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NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 12
February 8, 2010 | PDF Release 
NSIC Player of the Week
#31 Ashley Arlen
F, 6-2, So.,
Cascade, Iowa
Cascade HS
Iowa State University
Wayne State
Arlen scored 32 points and grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season to power Wayne State to its sixth straight win Saturday night in a 75-46 rout of Augustana College at Rice Auditorium in Wayne, Neb.. Arlen had 20 points and 10 rebounds at halftime as WSC built a commanding 43-19 lead at the break. For the game she was 10-of-17 from the field, 3-of-5 from the three point line and 9-of-12 at the free throw stripe while grabbing a career-high 14 rebounds in just 30 minutes of playing time. During Wayne State’s current six game win streak, Arlen is averaging 23.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, shooting 53.7 percent (51 of 95) from the field and 80.5 percent (33 of 41) at the charity stripe. This marks the second week in a row and third time this season Arlen has been named NSIC Player of the Week.
MSUM's Opheim Becomes Schools All-Time Assists Leader
Febrauary 5, 2010 | Box Scores
MARSHALL, Minn. - Senior Krista Opheim led the Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons women's basketball to their 10th conference win on Friday night as she became the all-time assists leader for the program. The Dragons topped the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs 67-55.
Opheim tallied seven assists on the night, moving her career total to 438. She surpassed Lisa Clark (1983-87) who had held the record until tonight, with 435 total. Opheim's record breaking assist came with two seconds left in the first half as she hit a wide-open Kaycee Charette for a long three-pointer, moving the Dragons lead at half to 39-26.
The Dragons had a slow start, as the Mustangs went up by five early in the game. Meghan Rettke brought the team back into the game as she layed the ball into the hoop and connected from the free-throw line to complete the three point play and bring the Dragons to within two. Charette hit a jumper in the Dragons following possession to tie the game, both buckets were assisted by Opheim. The Dragons did not trail for the rest of the game.
MSUM began to break away from SMSU in the final four minutes of the first half as they went on a 12-3 run to close the half.
The Mustangs cut the Dragons lead to nine with 11 minutes left in the game but the Dragons scored seven unanswered points to take the 16 point lead and the momentum to win the game.
Rettke led the field with 17 points, charting her 11th double-double of the season with 11 rebounds. Angie Jetvig tallied 14 points, going 6-for-10 from the field with eight rebounds. Alison Nash-Gerlach also contributed 13 points and seven rebounds. Opehim ended the game with eight points, seven assists and six rebounds.
The Dragons are now 16-5 overall and are third in the league with a 10-4 mark. SMSU moves to 7-7 in the NSIC and 13-8 overall.
NCAA Central Region WBB Rankings #2
February 3, 2010 | NCAA Release
INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Committee has released this week’s Division II women’s basketball regional rankings. The top 10 teams in each region are listed for each of the eight regions. The regional rankings will be released every Wednesday through March 3. Selections will be Sunday, March 7.
Rk |
Team
|
OV Rec
|
Reg Rec
|
LW
|
1. |
Fort Lewis (RMAC) |
18-2 |
17-2 |
1 |
2. |
Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC) |
16-4 |
14-4 |
2 |
3. |
Adams State (RMAC) |
14-2 |
13-2 |
3 |
4. |
Wayne State (NSIC) |
12-4 |
12-4 |
7 |
5. |
MSU Moorhead (NSIC) |
13-4 |
11-4 |
4 |
6. |
Augustana (NSIC) |
11-4 |
11-4 |
6 |
7. |
Minnesota Duluth (NSIC) |
12-7 |
11-7 |
5 |
8. |
Colorado Mines (RMAC) |
11-6 |
11-6 |
8 |
9. |
Winona State (NSIC) |
10-7 |
10-1 |
9 |
10. |
Colorado St.-Pueblo (RMAC) |
11-7 |
9-7 |
10 |
Dropped Out: None
NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 11
February 1, 2010 | PDF Release
NSIC Player of the Week
#31 Ashley Arlen
F, 6-2, So.,
Cascade, Iowa
Cascade HS
Iowa State University
Wayne State
Ashley Arlen averaged 28 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in helping Wayne State win a pair of NSIC road games over the weekend. Arlen made 11 of 16 shots from the field on her way to 25 points and eight rebounds in Friday’s 66-52 win at St. Cloud State and followed that with 31 points, making 10 of 20 shots from the field and 9 for 10 from the free throw stripe, as she powered the Wildcats to a 87-69 win at NSIC leader and 23rd-ranked Concordia-St. Paul. For the weekend, Arlen shot 58.3 percent (21 of 36) from the field and 11 of 12 (91.7 percent) from the free throw line. Arlen now has eight games of 20 or more points this season with two games of 30 or more. She is now averaging 19.2 points per game this season for the Wildcats, now 16-4 overall and 9-4 in the NSIC. This marks the second time this season Arlen has been named NSIC Player of the Week (1/11/10).
CU Regains Sole Possession of 1st Place with Win Over Augie
January 29, 2010 | Box Scores
ST. PAUL, Minn. - In a game that decided who the new NSIC leader was, the Concordia-St. Paul (16-3, 10-2 NSIC) shot their way to an 84-71 win over Augustana College (15-4, 9-3 NSIC) to regain their lead in the conference. Zora Quoie led CU with 19 points, five boards, four assists and two steals in the Concordia win. The Golden Bears shot 50.9% from the field and was just two three-pointers shy of the school's single game record, hitting 14 in the game.
The Vikings, who lead the NSIC in threes per game, had the Concordia defense dialed in to start the game, snapping off a three-pointer off of the tip, using their first possession to match the number of threes they made in the first meeting of the teams. Concordia's Jamie Jones (G, Sr., Mounds View, Minn.) canned a triple for CU's first bucket, setting the tone for the game that would split the top teams in the league.
