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Minnesota State Slated to Finish 6th in NSIC Pre-season Coaches’ PollBurnsville, Minn. - The Minnesota State women's basketball team has been voted to �nish sixth overall in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll for the 2015-16 season. The Mavericks are also picked to �nish fourth in the NSIC South Division. Winona State was picked to �nish �rst in the conference as the Warriors received eight �rst place votes and 208 total points. Placed to �nish second in the NSIC is Wayne State after receiving �ve �rst place votes and 201 total points. Rounding out the top three is Sioux Falls, which nabbed three �rst place votes and 176 total points. The Mavericks are coming o� of a 21-10 overall record and a 16-6 NSIC record from last season which earned them an NCAA Tournament berth. MSU has one lone starter coming back from last years squad in Sammie Delzotto. Delzotto, a junior guard from Eagan, Minn., was named an NSIC Player to Watch for the Mavericks this season. Delzotto started in all 31 games during her second year for the Mavericks. She logged 27.8 minutes a game last season and averaged 12.1 points and 4.7 rebounds. Delzotto also shot e�cient from everywhere on the �oor last season, as she shot 42% (135-325) from the �eld, 36% (38-106) from three-point range and 81% (67-83) from the charity stripe. The junior also collected 66 assists and 37 steals last season for the Mavericks.

MSU has two exhibition games to begin its season, starting with a home contest at Taylor Center against Waldorf College, scheduled for Nov. 4 at 6:00 p.m. The Mavericks will �nish their exhibition slate of games on Nov. 8 with a road trip to Madison, Wis. as MSU will take on the University of Wisconsin. Game time is set for 2:00 p.m.

NSIC Preseason Coaches Poll NSIC South Division Poll Team (1st place votes) Points Team (1st place votes) Points1. Winona State (8) 208 1. Winona State (4) 442. Wayne State (5) 201 2. Wayne State (1) 413. Sioux Falls (3) 176 3. Sioux Falls (3) 394. Minnesota Crookston 170 4. Minnesota State 295. St. Cloud State 168 5. Augustana 266. Minnesota State 151 6. Concordia-St. Paul 247. MSU Moorhead 149 7. Upper Iowa 138. Augustana 138 8. SWMN State 89. Concordia-St. Paul 11710. Northern State 11311. U-Mary 9712. Minnesota Duluth 7213. Minot State 5814. Upper Iowa 5415. Bemidji State 3116. SWMN State 17

Mavericks Picked to Finish Third in NSIC Pre-season Coaches’ PollBURNSVILLE, Minn. --- The Minnesota State men's basketball team has been picked to �nish third in the NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll. MSU, which �nished last season with a 24-8 record, claimed the third spot in the poll after receiving 198 points. Augustana took the top spot in the poll with 225 points and 15 �rst place votes. MSU Moor-head followed in second with 210 points and one �rst place vote, while Winona State and Northern State rounded out the top �ve with 165 and 161 points, respectively. MSU was picked to �nish second in the south division poll.

Junior TJ Okafor has been named MSU's NSIC Player to Watch for the upcoming season. Okafor played in only one game last season due to injury. He has played in 62 games as a Maverick and has averaged 3.6 rebounds per game, to go along with 154 points and 39 blocks. Minnesota State opens its season on the road as it travels to Joplin, Mo., to take part in the MIAA/NSIC Challenge beginning Friday, Nov. 13, against Pittsburg State.

NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll NSIC South Division Poll Team (1st place votes) Points Team (1st place votes) Points1. Augustana (15) 225 1. Augustana (7) 492. MSU Moorhead (1) 210 2. Minnesota State (1) 433. Minnesota State 198 3. Winona State 364. Winona State 165 4. SWMN State 255. Northern State 161 T5. Upper Iowa 246. St. Cloud State 150 T5. Concordia-St. Paul 247. Upper Iowa 128 7. Sioux Falls 148. SWMN State 127 8. Wayne State 99. Concordia-St. Paul 11810. Minnesota Duluth 11011. Minot State 7812. Sioux Falls 7213. Bemidji State 5314. University of Mary 4815. Wayne State 4516. Minnesota Crookston 32

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PLAYER PROFILES

#51 Lucas Brown

Forward | 6-0 | Senior | Parker, S.D.

