ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State's season ended at the hands of Minnesota State Moorhead as the Dragons pulled off the 68-67 overtime upset on the road. The Wolves finished the game with 67 points, 41 rebounds, 15 assists, five steals, four blocks and 15 turnovers while shooting 36.9% from the floor, 33.3% from deep and 84.6% from the free-throw line.
QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 67, MSUM 68
Records: NSU 16-13 (11-11 NSIC), MSUM 14-13 (10-12 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After trailing for the first three quarters, the Wolves quickly tied up the game in the first 15 seconds of the fourth with a 3-pointer by Makenzie Carrier
- Carrier played efficient ball in her last game of the season, collecting ten points and shooting 66.7% from the floor and 50% from deep
- The next nine minutes were spent fighting for superiority, with the Dragons taking a one-point lead in the fourth with under two to play
- After a foul by Grace Massaquoi, Carli Kuyper went to the line and sank a free throw to send the game to overtime
- The Wolves were scoreless in the first four minutes before senior guard Morgan Fiedler brought life back to the team, nailing a deep shot with under a minute to play to bring NSU within two
- After a turnover by the Dragons, Izzy Moore fought her way into the paint to tie the game at 67 with nine seconds to go
- Massaquoi was sent to the line with two seconds remaining and ended the Wolves' season with a made free throw
- Moore led the way for the Wolves with a 19-point double-double (19 points, 12 rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block)
- The Sioux Falls native tallied her 1,000th point in the game, joining more than 35 other Northern State women's basketball players in the club
- Fiedler was everywhere for Northern State, tallying seven points, six rebounds and six assists, while Kuyper scored 12 points on four made baskets
- For the Dragons, Massaquoi led the way with 18 points, going six of eight from the floor and the same from the line, while sophomore Ashton Safranski tallied 14 points
- Both Terryn Johnson and Safranski collected eight boards in the battle
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Izzy Moore: 19 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 block
Morgan Fiedler: 7 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block
Carli Kuyper: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block
Makenzie Carrier: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
