Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State women's basketball gets off to another hot start on Saturday evening earning them a weekend sweep.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Scores: NSU 69, WSU 49
Record: NSU 9-5 (NSIC 5-2), WSU 9-3 (NSIC 5-3)
Attendance: 2409
HIGHLIGHTS
- For the second night in a row, Northern State women's basketball gets off to a hot start scoring 20 points in the first quarter
- In the first quarter, NSU shot 66.67% from the floor and 60.0% from distance
- The bench for the Wolves chipped in with 16 points on the evening holding the bench of Winona to only 10
- Northern State forced WSU to turn the ball over 14 times allowing them to score 12 points as a result of those turnovers
- The Wolves grabbed 35 rebounds and dished out 15 assists on the evening
- Northern State kept Winona to shooting 29.0% from the field, 8.3% from distance, and only gave them 13 free throw opportunities in the game
- The Wolves shot 43.6% from the floor, 36.8% from distance, and had 23 free throw opportunities in the game
- Northern States largest lead of the game came with five seconds left on the clock as Avery Terwilliger would make both free throws to go up by 20 points
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
UP NEXT
Northern State women's basketball is back in action next weekend as they travel to Minnesota. The Wolves will face Minnesota Crookston at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Bemidji State at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
