(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Basketball team closes out the 2011-12 season this Friday and Saturday at home after playing the previous four games on the road. The Golden Eagles host #3 Wayne State College on Friday, February 24 at 6 p.m. and follow that game on Saturday, February 25 against #23 Augustana College at 4 p.m. Friday night will be Hawaiian Night in Lysaker Gymnasium while Saturday afternoon will be Senior Day as the women's and men's seniors will be recognized between games. Live stats, video, and audio of the games are available at www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
Minnesota, Crookston- (9-15, 6-14 NSIC) The Golden Eagle Women's Basketball team closed out its road portion of the season this weekend against Upper Iowa and Winona State. UMC went 0-2 but senior Megan Eul (F, 5-10, Sr, Rosemount, Minn.) played a sensational 58 minutes. Eul scored 26 points (13 ppg) and grabbed 21 rebounds (10.5 rpg) to average a double-double in the two NSIC contests. She was 9-18 from the field, 2-3 from long range and 6-8 from the free-throw line.
 
#3 Wayne State College- (24-2, 18-2 NSIC) Ashley Arlen, 6-2 senior forward from Cascade, Iowa, notched her 10th double-double of the season by scoring 19 points, all in the second half, to go with 11 rebounds while helping #3 Wayne State edge #23 Augustana 59-56 Saturday evening in a battle of the top two teams in the NSIC. Arlen was 7 of 16 from the field and 4 of 4 at the foul line while also recording three assists and two blocks as WSC won its 42nd straight home game.
 
#23 Augustana College- (19-5, 16-4 NSIC) Alex Feeney (F, 6-0, Jr. , Bismarck, N.D./Bismarck HS) recorded her seventh-season double-double and the 11th double-double of her career, scoring 20 points and collecting 11 rebounds for No. 23 Augustana in its lone contest of the week against No. 3 Wayne State. Feeney was 7 of 17 (41.2 percent) from the field and she made all five of her free throws. Other totals for Feeney include two assists, one block and one steal.

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The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
 
 
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