Thursday, February 1
Crookston, Minn.
5:30 P.M. CT
St. Cloud State
at
Minnesota Crookston
Photo by: Jacob Sanders
St. Cloud State Women’s Basketball to Play Thursday, Saturday
1/31/2024 1:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Huskies travel to Minnesota Crookston Thursday, return home for Saturday tilt with Northern State
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (11-7 overall, 8-6 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) will conclude its three-game road stretch on Thursday when it travels to Minnesota Crookston (9-12, 6-9 NSIC) on Thursday. The Huskies will then welcome Northern State (15-5, 10-3 NSIC) to St. Cloud Saturday. Tipoff for Thursday game is set for 5:30 p.m. at Lysaker Gymnasium in Crookston and Saturday's game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at Halenbeck Hall.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Tickets to Saturday's game are available at scsutickets.com. The games will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network (Thursday's Stream / Saturday's Stream) and broadcasted on The Varsity Network. Steve Linzmeier, the Voice of St. Cloud State Basketball, can be heard on the audio broadcast both games and the livestream on Saturday. Live stats will be provided by each home institution (UMC / SCSU). Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Women's Basketball schedule page.
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Salute to Service Day – All service members will receive a free ticket.
LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State was on the road last weekend, traveling to Minnesota State on Friday and Winona State on Saturday. The first quarter at MSU was tightly contested with neither side able to take a substantial lead. After trailing by four, the Huskies took a three-point lead after senior forward Jasmine Litt (Pulaski, Wis.) knocked down consecutive corner three-pointers to cap off an 8-1 Huskies run. St. Cloud State then went scoreless the rest of the quarter and the Mavericks closed out the final 3:20 on an 8-0 to lead 17-12. MSU built its lead up to eight points early in the second quarter, but an 8-2 run brought the Huskies back within two points at the 3:39 mark of the period. SCSU closed out the half on a 5-0 run after senior guard Makenna Vanzant (Farmington, Ark.) drained a three-pointer with 22 seconds left, bringing the Huskies to within three points at the break.
The Huskies struggled on the offensive end in the first half, shooting 30% from the field but were sound defensively, holding the Mavericks to 32% from the field.
The Mavericks jumped out of the gates with a 6-0 run coming out of halftime, but senior guard Morgan Draheim (Hortonville, Wis.) was able to end the run with a floater in the paint to bring the Huskies within seven points. Turnovers began to pile up for the Huskies and the Mavericks began to take control of the game with a 13-0 run over the next four minutes. The floater by Draheim was the only field goal made by the Huskies in the quarter as they shot 1-of-10 from the field and committed 11 turnovers in the period. Minnesota State shot 55% from the field in the quarter and held a 59-31 lead going into the fourth quarter. The Mavericks led by 24+ points for the rest of the way, going on to win 71-47.
The Mavericks had four players score 10+ points and were led by Natalie Bremer who scored a game-high 16 points. Bremer also grabbed seven rebounds and recorded three steals. Hannah Herzig nearly recorded a triple-double with 12 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals.
Litt was the only Husky to score in double figures, tallying 12 points, four rebounds, two three-pointers and a block.
Sophomore forward Ashley Sawicki (Waunakee, Wis.) nearly notched her fourth double-double of the season, scoring six points, grabbing seven rebounds and registering a block and a steal.
The Huskies trailed 13-11 after the first quarter of Saturday's game at Winona State. The Warriors went on to build up a five-point lead in the second quarter, but SCSU rallied with a 6-0 run to take a 19-18 lead with 3:23 left in the half. A layup by Sawicki gave St. Cloud State a 24-23 lead going into halftime.
While the offense for St. Cloud State struggled, it flexed its defensive muscle by holding Winona to 29% shooting from the field in the half and forced seven Warriors turnovers.
