ABERDEEN, S.D. – Northern State struggled early in its 68-48 loss to Minnesota Crookston, scoring just 17 points in the first half. As a team, the Wolves tallied 48 points, 31 rebounds, nine assists, seven steals, two blocks and 15 turnovers while shooting 30.5% from the floor, 23.5% from deep and 72.7% from the free-throw line.
QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 48, UMC 68
Records: NSU 12-11 (7-10 NSIC), UMC 6-17 (5-12 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Golden Eagles came out hot, tallying 20 points on 66.67% from the field and 50% from deep in the first quarter to combat the Wolves' four makes in the quarter
After another low-scoring quarter in the second, Northern State came out of halftime and tallied 13 points in the third
For NSU,
Izzy Moore led the way with 16 points, five boards, two assists and two steals
Morgan Fiedler,
Megan Counts and
Reagan Rus all tallied six points in the loss, while Fiedler pulled down five rebounds and Rus led the team in assists with three
The Wolves came together in the fourth, recording a game-high of 18 points in the quarter but were combatted by 20 from the Golden Eagles
For Minnesota Crookston, Rayna Klejeski led the game with a 21-point, 13-rebound double-double, while Riley Jenkins followed with 18 on the night, shooting 50% from beyond the arc
Five-foot-1 guard Emma Miller was UMC's third scorer over ten points with a 15-point game
NORTHERN STATISICAL STANDOUTS
Izzy Moore: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
Morgan Fiedler: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
Lily Klein: 5 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal
Reagan Rus: 6 points, 3 assists
UP NEXT
Northern State will play their second-to-last home game on Saturday as they take on Minnesota State Moorhead at Wachs Arena at 4 p.m.
