Lady Dogs Open Conference Play

The University of Minnesota Duluth will open Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference play on Saturday when the Bulldogs travel to St. Cloud State University to take on the Huskies in an afternoon tilt.

UMD (2-2) will look to build off a dominant victory over Northwest Missouri State University last time out as they dive headfirst into NSIC action with a key rivalry game.

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• Senior guard Danielle Flood leads the Bulldogs, averaging 10.8 points per game in 2014. She’s scored most of her points at the free throw line, drawing 22 chances for an 86.4 percentage on the season after leading the nation in free throw shooting a season ago. UMD has averaged 23 trips to the free-throw line this season, a key part of their offense, and in last Friday’s stiff 81-50 defeat at the hands of No. 24 Pittsburg State University, the Bulldogs got to the line just eight times for six points.
• Junior forward Taylor Meyer netted a career-high 34 points last time out against Northwest Missouri State, bringing her season average up to 15.8 points per game. After a pair of double-doubles to start the season, her rebounding average has dropped but she still averages 7.0 boards per game, the most for UMD.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES (Saturday, Nov 29, 2:00 p.m.) – Live Video/Stats
• St. Cloud State (3-0, 0-0 NSIC, RV) picked up a pair of victories in a season-opening series against South Dakota School of Mines & Technology before knocking off Jamestown (N.D.) College 70-62 last Sunday in St. Cloud. UMD split a pair of games against the Huskies in 2013-14, but SCSU leads the all-time series 33-26 over the Bulldogs.
• Sophomore guard Chelsea Nooker leads the way, averaging 12.0 points per game, while shooting 54.2 percent for the Huskies. Sophomore guard Betsy MacDonald and junior forward Lexi Petermann are just behind Booker, each averaging 11.3 points on the seaon. Petermann leads the Huskies with 8.0 rebounds per game.
• Junior forward Karissa LaCaptain sits just behind Petermann with 6.0 rebounds on average in just 21.7 minutes per game. Macdonald has topped the Huskies with 12 assists through three games.