The Huskies started to gain separation in the third quarter. Sawicki and Draheim combined to score the first eight points for St. Cloud State who took a five-point lead. SCSU continued to expand its lead as sophomore guard Jada Eggebrecht (Phillips, Wis.) nailed a jumper to give the Huskies a 39-28 lead with 1:04 left in the third. Winona State closed out the final 64 seconds on a 4-0 run to pull itself within seven points going into the 4th quarter. The Warriors kept themselves within striking distance in the fourth quarter, staying within seven points for most of the period, but with 3:56 remaining in the game, the Huskies scored on five consecutive possessions to push their lead up to 17 points. St. Cloud State's defense held the Warriors to 10 points or less in three quarters and forced them into shooting less than 31% from the field in every quarter. St. Cloud State went on to win 55-41, earning its fourth victory in its past five games.
Freshman guard Alana Zarneke (Appleton, Wis.) scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds in 18 minutes of play. Eight of Zarneke's 10 points came in the fourth quarter and she set a career-high of five field goal makes. Sawicki finished the game as the Huskies leading scorer with 11 points while also grabbing four rebounds and blocking three shots. Sawicki is currently sixth in the NSIC with 1.3 blocks per game. Draheim nearly notched a double-double with 10 points and a career-high eight rebounds. The senior also recorded two three-pointers and two steals in 35 minutes of play. Draheim now has registered 2+ steals in five of her past six games.
Highlights from both games can be found on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
St. Cloud State Team Stats (NSIC Rank)
Thursday's game will be the 42nd meeting between St. Cloud State and Minnesota Crookston. The Huskies hold a 33-8 all-time advantage. SCSU has won seven consecutive games against the Golden Eagles and 12 of its past 13 matchups.
This year's matchup at Halenbeck Hall was a back-and-forth affair. Halfway through the first quarter UMC held a three-point lead, but the Huskies rallied with an 11-2 run to close out the quarter. UMC cut what was once an eight-point lead to four points halfway through the second quarter, but the Huskies rallied again with a 15-7 run and went into halftime with a 12-point lead. St. Cloud State comfortably led by double-digits the rest of the game on its way to a commanding 72-51 victory. A balanced scoring output for SCSU led to four Huskies scoring in double figures.
Jasmine Litt tallied 13 points, eight rebounds, two made threes, two steals and two blocks. Jada Eggebrecht scored 12 points, grabbed four rebounds and snatched two steals. Morgan Draheim stuffed the stat sheet for the Huskies, pouring in six points, dishing out a game and career-high six assists, grabbing a then career-high seven rebounds and recording two steals.
Saturday's game against Northern State will be the 33rd meeting between the two programs. The Wolves hold a 15-17 advantage and have won the last two games in the series. Northern State took down the Huskies in the first matchup between the teams this season in Aberdeen, S.D.
St. Cloud State came out flat offensively shooting 2-of-13 from the field in the first quarter and 4-of-14 from the field in the second quarter. Despite the poor shooting, SCSU only found themselves down nine points, 22-13, at halftime. The Huskies caught fire in the third quarter and embarked on a 24-4 run to turn what was once a 10-point deficit into a 10-point lead. St. Cloud State outscored NSU 29-10 in the third quarter, shooting 52.9% from the field and 50% from three. Eggebrecht scored nine of her team-high 16 points in the third quarter. The fourth quarter flipped in favor of the Wolves as they used a 14-2 run to tie the game at 46 with 3:02 left. Northern State made three free throws to take a three-point lead with 1:10 left. Eggebrecht knocked down a jumper to bring the Huskies within one-point with 49 ticks left on the clock. NSU struck back with a layup by Rianna Filippi to regain a three-point lead. The Huskies took a timeout with 21 seconds remaining and Eggebrecht came up clutch for St. Cloud State, breaking down her defender and sinking a three-pointer from the top of the key to tie the game at 51. The Huskies came up with a defensive stop on Northern State's ensuing possession to send the game into overtime. Northern took an early four-point lead in the overtime period, but Litt responded, scoring the next four points for St. Cloud State, tying the game at 59 with 53 seconds left. Northern closed the game on an 8-0 run with six makes from the free throw line to earn a 67-59 victory.
