Bethel University's women's basketball team lays it all on the line in Saturday's matinee against St. Thomas. The Royals and Tommies are playing for not only the conference title, but also the automatic qualifying bid into the 2015 NCAA Division III Playoffs. Tipoff in St. Paul is scheduled for 3 p.m.

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#2 Bethel (21-5) | Roster • Schedule • Statistics
#1 St. Thomas (26-0) | Roster • Schedule • Statistics
 
Previous matchups
• February 18 | Arden Hills, Minn. | St. Thomas 81, Bethel 77 | [Recap / Box Score]

How they got here
• Both teams had a first-round bye in the 2015 MIAC Playoffs
• Bethel defeated #4 seed Saint Mary's at home Thursday night 72-56
• St. Thomas defeated #6 seed Augsburg at home Thursday night 63-39

Game notes

Bethel University
• Bethel is making its fourth postseason appearance in the last five years
• This is the second consecutive season BU has hosted a home playoff game
• The Royals are 11-1 at home this season; 24-2 in the last 26 home games
• Bethel is 8-4 on the road with their last road loss coming on January 7
• BU has now won a playoff game in back-to-back seasons
• The Royals were the only team to score more than 58 points on the Tommies
• Bethel was also the only team to come within 12 points of St. Thomas all season
 

Name	FG%	3PT%	FT%	R/G	Assists	Steals	Blocks	PPG
Rachel Parupsky	.516	.000	.709	8.7	31	24	121	15.3
Kalli Zimmermann	.502	.227	.698	7.2	62	65	42	13.7
Sydney Schultz	.344	.331	.694	2.3	38	30	2	9.1
Hannah Niewald	.349	.206	.645	4.7	72	26	11	9.0

University of St. Thomas
• St. Thomas is the No. 2-ranked team in the country [D3hoops.com; USA Today WBCA]
• The Tommies have yet to lose this season (26-0), which is their second-best start in program history
• UST is 49-3 in their last 52 games against a conference opponent
• St. Thomas has won 15 MIAC regular-season championships—the most by any conference institution
• The Toms have won the regular season or playoff title in each of the last six seasons
• UST has lost just six games in their last 69 home contests
 

Name	FG%	3PT%	FT%	R/G	Assists	Steals	Blocks	PPG
Jenna Dockter	.496	.370	.754	2.0	113	29	8	13.7
Maggie Weiers	.556	.500	.726	7.7	49	16	18	13.0
Anna Smith	.465	.405	.726	6.7	47	42	24	9.2
Katie Stone	.398	.331	.824	2.9	45	25	4	8.6