Game Time... 12th-ranked Northwetsern plays host to Waldorf for a non-conference match-up on Thursday, Dec. 19 in a make-up game from prior to Thanksgiving. Tip-off is scheduled for 3pm. Northwestern is coming off a 95-87 win last weekend against Midland and is 9-2 overall. Waldorf has dropped six straight and is 2-8 overall.

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All-Time...Northwestern is 9-0 all-time against Waldorf, dating back to the first match-up played during the 2003-04 season. Last year, the Red Raiders downed Waldorf 86-58.

        Last Five:
        2018-19: 86-58 win
        2016-17: 81-42 win
        2009-10: 77-49 win
        2009-10: 81-58 win
        2008-09: 93-82 win

Scouting Reports...

    Waldorf Warriors: 2-8            Head Coach: Katie Schutjer (6th year)

The Warriors have lost six consecutive games, including a 96-83 setback to Wayne State (Neb.) early Wednesday evening in non-conference play. They are 2-8 overall and are 0-1 against teams in the GPAC (lost to Dordt in the first game of the year). Waldorf's two wins are both against Nebraska Christian. 

Waldorf returns one starter and four players from a 2018-19 team that finished fourth in the North Star Athletic Association with a 9-5 record, 14-12 overall.

    By the Numbers: (NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 55.8ppg 
    Scoring Defense: 77.6ppg 
    Field Goal Percentage: 35% 
    3pt Percentage: 28%, 53 3pters 
    Free Throw Percentage: 64% 
    Rebound Margin: -7

    Top Players:  (NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Tina Lair-VanMeter - 13.4ppg, 11.2rpg (10th), 7 blocks
    Morgan Straight - 11.9ppg, 16 3pters, 26 assists
    Ashley Schindele - 8.4ppg, 19 3pters
    Emily Haubrich - 6.8ppg

    #12 Northwestern Red Raiders: 9-2            Head Coach: Chris Yaw (9th year)

The Red Raiders defeated Midland last time out, 95-87, in a GPAC match-up played last weekend in Fremont, Neb. They are 9-2 this season, one of seven teams from the GPAC recognized in the latest NAIA Coaches' poll. 

    By the Numbers: (NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Scoring Offense: 85.7ppg 
    Scoring Defense: 65.9ppg 
    Field Goal Percentage: 45% 
    3pt Percentage: 37%, 119 3pters (6th)
    Free Throw Percentage: 76% 
    Rebound Margin: +3.5

    Top Players: (NAIA Rank-if top 10)
    Sammy Blum - 14.4ppg, 24 3pters, 4.4rpg, 40 assists
    Alexis Toering - 12.7ppg, 7.5rpg, 52% FG, 26 assists
    Devyn Kemble - 10.5ppg, 20 3pters
    Bre Schuiteman - 10.1pppg, 24 3pters, 26 assists