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Aberdeen, S.D. – The Northern State women's basketball team added to their storied tradition on Saturday night as they reached 1,000 all-time wins in program history with a 71-52 victory over Concordia-St. Paul. The Wolves carried the momentum of a top-25 upset into tonight's contest as they grabbed the lead early and never trailed the Golden Bears. With the win Northern State becomes the first women's basketball program among current NSIC members to achieve the milestone.
 
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 71, CSP 52
Records: NSU 12-8 (7-7 NSIC), CSP 8-10 (5-9 NSIC)
Attendance: 2,085
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• With the teams trading baskets early in the game, Northern State seized momentum with 9-3 scoring run sparked by a jumper by Jordyn Hilgemann; the Wolves extended the lead to nine points (21-12) at the end of the period with a four straight points off a Kailee Oliverson jumper and a pair of free throws by Hilgemann
• Northern increased the lead to as many as 16 points (35-19) late in the second quarter on another Oliverson jumper, and took a 14 point lead into the halftime break after a jumper by Laurie Rogers off a Rianna Fillipi assist with two seconds remaining
• Concordia-St. Paul used a 9-2 scoring run in the in the opening minutes of the third quarter to cut the lead to eight points, however the Wolves maintained their composure as Alayna Benike and Hilgemann each knocked down a 3-pointer to push the lead back to double digits
• Northern State closed the game strong, shooting 50.0 percent from the field in the final ten minutes, and a 3-pointer by Rachel Garvey and a jumper by Halle Heinz gave NSU their largest lead of the game at 19 points (71-52) in the final minute of action
• As a team Northern dished out 19 assists in the win (second most in a game this season), led by Benike with a career-high seven assists and Fillipi added six more
• NSU collected a season-high 11 blocked shots in the contest, led by Rogers with six blocks on the night; Rogers notched her third game of the season with five or more blocks
• The Wolves shot 11-12 (91.7%) from the free throw line, with Oliverson (4-4), Rogers (4-4), and Hilgemann (2-2) each perfect from the charity stripe on the night
• With the win Northern State improved to 9-1 when leading at the halftime break and 6-0 when scoring 70 or more points

 NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Kailee Oliverson: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks
Jordyn Hilgemann: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
Laurie Rogers: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 6 blocks
 
UP NEXT
The Northern State women's basketball team closes out cross-division play next weekend with visits to Winona State and Upper Iowa. The Wolves will battle the Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday evening and will wrap up the weekend with a 5:30 p.m. tip-off on Saturday against the Peacocks.