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North Dakota Fighting Sioux (16-0)
vs. South Dakota State Jackrabbits
(14-2)
Friday, 6 p.m./Frost Arena • Brookings, S.D.
South Dakota State Series
•Series Record: UND leads 29-16
•Last UND win at Brookings: 1997-98, UND 88, S.D. State 55
•Last SDSU win at Brookings: 1991-92, S.D. State 71, UND 58
•Last Meeting: 1997-98, UND 93, S.D. State 66
North Dakota Fighting Sioux vs.
Augustana Vikings (12-4)
Saturday, 6 p.m./Elmen Center • Sioux Falls, S.D.
Augustana Series
•Series Record: UND leads 26-15
•Last UND win at Sioux Falls: 1997-98, UND 69, Augustana 58
•Last Augustana win at Sioux Falls: 1996-97, Augustana 90, UND
87
•Last Meeting: 1997-98, UND 83, Augustana 69
Last Action: Jenny Crouse and Jaime Pudenz each scored 16
points to
power North Dakota to its 44th straight win, a 78-58 win over Minnesota
State Mankato in North Central Conference action. All five UND starters
scored 12-or-more points: Katie Richards (13), Jenny Hoffner (12)
and
Kami Winger (12).
Crouse became the school’s all-time leading scorer with a fast-break
layup with 16 minutes and 27 seconds remaining in the 90-74 win over
St.
Cloud State. Crouse finished the game with 28 points, eight rebounds,
four blocked shots and a career-high five steals. Pudenz added 19
points
while Winger and Katie Richards scored 15 and 12 points, respectively.
Player of Week: Jenny Crouse was honored as North Central
Conference
Player of the Week on Jan. 18 for her performances in the wins over
St.
Cloud State and MSU Mankato. She was also honored on Jan. 4. Pudenz
(Dec. 21) and Richards (Dec. 14) were also chosen this season.
Crouse & NCC: In the NCC career charts, Crouse is:
•1st, Blocked shots, 225
•1st, FG percentage, 64.1%
•4th, Field goals made, 459
•4th, Scoring, 1,113
She is 132 points behind third place in the NCC scoring race and
215
points behind the all-time leader.
NCC Notes: Crouse leads the league in scoring (20.4 ppg),
rebounds (10.3
rpg) and blocked shots (4.14 bpg) ... Pudenz tops the conference in
assists (6 apg) while Katie Richards is tied for first in three-point
field goal percentage (50%) ...
Notes: Pudenz is second in career steals at UND with 182 and
became the
16th player in the program’s history to score 1,000-or-more points
...
Pudenz is in third place on the all-time assists chart with 439 ...
She
is also sixth in free throw percentage at 75.1 percent ... Winger
is
third in career rebounds at 781 and 11th in scoring with 1,077 points
... The Fighting Sioux win streak is at 44 games ... UND has won 101
of
his last 112 games (number of games during this year’s senior
class’
career), 90 of its last 100 and 49 of its last 50 ... UND’s senior
class
has won 100-or-more games the past three classes ... Seven of UND’s
next
11 games are on the road ...
Crouse is first at UND in the following:
•points, 1,927
•field goals made, 812
•field goal percentage, 63.7%
•rebounds, 968
•blocked shots, 417
Polls: The Fighting Sioux were ranked first in this season’s
fourth
WBCA/USA Today poll. The next WBCA/USA Today poll is scheduled to
be
released Jan. 20. UND is the North Central Region’s top-ranked
team.
200 and Counting: The Fighting Sioux have made a three-point
field goal
in 231 consecutive contests. The last time UND did not make a
three-point field goal was in a 61-59 win at North Dakota State on
Feb.
23, 1991.
UND Head Coach Gene Roebuck: One of the most successful coaches
in
basketball with a record of 293-51 (.852), Roebuck ranks third among
active NCAA Division II coaches in winning percentage. Roebuck, who
is
in his 12th season, is assisted by Darcy Deutsch, Sheri Kleinsasser
and
Tiffany Pudenz. UND has won five NCC titles during his reign.
