• Head coach Kristin Rotert is five wins away from moving into fifth all-time in program history in career wins.
• Northwestern has started each of the last two seasons with back-to-back wins under Rotert.
• Molly Schany is averaging 21.0 points per game early this season; sitting second in the GPAC in scoring and rebounding (9.5rpg).
• Newcomers Kaydin Davis (10.5ppg) and Emily TerWee (10.5ppg) making an immediate impact on the court with double-digit scoring averages.
• Rebounding has been a strong point: In the NAIA, sitting sixth in rebounding margin (23.5) and T10th in rebounds per game (50.5).
• NWC was picked to finish fifth in the GPAC Preseason Poll.
• Schany is the lone All-American returning on this year's roster (2021-22).

After a 2-0 start to the season and a win over (RV) IU Northwest, the Red Raiders are receiving votes in the first regular season @NAIA Coaches' Poll!#RaidersStandOut | @nwcwbasketball pic.twitter.com/jCmn5tsmwR

— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) November 8, 2023

• Averaging nearly a double-double to start the season, the offense has been going through senior forward Molly Schany.
• She notched her 13^th-career double-double in the season opener with 20 points and 11 rebounds against IU Northwest.
• She has scored 20 points in both games this season with a high of 22 against Trinity Christian College.
• She's shooting a blistering 77.3% from the floor.
• The performance in Chicago earned her Raider Athlete of the Week honors.

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— NWC Red Raiders (@nwcraiders) November 6, 2023

• Are 25-3 when totaling fewer turnovers than the opponent (12-0 in 2021-22).
• Are 24-9 when outrebounding the opponent.
• Are 8-7 against teams ranked inside the NAIA Top-25 Coaches' Poll (at the time of the contest).

• Friday marks just the sixth meeting all-time between Northwestern and Mayville State.
• NWC leads the series 4-1 but it was Mayville State prevailing in the last meeting (Nov. 4, 2017).
• The Red Raiders are 2-0 against the Comets in Orange City.
• This will be the first-ever meeting against Mayville State for Rotert.

• Saturday will mark the third-ever meeting between the Red Raiders and the Spires.
• Northwestern has won both previous meetings, winning the last one 109-28 back in 2005 (Nov. 25).
• Like Mayville State, this will be the first meeting against the Spries for Rotert.

• Entering still ranked No. 22 in the NAIA (Coaches' Poll 1), the Comets are 3-0 on the young season with already a win over GPAC-foe Jamestown (81-66, Nov. 2).
• Mayville State was edged by Dakota State in the 2023-24 North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) preseason coaches' poll, picked to finish second with three first-place votes.
• A high-powered offense, MSU has averaged 91.0 points per game.
• In the first three games, the Comets have three double-digit scorers; led by Mackenzie Hughes (Jr., G) who is averaging 20.7 points per game.
• Jordan Zrust (Gr., G) paces the team with her 8.3 rebounds per game.

• Saint Mary also enters the Pizza Ranch Classic undefeated with a 2-0 record with wins over Benedictine (Kan.) and Park (Mo.).
• The Spires are averaging 74.0 points per game and shooting at a clip of 43.3% from the floor.
• Saint Mary is a threat from deep, shooting an impressive 40.7% from deep (24-for-59); led by Alanis Delgado who is shooting 46.2% (6-for-13) from downtown.
• A pair of Spires are averaging double digits per game in Tanea Sims (Sr., F) at 17.5ppg and Delgado (Jr., G) averages 14.0ppg.
• Sims also leads the team in rebounding early in the year (7.0rpg), while senior Paige Pendley snags 6.0 boards per contest.

• November 8-14 is College Sports Communicators (CSC) Membership Appreciation Week, presented by ESPN.
• The NWC Athletic Communications staff – Steve Carlson (Director of Athletic Communications) and Bradley Laackmann (Assistant Director of Athletic Communications) – are proud members of CSC, the professional organization for athletic communications professionals of all varieties (SIDs, content creators, creatives, etc.).
• "The week was created to show appreciation for athletic communicators and creatives … the celebration brings positive recognition to CSC members and their work promoting student-athletes and their institutions throughout all levels of intercollegiate athletics."
• Use the hashtag #CelebrateCSC on social media!

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— College Sports Communicators (@CollSportsComm) November 8, 2023