Friday, January 17
St. Cloud, Minn.
5:30 p.m.
St. Cloud State
vs
Concordia University, St. Paul
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Huskies put win streak on the line against Golden Bears, Mavericks
1/15/2020 11:05:00 AM | Women's Basketball
ST. CLOUD, MINN. – A lot has gone right for the St. Cloud State University women's basketball team as of late. The Huskies are currently riding a four game win streak against Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) opponents, their longest such win streak of 2019-20. This weekend, St. Cloud State will put its win streak on the line as it hosts Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State in two NSIC games Friday and Saturday.
The Huskies have won the first four contests of the new year and look to make it six in a row with wins over the Golden Bears and Mavericks this weekend. In fact, St. Cloud State was on a similar win streak last season when the team hit the road to take on the exact same opponents. Unfortunately, the Huskies fortunes didn't fare well in 2018-19, as they fell to Concordia-St. Paul 63-50 in the weekend opener, snapping their four-game win streak. St. Cloud State then fell to Minnesota State the following day by a final score of 78-62 in Mankato, Minnesota.
Friday's game against the Golden Bears is slated to start at 5:30 p.m., while tip off for Saturday's game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in Halenbeck Hall. Fans who cannot attend the games in person can follow along via live stats, video and WJON's live broadcast. Score updates will also be made to the team's official Twitter page (@SCSUHUSKIES_WBB).
Here are the five things to know before this weekend's NSIC series:
22/-3- Huskies basketball fans will have to dress for the winter weather if they are making the trek to Halenbeck Hall this weekend. According to the weather people, St. Cloud, Minnesota is expected to see on-and-off snow this weekend with 1-3" of snow expected to fall Friday afternoon. Temperatures aren't exactly expected to be nice and breezy either, as the high for both Friday and Saturday is 22 degrees while the expected low is -3.
5 – St. Cloud State's four-game win streak is the longest for the team this season and is one game shy of tying the Huskies longest win streak from 2018-19. At the end of the year, St. Cloud State went on a five-game win streak before running into Minnesota-Duluth in the semifinal round of the NSIC Tournament. That tied the Huskies longest win streak since the 2014-15 season, when they opened the year with an unblemished 8-0 record.
.600/.700/.800 – Sophomore point guard Brehna Evans (De Pere, Wis. / West De Pere) has been on a tear these past two weeks. In the wins over Minot State and Mary, Evans averaged a team leading 17.5 points per game while shooting .700 (14-20) from the floor, 3-5 from beyond the arc (.600) and 4-5 (.800) from the free throw line. She additionally added three rebounds, seven assists and five steals and scored a career high 22 points in St. Cloud State's 80-65 win over Mary.
59.4 – The Huskies defense continues to be the most lethal in the conference, holding opponents to just 59.4 points per game in NSIC play this season. The team is going up against two of the most lethal offenses in the conference in Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State. Currently, the Golden Bears rank third in the NSIC in points per game, averaging 76.3 through 10 NSIC contests this season. The Mavericks are right on their heels in fifth, averaging 73.4 points in their NSIC games this season.
2nd – This is just St. Cloud State's second NSIC South series of the season and the first the team will play in the second half of the season. Early this year, the Huskies battled Southwest Minnesota State and the University of Sioux Falls on the road, and it went fairly well for the visitors. St. Cloud State earned its first conference sweep of the season with a 74-56 win over the Mustangs and an 80-76 2OT win over #7 Sioux Falls.
The Huskies have won the first four contests of the new year and look to make it six in a row with wins over the Golden Bears and Mavericks this weekend. In fact, St. Cloud State was on a similar win streak last season when the team hit the road to take on the exact same opponents. Unfortunately, the Huskies fortunes didn't fare well in 2018-19, as they fell to Concordia-St. Paul 63-50 in the weekend opener, snapping their four-game win streak. St. Cloud State then fell to Minnesota State the following day by a final score of 78-62 in Mankato, Minnesota.
Friday's game against the Golden Bears is slated to start at 5:30 p.m., while tip off for Saturday's game is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. in Halenbeck Hall. Fans who cannot attend the games in person can follow along via live stats, video and WJON's live broadcast. Score updates will also be made to the team's official Twitter page (@SCSUHUSKIES_WBB).
Here are the five things to know before this weekend's NSIC series:
22/-3- Huskies basketball fans will have to dress for the winter weather if they are making the trek to Halenbeck Hall this weekend. According to the weather people, St. Cloud, Minnesota is expected to see on-and-off snow this weekend with 1-3" of snow expected to fall Friday afternoon. Temperatures aren't exactly expected to be nice and breezy either, as the high for both Friday and Saturday is 22 degrees while the expected low is -3.
5 – St. Cloud State's four-game win streak is the longest for the team this season and is one game shy of tying the Huskies longest win streak from 2018-19. At the end of the year, St. Cloud State went on a five-game win streak before running into Minnesota-Duluth in the semifinal round of the NSIC Tournament. That tied the Huskies longest win streak since the 2014-15 season, when they opened the year with an unblemished 8-0 record.
.600/.700/.800 – Sophomore point guard Brehna Evans (De Pere, Wis. / West De Pere) has been on a tear these past two weeks. In the wins over Minot State and Mary, Evans averaged a team leading 17.5 points per game while shooting .700 (14-20) from the floor, 3-5 from beyond the arc (.600) and 4-5 (.800) from the free throw line. She additionally added three rebounds, seven assists and five steals and scored a career high 22 points in St. Cloud State's 80-65 win over Mary.
59.4 – The Huskies defense continues to be the most lethal in the conference, holding opponents to just 59.4 points per game in NSIC play this season. The team is going up against two of the most lethal offenses in the conference in Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota State. Currently, the Golden Bears rank third in the NSIC in points per game, averaging 76.3 through 10 NSIC contests this season. The Mavericks are right on their heels in fifth, averaging 73.4 points in their NSIC games this season.
2nd – This is just St. Cloud State's second NSIC South series of the season and the first the team will play in the second half of the season. Early this year, the Huskies battled Southwest Minnesota State and the University of Sioux Falls on the road, and it went fairly well for the visitors. St. Cloud State earned its first conference sweep of the season with a 74-56 win over the Mustangs and an 80-76 2OT win over #7 Sioux Falls.
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