ABERDEEN, S.D.- The Warriors women's basketball team was defeated 69-47 at Northern State.
Winona State fell behind early, trailing 17-12 after the first quarter. WSU saw themselves in a 40-25 hole going into halftime. The second half saw the Wolves cruise to a 69-47 victory over the Warriors.
How it Happened:
WSU ended a 6-0 start by the Wolves after
Megan Schuman buried a jumper, making it 6-2 NSU at the 7:08 mark in the first quarter. A jumper by
Hailey Markworth followed by a Schuman three-ball cut the WSU deficit to 11-9 with 3:40 remaining in the quarter. Markworth gave the Warriors their first advantage in the game at 12-11 with a three-pointer at 1:31. The Wolves ended the quarter with a 6-0 run capped off by a Reagan Rus layup giving NSU a 17-12 lead after one quarter.
Vivica Bretton connected on a three-ball cutting the NSU edge to 19-16 with 8:55 left in the half. Schuman and Bretton scored on back-to-back possessions to keep the deficit below double-digits at 31-23 NSU at the 3:50 mark. The Wolves ended the half on a 9-2 run ballooning their lead to 40-25 at the break.
Bretton scored the Warriors first four points of the half, cutting the deficit to 40-29 at the 7:54 mark in the third quarter. Morgan Fiedler exploded the Wolves' advantage to 52-31 after a three-pointer at 3:31 in the quarter.
Sadie Jarmolowicz connected on a pair of free throws, putting WSU behind at 52-33 at 3:17. NSUs Izzy Moore made a layup to end the third frame 60-37 Wolves.
Winona State's
Rylie Cother scored four points in a row to put the contest at 65-43 at 4:33. Telia Graham buried a jumper at 2:00 to make it 69-43 NSU. Two free throws by
Bria Stenstrom and a Cother jump-shot ended the game at 69-47 Wolves.
Statistical Comparison
- The Warriors shot 17-of-51 (33.3%) from the field while the Wolves went 28-of-54 (51.9%)
- Winona State shot four-of-17 (23.5%) from deep with Northern State going 10-of-21 (47.6%) from three-point land.
- The rebounding battle was tied at 32 boards a piece.
- Bretton led WSU in scoring 14 points on five-of-11 from the field and two-of-three from behind the arc.
- Markworth chipped in with 11 points while Schuman added 10 points in the loss.
- The Wolves were led by Taylor Tool who scored a game-high 18 points on eight-of-13 shooting.
- Megan Counts added 13 points with Moore hauling in nine boards, scoring eight points, and dishing out six assists.
Winona State will travel to Jamestown, N.D. to play the Jamestown Jimmies on Saturday January 17 at 5:00pm.
