Crookston, Minn. – The Northern State University women's basketball team fell short on the road against Minnesota Crookston shooting a season low of 44.0% from the floor. The game saw six lead changes and four tie scores.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Scores: NSU 63, UMC 66
Record: NSU 1-2, UMC 1-4
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Wolves started slow, shooting 30.0% from the field and 50.0% from the free throw line in the first quarter
- Northern's first lead came four minutes into the second quarter, as Joie Spier's layup gave the Wolves a 1-point lead
- With 2-minutes remaining in the second quarter, the Wolves found their largest lead of the first half going ahead by five on a layup from Lexi Wadsworth
- The Golden Eagles quickly diminished the NSU lead to one at half-time
- The Wolves came out in the third quarter hot; hitting back-to-back shots from Rianna Fillipi and Wadsworth extending the lead to six
- In the third quarter, Alayna Johnson hit a layup in the paint giving NSU a 40-30 lead, making it their largest of the game
- In the fourth quarter, both teams shot 46.2% from the floor and the Wolves shot 50.0% from 3-point and 66.7% from the foul line
- Northern State's bench out-scored Minnesota Crookston 23-12
- NSU controlled the paint on the offensive side of the ball out-scoring UMC 26-16
- The Wolves shot 44.0% from the floor, 28.6% from beyond the arc, and 56.5% at the free throw line in the loss
- Defensively Northern held the Golden Eagles to shooting 39.6% from the field
KRUEGER'S TAKE
"Tonight we weren't good enough; turnovers and missed free throws hurt us bad. As the head coach, I need to have us ready for a zone and we weren't. We need to be better tomorrow, stay positive, and move forward."
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
UP NEXT
Northern State women's basketball is back in action tomorrow from Crookston, Minnesota. Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m. from Lysaker Gymnasium
