Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State University women's basketball team dropped the final home game of the 2018-19 season, 70-43 to St. Cloud State. With the loss, the Wolves slide to 9-17 overall and 6-14 in the NSIC.
 
The Wolves led 11-9 through the first quarter and trailed by just seven at the half, however the Huskies ran away with the game in the final 20 minutes of action. Northern shot 25.0 percent from the floor, 18.8 percent from the 3-point line, and 92.3 percent from the foul line in the game.
 
They tallied 18 points in the paint, nine points off the bench, eight points off turnovers, and five second chance points. NSU combined for 30 rebounds, eight steals, five assists, and two blocks.
 
Brianna Kusler and Jessi Marti led the team with 13 and ten points respectively. Kusler nearly tallied a double-double with a team high nine rebounds, as well as two steals and one assist. Marti knocked down two of the team's three long range buckets in the game, and added two rebounds and two steals.
 
Lexi Wadsworth grabbed eight points and shot 50.0 percent from the floor. She added three rebounds, one assist, one block, and one steal. Joie Spier led the team off the bench with four points, going a perfect 2-of-2 from the foul line and recording one rebound and one assist.
 
Anika Fredrick tallied the final three points from the NSU starters, and added two rebounds, one assist, and one steal. Kendall Kohler and Alayna Johnson grabbed two points apiece, followed by Zoe Hardwick with one. Johnson was second on the team with five rebounds, including four offensive boards.
 
Northern will close out the regular season next Friday and Saturday at UMary and Minot State. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Friday versus the Marauders and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday against the Beavers.