Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State women's basketball falls short of the comeback win after having the Huskies on the ropes heading into the fourth quarter Friday evening.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Scores: NSU 60, SCSU 68
Record: NSU 11-8 (NSIC 7-5), SCSU 13-4 (NSIC 10-3)
Attendance: 2568
HIGHLIGHTS
- NSU fell behind early at home tonight after the first ten minutes of play where they found themselves in a 12 point deficit
- The Wolves shot only 35.71% from the floor in the first quarter and 37.50% in the second quarter heading to the locker rooms at half time down 26- 35
- Northern came out in the third quarter scoring 18 points and shooting 58.33% from the floor
- The Wolves ended the third quarter going on a 13-0 run that started with four minutes and 54 seconds left in the quarter
- The two-point deficit that NSU now had in hand quickly changed to a five-point deficit after a three-point shot went in for the Huskies with less than one second left
- The Wolves bench outscored the Huskies bench 21-6 in the contest
- NSU also scored five-second chance points and 19 points off turnovers
- In the paint, Northern kept St. Cloud to only 24 points
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Sara Tvedt: 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, 12 points
- Lexi Wadsworth: 3 assists, 10 points
- Jessi Marti: 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals, 8 points
- Brianna Kusler: 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 6 points
UP NEXT
Northern State women's basketball is back on the court tomorrow evening as they welcome the Bulldogs of Minnesota Duluth to town with a 4 p.m. tip-off time.
