MOORHEAD, Minn. – Winona State University staged an epic comeback in the final minutes of the fourth quarter on Friday night to force overtime and ultimately outlast MSU Moorhead on the road in overtime, 65-63. Junior Emma Fee posted her second double-double of the season with career highs in points (27) and rebounds (14).

The Warriors overcame a sluggish third quarter, scoring just five points, to rally from a nine-point deficit over the final two minutes of the fourth frame to send the contest to overtime where they edged the Dragons for their sixth straight win away from home.

Winona State improves to 9-2 (5-2 NSIC) while sending Moorhead, who was ranked in the Top 25 prior to break, to a record of 10-4 (5-2 NSIC). It marks the Dragons' first loss of the season at home.

Trailing 53-44, Fee started the Warriors' furious comeback with a pair of free throws at the 2:05 mark of the fourth quarter. Winona State needed a gritty effort on both ends of the court, and got it, by forcing three Dragon turnovers in the last two minutes of play while converting some big shots on the offensive end.

Moorhead's downfall began with a turnover after Fee's free throws which led to an Allie Pickrain three-pointer following an offensive board for WSU. On the next Dragon possession, Pickrain came up with a steal and found Taylor Hustad for a pull-up jumper as the Warrior deficit was suddenly 53-51 with 58 seconds remaining. MSUM attempted to regroup with a timeout, but the result was the same as Sydney Lodermeier came up with a big steal for WSU which translated to the game-tying layup by Hustad, sending the teams into an extra period knotted at 53-apiece.

Fee scored the first five points of overtime for Winona State, including an uncharacteristic three-pointer which opened the frame and gave the Warriors all the momentum they would need to carry the win to the finish line. Lodermeier also added a clutch triple for WSU in overtime as she finished the game with five points, knocking down her lone shot attempt of the evening.

Pickrain chipped in 14 points on 4-7 shooting from downtown on a slow night for WSU from beyond the arc (7-29). Emily Kieck led the way with four assists.

In a rare occurrence, the Winona State bench was outscored, 22-5, but the Warriors managed to turn 22 Dragon turnovers into 22 points on the other end of the court.

The Warriors wrap up their road trip at Northern State University on Saturday afternoon with a 4 p.m. contest.