Litt and Eggebrecht each scored 16 points to lead the Huskies. Draheim also scored in double figures, recording 13 points, four rebounds and two steals.
SCOUTING MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
Minnesota Crookston comes into Thursday's matchup with a record of 9-12 and a 6-9 conference record putting them in ninth place. Last weekend, the Golden Eagles lost to Minnesota Duluth, 82-59 and Concordia-St. Paul, 82-65. On Tuesday, Minnesota Crookston was taken down by MSU Moorhead, 75-52. UMC has lost its past six games by an average of 26.5 points.
Sophomore guard Emma Miller is the fourth leading scorer in the NSIC with an average of 17.6 points per game on 37% from the field and 38% from three-point range. Miller also is the 10th best rebounder in the conference with 6.7 rebounds per game. The sophomore is also fifth in the conference in assists per game with 3.3. Miller has scored 15+ points in five of her past six games including a 29-point performance against Concordia-St. Paul.
Sophomore forward Janie Tormanen is second on the team in scoring with 13.0 points per game on 48% from the field. Tormanen is third on the team in rebounding with 5.8 per game. The Menahga, Minn. native has scored double-digits in six consecutive games including a season-high 27 points against Sioux Falls.
Junior forward Nicole Hernandez nearly averages a double-double for the Golden Eagles with 6.1 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. Hernandez is currently fifth in the NSIC in rebounds and is the league's best shot blocker with an average of 2.6 per game. The junior has grabbed 10+ rebounds in four of her past six games.
In the matchup against the Huskies earlier this season, Miller was held in check, only scoring 13 points on 6-of-14 shooting and was forced into six turnovers. Tormanen only scored four points and Hernandez recorded six points, six rebounds and five blocks.
Natalie Moynihan is in her first season as head coach for Minnesota Crookston after replacing the longest tenured coach in program history; Mike Roysland. Roysland had served as the head coach for the past 17 seasons for UMC. Moynihan had served as the assistant coach for the University of Bridgeport the past two seasons.
Minnesota Crookston Team Stats (NSIC Rank)
Northern State comes into Saturday's matchup with the Huskies with a record of 15-5 and a 10-3 conference record to place them second in the NSIC standings. Last weekend, the Wolves split their two games, earning a 72-58 victory over Sioux Falls and falling to Southwest Minnesota State 73-53. Prior to the loss, Northern State had won six consecutive games.
Sophomore center Madelyn Bragg is the second leading scorer in the NSIC with an average of 19.3 points per game on 53% from the field and 33% from beyond the arc. Bragg is also the ninth best rebounder in the conference with 6.8 per game while placing third in the conference with 1.8 blocks per game. The sophomore also averages 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Bragg has struggled the past two games as she scored 19 total points but notched a career-high of 35 points against Minnesota Duluth and a 28-point performance against Augustana.
Senior guard Rianna Fillipi nearly averages a double-double 12.4 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game. Fillipi is sixth in the NSIC in rebounds per game, leads the NSIC with 4.9 assists per game and is sixth in the NSIC in steals per game with 2.4. The Lennox, S.D. native has grabbed 10+ rebounds in four of her past six games and dished out 6+ assists in four of her past six games. Fillipi has also scored 15 or more points in three of her past four games.
Against St. Cloud State earlier in the year, Bragg fouled out but still put up 18 points, five rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Fillipi was the game's leading scorer with 22 points and grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists.
Paula Krueger is in the midst of her sixth season as the Wolves head coach and her 15th overall year with the program. In her tenure, Krueger has put together a record of 75-76 and has never finished higher than sixth in the conference. Krueger is looking to build off an 18-12 campaign last season that saw Northern State finish sixth in the conference and record a first round victory over Upper Iowa in the NSIC Tournament.
