MINOT, N.D. – For the second consecutive season, Minot State and Winona State square off in the first round of the NSIC Women's Basketball Tournament as the Beavers and Warriors are set to take the court at 6 p.m. on Wednesday night in Winona, Minn.
GAMEDAY CENTRAL
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 27
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Winona, Minn.
Opponent: Winona State
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Beavers vs. Winona State: Beavers and Warriors are locked in a 4-4 tie through eight all-time meetings.
Last Meeting: The Warriors routed Minot State 84-46 earlier this month on Feb. 8 in Winona, Minn.
Magnificent Maddie
Senior
Madison Wald leads Minot State in scoring and ranks 11
th among NSIC players with 13.9 points per game. The Minot, N.D. native eclipsed the 1,000-point career mark this season and has tied her career-high of 24 points twice this year against Bemidji State and Northern State. Wald has scored in double-figures in 21 games this season.
Counting on Clements
Senior
Kari Clements sits 17
th in scoring in the NSIC with 12.9 points per game. Clements surpassed the 1,000-point mark this season and netted 10+ points in 21 games this season. The Trevor, Wis. native scored a career-high 34 points while leading Minot State to a victory over Minnesota State this season.
Beaver Fast Breaks
- Minot State finished the regular season with a 13-15 overall record and 8-14 mark in NSIC play.
- The Beavers won the three-way tie for the fifth seed with UMary and Minnesota Crookston with the best record in head-to-head contests among the three teams.
- Mariah Payne is scoring 13.2 points per game while dishing out a team-high 98 assists this season.
- Calli Delsman is adding 7.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game while Haley Hildenbrand is chipping in 6.7 points and 4.1 boards per game.
- Minot State is scoring 66.1 points per game while shooting 44.4 percent from the field.
