KEARNEY, Neb. – The Northern State women's basketball team notched their first win of the season in a 65-60 victory over Nebraska Kearney. The Wolves shot 46.4% (5-17) and 29.4% (8-24) from deep and notched 65 points, 50 boards, seven assists and four steals.
QUICK DETAILS
Final score: NSU 65, UNK 60
Records: NSU 1-1, UNK 3-2
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Northern State jumped out to an 8-0 lead early in the game before the Lopers jumped back and finished the first quarter with a 20-16 lead over the Wolves
- Both sides had a quiet second quarter with NSU scoring 11 points and UNK dropping ten of their own
- Izzy Moore got the second half started for Northern State, tallying the first four of the Wolves' 21 points scored in the third quarter
- Moore finished the outing with 16 points, 6 rebounds and a steal while dropping 50% (7-14) of her shots from the floor and 25% (1-4) of her shots from beyond the arc
- Lily Klein tallied a double-double in NSU's first win with ten points and 11 rebounds
- Three Wolves recorded ten points in the game (Klein, Morgan Fiedler and Megan Counts)
- Entering the fourth quarter, Northern State remained steady, getting ahead in the first two minutes and maintaining the lead for the duration of the game
- Fiedler finished the outing with ten points, five rebounds and three assists, while Counts went 4-7 from the field with ten points and six rebounds
- Taylor Tool and Telia Graham recorded five and six rebounds, respectively
NORTHERN STATISICAL STANDOUTS
Izzy Moore: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals
Lily Klein: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist
Morgan Fiedler: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Megan Counts: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 1 steal
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Paula Krueger notched her 100th win as head coach of Northern State's women's basketball team
- Krueger's record at NSU moves to 100-91, and her overall head coaching record stands at 233-227
UP NEXT
Northern State will head south on Friday to take on Black Hills State at 2 p.m. in Sioux Falls, S.D.
