Sunday, March 1
Sioux Falls, S.D.
8 p.m.
St. Cloud State
vs
Augustana University (SD)
Photo by: Kelsey Whaley
Women's basketball to face Augustana in NSIC Tournament quarterfinal
2/28/2020 9:30:00 AM | Women's Basketball
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Things are rolling for the St. Cloud State women's basketball team. After earning a dominant win over Wayne State College in the opening round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC)/Sanford Health Tournament Wednesday, the Huskies are rolling into the quarterfinal round for the second consecutive season. This year, St. Cloud State will face Augustana University in the quarterfinals set to tip off at 8 p.m. at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on Sunday, March 1.
The Huskies earned the right to play at the Sanford Pentagon with their Wednesday evening win, as they soundly beat Wayne State by a final score of 75-62. The Vikings also won their first round game Wednesday, as they handily dispatched Bemidji State 75-56 as the No. 3 seed from the South Division.
Tickets for the NSIC/Stanford Health Tournament are $20 for adults and $10 for students, while children five and under are free. The cost covers admission to both games in a single session. Should St. Cloud State win Sunday evening, the team will advance to Monday night's quarterfinal where it will face either Sioux Falls or Winona State.
Fans who can't make the trek to South Dakota can follow the Huskies along online via live stats, video and WJON's live radio broadcast. Score updates can also be found on St. Cloud State women's basketball's official Twitter page (@SCSUHUSKIES_WBB).
Here are the five things to know before Sunday evening's quarterfinal game:
71-67 – This will be the second meeting between St. Cloud State and Augustana this season, as the two teams tipped off in Halenbeck Hall in early February. In that initial meeting, it was the Huskies who came out on top by the slimmest of margins, as they upended the Vikings by a final score of 71-67. Senior Madelin Dammann (Waconia, Minn. / Waconia) was the team's leading scorer in the victory, tallying 20 points on 5-9 shooting with five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Nikki Kilboten (Eau Claire, Wis. / Eau Claire North) added 18 points of her own in the win and tallied a team-leading 12 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season.
3 – Dammann, Kilboten and teammate Tori Wortz (Hutchinson, Minn. / Hutchinson) were all honored by the NSIC on Thursday, as they were named either First or Second Team All-Conference. The three Huskies averaged over 13 points a game against conference opponents in 2019-20, which helped them land on both teams. Dammann was named First Team All-NSIC, the first such honor of her career, while Kilboten and Wortz earned Second Team All-Conference honors after leading one of the most balanced offenses in St. Cloud State history. Wortz additionally was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team earlier last week.
11.3/9.0 – Kilboten has put up some pretty impressive numbers against the Vikings in her Huskies career, as she averages 11.3 points and 9.0 rebounds a game in three meetings with Augustana. In addition to her 18 point, 12 rebounds performance against the Vikings earlier this season, Kilboten put up career numbers against the same team in 2018-19, leading St. Cloud State to victory with a 12 points, 12 rebounds performance.
2-2 – St. Cloud State currently has a 2-2 all-time record in the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament quarterfinals, with its most recent win coming in 2018-19. Last year, the Huskies advanced to the semifinal round thanks to an 85-57 victory over Bemidji State. Prior to last year, St. Cloud State did not have a lot of luck in the quarterfinals. After winning the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament in 2008-09, a year where they beat Winona State 66-58 in the quarterfinals, the Huskies fell in their next two quarterfinal games, first to the Warriors (47-45) in 2012-13 and then to Wayne State (76-63) in 2014-15.
11-4 – Augustana will have a unique advantage in Sunday's playoff game. Though the Vikings will be the visiting team, since they are the lower seed in the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament, they will be playing on their own home court, as Augustana called the Sanford Pentagon "home" during the 2019-20 season. The Vikings lost just four games on the Pentagon floor during the regular season, all of which were handed to them by NSIC opponents.
Bonus number:
10 - St. Cloud State was ranked 10th in the most recent NCAA Regional poll, meaning the team would be on the outside looking in to receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament. A deep run could help the Huskies move up the rankings, as they were ranked sixth in the initial regional rankings, which were released two Wednesdays ago.
The Huskies earned the right to play at the Sanford Pentagon with their Wednesday evening win, as they soundly beat Wayne State by a final score of 75-62. The Vikings also won their first round game Wednesday, as they handily dispatched Bemidji State 75-56 as the No. 3 seed from the South Division.
Tickets for the NSIC/Stanford Health Tournament are $20 for adults and $10 for students, while children five and under are free. The cost covers admission to both games in a single session. Should St. Cloud State win Sunday evening, the team will advance to Monday night's quarterfinal where it will face either Sioux Falls or Winona State.
Fans who can't make the trek to South Dakota can follow the Huskies along online via live stats, video and WJON's live radio broadcast. Score updates can also be found on St. Cloud State women's basketball's official Twitter page (@SCSUHUSKIES_WBB).
Here are the five things to know before Sunday evening's quarterfinal game:
71-67 – This will be the second meeting between St. Cloud State and Augustana this season, as the two teams tipped off in Halenbeck Hall in early February. In that initial meeting, it was the Huskies who came out on top by the slimmest of margins, as they upended the Vikings by a final score of 71-67. Senior Madelin Dammann (Waconia, Minn. / Waconia) was the team's leading scorer in the victory, tallying 20 points on 5-9 shooting with five rebounds, two assists and two steals. Nikki Kilboten (Eau Claire, Wis. / Eau Claire North) added 18 points of her own in the win and tallied a team-leading 12 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season.
3 – Dammann, Kilboten and teammate Tori Wortz (Hutchinson, Minn. / Hutchinson) were all honored by the NSIC on Thursday, as they were named either First or Second Team All-Conference. The three Huskies averaged over 13 points a game against conference opponents in 2019-20, which helped them land on both teams. Dammann was named First Team All-NSIC, the first such honor of her career, while Kilboten and Wortz earned Second Team All-Conference honors after leading one of the most balanced offenses in St. Cloud State history. Wortz additionally was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team earlier last week.
11.3/9.0 – Kilboten has put up some pretty impressive numbers against the Vikings in her Huskies career, as she averages 11.3 points and 9.0 rebounds a game in three meetings with Augustana. In addition to her 18 point, 12 rebounds performance against the Vikings earlier this season, Kilboten put up career numbers against the same team in 2018-19, leading St. Cloud State to victory with a 12 points, 12 rebounds performance.
2-2 – St. Cloud State currently has a 2-2 all-time record in the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament quarterfinals, with its most recent win coming in 2018-19. Last year, the Huskies advanced to the semifinal round thanks to an 85-57 victory over Bemidji State. Prior to last year, St. Cloud State did not have a lot of luck in the quarterfinals. After winning the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament in 2008-09, a year where they beat Winona State 66-58 in the quarterfinals, the Huskies fell in their next two quarterfinal games, first to the Warriors (47-45) in 2012-13 and then to Wayne State (76-63) in 2014-15.
11-4 – Augustana will have a unique advantage in Sunday's playoff game. Though the Vikings will be the visiting team, since they are the lower seed in the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament, they will be playing on their own home court, as Augustana called the Sanford Pentagon "home" during the 2019-20 season. The Vikings lost just four games on the Pentagon floor during the regular season, all of which were handed to them by NSIC opponents.
Bonus number:
10 - St. Cloud State was ranked 10th in the most recent NCAA Regional poll, meaning the team would be on the outside looking in to receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament. A deep run could help the Huskies move up the rankings, as they were ranked sixth in the initial regional rankings, which were released two Wednesdays ago.
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