St. Paul, Minn. – The Northern State women's basketball team was unable to close out a tightly contested match-up and fell to Concordia-St. Paul 78-70. Neither team led in the game by more than eight points and saw 16 lead changes in the game.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 70, CSP 78
Records: NSU 10-9 (7-7 NSIC), CSP 12-6 (8-6 NSIC)
Attendance: 379
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Concordia-St. Paul took an early 13-6 lead in the first quarter, however a 9-0 Northern State run sparked by three baskets by Kailee Oliverson gave the Wolves a 15-13 lead
• Northern maintained the momentum in the start of the second quarter, pushing the scoring run to 16-3 with two more baskets by Oliverson and a 3-pointer by Carly Mekash
• CSP responded with a 9-0 run of their own to regain the lead, however the two teams would trade baskets the remainder of the period and the Golden Bears entered halftime with a 36-35 lead
• A 3-pointer by Rianna Fillipi sparked another 9-2 scoring run midway through the third period for the Wolves, and they regained a 46-41 lead in the game
• With a tie game at 66 with 4:56 remaining in the game, Northern State was unable to stop one last push by Concordia and the Golden Bears ended the game on a 12-4 run
• The Wolves shot 42.2 percent from the field, 22.2 percent from 3-point range, and 80.0 percent from the free throw line
• Northern once again held the advantage on the glass, out-rebounding CSP 47-32
• Oliverson notched a career high 29 points on 11-18 shooting from the field, and added 12 rebounds for her third double-double of the season

NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Kailee Oliverson: 29 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists
Rianna Fillipi: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Haley Johnson: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists
 
UP NEXT
The Northern State women's basketball team will conclude NSIC cross-division play when they travel to face Minnesota State. The Wolves and the Mavericks will tip-off at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.