Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State women's basketball takes round two of the season against Minnesota Crookston, but this time on the road.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Scores: NSU 78, UMC 64
Record: NSU 10-5 (NSIC 6-2), UMC 2-11 (NSIC 1-8)
Attendance: 456
HIGHLIGHTS
- Northern State has extended their win streak to three games now after shooting 56.3% from the floor against UMC
- The Wolves came out hot in the first quarter scoring 20 points shooting 76.92% from the floor
- Northern kept Minnesota Crookston to a shooting percentage of 29.41% in the first quarter allowing the Golden Eagles to score only 11 points after ten minutes of play
- NSU earned 34 points in the paint with the bench chipping in to account for 28 points on the evening
- Sara Tvedt led the team with 16 points on the evening followed by Joie Spier, Avery Terwilliger and Brianna Kusler who all scored in double digits
- Kusler recorded her second straight double-double with ten rebounds and ten points
- Terwilliger was credited with two steals on the evening along with scoring 11 points
- The Wolves would go on a ten-point run with two minutes and 38 seconds left in the third quarter after Kennedy Harris would make both free throws to lead by seven
- NSU ended the third quarter with a 17 point lead making it their second-largest lead of the game
- Jessi Marti's jumper was good in the paint with 2:58 left in the game extending the lead 75-55 which marked the Wolves largest lead of the evening
- After Marti's jumper, NSU only allowed UMC to score nine more points in the game
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Sara Tvedt: 85.7 FG%, 100.0 FT%, 7 rebounds, 16 points
- Joie Spier: 75 FG%, 83.3 FT%, 1 steal, 11 points
- Avery Terwilliger: 50.0 FG%, 83.3 FT%, 2 steals, 11 points
- Briana Kusler: 100.0 FT%, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 10 points
- Lexi Wadsworth: 66.6 FG%, 5 rebounds, 9 points
- Jessi Marti: 66.6 FG%, 1 block, 1 steal, 9 points
UP NEXT
Northern State women's basketball heads to Bemidji, Minnesota tomorrow for a 3:30 p.m. tip-off against the Beavers.