Aberdeen, S.D. – The No. 14 Northern State University women's basketball team took down Bemidji State in their third conference victory of the season, 65-55. The Wolves improve to 7-1 overall and 3-0 in the league, notching their sixth straight win.
The Wolves led from the first basket of the game scoring 15 points in the first, 23 points in the second, 13 points in the third, and 14 points in the fourth. They tallied their largest lead of the game, 26 points just two minutes into the third quarter. As a team, Northern shot 40.3 percent from the floor, 16.7 percent from the arc, and 57.1 percent from the foul line.
Northern tallied a game leading 18 assists and five steals in the game, while adding four team blocks. They tallied 38 points in the paint and 26 points off the bench, while holding the Beavers to just ten points in the paint defensively. NSU out-rebounded BSU 47-38 in the win, notching nine points off 16 offensive boards.
Miranda Ristau led the team with 20 points, while recording all four blocks. The senior knocked down 8-of-12 from the floor and added six rebounds and three assists.
Gabby Laimer followed, and led the women off the bench with nine points. Laimer added four rebounds and one steal, shooting 50.0 percent from the floor.
Jill Conrad and
Brianna Kusler tallied eight and seven points respectively, while
Jessi Marti and
Alexis Tappe rounded out the starters with two points apiece. Marti led the team on the boards, matching her career high of ten rebounds. She also dished out a team leading four assists and recorded one steal. Tappe added two assists and two rebounds in 19 minutes of play.
Haley Froelich notched six points and three rebounds for the Wolves, while Caryssa Mielitz notched three points off an and-one play.
Brynn Flakus,
Anika Fredrick,
Sara Tvedt, and Alayna Johnson rounded out the scorers for the Wolves with two points each. Flakus was second on the team pulling down seven rebounds, while adding one assists and one steal.
Northern returns to Wachs Arena tomorrow afternoon for a 4 p.m. match against the Golden Eagles of Minnesota Crookston.
