ABERDEEN, SD (NSUWolves.com) [FRI] – Northern State picked up a dominant 69-47 win over Winona State in its first game back at Wachs Arena in over a month. In the game, the Wolves recorded 19 assists, a season high for the team, to pair with their 69 points, 32 rebounds, seven steals and two blocks while shooting 51.9% from the floor, 47.6% from beyond the arc and 50% from the charity stripe.
QUICK DETAILS
Final score: NSU 69, WSU 47
Records: NSU 10-7 (5-6 NSIC), WSU 11-6 (8-3 NSIC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Northern State came out swinging, recording six unanswered points by way of Lily Klein, Taylor Tool and Izzy Moore
- The Wolves stayed in control for the rest of the game
- Tool had a stellar night from the floor, recording a game-high 18 points, her second-highest scoring performance of her career, while shooting 61.5% from the field and 66.7% from deep
- The 6-foot-1 sophomore also tallied four rebounds, four assists and a block
- Moore finished with eight points, nine boards (most in the game) and six assists (most in the game) while also recording two steals
- Megan Counts was a perfect 100% from the field, securing 13 points and three shots from beyond the arc
- Off the bench, Makenzie Carrier and Reagan Rus contributed nine points apiece, with Carrier shooting 75% from the floor and Rus notching four assists, her most in a game this season
- Similar to Counts, Morgan Fiedler shot 100% from long range (75% from the floor) while recording eight points in the win
- The third-ranked defense in the NSIC showed out, holding the Warriors under 50 points and keeping them to 34% shooting from the field
- Vivica Bretton led the way for Winona State with 14 points, while Hailey Markworth (11 points) and Megan Schuman (ten points) followed
NORTHERN STATISICAL STANDOUTS
Taylor Tool: 18 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block
Megan Counts: 13 points, 3 rebounds
Izzy Moore: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists
Reagan Rus: 9 points, 4 assists
Makenzie Carrier: 9 points, 2 rebounds
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ABERDEEN, (NSUWolves.com) [SAT] – The Wolves split the weekend as the fell to Concordia-St. Paul 78-51 at home. Northern State finished the outing with 51 points, 28 rebounds, 12 assists, three steals, two blocks and 12 turnovers while shooting 36.7% from the field, 23.1% from deep and 75% from the line.
QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 51, CSP 78
Records: NSU 10-8 (5-7 NSIC), CSP 11-6 (7-5 NSIC)
Attendance: 1,747
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Wolves and the Golden Bears traded buckets through the majority of the first quarter before Concordia-St. Paul pulled away to take the quarter, 16-11
- CSP continued its play, extending the lead to 40-27 at the half
- Northern State had its best scoring quarter in the third, boasting 19 points, ten of which came by way of Taylor Tool
- In the game, Tool tallied 14 points, three rebounds and three assists while shooting 62.5% from the floor, 66.7% from beyond the arc and 100% from the charity stripe
- Northern State struggled in the fourth, shooting 16.67% as a team and scoring five points
- Of the Wolves’ three steals, Izzy Moore collected two to pair with her ten points and five rebounds
- Off the bench, Carli Kuyper earned eight points while shooting 50% from the field
- NSU held Concordia-St. Paul’s Lauren Wilson to 14 points and nine rebounds, while Lydia Haack led the way for the Golden Bears with 15 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals, shooting 63.6% overall
- In just 19 minutes of action, Emma Mommsen made her presence known, tallying 13 points, three rebounds and three blocks, half of CSP’s total blocks in the game
- Both Ashley Schuelke (11 points) and Lauren Feddema (11 points) reached double digits in the win, with Feddema securing eight rebounds
NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Taylor Tool: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Izzy Moore: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals
Carli Kuyper: 8 points, 3 rebounds
Lily Klein: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists
UP NEXT
Northern State will travel to Minnesota next weekend to take on Minnesota State (5:30 p.m.) on Friday and St. Cloud State (2 p.m.) on Saturday.
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