig shoots 79.5 percent from the line, ranking her seventh in the NSIC.
 
CRASHING THE GLASS
The Marauders rank fourth in the NSIC in rebounding defense. UMary ranks fourth in rebounding margin with a plus 7.3 RPG average. Lexie Schneider is fourth in the NSIC in rebounding, pulling down 8.5 boards per game. Askvig joins her in the top 15, coming in at 14^th with 6.6 RPG. 

CLIMBING THE MARAUDERS ALL TIME RANKINGS

Cassie Askvig currently has 1,284 career points and 681 career rebounds. She ranks 11^th all-time in points and sixth all-time in rebounds. She also sits sixth all-time in career blocks with 62.

Lauren Rotunda moves into sixth all-time in career steals with 98.

Macy Williams climbs to 22^nd all-time in career assists with 204.

 
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 19.9 PPG and 6.6 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 4-0 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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