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Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's basketball team fell to Minnesota Crookston on Friday evening, dropping a 61-50 contest in Wachs Arena. The Golden Eagles raced out to a 21-point lead at the halftime break behind eight first half 3-pointers. The Wolves were able to claw back into the game with a 20-3 scoring run in the second half, however, were unable to get any closer than four points.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 50, UMC 61
Records: NSU 6-4 (1-3 NSIC), UMC 3-7 (2-2 NSIC)
Attendance: 2,058
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern State and Minnesota Crookston battled in a back-and-forth first quarter, however UMC's Emma Miller knocked down a 3-pointer with 21 seconds remaining to give the Golden Eagles a 16-14 lead at the quarter break
• Miller led a hot-shooting UMC team to a 21-point halftime lead as the Golden Eagles held a 23-4 advantage in the second period, Crookston shot 6-9 from beyond the arc during the quarter
• A zone defense by the Wolves stifled the Golden Eagle offense in the third quarter as Northern State used a pair of fast break baskets to out-score Minnesota Crookston 12-5 in the period
• A jumper by Laurie Rogers extended the NSU scoring run to 20-3 midway through the fourth quarter, the scoring run extended from the 6:02 mark in the third quarter all the way to the 5:55 mark of the fourth quarter
• After trailing by as many as 22 points in the third period, a pair of free throws by Olivia Hanson cut the lead to four points with 4:38 remaining in the game, however that would be the closest the Wolves would get as the Golden Eagles closed the game on an 11-4 run
• The freshmen trio of Madelyn Bragg, Olivia Hanson, and Morgan Fiedler combined to score 20 of Northern's 32 second half points
• Bragg set a new career high mark points (12) while Hanson scored her first career points and set career high marks in points (8), rebounds (4) and steals (4)
• Rogers record her fourth game of the season with double digit rebounds, grabbing 12 boards in the game (6 offensive, 6 defensive); Rogers also recorded her fourth game of the season with multiple blocked shots with two against UMC

 NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Madelyn Bragg: 12 points, 2 rebounds
Rianna Fillipi: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Olivia Hanson: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 4 steals
 
UP NEXT
Northern State will play their final home contest of the 2022 calendar year when they host Bemidji State tomorrow afternoon. The Wolves and Beavers are scheduled for a 4 p.m. tip-off in Wachs Arena.