Hanging A Hundred: The 109 points scored in the win against
Minnesota-Morris tied the fourth-highest point total in UND history.
•UND 131, Mayville State 41, 11-25-97
•UND 110, Wayne State (NE) 36, 12-29-89
•UND 110, St. Cloud State 55, 1-2-94
•UND 109, Minn.-Morris 54, 12-12-98
•UND 109, South Dakota 49, 1-31-98
Hanging A Hundred II: North Dakota has scored 100-or-more
points 35
times in school history, including at least once in the past eight
seasons and 12 times the past two seasons.
NCC Numbers: North Dakota ranks first in the following categories:
•Scoring offense, 90.0 ppg
•Scoring margin, +22.4 ppg
•Field goal percentage, 46.2%
•Rebound margin, +9.7
•Assists, 22 apg
•Blocked shots, 5.29 bpg
•3-point FG made per game, 7
The Fighting Sioux have the following individuals ranked in the
top 10:
•Jenny Crouse
blocked shots, 1st, 4.14 bpg
scoring, 1st, 20.4 ppg
rebounds, 1st, 10.3 rpg
field goal percentage, 1st, 59.6%
•Jaime Pudenz
assists, 1st, 6 apg
3-point field goals per game, 4th, 2.14
steals, 6th, 2.14 spg
free throw percentage, 5th, 86.7%
scoring, 6th, 17.3 ppg
3-point FG percentage, 5th, 45.5%
•Katie Richards
3-point FG percentage, 1st (tie), 50%
3-point field goals per game, 8th, 1.5
rebounds, 7th, 8.8 rpg
•Jenny Hoffner
steals per game, 4th, 2.29 spg
3-point field goals per game, 5th, 1.71
•Krissi Super
3-point FG percentage, 9th, 38.9%
•Kami Winger
rebounds, 5th (tie), 8.9 rpg
NCAA Stats: Crouse is second in the nation in blocked shots,
averaging
4.4 blocked shots per game, in the latest NCAA Division II statistical
release. As a team, UND is first in won/loss percentage and in rebound
margin.
Here are the UND numbers:
Jenny Crouse
2nd, Blocked shots, 4.4 bpg
3rd, Field Goal Percentage, 65.6%
Jaime Pudenz
5th, Assists, 7 apg
Katie Richards
16th, 3-point field goal percentage, 47.3 percent (26x55)
Women’s Team
1st, Won/Loss Percentage, 1.000
1st, Rebound Margin, +13.4 rebounds
2nd, Scoring Offense, 90.3 ppg
6th, Scoring Margin, +27.3 points
7th, Field Goal Percentage, 48.9 percent
7th, 3-point field goal percentage, 41.5%
8th, 3-point field goals per game, 7
Opponent Notes: South Dakota State: The Jackrabbits, the nation’s
18th-ranked squad, saw a 10-game winning streak come to a close as
Northern Colorado’s Kara Ketterer drove the floor for a basket
with two
seconds remaining for the 77-76 win ... Head coach Nancy Neiber has
a
280-128 record in 15 seasons, leading SDSU to a winning record for
13
consecutive campaigns ... Senior forward Lora Kluis became the program’s
19th player to score 1,000-or-more points earlier this season ...
She
also ranks among the school’s best in rebounds ...
Augustana: The Vikings are coached by Dave Krauth has a 197-74
record in
10 seasons ... Sophomore forward Brittani Janssen is one of three
players averaging 10-or-more points per game ... After opening the
NCC
season with four straights wins, the Vikings have lost two of their
last
three ...
Next Up: The Fighting Sioux play at North Dakota State Jan.
30. UND
returns home Feb. 5 against Morningside and Feb. 6 vs. South Dakota.
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