Today's events at the Corn Palace: 02/13/13

Today, at the Corn Palace, Dakota Wesleyan University hosts Northwestern in a Great Plains Athletic Conference basketball doubleheader.

Time: The women’s game starts at 6 p.m. with the men’s game to follow.

Records: The DWU women are 19-9 overall and 10-8 in the conference. Northwestern, ranked 11th in the nation, is 19-6 overall and 13-5 in the GPAC. … The DWU men are 13-15 overall and 8-10 in the conference and No. 5-ranked Northwestern is 21-5 overall and 15-3 in the GPAC.

Notes: Kim Johnson leads the Tiger women at 18 points per game. Amanda Hart and Celeste Beck both average about 11 points per game. … The Northwestern women are led by Kendra De Jong, who averages 17 points per game. … DWU’s Jalen Voss is leading the Tiger men and the conference in rebounding at 10.14 per game. He also leads DWU in scoring at 14.6 points per game. … Aireus Stephenson averages 13.9 points and Mike Lee averages 11.9 points per game. … Ben Miller is leading Northwestern at 18 points per game and Daniel Van Kalsbeek averages 14 points per game.

Next: There will be a White Lake tripleheader Thursday at the Corn Palace. The Avon boys play Wolsey-Wessington at 5:45 p.m., Corsica/Stickney plays Hanson at 7:15 p.m. and Kimball/White Lake plays Andes Central at 8:45 p.m.

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