CROOKSTON, Minn.- A career high 38 points by Jodi Reinschmidt helped Northern State (8-5, 5-4 NSIC) defeat Minnesota Crookston (5-7, 2-6 NSIC) in a 82-74  decision.

 

Reinschmidt's 38- point contribution is the most by a NSU player since Jammie Coyle scored 37 points on Nov. 7, 1999 against Francis Marion University.

 

The Wolves and Golden Eagles battled for the lead most of the first half tying the score eight times and the biggest lead of the half coming from UMC by six with five seconds left in the half.  

 

NSU took an early 10-6 lead on UMC in the first three minutes before a three-pointer by Crookston's Gracie Bruzek at the 14 minute mark tied the game a 14 apiece. The Wolves answered back with jumpers from Mikayla Barondeau and Reinschmidt to go up by four.

 

The Golden Eagles took their first lead of the game after eleven minutes on a layup from Tori Joransen. While the Wolves fought to get back on top, they trailed UMC 39-33.

 

Reinschmidt had 18 points and three rebounds at the half while Barondeau contributed six points and five boards.

 

Within the first three minutes of the second half, the Wolves fought back within a point of the Golden Eagles at 42-41 on a score in the paint from Krista Rabenberg.

 

A pair of free throws from Reinschmidt at 16:31 gave NSU their first lead of the second half, but a small run by UMC gave the Golden Eagles the upper hand at 11 minutes with a score of 57-51.

 

The Wolves answered that with six unanswered points spurred by a Jenna Higgins jumper in the paint. NSU held the lead 59-58 at nine minutes.

 

The Golden Eagles held their final lead of the game when they led 61-59. Another three from Kusler and jumper from Reinschmidt gave the Wolves the lead for the rest of the game.

 

Northern shot an impressive 53 percent from the field for the game with Rabenberg finishing with 17 points and 6 boards followed by Barondeau with ten points and nine boards.

 

The Wolves will take on MSU Moorhead tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m.