For the first time this season, the third-ranked Northern State women's basketball team was defeated as the Wolves lost 62-54 Saturday night on the road at St. Cloud State. NSU drops to 10-1 overall on the season and 4-1 in NSIC play while the Huskies improve to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in league play.

The 62 points allowed by Northern is the most this season and the 43 points scored in the second half alone by SCSU is just four points fewer than what the Wolves have allowed per game this year coming into the contest.

Northern played a solid half of defense in the first half, allowing just 5-of-26 (19.2 percent) shooting from the Huskies in the half and held a 26-19 halftime lead. The Huskies opened the second half on a 25-10 run and opened up a 43-36 lead with 10:16 left to play.

Sadie Stotesbery led the Wolves with 14 points in the loss and also added five rebounds. Rachel Krogman collected her seventh double-double of the season in the contest as she scored 11 points and pulled down 11 rebounds while also adding four assists. Megan Mutchler chipped in with 10 points and Devon Brecke added eight and a team-high five assists.

For the game, Northern shot 39.6 percent (21-for-53) while St. Cloud shot 19-of-56 (34 percent). The big difference came from three-point range as the Huskies hit nine three pointers and Northern went just 2-of-14 (14.3 percent) from beyond the arc. SCSU went 15-of-18 from the free-throw line while the Wolves were 10-fo-13. The Huskies also held a big 23-5 edge in bench points in the game.

NSU returns to action next Saturday as the Wolves will play their final game before the winter break as they close their three-game road trip at MSU Moorhead. Northern defeated the Dragons 74-42 in the NSIC opener in November.