• Northwestern has started 4-0 in back-to-back seasons under head coach Kristin Rotert.
• Rotert won her first-career league-opener last season with a 67-59 road win also at CSM.
• Dating back to the 2005-06 season, NWC is 9-8 in GPAC Openers.
• Through four games, the Raiders lead the GPAC in 3-pt % (36.7), free throw % (80.4), opponent's points per game (50.5), opponent's field goal % (32.7), and tied for first in steals per game (11.5).
• Three Raiders sit averaging double figures through the first four games of the season: Molly Schany (16.8), Maddie Jones (15.5), and Taylor VanderVelde (11.8).
• Schany joined the 400-rebound club with her first rebound in the 99-54 win at Bethel.

WBB | 1️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣-𝙋𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙗 ‼️

With her two free throws with 2:39 left in the fourth quarter against Trinity Christian, 𝙏𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙑𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙑𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙚 becomes the 36th Red Raider to join the 1,000-point club!#RaidersStandOut | @nwcwbasketball pic.twitter.com/cdSjfmfD7G

— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) November 12, 2022

• With her 14^th point of the Trinity Christian game on Saturday, Taylor VanderVelde scored her 1,000^th career point as a Red Raider.
• She becomes the 36^th women's basketball player to notch 1,000+ career points.

• Northwestern has played 16 quarters of basketball this season and in six of them an opponent has been unable to score double figures for the quarter.
• NWC shut down Tabor offensively, holding the Bluejays to single digits in the first three quarters in the 61-39 win.
• Twice the Raiders have held opponents to under 30% shooting (Bethel, Tabor) and two more under 40% (Dickinson State, Trinity Christian).

• Northwestern and CSM have met 22 times in series history, Northwestern winning 12 straight.
• NWC has a 9-1 record in Omaha against the Flames, the only loss coming back on Nov. 19, 2014.
• Since CSM joined the GPAC in the 2015-16 academic year, the Raiders are 13-1 against the Flames in league games.

• Northwestern and Doane are set to meet for the 60^th time on Saturday in Crete, Neb.
• The Raiders lead the all-time series 36-23, winning the last six.
• In Crete, Northwestern has won the last three meetings dating back to Jan. 4, 2020.

• The College of Saint Mary enters the game with a 2-3 overall record, dropping three-straight games.
• The Flames fell to the University of Jamestown in their GPAC Opener on Saturday, 67-46 in Omaha.
• Sole returning All-Conference performer from last season is Sidney Anderson (Honorable Mention), who is averaging 7.5ppg and 5.5rpg this season.
• Joining Anderson as key returners this season are Madelyn Turner (leading the team in scoring and rebounding) and Clare Lewandowski.

• Doane enters the week with a 3-0 (1-0 GPAC) record, downing Mount Marty 86-53 in their GPAC Opener on Saturday, Nov. 12.
• Doane is led by fourth-year head coach Ryan Baumgartner.
• The Tigers face Hastings on Wednesday, while NWC is in Omaha.
• Two Tigers average double digits in Mak Hatcliff (27.0ppg) and Olivia Nall (13.7ppg). Hatcliff currently leads the GPAC in scoring by 6.0ppg.
• Despite a close one-point 66-65 win at Park (Mo.) to open the 2022-23 campaign, Doane has scored 85+ points in their last two games; downing Peru State (88-78) and Mount Marty (86-53).