Three-point shooting indeed continued to play a key role in the game. Trailing by their largest margin in the first half, 13-18, the Golden Bears took back-to-back threes from Jineen Williams (Jr., G, Racine, Wis.). The Golden Bears finished with a season high 14 made triples, including a team high four from Quoie (G, Jr., Woodbury, Minn.). The Vikings, on the other hand, hit just 6-of-20 threes in the decision.
Concordia's real first half swing came in the final five minutes of the game as CU got out to defend Augustana guards and force Augie posts to take looks at the basket, which they more often than not missed. The Golden Bears ended the half with a 14-5 run, jump-started with a Kali Olstad (G, Sr., Elgin, Minn.) three-pointer and fueled by free throws, threes and steals from Quoie.
With 10 made shots from long range and a 55.6% shooting average, the Golden Bears walked into the break with a 51-39 lead. They moved the ball well around an Augustana zone defense, assisting every one of their 15 first half field goals and a final 26 assists in the game, matching a season high. Gillian Bjerke (C, Sr., Detroit Lakes, Minn.) made herself available throughout the contest, receiving dishes and dumps on her way to 17 relatively easy points, shooting 8-of-11 from the field.
The Vikings were forced to continue pumping the ball into their post players as the second half resumed. Forward Alex Feeney was the first half scoring leader and opposing forward/guard Kristi Board took over in the second half, but regardless of what player was scoring, it was almost never an outside shooter.
On the other hand, the Golden Bears continued to jack up the three-point shot, breaking out of an early slumber to spread out a meaningful lead in the final ten minutes of play.
Quoie's fourth three-pointer of the game kicked off a 16-4 run that moved Concordia from a five-point lead to a 17-point advantage by the 2:51 mark, largely putting the game out of Augustana's reach. Chanica Hall (G, Sr., Minneapolis, Minn.) dropped in back-to-back triples during the stretch. The lead was their largest in the game and plenty to secure a win with a final score of 84-71.
Quoie's 19 points was one of four double figure scoring performances, followed by Bjerke's 17 points and team high nine boards, 15 points from Williams and 10 from Maurika Hickman (G, Jr., Minneapolis, Minn.). Hall matched a season high seven assists in the win. The Golden Bears went over the 50% shooting mark for the sixth time this season with a final mark of 50.9%.
The Vikings were limited to six three-pointers against Concordia, far less than their 9.22 average. The Vikings shot 42.1% from the field but turned the ball over 18 times, leading to 18 CU points off of turnovers. Forwards Board and Feeney were the final scoring leaders with 21 and 18 points each, respectively. Board was true to her name with a team high nine pulls off of the glass.
NCAA Central Region WBB Rankings #1
January 27, 2010 | NCAA Release
INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Committee has released this week’s Division II women’s basketball regional rankings. The top 10 teams in each region are listed for each of the eight regions. The regional rankings will be released every Wednesday through March 3. Selections will be Sunday, March 7.
Rk |
Team
|
OV Rec
|
Reg Rec
|
LW
|
1. |
Fort Lewis (RMAC) |
16-2 |
15-2 |
-- |
2. |
Concordia-St. Paul (NSIC) |
15-3 |
13-3 |
-- |
3. |
Adams State (RMAC) |
11-2 |
10-2 |
-- |
4. |
MSU Moorhead (NSIC) |
11-4 |
9-4 |
-- |
5. |
Minnesota Duluth (NSIC) |
12-5 |
11-5 |
-- |
6. |
Augustana (NSIC) |
10-3 |
10-3 |
-- |
7. |
Wayne State (NSIC) |
10-4 |
10-4 |
-- |
8. |
Colorado Mines (RMAC) |
10-5 |
10-5 |
-- |
9. |
Winona State (NSIC) |
9-7 |
9-7 |
-- |
10. |
Colorado St.-Pueblo (RMAC) |
11-5 |
9-5 |
-- |
Dropped Out: NA
U-Mary's Last Second Three Pointer to Defeat #20 CU
U-Mary defeated NSIC-Leading and 20th-ranked Concordia University 67-66 when Shaunna Knife drilled a three pointer from the right wing with 1.6 seconds remaining in the game. The freshman led the Marauders with 15 points.
NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 10
January 25, 2010 | PDF Release
NSIC Player of the Week
#15 Jamie Zelinsky
G, 5-11, Jr.,
Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Park Center HS
Minnesota, Crookston
Jamie Zelinsky tallied 12 points, grabbed eight rebounds and stole three UIU passes in a close 70-69 win Friday night. On Saturday, Zelinsky blew the roof off Lysaker Gymnasium against Winona State with red-hot second half shooting. She knocked down 24 second half points on her way to a career-high 33 points, just one point off the school record of 34 held by Jessica Forsline who did it in 2000 and 2001. Zelinsky was 11 of 18 from the field and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. Defensively she led her squad with nine rebounds. On the weekend, Zelinsky averaged 22.5 points/game. She led the team with 8.5 rebounds/game, was second on the team in assists with 5 and tied a team-high with six steals.
U-Mary Upset #20 Concordia-St. Paul on Knife Buzzer Beater
January 23, 2010 | Box Scores
Bismarck, N.D. - U-Mary defeated NSIC-Leading and 20th-ranked Concordia University 67-66 when Shaunna Knife drilled a three pointer from the right wing with 1.6 seconds remaining in the game. The freshman led the Marauders with 15 points.
Trailing by three, freshman Taylor Luke stepped to the free throw line with five seconds left in the game. She made the first free throw to pull U-Mary within 66-64 but missed the second. Cassandra Kelsch powered into the lane to rip down the rebound and kicked the ball out to Knife on the right wing. With no hesitation, the freshman forward from Bottineau, ND, calmly drained the open shot before a Golden Bears defender could challenge. Concordia attempted to throw the ball the length of the court but Luke intercepted the inbound pass to seal the Marauders victory.
