The Wildcats host #14 Minot State Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. in Rice Auditorium in the lone game for the Wildcats this weekend to close out a three-game homestand. Starting this weekend, NSIC men will play the fi rst game of league doubleheaders with the women playing second, marking the fourth year the league has rotated starting times at the midway point of the season.
    Wayne State is 10-7 overall and 4-7 in the NSIC heading into Friday's matchup against #14 Minot State, who is tied for fi rst in the NSIC with an 8-2 league mark while sitting 17-2 overall. This marks the third straight time Minot State has played in Wayne and the Beavers have won the last two matchups - 71-60 last year and 80-79 two years ago in Rice Auditorium.