Game Time...Northwestern College makes the trip west to play Hastings in match-up between ranked teams Tuesday night, Nov. 21. Tip-off at the Lynn Farrell Arena is scheduled for 5pm. Northwestern, ranked 17th in the NAIA D-II preseason coaches' poll, is 1-0 in the GPAC, 4-3 overall. Hastings, ranked 20th in the coaches' poll, is unbeaten on the year, 2-0 in the GPAC, 4-0 overall.

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All-Time...Northwestern is 24-31 all-time against the Broncos, 6-4 over the last 10 match-ups. Last year, the Red Raiders went 2-1 against Hastings, each winning on the opposing teams' home court and Northwestern picking up a 70-67 win on the road in the GPAC quarterfinals.

    Last Year:  
        2016-17: 80-67 loss at home
                        76-69 win on road
                        70-67 win on road (GPAC Quarterfinals)

Scouting Reports...

    No.20 Hastings College Broncos: 2-0 (GPAC), 4-0 overall   Head Coach: Jina Douglas

Hastings is unbeaten on the season, earning wins over Ottawa and William Penn in non-conference play and College of Saint Mary and Mount Marty in GPAC action. They are the top defensive club in the NAIA, giving up 38 points per game and teams are shooting just 30% from the field.

Coach Douglas returns all five starters and eight of her top nine players from a 2016-17 team that finished fourth in the GPAC with a 14-6 record, 22-10 overall. They lost to Friends (Kan.) in the first round of the NAIA D-II Championship to end their season.

By the Numbers: (GPAC rank/NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 69ppg (9th)
    Scoring Defense: 38ppg (1st/1st)
    Field Goal Percentage: 41% (9th)
    3pt Percentage: 32% (8th)
    Free Throw Percentage: 75% (4th)
    Rebound Margin: +6 (3rd)

Top Players: (GPAC rank/NAIA rank-if top 10) *returning starter
    *Shandra Farmer-14.3ppg, 3.3rpg, 6 3pters, 2apg, 18 steals (1st/1st)
     *Mackenzie Willicott (HM All-GPAC)-8ppg, 4.5rpg, 7 steals
    *Holly Hild (2nd team all-GPAC) 6.3ppg, 2.3apg
    Harper Sheets 5.5ppg, 4.5rpg
   
    No.17 Northwestern College: 4-3    Head Coach: Chris Yaw (7th year)

The Red Raiders have won two straight heading into Tuesday night, including a 98-53 home win it their GPAC opener last weekend against Doane. They are 4-3 on the year, with all three losses to ranked teams (Jamestown, Mayville State and Southeastern).

By the Numbers: (GPAC rank / NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 80ppg (4th)
    Scoring Defense: 67ppg (6th)
    Field Goal Percentage: 47% (2nd)
    3pt Percentage: 35% (4th)
    Free Throw Percentage: 79% (2nd/5th)
    Rebound Margin: +2 (8th)

Top Players: (GPAC rank / NAIA rank-if top 10) *returning starter
    *Kassidy De Jong (All-American) 19.3ppg (2nd), 6.9rpg (8th), 15 assists
     *Darbi Gustafson (All-Conference)  19.3ppg (2nd), 7.4rpg (4th), 62% (3rd)
     *Paige Danner  9.7ppg, 13 3pters, 39 3pt %
     *Renee Maneman  (All-Conference) 9.3ppg, 4.6rpg, 52 assists (1st /2nd)
     *Haley Birks (All-Conference) 8.4ppg, 4.6rpg