For the third time in the last four games, Knife led the Marauders in scoring. She had 15 points off the bench, making 2-of-3 behind the arc and dropping half of her 12 shots.
Another freshman, Laura Petersen, scored 11 points for the Marauders. She had five rebounds and made 5-of-6 free throws. Liz Sipma also had 11 points and tied Rachel Zillmer for the team-high in rebounds with six. Abby Bratlien added eight points and five rebounds and Kayla Rogers contributed seven points.
Maurika Hickman led all players with 27 points for the Golden Bears. Kali Olstad added 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Early in the game it looked like Concordia would run the Marauders off the court, going on a 13-1 run to build a 17-5 lead. The CU lead would eventually grow to 16 points before U-Mary began to climb back into the game.
Petersen would lead the Marauders to 16 straight points late in the first to tie the game. Twice she converted three-point plays and scored eight points total. CU would hit a basket just before half to enter intermission leading 39-37.
After the Marauders would even the game early in the second half, the Golden Bears again flexed their muscles to lead 63-51 after Hickman drained a three with just over five minutes left in the game. But the rest of the night would belong to the Marauders.
Two free throws by Maria Weigelt and a trey by Knife cut the deficit to seven points. Rogers followed with two free throws before CU ended the U-Mary run with a lone free throw.
A Golden Bears turnover led to a Rogers three-pointer and U-Mary trailed 64-61 with 69 seconds left in the game. With the Marauders breathing down their collective neck, Sipma grabbed the rebound off a Concordia miss. Sipma then hit a layup off a Rogers feed and the deficit was one with nine seconds left.
The Marauders fouled immediately and Zoraa Quoie responded by making two free throws to build the Golden Bears advantage to three with eight seconds on the clock. Luke then took the inbounds pass and was knocked out of bounds with five ticks remaining to set up the final heroics of the night for the Marauders.
U-Mary’s biggest advantage of the night was the Marauders ability to get to the line. The Marauders made 22-of-29 free throws while the Golden Bears went 9-of-14 at the charity stripe. U-Mary also had a 39-36 advantage on the boards. The Marauders also dominated in points off the bench as the U-Mary reserves outscored CU 35-11.
After a weekend sweep, the Marauders improve to 7-11 overall and 3-8 in the NSIC. The win also avenged a loss earlier this season to CU at the NSIC Holiday HoopsFest. Concordia slips to 15-3 overall and 9-2 in the Northern Sun, allowing Augustana to move into a first place tie.
UMC Gets Weekend Sweep with 89-83 OT Win Over WSU
January 23, 2010 | Box Scores
Crookston, Minn. - The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Basketball team walked away with an NSIC weekend sweep today as the Golden Eagles knocked out the Warriors in an overtime slugfest 89-83. Minnesota, Crookston also swept the season series after defeating Winona State 78-66 in another overtime game on November 28 at the NSIC Hoopfest in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Minnesota, Crookston could do no wrong in the first half. The UMC defense caused 10 Winona turnovers and turned them into 12 points, equal to the team's largest lead of the half. The squad got hot at the 16:37 mark when they went on a 13-0 run to eventually take a 38-28 halftime lead. The Golden Eagles were led by Gina Jaroszewski (F, 5-11, JR, Moorhead, Minn.) who hit four three-pointers to lead all players with 12 points. Jamie Zelinsky (G, 5-11, JR, Brooklyn Park, Minn.) followed Jaroszewski with seven points and a team-high five rebounds. Winona State was led by Natalie Gigler who had eight points.
The second half saw more drama than Golden Eagle fans would have liked. Zelinsky blew the roof off Lysaker Gymnasium with red hot shooting. She knocked down 24 second half points to help Minnesota, Crookston to a 17 point lead with 5:32 remaining. Winona State would not be denied down the stretch as Ana Wurtz scored 11 second half points on 3 of 5 three-point shooting. She was matched by Michelle McDonald who tallied 11 second half points of her own. At the 5:32 mark of the second half, the Warriors began their charge. They rattled off a 22-5 run and with four seconds remaining in the game, tied the score on a McDonald layup to force overtime.
Winona State took an early four point lead in the extra session. Bri Zabel (F, 6-0, JR, Northfield, Minn.) hit a jumper with 1:17 remaining and the Golden Eagles went on a 6-0 run to earn one of the team's biggest wins of the season. The Golden Eagles were led through 45 minutes of play by Zelinsky who finished with a career-high 33 points, just one point off the school record of 34 held by Jessica Forsline who did it in 2000 and 2001. Zelinsky was 11 of 18 from the field and 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. Defensively she led her squad with nine rebounds. Zabel followed Zelinsky with 16 points. She was also 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. Jaroszewski finished the game with 14 points and Brittani Wiese (G, 5-7, FR, Albertville, Minn.) closed out the top scorers with 10 points. She led all players with four steals and tied a game-high with seven assists. The Golden Eagles as a team tied a season-high with nine three-pointers made.
Winona State was led by Michelle McDonald's 22 points. She was 9 of 12 from the field and grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds. Ana Wurtz followed with 18 points. She was 6 of 12 from the field and 5 of 8 from long range.
The Golden Eagles advance to 8-9 overall and 6-5 in Northern Sun play while the Warriors fall to 12-7 overall and 7-5 in conference play. Minnesota, Crookston hits the road next weekend when they travel to the University of Mary and Northern State University. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on both nights.
