Aberdeen S.D. – The No. 20 Wolves picked up a non-conference win over cross-town opponent Presentation College Monday night, 94-54. The Wolves improve to 15-3 overall.
The Wolves ended the first quarter shooting 56.3 percent from the floor, taking a lead after the first quarter 24-9. NSU continued to out-score the Saints in the second quarter 25-14, taking a 49-23 lead heading in the break. Northern State out-scored the Presentation College Saints 45-31 in the second half to take a 40-point victory in the cross-town matchup.
NSU shot 46.8 percent from the floor and 40.7 percent from the 3-point line in the victory. The Wolves out-rebounded the Saints 57-28 in the game, with 17 second chance points off of 21 offensive rebounds. Defensively, the Wolves held the Saints who shot 36.8 percent from the floor and 21.4 percent from behind the arc. The Wolves had 40 points in the paint, 20 points off turnovers, 53 points from the bench, and 6 fast-break points.
Gabby Laimer led the Wolves in scoring Monday night with 15 points, four assist, and one rebound. Second in scoring for the NSU was
Miranda Ristau with 12 points, four rebounds, three blocks, and two assists. Haley Rithmiller and
Brynn Flakus each scored 11 points, with Rithmiller notching a career high. Flakus also added seven assists, six rebounds, and two steals.
Haley Froelich scored nine points, two rebounds, four assists, one block, and one steal.
Jill Conrad scored eight points, five rebounds, and one assist.
Brianna Kusler also scored eight points for the Wolves with four assists, and three rebounds. The final starter for the Wolves was
Alexis Tappe, who finished with four points, five rebounds, and one steal.
Sydney Franks and
Tori Mekash came off the bench and each tallied five points and one assist. They had three and four rebounds respectively.
Anika Fredrick had four points, six rebounds, one assist, and one block, while Kendall Kohler had one assists for the Wolves in the win. Joie Spier and Mikayla Markuson each had a steal.
Sara Tvedt had two points and five rebounds, while Alayna Johnson had three rebound.
The Wolves will hit the road for the weekend, as they face St. Cloud State on Friday and Minnesota Duluth on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday.
