THIS WEEKEND
The University of Mary women's basketball team takes to the road this weekend for their final regular season road trip of the season. The Marauders will first travel to Bemidji State to take on the Beavers on Friday, February 15 at 5:30 PM. They will then make the trip to Crookston, MN to take on Minnesota Crookston at 3:30 PM on Saturday, February 16.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The last time UMary took the court was for a weekend split with Upper Iowa and Winona State. The Marauders first took down Upper Iowa by a score of 69-65. Macy Williams led the way with 16 points and four assists. Gabbie Bohl and Coral Gillette added twelve points a piece. In the second game of the weekend the Marauders fell to the Winona State Warriors. The short handed Marauders, down Cassie Askvig, battled hard but could not overcome two WSU Warriors putting up over 20 points each. UMary lost 57-54. Gabbie Bohl scored 11 points, had nine rebounds, one block and a steal. Macy Williams recorded 10 points and four assists. Lexie Schneider got her first career start and recorded 10 points and two steals.
 
THE RECORD
The Marauders are 14-7 overall and 12-6 in NSIC play.
 
OPPO RESEARCH – BEMIDJI STATE
Bemidji State comes in with a record of 5-17 and 3-15 in conference play. The Beavers are currently on a four game losing streak. Taylor Bray leads to team in scoring and rebounding. Bray averages 9.5 PPG and 4.8 RPG. The Beavers are well rounded with eight players averaging four PPG or more.
 
HISTORY LESSON
The Beavers and Marauders began their all-time series Nov. 30, 1984, an 80-75 win by BSU, before taking a 22-year break between meetings… UMary leads the series 20-5, and has won seven of eight against BSU.
 
LAST MEETING
The last time UMary and BSU met was earlier this season when the Beavers handed the Marauders their first home loss of the season, 77-66. Cassie Askvig and Gabbie Bohl each recorded 15 points. Macy Williams added 11 points and five assists. UMary only trailed by two heading into the fourth quarter but a 26 point scoring outburst by the Beavers propelled them to an 11 point victory.
 
OPPO RESEARCH – MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
 UMC comes into the game against the Marauders with a 10-14 record, going 5-13 in NSIC play. The Golden Eagles are currently on a six game losing streak. Isieoma Odor leads the conference in scoring with 18.4 PPG. She averages 8.9 RPG which ranks her seventh in the conference. Caitlin Michaelis also averages double digit points with 11 PPG.
 
HISTORY LESSON
The Marauders are 17-8 against the Golden Eagles since UMary joined the Northern Sun in the 2006-07 season… UMary is 8-5 at home and 9-3 on the road vs. UMC… The Marauders snapped a 5-game losing streak to the Golden Eagles in the last regular season game of the 2016-17 season.
  
LAST MEETING
The Marauders took down Minnesota Crookston 82-71 when they met earlier this season. Five Marauders scored double figures, including three who scored 19. Gabbie Bohl recorded a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds, she added two blocks and a steal on the defensive end. Macy Williams posted 19 points, eight assists, and five rebounds. Cassie Askvig added 19 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Coral Gillette pitched in twelve points and Kassandra Bartek 10. 
 
  
FAST BREAK
•   The Marauders take the road for their last road trip of regular season play.
•   UMary has a 4-6 record on the road.
•   Gabbie Bohl and Cassie Askvig are second and third in the conference in scoring.
•   Gabbie Bohl and Cassie Askvig's combined 36.4 PPG are the most among any duo in the NSIC.
•   Cassie Askvig and Gabbie Bohl's combined 19.1 RPG is the second most of any duo in the Northern Sun.
•    Bohl ranks 25th in the nation in free throws made and 15th in free throws attempted.
•   The Marauders average 5 more assists per game than opponents
•   Bohl's 10 double-doubles ranks 32nd in the nation
  
GETTING BUCKETS
UMary is fourth in the Northern Sun in points per game averaging 71.5. The Marauders have a plus 5.9 scoring margin over the opponents which ranks seventh in the Northern Sun. Cassie Askvig is second in the conference in scoring, averaging 18.3 PPG. Right behind her in third in the NSIC is Gabbie Bohl who averages 18.1 PPG. The Marauders rank first in the conference in field goal percentage (45.0). Two Marauders rank in the top five in individual field goal percentage. Askvig ranks fourth with a field goal percentage of 50.4 percent. Bohl sits right in behind her in fifth with a field goal percentage of 48.7 percent. The Marauders ranks 25th in the nation if field goal percentage offense! Askvig ranks 41st in the nation individually in scoring and Bohl ranks 50th.
 