UMC Edges UIU 70-60
January 22, 2010 | Box Scores
Brittani Wiese pulls up for a jump shot over a Peacock defender
Photo Courtesy of www.KROXam.com
Crookston, Minn. - The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Basketball team continued Northern Sun play tonight as they hosted the Upper Iowa University Peacocks. The lead changed hands seven times in the first half but after the first 20 minutes of play, the Golden Eagles only allowed the Peacocks to tie the score two more times before going on to the 70-69 victory.
The give and take first half saw the Golden Eagles lead the Peacocks 37-32 as the teams headed to their locker rooms. Leading the way for the Golden Eagles in the first half was Brittani Wiese (G, 5-7, FR, Albertville, Minn.) who tallied a half-high 12 points on 5 of 8 shooting. Laurie Tyson (C, 6-1, Rosemount, Minn.) recorded six total points and six total rebounds including four offensive boards. Minnesota, Crookston dominated the paint with an impressive 12 offensive rebounds and 11 defensive rebounds while the UMC defense caused 13 Upper Iowa turnovers. Leading the Peacocks in the first half was Karina Berinobis with nine points and Kenya Howard with seven points and eight rebounds.
The Golden Eagles we led in the game by Brittani Wiese who was 8 of 13 from the field, 1 of 1 from deep, and 1 of 1 from the free-throw line for a total of 18 points. Bri Zabel (F, 6-0, JR, Northfield, Minn.) finished the game with 16 points with 11 of her points coming from the line and 14 coming in the second half. Jamie Zelinsky (G, 5-11, JR, Brooklyn Park, Minn.) added 12 points and Laurie Tyson (C, 6-1, FR, Rosemount, Minn.) played the best 33 minutes of her career tying a career-high with 10 points, setting a career-high with 13 rebounds and securing the first double-double of her career.
Upper Iowa was led by Kenya Howard who was 7 of 14 from the field and 5 of 7 from the free-throw line for a total of 19 points. She led the team in rebounds with a game-high 17 boards. The Peacocks also got offensive productivity out of Karina Berinobis who had 15 points, and Cassandra Deiters who put up 12 point in the contest.
The Golden Eagles advance to 7-9 overall and 5-5 in Northern Sun play. The Peacocks fall to 1-16 overall and 0-11 in conference play. Minnesota, Crookston returns to the court tomorrow to host Winona State University. Tip-off is set for 4:00 p.m. for the women and 6:00 p.m. for the men.
NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 9
January 18, 2010 | PDF Release
NSIC Player of the Week
#24 Molly Hayes
G, 5-5, So.,
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Harrisburg HS
Augustana College
Molly Hayes had one of the best weekends of her career as she led Augie to wins over Upper Iowa and Winona State. Hayes scored 23 points in the win over Upper Iowa, shooting 69.2 percent (9 of 13) from the field. She was also a perfect 4 of 4 from the free throw line and collected eight assists and two steals. In the Winona State game, Hayes scored her second 20-point game of the weekend, pouring in 22 points on 6 of 9 shooting (66.7 percent). She was also 2 of 4 from behind the arc and 8 of 8 from the charity stripe. Hayes picked up her rebounding in this game, pulling down six rebounds to go with her seven assists. For the weekend, Hayes averaged 22.5 points and 7.5 assists. She shot 68.2 percent (15 of 22) from the field and 42.9 percent (3 of 7) from 3-point range. Hayes did not miss a free throw all weekend, going 12 of 12. She also contributed 3.5 rebounds per game and had a 2.1 assist to turnover ratio. This marks the second time this season Hayes has been named NSIC Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
SCSU Clutch Jumper Buries MSU 63-62
January 16, 2010 | Box Scores
Talisha Barlow scored the game-winning basket for the Huskies.
Mankato, Minn. – With the clock winding down and St. Cloud State down 62-61, junior Talisha Barlow (Little Canada) drove into the Minnesota State University paint and hit a tough jumper with six seconds to go in the game to earn a 63-62 win over the defending national champions Saturday night in front of 1,486 fans at the Bresnan Arena.
The Huskies earned its first road win of the season with the victory and improve to 8-8 overall, while going 3-6 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. A night after taking down the conference-leading Concordia University Golden Bears, Minnesota State drops its first home game of the season and its record to 10-6 and 5-4 in the NSIC.
St. Cloud State came out firing in the first five minutes of the game, making three of four shots from beyond the arc to set the tone and take an early 13-6 lead.
The Huskies started the game making 6-of-8 shots from the field and continued to pressure the Mavericks, taking a 25-13 lead after a Barlow scored her 13th point of the half on a breakaway layup.
St. Cloud State held the Mavericks to just six made field goals in the half, while causing 10 Minnesota State turnovers to take a 37-17 lead into halftime. The Mavericks scored just one basket in the final 13:52 of the half and ended the first 20 minutes of play shooting 6-for-30.
Barlow finished the half with 13 points, while sophomore Becca Friestleben (Victoria) scored all 12 of her first half points from beyond the arc.
After going 17:12 without a basket in the middle of the game, the Mavericks came out of halftime firing on all cylinders starting with an 8-0 run in the first five and a half minutes. Minnesota State would eventually go on to take the lead at 44-43 with a three pointer at the 8:52 mark.
The Huskies got the game tied at 50-50 after a Amanda Wagner (Webster) three pointer and eventually would take the lead back in its next possession as Wagner scored three points the hard way to take a three point lead with five minutes remaining in the the game.
Both teams battled through two ties and nine lead changes, as the Huskies were able to outlast the Mavericks for its third conference win.
Barlow finished the night with 19 points and tied a season high with nine rebounds, while Friestleben also added 19 with a 5-for-10 night from beyond the arc. Wagner scored 10 points, grabbed five rebounds and recorded four steals in the game.
The Huskies remain on the road next week when they travel to Bismarck, N.D. to take on the University of Mary in a 6 p.m. game on Friday, January 22.
