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Sioux Falls, S.D. – After a strong third quarter of play Northern State was unable to get shots to fall late, dropping a 49-44 game at Sioux Falls on Friday night in the Stewart Center. Northern led by four points with four minutes remaining in the game, however an untimely scoring drought allowed the Cougars score nine unanswered and protect home court.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 44, USF 49
Records: NSU 9-8 (4-7 NSIC), USF 5-12 (2-9 NSIC)
Attendance: 641
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Cold shooting plagued Northern State in the game's opening minutes, with the Wolves first field goal not coming until the 6:17 mark on a Rianna Fillipi 3-point basket
• After a Kailee Oliverson layup tied the game at six with 3:51 remaining in the first quarter, Sioux Falls used three 3-pointers to power an 11-0 scoring run to end the opening ten minutes of play
• After trailing by 13 points early in the second quarter, Jordyn Hilgemann knocked down a 3-pointer to cut the USF lead to 22-16 midway through the period
• The Cougars opened the game having made their first five 3-pointers, not missing until the 4:11 mark of the second quarter
• A Madelyn Bragg jumper once again brought the Wolves within seven points during a 7-0 scoring run with 6:45 remaining in the third quarter
• A driving layup by Fillipi capped the third quarter of play with the Wolves holding a 16-8 scoring advantage in the period, bringing NSU within four points (38-34)
• The Northern defense held Sioux Falls to 3-14 (21.4%) shooting from the field in the third quarter, the Cougars had scoring droughts of 4:24 and 3:22 during the third period
• Northern State took their first lead of the game with 6:59 remaining in the game on a Laurie Rogers layup
• A 7-0 scoring run allowed the Wolves to lead by as many as four points (44-40) with four minutes remaining in the contest, during the scoring run the NSU defense once again held USF scoreless for nearly a five-minute stretch
• An untimely scoring drought hit the Wolves late, allowing the Cougars to score nine unanswered points during the final four minutes of the game
• Rogers set a new season-high mark with eight blocks in tonight's game, falling one short of her career-high set last season

 NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Madelyn Bragg: 9 points, 3 rebounds
Rianna Fillipi: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
Laurie Rogers: 7 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 blocks, 1 steal
 
UP NEXT
Northern State will close out their weekend road trip tomorrow afternoon as they visit Marshall, Minnesota, to face Southwest Minnesota State. The Wolves and Mustangs are scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. tip-off at the R/A Facility.