Women’s Basketball travels to Upper Iowa and Winona State Jan. 17-18

The Bemidji State University women’s basketball team hits the road Jan. 17-18 for a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference interdivisional weekend at Upper Iowa University and Winona State University. The Beavers open the weekend Friday at 5:30 p.m. against the Peacocks in Fayette, Iowa before closing Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the Warriors in Winona, Minn.

Bemidji State leads the all-time series versus Upper Iowa, 16-6. BSU is on the first winning streak in the series since the 2011-12 season. Over the last two seasons, the Beavers have beaten the Peacocks by an average margin of 8.5 points per game. Bemidji State won the 2019-20 matchup, 65-56, on Jan. 18, 2019 in Bemidji, Minn. Junior center Taylor Bray scored a team-high 16 points on 8-of-12 shooting with three rebounds and one block. Her 16 points is tied for the third-most she’s scored in a game in 62 games at BSU. Sophomore forward Claire Wolhowe scored a season and career-high, prior to 2019-20, 13 points with three 3-pointers and three rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench.

The series began in 2004, a 73-56 win by Bemidji State. The Beavers began the series with seven wins over the first eight games and 12 of the first 15.

Bemidji State leads the all-time series versus Winona State, 44-36. WSU was on an eight-game winning streak before BSU took a 61-57 win at home Jan. 19, 2019. The last time BSU took consecutive wins in the series came during a three-game winning streak, Feb. 26, 2005 through Feb. 25, 2006. Wolhowe led BSU in scoring with 12 points in 16 minutes off the bench for her second and final double-digit performance of 2018-19. She hit three 3-pointers for the second consecutive game. Bray and junior guard Brooklyn Bachmann each followed Wolhowe with seven points in the starting lineup.

The series began in 1973, a 41-37 win by Bemidji State.