Second Half Pushes MSU Past #20 CU
January 15, 2010 | Box Scores
Mankato, Minn. --- The Minnesota State Mavericks defeated the #20-ranked Golden Bears of Concordia University-St. Paul, Friday evening in the Taylor Center, 79-76. The Win marks the eighth consecutive victory at the Taylor Center and 573rd victory in program history.
Sophomore center Laura Weber opened the game winning the tip-off for the Mavericks. MSU allowed Concordia to score the first points of the game off a jumper. Senior forward Liz Trauger put up the first points for the Mavericks. The Mavericks took the lead at 13:56 by five points. Concordia battled back tying the game with nine minutes left in the half. The Golden Bears took the largest lead of 10 points with four minutes left in the half after five good jumpers. Cutting the lead the Mavericks ended the half with an eight point deficit, 41-33.
A close first half the score was tied six times while there were six lead changes. MSU shot 39.4 percent from the field while out rebounding the Golden Bears 25-19. The Mavericks scored five points off of Concordia turnovers. Leading the Mavericks in the first half with 14 points was Trauger, while senior guard Tiffany Moe and sophomore guard Lauren Barber both contributed six points to the scoring in the first half.
The Mavericks came out strong in the second half with Weber putting down three layups, cutting the deficit to two points. The Golden Bears started the half with their largest lead that would not be given back to them. With eight minutes left in the half Concordia had a five-point lead on the Mavericks to be taken away as Moe put down two jumpers, followed by one more by Weber.
At 6:42 left in the game Concordia received a technical foul, where Moe put two shots in at the line to tie the game, followed by a jumper to give the Mavericks a two-point lead. The game was tied three more times before the Mavericks ran away with the lead by six points with 26 seconds left in the game to be cut to three after the Golden Bears sank a shot from the arc with 13 seconds left on the clock but wasn’t enough.
Minnesota State shot 51.6 percent from the field while out rebounding the Golden Bears 44-31. Trauger led the Mavericks in scoring earning her career-high points with 24, grabbing nine rebounds, followed by Weber earning her first career double-double while earning her career high of 18 points and 10 rebounds. Moe tallied 19 points to put her at 1,004 career points. Barber tallied 11 points for the Mavericks.
The Mavericks now 10-5 overall and 5-3 in the NSIC will host the Huskies of St. Cloud State tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. in the Taylor Center.
NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 8
January 11, 2010 | PDF Release
NSIC Player of the Week
#31 Ashley Arlen
F, 6-2, So.,
Cascade, Iowa
Cascade HS
Iowa State University
Wayne State
Ashley Arlen averaged 24 points and 10 rebounds per game in helping the Wildcats notch an NSIC home sweep with wins over the weekend against Minnesota, Crookston and MSU Moorhead. Arlen had 27 points and 13 rebounds in Saturday’s 73-52 win over Minnesota, Crookston for her fourth double-double of the season and followed that by scoring 21 points (16 in the first half) and grabbing seven rebounds in Sunday’s 74-57 win over MSU Moorhead. For the weekend, Arlen shot 54.8 percent (17-of-31) from the field and 70 percent (12-of-17) at the free throw stripe.
WSC Upends MSU Moorhead
January 10, 2010 | Box Scores
WAYNE, Neb. - After taking a big win over the Augustana Vikings on Saturday afternoon, the Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons were unable to complete the NSIC weekend sweep as they suffered a 74-57 loss to the Wayne State Wildcats on Sunday.
The Wildcats may have had just one less turnover than the Dragons, which have been MSUM’s achilles heel in losses this season, but WSC was able to score more points off of turnovers tallying 28 to the Dragons 18. WSC also hit more baskets as they shot 47 percent from the field to the Dragons 31.
WSC had four players in double figures in scoring, while the Dragons had two. Alison Nash-Gerlach scored 18 points, on her way to her second double-double in two nights, grabbing 11 boards. Brittany Mayclin had her third consecutive game where she has posted double figures, with ten points in the game she also had four rebounds.
The Dragons 57 points were the lowest total scored by the team in a game this year, the prior lowest of 63 was in their loss to Barry (Fla.) that was played in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The team’s overall record moves to 11-4 and 5-3 in the NSIC. The Wildcats move to 11-3 overall and 4-3 in the NSIC.
Rettke & Nash-Gerlach Lead MSUM to 80-75 Win Over Augie
January 9, 2010 | Box Scores
Rettke had 24 points and 15 boards in Win over Augie
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Seniors Meghan Rettke and Alison Nash-Gerlach combined for 40 points and 27 rebounds on Saturday afternoon to lead the Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons to a 80-75 win over the Augustana Vikings.
Rettke scored 24 points to lead the field and grabbed 15 boards. She was 7-of-16 from the field and went 10-of-12 from the charity stripe. Nash-Gerlach chipped in 16, six coming from the free-throw line and had 12 rebounds.
The Vikings hit 7-of-12 attempts from the three-point line in the first half to spread the Dragons defense, leading at halftime 40-38. Megan Doyle led the Vikings with 12 points, three baskets coming from behind the arc. Three of the Dragons starters each tallied 10 points in the first half to only have six points come off the bench in the first half. Nash-Gerlach, Rettke and Brittany Mayclin each hit double-figures in the first half.
“Our goal in the second half was to guard the three-point shooters better,” Head Coach Karla Nelson said. “And we hit some timely three’s in the second half that allowed us to spread their defense and keep feeding our posts.”
Betsy Dickson hit a three-pointer at 19:03 in the second half to give the Dragons a one point lead. The Vikings hit a two-pointer from the top of the key just seconds later to regain the lead and hold a share of it until the 15-minute mark when Marisa Yernatich came off the bench and hit a three.