Northern State will play UMary on Thursday before playing the Huskies on Saturday.
Northern State Team Stats (NSIC Rank)
Sophomore forward Ashley Sawicki (Waunakee, Wis.) was named to the NSIC Women's Basketball Shining 5 by the league office for the second time this season on Jan 22. for her contributions throughout that week in SCSU's two home wins. Sawicki averaged 13.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals on 68.8% (11-of-16) shooting in wins over Wayne State and Augustana. She scored a game-high 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Wayne State, posting her third double-double of the season. She also added four assists, two blocked shots and two steals in that. In the 76-58 win over Augustana, she recorded 15 points, four rebounds and three assists. She also received the honor on Dec. 18, 2023.
Sophomore guard Jada Eggebrecht (Phillips, Wis.) was named to the NSIC Women's Basketball Shining 5 by the league office on Nov. 27 for her contributions that weekend. Eggebrecht averaged 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in 35 minutes per game while scoring a season-high 16-points against Northern Michigan. The honor was the first of Eggebrecht's career.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Basketball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
FOLLOW THE HUSKIES
Tickets to Saturday's game are available at scsutickets.com. The games will be streamed live for free on the NSIC Network (Thursday's Stream / Saturday's Stream) and broadcasted on The Varsity Network. Steve Linzmeier, the Voice of St. Cloud State Basketball, can be heard on the audio broadcast both games and the livestream on Saturday. Live stats will be provided by each home institution (UMC / SCSU). Links to each coverage option can be found on the St. Cloud State Women's Basketball schedule page.
GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS
Salute to Service Day – All service members will receive a free ticket.
LAST TIME OUT
St. Cloud State was on the road last weekend, traveling to Minnesota State on Friday and Winona State on Saturday. The first quarter at MSU was tightly contested with neither side able to take a substantial lead. After trailing by four, the Huskies took a three-point lead after senior forward Jasmine Litt (Pulaski, Wis.) knocked down consecutive corner three-pointers to cap off an 8-1 Huskies run. St. Cloud State then went scoreless the rest of the quarter and the Mavericks closed out the final 3:20 on an 8-0 to lead 17-12. MSU built its lead up to eight points early in the second quarter, but an 8-2 run brought the Huskies back within two points at the 3:39 mark of the period. SCSU closed out the half on a 5-0 run after senior guard Makenna Vanzant (Farmington, Ark.) drained a three-pointer with 22 seconds left, bringing the Huskies to within three points at the break.
The Huskies struggled on the offensive end in the first half, shooting 30% from the field but were sound defensively, holding the Mavericks to 32% from the field.
The Mavericks jumped out of the gates with a 6-0 run coming out of halftime, but senior guard Morgan Draheim (Hortonville, Wis.) was able to end the run with a floater in the paint to bring the Huskies within seven points. Turnovers began to pile up for the Huskies and the Mavericks began to take control of the game with a 13-0 run over the next four minutes. The floater by Draheim was the only field goal made by the Huskies in the quarter as they shot 1-of-10 from the field and committed 11 turnovers in the period. Minnesota State shot 55% from the field in the quarter and held a 59-31 lead going into the fourth quarter. The Mavericks led by 24+ points for the rest of the way, going on to win 71-47.
The Mavericks had four players score 10+ points and were led by Natalie Bremer who scored a game-high 16 points. Bremer also grabbed seven rebounds and recorded three steals. Hannah Herzig nearly recorded a triple-double with 12 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals.
Litt was the only Husky to score in double figures, tallying 12 points, four rebounds, two three-pointers and a block.
Sophomore forward Ashley Sawicki (Waunakee, Wis.) nearly notched her fourth double-double of the season, scoring six points, grabbing seven rebounds and registering a block and a steal.
