Huskies Head West for Weekend Set in Washington

ELLENSBURG, WA. - After starting their season with a 68-56 victory over Valley City State, the St. Cloud State women's basketball team (1-0, 0-0 NSIC) will be playing two non-conference games this weekend in the Central Washington Tournament. SCSU will face Central Washington at 9:30 PM CT on Friday, then take on the Concordia Cavaliers at 7 PM CT on Saturday, Nov. 17.

DOUCETTE'S BIG DAY BOOSTS SCSU IN REGULAR SEASON OPENER
The Huskies won their first game of the regular season in dramatic fashion, a 68-56 overtime victory against Valley City State. Mallie Doucette dropped a career high of 27 points in the while Nikki Kilbotten brought in nine rebounds for a team high. SCSU led for over 40 minutes in the contest but a late surge from VCSU put the Huskies in a three point deficit two different times in the final two minutes of play. Mallie Doucette tied things up with :12 in regulation to force the overtime period, where the Huskies outscored Valley City 14-3.

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WEEKEND NOTES

CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILDCATS
Record: 2-0
Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC)
2017-18 Record: 15-14, 11-9 GNAC

CONCORDIA CAVALIERS
Record: 2-0
Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC)
2017-18 Record: 14-14, 8-12 GNAC

SCOUTING CENTRAL WASHINGTON

Taylor Shaw returns as the Wildcats' leading scorer, averaging 23 points per game while her and Kassidy Malcom each are averaging seven rebounds per game for a team high. CWU is 2-0 after winning against two non-conference opponents by at least 15 points. Last season, the Wildcats made the GNAC Tournament but fell in the first round.

SCOUTING CONCORDIA

The Cavaliers' offensive efforts through two games have been led by Kizzah Maltezo (13 PPG, 6 AST) and Erin Higbie (11.5 PPG, 6.5 REB P/G). CU is outscoring opponents 76.5-44 and is shooting 41.7% from the field.

NOTABLES
3 Consecutive season opening wins by the Huskies
27 Mallie Doucette recorded a new career high of 27 points in SCSU's first game of the season. (Previous high: 22)
14 Highest lead SCSU held in last weekend's match-up vs VCSU
1,486.2 Miles traveled by SCSU to this weekend's contests.

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Mallie Doucette

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