A HELPING PASS
The Marauders sure know how to share the ball. The team ranks second in the conference in assists, averaging 15.67 assists per game. Macy Williams ranks second in the conference averaging 3.9 assists per game. She ranks fourth in the conference in assists/turnover ratio. Cassie Askvig is tied for 15th with 2.5 APG. Tonya Dvorak is right behind her with 2.4 APG.
 
DEEEE-FENSE
The Marauders allow just 65.6 points/game, ninth in the NSIC. Teams are making just 38.4 percent of their shots against UMary, ranking them seventh in the conference in field goal percentage defense.
 
REJECTION
The Marauders are seventh in the NSIC in blocked shots at 3.38/game. Gabbie Bohl ranks ninth in the NSIC averaging 1.3 blocks per game. Tonya Dvorak ranks 14th averaging just under 1 block per game. 
 
DOWNTOWN
Averaging 7.0 treys/game, the Marauders rank fifth in the NSIC. Shooting 35.3 percent from behind the arc, UMary is first in the conference in three point shooting percentage. Coral Gillette leads the conference averaging 2.4 three pointers per game
 
CHARITY STRIPE
Shooting 74.4 percent from the free throw line as a team this season the Marauders rank fifth in the NSIC. Cassie Askvig ranks fourth in the conference shooting 85.4 percent from the line. Gabbie Bohl is shooting 69.2 percent from the line to rank her 13th in the conference. Bohl leads to conference in free throws attempted with 156.
 
CRASHING THE GLASS
The Marauders rank third in the NSIC in rebounding defense. The Marauders rank fifth in rebounding margin with a plus 3.4 RPG average. Two Marauders rank in the top ten in the conference in rebounds per game. Bohl ranks fifth, averaging 9.6 RPG. Right behind her in sixth is Askvig who averages 9.5 RPG.
 
1,000 POINTS CLUB
Two Marauders have joined the list of just 19 UMary women's basketball players to score 1,000 career points this season. Gabbie  Bohl became the 18th player to reach the milestone and Cassie Askvig became the 19th. Both players reached their 1,000th career point by knocking down a free throw to convert on a three point play. Bohl scored her 1,000th career point during the first game of her junior year and Askvig during the 19th game of her junior year. 
 
  
CLIMBING THE ALL TIME RANKINGS
Gabbie Bohl and Cassie Askvig became the 18th and 19th Marauders to score their 1,000th career point. Bohl reached the milestone just one game into her junior year. Askvig hit the milestone 19 games into her junior year. Bohl has since moved into 9th on the all time rankings with a total of 1,358 career points. She recently passed Natalie Brunner (2001-05). Bohl will be tracking down Andrea Ronderos (2003-06) who scored 1,407 career points. The junior forward has moved into 13th all time in career rebounds with 590. Cassie Askvig joins Bohl in the top 15 all time in career rebounds ranking 11th with 572. Askvig also moves into 18th all time in points scored with 1,013.
 
NEARING MILESTONES
The UMary women's basketball program is nearing 700 wins. The Marauders need just five more wins to reach this mark.
 
100
Head Coach Rick Neumann reached his 100th career win when the Marauders took down the Golden Eagles of Minnesota Crookston on January 25.
 
 
NSIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Gabbie Bohl and Cassie Askvig (x2) both have won NSIC Player of the Week this season. Bohl won the award for her 28.5 PPG and 13.5 RPG performance over a two game stretch. Askvig was given the award for her 18.5 PPG and 15.5 RPG performance over the past weekend. Askvig earned the award for a second time when she averaged 25 PPG and 17.5 RPG while recording career highs of 34 points and 20 rebounds against WSC. 
 
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 18.8 PPG, 9.8 RPG, and 1.3 BPG. She was named the NSIC player of the week for her performance the weekend of December 7-8. 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.
 
 
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
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