Moorhead, Minn.- The NSU women's basketball team started NSIC competition tonight from the Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse on the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus. The Wolves fell to the Dragons 59-66 in the match-up and are now 4-2 on the year. MSUM picks up their fourth consecutive win and improves to 4-0 in the 2015-16 season.
 
Senior Devon Brecke led the offensive attack for the Wolves, tallying a team high 15 points, shooting 33.3 percent from three point range, going 4-4 from the free throw line and tallying four assists. Lauren Deadrick, Jill Conrad and Miranda Ristau also finished the match in double-digit points for Northern State, scoring 12, 11 and 10 points respectively.
 
Although Northern State held the largest lead in the game, up by eight points at 7:03 in the second quarter, they were unable to muster a come back as they started the fourth quarter down 47-49.
 
Morgan Banasik of Minnesota State Moorhead recorded 18 total points and nabbed four steals. As a team, MSUM swiped 12 total steals to NSU's five in the game.
 
The Wolves connected for a 40.0 field goal percentage, a 41.7 three-point percentage and a 90.9 free throw percentage all together, topping MSUM in all three categories. However, the Dragons had the advantage outrebounding Northern State 39-36, picking up 18 second chance points and 24 points off of turnovers.
 
Northern State women's basketball will play their first home match of the season on Monday, November 30^th, taking on Dordt College in the exhibition game. Tip off will be at 6:00 p.m. from Wachs Arena.