The Huskies trailed 13-11 after the first quarter of Saturday's game at Winona State. The Warriors went on to build up a five-point lead in the second quarter, but SCSU rallied with a 6-0 run to take a 19-18 lead with 3:23 left in the half. A layup by Sawicki gave St. Cloud State a 24-23 lead going into halftime.
While the offense for St. Cloud State struggled, it flexed its defensive muscle by holding Winona to 29% shooting from the field in the half and forced seven Warriors turnovers.
The Huskies started to gain separation in the third quarter. Sawicki and Draheim combined to score the first eight points for St. Cloud State who took a five-point lead. SCSU continued to expand its lead as sophomore guard Jada Eggebrecht (Phillips, Wis.) nailed a jumper to give the Huskies a 39-28 lead with 1:04 left in the third. Winona State closed out the final 64 seconds on a 4-0 run to pull itself within seven points going into the 4th quarter. The Warriors kept themselves within striking distance in the fourth quarter, staying within seven points for most of the period, but with 3:56 remaining in the game, the Huskies scored on five consecutive possessions to push their lead up to 17 points. St. Cloud State's defense held the Warriors to 10 points or less in three quarters and forced them into shooting less than 31% from the field in every quarter. St. Cloud State went on to win 55-41, earning its fourth victory in its past five games.
Freshman guard Alana Zarneke (Appleton, Wis.) scored 10 points and grabbed four rebounds in 18 minutes of play. Eight of Zarneke's 10 points came in the fourth quarter and she set a career-high of five field goal makes. Sawicki finished the game as the Huskies leading scorer with 11 points while also grabbing four rebounds and blocking three shots. Sawicki is currently sixth in the NSIC with 1.3 blocks per game. Draheim nearly notched a double-double with 10 points and a career-high eight rebounds. The senior also recorded two three-pointers and two steals in 35 minutes of play. Draheim now has registered 2+ steals in five of her past six games.
Highlights from both games can be found on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
St. Cloud State Team Stats (NSIC Rank)
- 62.7 points per game (8th) | 58.5 points per game allowed (1st) | 4.2 scoring margin (7th)
- 39.6 field goal percentage (7th) | 32.8 three-point percentage (5th) | 68.9 free throw percentage (11th)
- 39.8 opponent field goal percentage (9th) | 27 opponent three-point percentage (4th)
- 35.5 rebounds per game (10th) | 10.8 offensive rebounds per game (7th)
- 34.9 opponent rebounds per game (5th) | 0.6 rebounding margin (7th)
- 14.1 turnovers per game (13th) | 2.28 turnover margin (3rd)
- 4.22 blocks per game (4th)
- 14 assists per game (3rd)
- 8.5 steals per game (3rd)
Thursday's game will be the 42nd meeting between St. Cloud State and Minnesota Crookston. The Huskies hold a 33-8 all-time advantage. SCSU has won seven consecutive games against the Golden Eagles and 12 of its past 13 matchups.
This year's matchup at Halenbeck Hall was a back-and-forth affair. Halfway through the first quarter UMC held a three-point lead, but the Huskies rallied with an 11-2 run to close out the quarter. UMC cut what was once an eight-point lead to four points halfway through the second quarter, but the Huskies rallied again with a 15-7 run and went into halftime with a 12-point lead. St. Cloud State comfortably led by double-digits the rest of the game on its way to a commanding 72-51 victory. A balanced scoring output for SCSU led to four Huskies scoring in double figures.
Jasmine Litt tallied 13 points, eight rebounds, two made threes, two steals and two blocks. Jada Eggebrecht scored 12 points, grabbed four rebounds and snatched two steals. Morgan Draheim stuffed the stat sheet for the Huskies, pouring in six points, dishing out a game and career-high six assists, grabbing a then career-high seven rebounds and recording two steals.
Saturday's game against Northern State will be the 33rd meeting between the two programs. The Wolves hold a 15-17 advantage and have won the last two games in the series. Northern State took down the Huskies in the first matchup between the teams this season in Aberdeen, S.D.