The lead would change back to the home team one more time before the game was tied at 51 at 13:23 when Rettke scored on a lay-up. This began a ten point run for the Dragons, all of which came at the post position, with Angie Jetvig leading down-low with six in the spread. MSUM led 59-51 with 10:18 left in the game.
AC pulled to within one at 4:35, trailing MSUM 69-68, but after key time-out called by the Dragon’s bench, the visitors went back up by seven on back-to-back jumpers by Rettke and Mayclin and followed by two free-throws by Rettke.
Teri VerSteeg hit two free-throws with 57 seconds left in the game to cut the Dragons lead to three and after a MSUM turnover, her teammate, Faith Tinklenberg would cut the lead to one on a lay-up following an offensive board, trailing 76-75.
Rettke and Mayclin would each hit two free-throws on the Dragons following two possessions and the Vikings were unable to hit a shot to give the Dragons the 80-75 win.
The Dragons scored 18 points in the paint and 17 points off turnovers in the second half, while the Vikings only combined for 19 in both the categories. The Dragons also held the Vikings to a 36 percent shooting average in the second half after the home team shot 52 percent in the first half.
Rettke and Nash-Gerlach led the Dragons to out-rebound their opponent, 43-35. Twenty-nine of the Dragons rebounds came on defense, with Rettke grabbing 11 defensive boards. Jetvig also grabbed six boards for the Red and White. She scored eight points in the game.
Mayclin hit a career-high 17 points in the game, going 6-for-12 from the field and 3-for-4 from the free-throw line. Only ten points came from the Dragons bench in the game as the starters combined for 70.
MSUM moves to 5-2 in the Northern Sun Conference and 11-3 overall. The Vikings suffered their second loss in league play moving to 4-2 and 10-3 overall.
The Dragons travel to Wayne, Neb., on Sunday to face Wayne State at 2 p.m.
WBB: WSU Comes Back for 2-Point in Over SMSU
January 8, 2010 | Box Scores
WINONA, MN -- Winona State University held off a final charge by Southwest Minnesota State University to post a 64-62 Northern Sun IntercollegiateConference victory in McCown Gymnasium.
The Warriors had built a six-point, 57-51, lead with 3:52 left to play. But SMSU fought back to cut the margin to two, at 64-62, with five seconds left. The Mustangs then got off a a last-second shoot only to have Afton Glander pull down the rebound for the Warriors and preserve the WSU win.
The Warriors never led in the first half, as SMSU led 30-23 at the intermission. From there WSU tied the game a 34-all with 9:34 left to play and after a, 49-49, tie at 7:39, trailed 51-49 with 7:16 on the clock, The Warriors then went on an 8-0 run for its 57-51 lead.
Natalie Gigler led the Warriors with 21 points. She also pulled down six rebounds, dished out two assista and had one steal.
Ana Wurtz, playing in her 100th game as a Warriors, scored in double figures for the 60th time in her WSU career with 15 points.
Bonnie Bjorke led the Warriors with seven rebounds and snatched three steals.
NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 7
January 4, 2010 | PDF Release
NSIC Player of the Week
#21 Bri Zabel
F, 6-0, Jr.,
Northfield, Minn.
Florida Gulf Coast
Minnesota, Crookston
Bri Zabel averaged 20 points per game as Minnesota, Crookston defeated defending National Champion and #11 ranked Minnesota State 88-74 and followed that performance up with a 76-72 victory over Southwest Minesota State. She scored 17 points against the Mavericks as she was 7-13 from the field, grabbing seven rebounds and dishing four assists. Against the Mustangs, Zabel put the contest away with 13 seconds left when she hit two free-throws to close out the contest 76-72. Zabel led all scorers with 23 points in the game. She was 5-11 from the field and a staggering 11-12 from the free-throw line. On the weekend Zabel averaged 20 points/game on 12-24 (.500) shooting. She was 3-8 from long range and 13-16 from the free-throw line. She was second on the team in rebounds with 13 (6.5 rebounds/game), assists (8) and tied for the team lead with two steals.
WBB: UMD Hands Augustana First NSIC Loss
January 3, 2010 | Box Scores
Duluth, Minn.- In terms of statistics, the University of Minnesota Duluth had its strongest performance of the young season, and that resulted in a convincing 81-63 victory over Augustana Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs set 2009-10 single-game highs for field goal percentage (49.2 percent), three-pointers made (15), and three-point percentage (60 percent) on their way dealing Augustana its first conference Ioss of the year.
Senior forward Jheri Booker helped UMD complete the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference weekend sweep with a 25-point effort. The Summerville, Ga., native also led the Bulldogs in rebounds with seven. Sophomore guard Lindsay Miller added 21 points as she went 8-of-13 from the floor (including 5-of-9 from three-point range). Miller also came away with seven steals, a Bulldog single-game high this season.
UMD took care of the ball all afternoon, as the Bulldogs (9-4 overall and 4-2 in the NSIC) finished with 24 assists compared to 13 turnovers. Constant pressure by the UMD defense caused the Vikings (10-2; 4-1) to lose the turnover battle (Augustana turned the ball over a 23 times.) UMD will be back on the road again next weekend for a pair of NSIC engagements.
The Bulldogs travel to St. Cloud State University on Saturday (Jan. 8) before heading to Concordia University-St. Paul on Sunday. Both games are set to get underway at 6:00 p.m.
WBB: UMC Upsets #11 Minnesota State
January 2, 2010 | Box Scores
Photo Courtesy of KROX Radio - Crookston, Minn.
Crookston, Minn.- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Basketball team returned to NSIC play this afternoon as they hosted 11th ranked Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Golden Eagles were battling an 11 day layoff but conquered that obstacle when they took a three-point lead at the 11:10 mark of the first half on a Jamie Zelinsky (G, 5-11, JR, Brooklyn Park, Minn.) three-pointer and did not relinquish the lead for the remainder of the game. Minnesota, Crookston extended the lead to 16 points in the first half and 24 in the second half before taking the 88-74 NSIC victory and handing the Mavericks their first conference loss of the season and the biggest win for the Golden Eagles thus far this season. The Mavericks won the NCAA Division II National Championship and defeated Minnesota, Crookston by three points in each of their two meetings last season.
