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RECORDS: Minot State is 4-0 overall and 0-0 in Northern Sun play this season. University of Mary stands with a  2-1 overall record and a 0-0 record in NSIC play.

COACHES CORNER: Minot State's is coached by Sheila Green Gerding. In her 19th season at the helm of the Beaver women's basketball program, Green Gerding has amassed an impressive 319-213 overall record. She has qualified Minot State for six NAIA National Tournaments over her career while also coaching 12 All-Americans both at the NAIA and NCAA Division II levels.  The Marauders are coached by second year man Rick Neumann. In his first season at the helm of the U-Mary program, he led his team to a 19-11 overall record and 13-9 NSIC record, placing them tied for fifth in the final NSIC standings.

FOLLOW THE BEAVERS: The game is broadcast locally on KCJB 910-AM with Scott Kittell calling the play-by-play. Live audio can be accessed online at kcjb.com. MSU provides live video and live stats as well as links to the live audio at msubeavers.com. Minot State Athletics also is active on Facebook, Twitter and You Tube with all feeds accessible at msubeavers.com/stayconnected.

RANKINGS: Neither Minot State nor University of Mary was not ranked in the latest USA Today Division II Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll.

RECENT HISTORY: Minot State is off to one of the program's best starts after going 4-0 in the 2013-14 nonconference portion of their schedule. On Sunday Nov. 24, the Beavers hung on for a 74-60 win over Dickinson State University. The Beavers continued their defensive pressure as they allowed DSU to shoot just 24.3 percent from the field in the second half as MISU outscored the Blue Hawks by nine in the final period. University of Mary last played on Saturday Nov. 16 when they defeated Biola University 76-56 for their second win of the season. The Marauders out-rebounded the Eagles 45-30 while also converting 23-of-32 (71.9 percent) free throw attempts.

OVERALL SERIES: Minot State and University of Mary have faced each other 72 times in school history with the Marauders holding a strong 45-27 advantage over the Beavers. From the years 2002-2006, U-Mary took down Minot State nine straight games.

NOTING THE MARAUDERS: After back-to-back 19 win seasons, the University of Mary women's basketball team will look to get over the hump and record their first 20+ win season since the 2005-2006 campaign. U-Mary has faced several NCAA Division I teams this pre-season as well as some highly ranked NAIA teams. The Marauders fell to University of Utah and Idaho Sate both in preseason exhibition games while also falling to Westminster College and Vanguard University. Both Westminster and Vanguard were ranked in the top five at the NAIA level. Linda Murray has emerged as the leader of the team that has four players averaging double-digit points per game. Through three games Murray averages 20.7 points per game while also bringing down 9.0 rebounds per game. Brittany Dietz has also played well putting up 16.3 points per game, 6.7 rebounds per game and 3.7 assists per game.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE TROUBLE: In three of the first four games of the season, Carly Boag (Sr., F, Tamworth, Australia) has recorded double-doubles for the Beavers. In her latest against Dickinson State, Boag notched 24 points and a season-high 13 rebounds in the win. Heading into conference play, Boag leads the Northern Sun in points per game (24.0 ppg) while also ranking second in rebounds per game (11.3 rpg).

SCORING OPTIONS: A season ago, the Beavers had just two players finish the season averaging double digit points per game. To start the 2013-14 season, Minot State appears to have a wealth of scoring options as four players are averaging 10.0+ points per game. Carly Boag (Sr., F, Tamworth, Australia) leads the team with 24.0 ppg while Katie Hardy (Jr., F, Fairview, N.D.), Alisha Jones (Sr., G, Killeen, Texas) and Christina Boag (Jr., F, Tamworth, Australia) are all averaging between 10.5 and 11.8 ppg.

BIG SHOTS:  Both Carli Elwin (Jr., G, Bonney Lake, Wash.) and Morgan Klose (Jr., G, Fairview, N.D.) hit big 3-pointers down the stretch to preserve a 74-60 win over Dickinson State on Sunday Nov. 24. Elwin's was one of the biggest of the evening as it gave the Beavers a seven point lead with just 3:40 to play, moments after the Blue Hawks clawed their way back for a big deficit to tie the game at 53. Klose, who assisted on the Elwin triple, pushed the Beavers lead back to double figures a little over a minute later.

REVENGE ON THEIR MINDS: Minot State will surely be looking to get some revenge against their arch rival Saturday evening. Last time the Marauders and Beavers met in the Minot State Dome U-Mary used a strong second half to take down MISU 70-58. In the loss, Minot State shot just 25.8% from the floor and just 1-of-19 from beyond the three-point arch.
SHUT DOWN DEFENSE: The Minot State defense has been strong to start the 2013-14 season. MISU ranks second in the Northern Sun in Field Goal Percentage Defense, allowing opponents to shoot just 30.9 percent against them. The Beavers' best performance came in the season opening game when they held South Dakota School of Mines to 14-of-55 shooting (25.5 percent).

LIMITING SECOND CHANCES: For the fourth straight game, Minot State has allowed over 10 offensive rebounds to their opponent. In the win over Dickinson State, MISU allowed the Blue Hawks to snag 16 offensive rebounds which led to 13 second chance points.

BY THE NUMBERS
996: Minot State ranks third in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference in women's basketball attendance, bringing in 996 fans per game through four games this season. Last season, MISU finished fourth in the NSIC with 954 fans per game.

22.7: The Beavers have a scoring margin of plus-22.7 points to start the season, ranking them third in the NSIC behind nationally ranked Augustana College and Wayne State College.

19.8: Minot State has done a fantastic job so far forcing their opponent to make turnovers. The Beavers force an average of 19.8 turnovers per game. Christina Boag (Jr., F, Tamworth, Australia) has helped that category, notching 4.0 steals per game.