St. Cloud State came out flat offensively shooting 2-of-13 from the field in the first quarter and 4-of-14 from the field in the second quarter. Despite the poor shooting, SCSU only found themselves down nine points, 22-13, at halftime. The Huskies caught fire in the third quarter and embarked on a 24-4 run to turn what was once a 10-point deficit into a 10-point lead. St. Cloud State outscored NSU 29-10 in the third quarter, shooting 52.9% from the field and 50% from three. Eggebrecht scored nine of her team-high 16 points in the third quarter. The fourth quarter flipped in favor of the Wolves as they used a 14-2 run to tie the game at 46 with 3:02 left. Northern State made three free throws to take a three-point lead with 1:10 left. Eggebrecht knocked down a jumper to bring the Huskies within one-point with 49 ticks left on the clock. NSU struck back with a layup by Rianna Filippi to regain a three-point lead. The Huskies took a timeout with 21 seconds remaining and Eggebrecht came up clutch for St. Cloud State, breaking down her defender and sinking a three-pointer from the top of the key to tie the game at 51. The Huskies came up with a defensive stop on Northern State's ensuing possession to send the game into overtime. Northern took an early four-point lead in the overtime period, but Litt responded, scoring the next four points for St. Cloud State, tying the game at 59 with 53 seconds left. Northern closed the game on an 8-0 run with six makes from the free throw line to earn a 67-59 victory.
Litt and Eggebrecht each scored 16 points to lead the Huskies. Draheim also scored in double figures, recording 13 points, four rebounds and two steals.
SCOUTING MINNESOTA CROOKSTON
Minnesota Crookston comes into Thursday's matchup with a record of 9-12 and a 6-9 conference record putting them in ninth place. Last weekend, the Golden Eagles lost to Minnesota Duluth, 82-59 and Concordia-St. Paul, 82-65. On Tuesday, Minnesota Crookston was taken down by MSU Moorhead, 75-52. UMC has lost its past six games by an average of 26.5 points.
Sophomore guard Emma Miller is the fourth leading scorer in the NSIC with an average of 17.6 points per game on 37% from the field and 38% from three-point range. Miller also is the 10th best rebounder in the conference with 6.7 rebounds per game. The sophomore is also fifth in the conference in assists per game with 3.3. Miller has scored 15+ points in five of her past six games including a 29-point performance against Concordia-St. Paul.
Sophomore forward Janie Tormanen is second on the team in scoring with 13.0 points per game on 48% from the field. Tormanen is third on the team in rebounding with 5.8 per game. The Menahga, Minn. native has scored double-digits in six consecutive games including a season-high 27 points against Sioux Falls.
Junior forward Nicole Hernandez nearly averages a double-double for the Golden Eagles with 6.1 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game. Hernandez is currently fifth in the NSIC in rebounds and is the league's best shot blocker with an average of 2.6 per game. The junior has grabbed 10+ rebounds in four of her past six games.
In the matchup against the Huskies earlier this season, Miller was held in check, only scoring 13 points on 6-of-14 shooting and was forced into six turnovers. Tormanen only scored four points and Hernandez recorded six points, six rebounds and five blocks.
Natalie Moynihan is in her first season as head coach for Minnesota Crookston after replacing the longest tenured coach in program history; Mike Roysland. Roysland had served as the head coach for the past 17 seasons for UMC. Moynihan had served as the assistant coach for the University of Bridgeport the past two seasons.