2014-15Played in 30 games for the Mavericks on the year and started in 10 games for MSU... Shot 40% from the �oor (32-81)... Averaged 2.7 points and 2.9 rebounds a game... Notched 81 points, 86 rebounds, 28 assists, 14 steals and seven blocks during her junior year.

2013-14Competed in six games for the Mavericks...Connected on 6-of-8 of her shots from the �eld while posting 15 points and 12 rebounds...Averaged 6.0 minutes per contest.

High SchoolEarned 11 total varsity letters for her e�orts in track and �eld (4), Volleyball (3) and basketball (4)... As a senior averaged 12.7 points per game and 9.8 rebounds per game... Second team all-conference honors... Team captain.

PersonalMajoring in exercise science... Born in Sioux Falls, S.D.... Born Dec. 20, 1993.

Guard | 6-5 | Senior | Roseville, MN

2014-15Played in 24 games for the Mavericks and tallied 86 points and 42 rebounds…Shot 60.4% from the �eld…Scored a season-high 10 points against Upper Iowa as he shot 3-of-3 from the �eld and 4-of-5 from the line…Tallied six points and six rebounds against Southwest Minnesota State.

2013-14 Played in two games before su�ering a season-ending injury…Received a medical redshirt…Posted 16 points and three rebounds, while shooting 50% from the �eld and 83.3% from the line.

Pre-MSU Played in seven games for the Terriers of Wo�ord University last year before transferring to Minnesota State.

PersonalBorn Feb. 18, 1993...Son of Joel and Ellen Brown...His father Joel played football at the University of Minnesota and his mother Ellen played basketball for the Golden Gophers where she was an All-Big Ten selection.

#34 Anna Leloux

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Upcoming Games

WOMEN’S BASKETBALLNovember 4

vs. Waldorf | 6:00pm (Exhibition)Bresnan Arena

MEN’S BASKETBALLNovember 13

vs. Pittsbrugh State | 5:00pmJoplin, Mo.

November 8at Wisconsin | 2:00pm (Exhibition)

Madison, Wis.

SPECIAL FEATURE: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?Men’s Basketball 2014-2015 Alumni

Zach Monaghan7/21/15: Former Minnesota State guard Zach Monaghan has signed with the Leyma Basquet Coruna basketball team in Spain. Leyma Basquet Coruna plays in LEB Oro. A native of Palatine, Ill., Monaghan spent three seasons with the Purple and Gold and helped lead the Mavericks to three consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament. He started in all 100 of MSU's games during the last three seasons and earned Daktronics All-American Second Team honors during his junior season.

Connor Miller7/30/15: Former Minnesota State guard Connor Miller has signed with the Malbas Oresund basketball team. A native out of Stanley, Wis., Miller started all 32 games during MSU's 2014-15 campaign, as he averaged 11.9 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Miller �nished second on the team in assists and steals with 122 and 32, respectively, as he earned All-NSIC Second Team and NSIC Newcomer of the Year honors.

Assem Marei9/10/15: Former Minnesota State forward Assem Marei became the third Maverick this o�season to sign free agent contract with a team in Europe as he signed with BC Siauliai out of Lithuania. A 6-9 forward from Cairo, Egypt, Marei started in 97 games for the Mavericks during the last three seasons as he �nished his career sixth all-time in scoring (1,600), second in blocks (161), second in �eld goal percentage (59.1%) and seventh rebounds (787) at Minnesota State.

Women’s Basketball 2014-2015 Alumni

November 14vs. Missouri So. State | 5:00pm

Joplin, Mo.

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Jamie Bresnahan8/27/15: Former Minnesota State forward Jamie Bresnahan has signed a contract with the Asociacion Club Jairis basketball team in Murcia, Spain. She is playing for UCAM Jairis Alcantarilla, a suburb of Murcia in the Southeastern part of the country on the Meditteranean Sea. A native of Edina, Minn., Bresnahan played four season for the Purple and Gold as she appeared in 112 games while making 91 starts. During her career, she averaged 7.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. She is just one of 13 Mavericks to have tallied at least 800 points and 500 rebounds during her time at MSU. She is playing both the small forward and power forward positions, enjoying the experience and adapting to the language barrier which is getting better each week. Her team is 3-2 and tied for �fth place. The fans are very vocal and passionate about their team. She is also really enjoying learning the culture and history of a very beautiful country. Her teams sponsor also allows the players to study at the University and she is currently looking to begin her Masters program after graduating last spring in Accounting.