St. Cloud, Minn. – The Northern State women's basketball team dropped a 67-45 game at No. 18 St. Cloud State on Friday night. The Wolves offense struggled to gain momentum throughout the night, scoring more than ten points in only one quarter.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 45, SCSU 67
Records: NSU 10-11 (7-9 NSIC), SCSU 17-3 (15-2 NSIC)
Attendance: 852
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Two early scoring runs for St. Cloud State gave the Huskies control of the game, jumping out to a 16-8 lead at the end of the first quarter; Laurie Rogers scored all eight points for the Wolves in the period
• Northern had a quick response to start the second quarter, shooting 4-6 from the field in the first five minutes and out-scoring the Huskies 8-7 in the period entering the media timeout
• SCSU came out the media timeout making four of the next five shots to end the half on a 9-0 run, taking a 32-16 lead into halftime
• Northern State started the third quarter on a 10-3 run, and a layup by Haley Johnson cut the St. Cloud State lead back to nine points
• After the Huskies pushed the lead back to double digits midway through the third quarter; Carly Mekash, Kailee Oliverson, and Rianna Fillipi each made layups to spark another mini 6-0 scoring run to cut into the lead again and bring it down to seven points
• A 3-pointer for Tori Wortz at the buzzer extended the St. Cloud State lead back to ten points at the end of the third quarter, however Northern State shot 57.1 percent from the field and out-scored the Huskies 19-13 in the third period
• After a strong third quarter, the NSU offense went cold at the start of the fourth quarter, shooting 0-7 from the field while SCSU went on an 11-2 run to start the period
• Rogers recorded her fifth double-double of the season, scoring 12 points and grabbing ten rebounds
• The Wolves shot 19-51 (37.3%) from the field, 0-11 (0.0%) from 3-point range, and 7-12 (58.3%) from the free throw line
• For only the third time this season, Northern State was out-rebounded by their opponent as the Huskies held a 40-35 advantage on the boards, including a 16-12 advantage in offensive rebounds

 
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Laurie Rogers: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks
Kailee Oliverson: 12 points, 7 rebounds
Rianna Fillipi: 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 steals
 
UP NEXT
The Northern State women's basketball team will end a 4-game road trip tomorrow as they visit Minnesota Duluth. The Wolves and the Bulldogs will tip-off at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.