Minnesota Crookston Team Stats (NSIC Rank)
- 65.5 points per game (7th) | 71 points per game allowed (15th) | -5.5 scoring margin (11th)
- 38.7% field goal percentage (10th) | 33.6% three-point percentage (2nd) | 72.4% free throw percentage (6th)
- 37.4% opponent field goal percentage (3rd) | 28.2% opponent three-point percentage (5th)
- 41.4 rebounds per game (2nd) | 9.6 offensive rebounds per game (9th)
- 44.7 opponent rebounds per game (15th) | -3.3 rebounding margin (11th)
- 18.5 turnovers per game (1st) | -5.5 turnover margin (15th)
- 4.6 blocks per game (3rd)
- 10.7 assists per game (13th)
- 5.25 steals per game (14th)
Northern State comes into Saturday's matchup with the Huskies with a record of 15-5 and a 10-3 conference record to place them second in the NSIC standings. Last weekend, the Wolves split their two games, earning a 72-58 victory over Sioux Falls and falling to Southwest Minnesota State 73-53. Prior to the loss, Northern State had won six consecutive games.
Sophomore center Madelyn Bragg is the second leading scorer in the NSIC with an average of 19.3 points per game on 53% from the field and 33% from beyond the arc. Bragg is also the ninth best rebounder in the conference with 6.8 per game while placing third in the conference with 1.8 blocks per game. The sophomore also averages 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals per game. Bragg has struggled the past two games as she scored 19 total points but notched a career-high of 35 points against Minnesota Duluth and a 28-point performance against Augustana.
Senior guard Rianna Fillipi nearly averages a double-double 12.4 points per game and 7.0 rebounds per game. Fillipi is sixth in the NSIC in rebounds per game, leads the NSIC with 4.9 assists per game and is sixth in the NSIC in steals per game with 2.4. The Lennox, S.D. native has grabbed 10+ rebounds in four of her past six games and dished out 6+ assists in four of her past six games. Fillipi has also scored 15 or more points in three of her past four games.
Against St. Cloud State earlier in the year, Bragg fouled out but still put up 18 points, five rebounds, three blocks and two steals. Fillipi was the game's leading scorer with 22 points and grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists.
Paula Krueger is in the midst of her sixth season as the Wolves head coach and her 15th overall year with the program. In her tenure, Krueger has put together a record of 75-76 and has never finished higher than sixth in the conference. Krueger is looking to build off an 18-12 campaign last season that saw Northern State finish sixth in the conference and record a first round victory over Upper Iowa in the NSIC Tournament.
Northern State will play UMary on Thursday before playing the Huskies on Saturday.
Northern State Team Stats (NSIC Rank)
- 66.5 points per game (6th) | 60.5 points per game allowed (4th) | 6.0 scoring margin (6th)
- 42.9 field goal percentage (3rd) | 31.8 three-point percentage (6th) | 72.4 free throw percentage (7th)
- 36.7 opponent field goal percentage (1st) | 30.9 opponent three-point percentage (10th)
- 39.5 rebounds per game (5th) | 10.1 offensive rebounds per game (8th)
- 33.9 opponent rebounds per game (1st) | 5.6 rebounding margin (1st)
- 14.4 turnovers per game (11th) | -2 turnover margin (14th)
- 4.15 blocks per game (6th)
- 14.5 assists per game (1st)
- 6.85 steals per game (10th)
Sophomore forward Ashley Sawicki (Waunakee, Wis.) was named to the NSIC Women's Basketball Shining 5 by the league office for the second time this season on Jan 22. for her contributions throughout that week in SCSU's two home wins. Sawicki averaged 13.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals on 68.8% (11-of-16) shooting in wins over Wayne State and Augustana. She scored a game-high 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds against Wayne State, posting her third double-double of the season. She also added four assists, two blocked shots and two steals in that. In the 76-58 win over Augustana, she recorded 15 points, four rebounds and three assists. She also received the honor on Dec. 18, 2023.
Sophomore guard Jada Eggebrecht (Phillips, Wis.) was named to the NSIC Women's Basketball Shining 5 by the league office on Nov. 27 for her contributions that weekend. Eggebrecht averaged 14.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in 35 minutes per game while scoring a season-high 16-points against Northern Michigan. The honor was the first of Eggebrecht's career.
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Basketball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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