Aberdeen S.D. - The #20 Wolves picked up their fifth straight win in conference play Friday night, a 81-71 win over Wayne State. The Wolves improve to 14-2 overall and 10-1 in NSIC play.

The Wolves took a 5-point on the Wildcats lead after one quarter of play. The second quarter saw the Wolves extend the lead to 13 going into the halftime break. Northern State only allowed 34.3 percent from the field in the first half. Northern added 40 points in the second half to secure the 10-point victory over the Wildcats.
The Wolves shot 56.3 percent from the floor for the game and 66.6 percent from the arc in the win. They out-rebounded the Wildcats 41-30 for the game and had 15 second chance points off of 12 offensive rebounds. Defensively, the Wolves held the Wildcats to 34.3 field goal percentage and 33.3 3-point percentage. Northern State added 54 points in the paint, 14 points off turnovers, and 24 bench points.

Miranda Ristau led the Wolves with a double-double, notching 27 points and ten rebounds. She was second on the team in assists with five and shot 65 percent from the field. Conrad and Tappe were also in double figures with ten each. Jill Conrad added a season high eight assists and five rebounds, while Tappe added seven rebounds and five rebounds in the win.

Flakus and Kusler were the other two starters; they both finished with five points. Brianna Kusler also added seven rebounds and two steals. Brynn Flakus finished with two assists and one steal to go along with her five points.

Haley Froelich led the bench scoring with nine points and two rebounds, shooting 4-for-6 from the field. Anika Fredrick came off the bench, and had four points, four assists, and two rebounds. Alayna Johnson made both of her shots from the field and also made a free throw to tally five points. Gabby Laimer made one of the four 3-pointers for the Wolves. Sara Tvedt also had three points and two rebounds to finish the scoring for the Wolves.

The Wolves return to action tomorrow afternoon from Wachs Arena for a 4 p.m. matchup against the #11 Vikings of Augustana.