The Golden Eagles used the long ball in the first half as the team hit a season-high seven first half three-pointers. Minnesota, Crookston's bench set the tone as well, accounting for 16 first-half points to the Mavericks eight. Pacing all players through the first 20 minutes of play were Brittani Wiese (G, 5-7, FR, Albertville, Minn.) and Zelinsky. Wiese tallied a half-high 16 points on 6-7 shooting and was 3-3 from the free-throw line. Zelinsky scored 14 points. She was 4-7 from the field, 2-3 from long range and 4-4 from the charity stripe. Kelsey Van Ackeren (G, 5-9, SR, St. Cloud, Minn.) continues to show her senior leadership as she earned eight points and grabbed a half-high five rebounds. No Maverick scored in double-digits in the first half and the team was 3-13 from beyond the arc. Lauren Barber led Minnesota State with eight points in 12 minutes of play.
The Golden Eagles exploded again in the second half as Gina Jaroszewski (F, 5-11, JR, Moorhead, Minn.) helped Minnesota, Crookston go up by a game-high 24 points as she put in a layup at the 7:47 mark of the second half. Minnesota State would cut the lead to 14 but the Golden Eagle defense was too much as they held the Mavericks to 42 percent shooting from the field. Minnesota, Crookston finished the game with six players in double-digits. Wiese tied a game-high with 18 points. She was 7-13 from the field, 3-3 from the free-throw line and dished out a game-high and tied a team season-high six assists. Bri Zabel (F, 6-0, JR, Northfield, Minn.) tallied 13 points in the second half to tie Zelinsky with 17 points in the game. Zabel was 7-13 from the field, grabbed seven assists and dished four assists. Zelinsky was 5-9 from the field, 3-4 from long range and 4-4 from the charity stripe. Van Ackeren closed out the game with 14 points on 6-11 shooting. She grabbed a game-high eight rebounds including three big offensive boards. Jaroszewski and Diana Taddy (G, 5-6, JR, Two Rivers, Wis.) closed out the top Golden Eagle scorers with 12 and 10 points respectively.
Minnesota State was led by Jennie Noreen who tallied 18 points. She was 5-12 from the field and 6-7 from the free-throw line. Lauren Barber, Laura Weber and Ali Wilkinson closed out the leading scorers for MSU with 10 points each.
NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 6
December 21, 2009 | PDF Release
NSIC Player of the Week
#24 Molly Hayes
G, 5-5, So.,
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Harrisburg HS
Augustana College
Molly Hayes enjoyed her best game of the season in leading Augustana to an 87-64 win over Wisconsin-Eau Claire last week. Hayes netted a season-high 21 points and matched her career high with 10 assists as she recorded a double-double. It was her second double-double of her career, both of which have come this season. In addition, Hayes grabbed 5 rebounds and racked up 3 steals. Hayes connected on 8 of her 11 field goal attempts (72.7 percent) and 5 of her 8 3-point shots (62.5 percent). Her 5 treys were a career-high.
NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 5
December 14, 2009 | PDF Release
NSIC Player of the Week
#14 Katie Pettit
G, 5-6, Fr.,
Howard Lake, Minn.
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted HS
Bemidji State
Katie Pettit averaged 17.0 points last weekend, guiding the Beavers to a 2-0 NSIC road trip at Winona State (79-69) and Upper Iowa (78-76). She averaged 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.0 steals in 29.0 minutes of work. In the two games she shot .600 from the field, .667 from the 3-point line and .800 from the free throw line. In the win against WSU, Pettit scored a career-high 26 points, adding five rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block, while shooting .800 percent from the field and .800 from beyond the arc.
WBB: Warriors Topple Minnesota Duluth
December 13, 2009 | Box Scores
WINONA, Minn. -- Winona State University held its focus down the stretch and handed the University of Minnesota Duluth a 74-70 setback in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action in McCown Gymnasium.
The game was tied at 59-all with 5:26 left when UMD went on to take a 64-61 lead with 3:25 left to play. But from there the Warriors went on a 9-2 run for a 70-66 lead with 58 seconds left on the clock. During that run Michelle McDonald and Bonnie Bjorke each hit a key field goal while Katie Wolff connected on two free throws and Marieanna Dulas clicked on a three-point field goal.
After that run, Bjorke hit another field goal with 17 seconds left to play and Ana Wurtz pretty well iced the contest with two free throws with 12 seconds remaining.
Wurtz and McDonald each scored team-high 17 points, while McDonald contributed eight rebounds and two steals.
Bjorke, with 14 points, and Dulas, with 10, rounded out the double-figure scoring for WSU. Dulas also tossed in seven assists.
Concordia-St. Paul and MSU Moorhead Remain Unbeaten
December 11, 2009 | Box Scores
The Golden Bears shot a season high 50.8% from the field and improved to 7-0 on the season and 3-0 in Northern Sun Conference play with an 89-56 win over Minnesota, Crookston (3-5, 1-2 NSIC) on Friday night. Concordia had a balanced scoring effort and never trailed in the game. Seniors Meghan Rettke and Alison Nash-Gerlach both registered their second straight double doubles to lead the Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragons to their eighth straight win, topping St. Cloud State University Huskies Friday night 74-62. The two unbeatens will clash Saturday evening in Moorhead, Minn.
NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 4
December 7, 2009 | PDF Release
NSIC Player of the Week
#24 Alison Nash-Gerlach F, 6-1, Sr.,
Roseville, Minn.
