THIS WEEK: Minot State earned the No. 3 seed in the Dakota Athletic Conference tournament and plays host to South Dakota Mines Wednesday (7 p.m.)

RECORDS: MSU is 21-7 overall finished 9-5 in DAC play, good for a tie for third in the conference. Mines finished sixth in the DAC with a 6-8 mark and is 12-16 overall.  

COACHES CORNER: Minot State's Sheila Green Gerding is in her 16th season at the helm of the Beavers. She has a record of 289 wins, 183 losses all at Minot State. The head coach of South Dakota Mines is Barb Felderman, who is 511-418 overall and 446-377 in 30 seasons with the Hardrockers.

ON THE AIR: The games are broadcast locally on KCJB 910-AM with Scott Kittell calling the play-by-play. Live online broadcast of the weekend games is available via the American One broadcast network and live stats are provided by Minot State's Sports Information. Both can be accessed by logging on to (www.msubeavers.com) and clicking on the multimedia tab at the top of the page.

RANKINGS: MSU comes into the week as the national No. 27 ranked team, just outside the top 25 in the NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 poll. Mines is unranked with just one poll remaining.

RECENT HISTORY: Minot State earned two big wins last week in the DAC regular season finale at the Dome, topping No. 9 Black Hills State 70-49 and defeating Mines 75-66. Mines was swept on the road, losing at Dickinson State a night before falling at MSU.

OVERALL SERIES: MSU is 21-18 overall against South Dakota Mines as MSU snapped a two-game losing streak to the Hardrockers on Saturday.

NOTING THE HARDROCKERS: South Dakota Mines'Ariel Granillo is the leading scorer for the Hardrockers at 14.12 ppg., and the team's leader in assists, dishing out 3.0 per game… Justine Blade leads her team in blocks with 2.0 per game, helping the Hardrockers to a No. 12 ranking in blocks per game in NAIA Division II… The Hardrockers have won just one game in their last 10 road games this season. SDM has won just two away games all season.

DOME DE-JA VU: Minot State and South Dakota Mines are making a double-take for the second straight season. MSU played the Hardrockers in the final weekend last year before playing host to SDM in a first round No. 3 vs. No. 6 matchup. This season, the Beavers and Hardrockers played just four days ago at the Dome.

EVEN KEEL ON OFFENSE: Minot State has shown tremendous balance on offense throughout the season and the final regular season stats reflect that. The Beavers have three players averaging in double figures, but MSU's offensive point's leader Caroline Folven (Sr., C, Byron, Ill.) scores just 10.82 per game. Nine players are hitting for more than five points per game and five average more than eight points a game. Joining Folven in double figures are Carly Boag (Fr., F, Tamworth, Australia) at 10.73 and Sacarra Molina (So., G, Hinsdale, Mont.) at 10.25.

THE QUEST FOR 22: Minot State tied the school record for wins in a season as the Beavers notched their 21st of the year in a win over Mines. The school record has been hit four times, including last season when MSU won its 21st of the year on the road against the Hardrockers. MSU failed twice to top the record last season. MSU has reached the 21 win plateau in three of its past four seasons. In three of those seasons, MSU advanced to the NAIA national tournament.

DOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS: Minot State ran the table in the regular season at home, posting a 14-0 record and a 7-0 mark in DAC games. MSU has been completely dominant during the DAC portion of the home schedule, defeating teams by an average of 17.3 points per game. MSU has scored 520 points in those seven contests and has given up just 399 points. The run includes wins over two nationally ranked teams and two that were receiving votes that week.