THIS WEEK
After four straight home games the University of Mary women's basketball team is back on the road. The Marauders head to Minnesota to battle Minnesota Crookston and Bemidji State. UMary and UMC square off on Friday, January 24 at 3:30 PM in Crookston, MN. The Marauders will then take on Bemidji State on Saturday, January 25 in Bemidji, MN.

 
LAST TIME OUT
Cassie Askvig had a record-breaking night the last time the Marauders took the court. The Marauders forward scored 45 points against SMSU. Her 45 points was not only a UMary record but it was also a Northern Sun record. She made 17 free throws during the game to tie another UMary single game record. The Marauders would fall in both home games. Dropping the first by a score of 80-62 to #11 Sioux Falls. They followed that up with a heartbreaking overtime loss to Southwest Minnesota State, 91-85.


 
THE RECORD
The Marauders come into the weekend with a 12-9 record, starting the season 6-6 in NSIC play.

 
OPPO RESEARCH – MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
Minnesota Crookston comes into the weekend with a 2-14 record, going 1-11 against Northern Sun opponents. The Golden Eagles conference win came in a 66-65 victory over the Wayne State Wildcats. UMC is led by Abby Guidinger who averages 10.1 PPG. Bren Fox leads the team in rebounding with 7.1 RPG, the 11^th best average in the NSIC.


LAST MATCHUP
The last time these two teams met up was last season when the Marauders took down UMC 63-58 on the road. Cassie Askvig had 17 points and nine rebounds with Coral Gillette pitching in 11 points. The Marauders shot an impressive 50 percent from deep during the game.


HISTORY LESSON
The Marauders are 18-8 against the Golden Eagles since UMary joined the Northern Sun in the 2006-07 season… UMary is 8-5 at home and 10-3 on the road vs. UMC… The Marauders swept the 2018-19 season series.
 
OPPO RESEARCH – BEMIDJI STATE
Bemidji State comes into the weekend with a 7-9 record, going 4-8 in NSIC play so far. The Beavers are led by a pair of scorers who average double figures. Trinity Myer leads the team with 13.4 PPG. Taylor Bray joins her by posting 10.1 PPG, right behind her is Brooklyn Bachmann at 9.9 PPG. The same trio of athletes are the top three rebounders on the team as well. BSU makes it difficult to score against them, holding opponents to 38.8 percent shooting from the field, the fourth lowest in the NSIC.
 
 
LAST MATCHUP
The last time the Marauders and Beavers met up, UMary took down BSU 73-53. Cassie Askvig had a 25 point, 10 rebound double double. Coral Gillette knocked down five three pointers on the game, totaling 15 points. UMary was on fire during the game, making 63.4 percent of their shots from the field and 64.3 percent from behind the arc.

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 21-5, and has won eight of nine against BSU.
 
MAKING HISTORY
Cassie Askvig just made history! With her 45 point performance against SMSU, Askvig broke the Marauders single game scoring record. She not only broke UMary's single game scoring record but the Northern Sun single game scoring record. She wasn't done breaking records just yet, she tied the Marauders single game record for free throws made with 17 against the Mustangs.
  
GETTING BUCKETS
UMary is fourth in the Northern Sun in points per game averaging 73.9. The Marauders have a plus 9.6 points scoring margin over the opponents which is fourth in the Northern Sun. Cassie Askvig leads the conference in scoring, averaging 22 PPG. The Marauders lead the conference in field goal percentage (45.4). Askvig ranks fifth in the conference with a field goal percentage of 51.7 percent.
 
A HELPING PASS
The Marauders sure know how to share the ball. The team ranks first in the conference in assists, averaging 16.67 assists per game. Macy Williams is second in the conference averaging 4.4 assists per game. Williams leads the conference in assists / turnover ratio. Rotunda is tied for 17^th in the conference in assists per game at 2.7. Right behind her in 20^th in Coral Gillette with 2.6/game.
 
DEEEE-FENSE
The Marauders allow just 64.3 points/game, fifth lowest in the NSIC. Teams are making just 40.06 percent of their shots against UMary, ranking them 13^th in the conference in field goal percentage defense.
 
THIEVERY
UMary averages 7.38 steals per game this season, ranking them ninth in the Northern Sun. Christal Hearn leads the team with 1.5 steals a game, ranking tied for tenth in the conference. Right behind her with 1.3 steals per game is Lauren Rotunda, tying her for 20^th in the Northern Sun.
 
DOWNTOWN
Averaging seven treys/game, the Marauders rank seventh in the NSIC. Shooting 33.4 percent from behind the arc, UMary is eighth in the conference in three point shooting percentage. Coral Gillette is third in the conference averaging 2.4 three pointers per game.
 
CHARITY STRIPE
Shooting 75.1 percent from the free throw line as a team this season the Marauders rank fifth in the NSIC. Cassie Askvig shoots 82.3 percent from the line, ranking her sixth in the NSIC.
 
CRASHING THE GLASS
The Marauders rank fourth in the NSIC in rebounding defense and third in rebounding margin, outrebounding opponents by 4.9 RPG on average. Lexie Schneider is seventh in the NSIC in rebounding, pulling down 7.8 boards per game. Askvig and Rotunda join her in the top 15. Rotunda is ninth with 7.4 RPG and Askvig is 12^th with 6.7 RPG.
 
NATIONALLY KNOWN
Cassie Askvig and Macy Williams aren't just at the top of the NSIC statistics rankings but they both have found a place amongst the best in NCAA Division II.
Cassie Askvig leads the nation in field goals made and in ninth in points per game
Macy Williams ranks 12^th in total assists and 13^th nationally in assist to turnover ratio
 
NSIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
The Marauders have had two athletes earn NSIC athlete of the week honors.
 Lauren Rotunda earned the honor for her 19 point, eight rebound, six assist performance against Minot State during a dominant 81-60 win.
Cassie Askvig earned hers after averaging 34 PPG and 5.5 RPG. She also dropped a career high of 36 points over the weekend.

CLIMBING THE MARAUDERS ALL TIME RANKINGS
Cassie Askvig currently has 1,547 career points and 755 career rebounds. She ranks eighth all-time in points and fifth all-time in rebounds. She also sits sixth all-time in career blocks with 66.
Lauren Rotunda moves into fourth all-time in career steals with 112.
Macy Williams climbs to 15^th all-time in career assists with 254.
 
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 22 PPG and 6.7 RPG throughout 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 an 8-3 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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