THIS WEEK
The University of Mary women's basketball team wraps up regular season play on the road this weekend. The Marauders will head to Northern State on Friday, February 21 for a 5:30 PM tipoff. They will follow that up with a game against MSU Moorhead on Saturday, February 22 at 3:30 PM. 

LAST TIME OUT
The last time the Marauders took the court was for two dominant wins in the McDowell Activity Center. The Marauders took down Bemidji State 72-60 to start off the weekend. UMary was led by 22 points by Lauren Rotunda. Askvig pitched in 19 with Megan Voit adding 13. In game two of the weekend the Marauders beat Minnesota Crookston 78-70. A 28 point performance by Askvig led the way. Rotunda (18), Gillette (15), and Schneider (13) all pitched in double figure points.

THE RECORD
The Marauders come into the weekend with a 19-10 record, starting the season 13-7 in NSIC play.
 
OPPO RESEARCH – NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Northern State comes into the weekend with a 12-14 record, going 8-12 in the Northern Sun. The Wolves own a 7-6 record on their home court. NSU is led by Brianna Kusler who averages 12.8 PPG and 8.3 RPG. Lexi Wadsworth is second on the team in PPG with 12.5. NSU leads the conference in rebounding defense and is third in rebounding margin.

LAST MATCHUP
The Marauders picked up a 75-69 win earlier this season when the two teams met. Macy Williams led the way for the Marauders with 20 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Lauren Rotunda added 19 with Lexie Schneider pitching in 13 points and nine rebounds.

HISTORY LESSON
The Marauders are 12-15 against the Wolves since the 2006-07 season… UMary swept the 2018-19 season series...Before that NSU had won three straight games. 
 
OPPO RESEARCH – MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MOORHEAD 
MSU Moorhead comes into the weekend with a 16-11 record, going 11-9 in Northern Sun play. The Dragons boast an impressive 9-2 record on their home court. The Wolves are led by Megan Hintz who averages 15.2 PPG and 8.1 RPG. Peyton Boom is second on the team with 10.1 PPG. The Dragons boast one of the best defenses in the NSIC, holding opponents to just 60.1 PPG, the second best in the conference. They lead the conference in field goal percentage defense, allowing opponents to make just 36.1 percent of their shots.

LAST MATCHUP
The Marauders claimed a big 89-68 win the last time these two teams met. A big second half that featured UMary outscoring the Dragons by 14 led the Marauders to the big win. Cassie Askvig led the way for UMary with 26 points. Gillette (18), Williams (12), and Schneider (10) all posted double digit points with Rotunda and Hearn adding nine each.

HISTORY LESSON
The Marauders are 9-17 against the Dragons since 2006-07… MSUM has won eight of the last nine games… UMary is 6-7 against MSUM at the McDowell Activity Center and 3-9 on the road at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse.
 
PLAYOFF PICTURE
The Marauders currently are sitting in third, holding a two game lead over the fourth place team and a five game lead over fifth in the North. The Marauders clinched a home playoff game with last weekend's wins. UMary will host their home playoff game on Wednesday, February 26 at 6 PM in the McDowell Activity Center.
 
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
The University of Mary women's basketball teams 19 wins is tied for the most during the programs NCAA era. They won 19 games twice prior to this season (2011-12, 2012-13). One more victory this season will make history.
  
GETTING BUCKETS
UMary is fourth in the Northern Sun in points per game averaging 74.8. The Marauders have a plus 8.9 points scoring margin over the opponents which is second in the Northern Sun. Cassie Askvig leads the conference in scoring, averaging 21.1 PPG. Lauren Rotunda ranks 13^th at 13.2 PPG. The Marauders lead the conference in field goal percentage (46). Askvig ranks fourth in the conference with a field goal percentage of 49.7 percent.
 
A HELPING PASS
The Marauders sure know how to share the ball. The team ranks first in the conference in assists, averaging 16.55 assists per game. Macy Williams is tied for third in the conference averaging four assists per game. Williams leads in the conference in assists / turnover ratio. Gillette is 20^th in the NSIC (2.8/game) and Rotunda is 21^st (2.7/game).
 
DEEEE-FENSE
The Marauders allow just 65.9 points/game, seventh lowest in the NSIC. Teams are making 41.2 percent of their shots against UMary, ranking them 12^th in the conference in field goal percentage defense.
 
THIEVERY
UMary averages 7.22 steals per game this season, ranking them eighth in the Northern Sun. Christal Hearn leads the team with 1.4 steals a game, ranking tied for 11^th in the conference. 
 
DOWNTOWN
Averaging 7.5 treys/game, the Marauders rank fourth in the NSIC. Shooting 35.2 percent from behind the arc, UMary is seventh in the conference in three point shooting percentage. Coral Gillette is second in the conference averaging 2.6 three pointers per game.
 
CHARITY STRIPE
Shooting 76.1 percent from the free throw line as a team this season the Marauders rank sixth in the NSIC. Lauren Rotunda ranks second in the NSIC, knocking down 92.4 percent of her free throws. In 10^th is Cassie Askvig, making 80.6 percent of her shots from the charity stripe.
 
CRASHING THE GLASS
The Marauders rank fifth in the NSIC in rebounding defense and sixth in rebounding margin, outrebounding opponents by 3.2 RPG on average. Lexie Schneider and Lauren Rotunda are tied for eighth in the conference in rebounds, averaging 7.3/game Askvig is right behind them in 10^th with 7.1.
 
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.
 
NATIONALLY KNOWN
Cassie Askvig, Macy Williams, and Lauren Rotunda 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 is leads the nation in field goals made, is 11^th in free throws made, and in 14^th in points per game
Lauren Rotunda is fifth in the nation in free throw percentage
Macy Williams ranks 23^rd in total assists and 34^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 has earned the honor three times. She first earned the honor for her 19 point, eight rebound, six assist performance against Minot State during a dominant 81-60 win. Later on, she would repeat as NSIC North Player of the Week for her 23 PPG, 6 RPG, and 2 APG weekend in a pair of wins over UMC and BSU. She earned the honor for the third time for her 20.5 PPG and 8.5 RPG weekend with wins coming against UIU and WSU.
Cassie Askvig has earned the honor twice. She earned hers after averaging 34 PPG and 5.5 RPG. Her most recent award was after she posted 23.5 PPG and six RPG in two UMary wins.

CLIMBING THE MARAUDERS ALL TIME RANKINGS
Cassie Askvig currently has 1,698 career points and 820 career rebounds. She ranks sixth all-time in points and fifth all-time in rebounds. She also sits sixth all-time in career blocks with 70.
Lauren Rotunda moves into fourth all-time in career steals with 118.
Macy Williams climbs to 13^th all-time in career assists with 278.
 
PURSUIT OF 1000 POINT CLUB
Lauren Rotunda is closing in on elite company. The Marauders junior is just 37 points away from reaching the milestone.
 
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 21.1 PPG and 7.1 RPG throughout this season.
 
 
PACK THE MAC
The Marauders thrive off of a big crowd, boasting a 12-3 record on the home court 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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