Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University women's basketball team bounced back after last weekend's loss to Winona State to claim their largest margin of victory of the 2016-17 season with an 83-52 win over Minnesota Crookston. The Wolves improve to 17-6 overall and 13-6 in the NSIC, while the Golden Eagles drop to 6-17 overall and 6-13 in league play.

The Golden Eagles were first to notch a bucket in the contest, however NSU responded with 12 unanswered points, and went on to close out the quarter with a 26-18 lead. The two teams headed into the half with the Wolves up by 12 points.

Northern State added 27 points in the third quarter and 11 in the fourth to seal the 29-point victory from home. As a unit, the Wolves shot 54.3 percent from field goal range, 33.3 percent from the arc and 50.0 percent from the charity stripe, while collecting 42 points in the paint, 24 points off turnovers, 17 second chance points and 19 points off the bench. The NSU defense held Minnesota Crookston to 29.6 percent from the floor.

Miranda Ristau led the team with 26 points, nearing her career-high of 27. Ristau shot 12-17 from field goal range and also recorded seven rebounds. Jill Conrad tallied 18 points for the Wolves, followed by Paige Waytashek with ten. Brianna Kusler led the team in two categories, nabbing eight rebounds and five assists on the night. The freshman also picked up eight points and one steal for the Wolves.

Northern State will return to action tomorrow night at 4 p.m. where they will represent Paige Waytashek, Bethany Crosswait and Jessica Anderson for Senior Night against Bemidji State. The Wolves will also be host to Military Appreciation Night where all fans with a valid military ID will get in for free.