Roseville HS
MSU Moorhead
Nash-Gerlach led the Dragons with 30 points and 21 boards this weekend as she recorded two double-doubles, her first and second of the season. On Friday against Bemidji State, she scored 12 and had 11 rebounds, and on Saturday in Duluth, she had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Nash-Gerlach scored five points in the first three minutes of the second half against the Bulldogs that aided the team to take a comfortable lead. Five points early in the second half was half of her points in the second half. She also went 11-for-12 from the charity stripe. She had four assists, four steals and two blocks over the weekend.
NSIC Opener Equals Double Overtime in Bemidji
Decemeber 4, 2009 | Box Score
BEMIDJI, Minn. - Five Dragons scored in double-figures in the Minnesota State University Moorhead women's basketball win over the Bemidji State Beavers in the NSIC opening barn-burner.
Sophomore Angie Jetvig and senior Alison Nash-Gerlach each tallied their first double-doubles of the season. Jetvig tallied 13 points with 11 boards, whild Nash-Gerlach scored 12 and had 11 rebounds.
Freshman Kaycee Charette scored 12, while Brittany Mayclin had 10. Krista Ophiem also had 10, and scored a game-changing three pointer to put the Dragons up by five with a minute left in the second overtime period.
Both teams started the game slow on offense and the Dragons ( 6-0, 1-0 NSIC) held a 25-24 lead at halftime. In the second half, the lead changed six times and the score was tied three times. A freshman Jessie Althoff (C, Becker, Minn.) free throw with 1:48 remaining in the second half tied the contest 54-54 and that is where the score would stay, as neither team found the bottom of the net before the final buzzer. The first overtime session saw a back-and-forth game, but only six points a side were scored and the two teams battled into the fourth frame. MSU Moorhead got out to a four point lead in the first two minutes, but BSU didn’t want to lose the epic battle and tied the game at 66-66 with just over two minutes remaining. Unfortunately, those would be the last points the Beavers (4-2, 0-1 NSIC) would muster in the game and they lost 75-66.
NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 3
November 30, 2009 | PDF Release
NSIC Player of the Week
#35 Mikayla Barondeau
F, 6-1, So.,
Frederick, S.D.
Frederick-Leola HS
Northern State
Mikayla Barondeau paced Northern State in their 1-1 weekend at the NSIC Holiday Hoops Fest. In the Wolves’ 64-60 loss to Minnesota State Saturday, Barondeau recorded a school-record 22 rebounds, breaking a record of 21 that had stood since 1979. Also in the game she totaled 12 points, three assists, a block, and four steals giving her the first double-double of the season for Northern State and her seventh overall during her young career. In the Wolves 62-58 win over Minnesota, Crookston on Sunday she notched 13 points and 12 rebounds for her second-consecutive double double, and her eighth as a member of the Wolves. She also had three assists, two blocks, and two steals in helping the Wolves improve to 3-2 on the year. For the weekend she averaged 12.5 points, 17.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.5 blocks, and 3.0 steals and 39.5 minutes of action per game.
Augie Beats St. Cloud State 84-63 at NSIC HoopsFest
November 29, 2009 | Box Score
Sioux Falls, S.D. - A 84-63 win over St. Cloud State Sunday night at the Sioux Falls Arena gave head women’s basketball coach Dave Krauth his 400th career win. Krauth has been a head coach at Augustana for 21 seasons, where he has now amassed a career record of 400-186 with 10 NCAA tournament appearances.
Augustana College (3-1) beat St. Cloud State (3-2) 84-63 on day two of the NSIC Holiday HoopsFest. The Vikings had four players in double figures, led by Molly Hayes' 17 points. Megan Doyle added 15 while Kristi Board (13) and Alex Feeney (10) also had double figure points in the game. St. Cloud State was led by Becca Friestieben, who had 17 points and Tashia Barlow had 12 points of her own.
CU Remains Undefeated With Win over U-Mary
November 29, 2009 | Box Score
Sioux Falls, S.D. - Four players scored in double figures, lead by Maurika Hickman's 22 points as Concordia-St. Paul improved to 4-0 with at 81-77 win over the University of Mary (1-3) at the NSIC Holiday HoopsFest. Jineen Williams added 19 points while Gillian Bjerke (16) and Jamie Jones (14) both added double digit performances in the win. U-Mary was led by Rachel Zillmer's game-high 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting. U-Mary had four players score in double digits in the loss.
Bjorke's Jumper Propels WSU Past MSU on Day Two of NSIC HoopsFest
November 29, 2009 | Box Score
Sioux Falls, S.D. - Trailing by as many as 15, Winona State rallied for a 60-59 win over Minnesota State as Bonnie Bjorke hit a jumper with five seconds left to lift the Warriors over the country's sixth ranked team. The Mavericks lead 53-38 with nine minutes to go, but the Warriors battled back using a pair of 6-0 runs to knock MSU from the ranks of the undefeated. Marienanna Dulas led the Warriors with 16 point in the game, while Ana Wurtz and Michelle McDonald both added 11 points. Tiffany Moe led the Mavericks with 16 points including a jumper with 14 seconds left to regain the lead before Bjorke hit hers nine seconds later.
UMC Falls to NSU to Open Day Two at NSIC HoopsFest
November 29, 2009 | Box Score
Sioux Falls, S.D. - Northern State University (3-2) held on to defeat the University of Minnesota, Crookston (2-2) 62-58 to open day two of the NSIC Holiday HoopsFest. The Wolves had three players in double figures including the game's leading scorer Emily Becken, who dropped in 17 points. Mikayla Barondeau added a double double as she had 13 points and 12 rebounds in the contest. Jenna Higgins added 12 points of her own in the win. The Golden Eagles were led by Jamie Zelinsky's 12 points as both teams go 1-1 at the HoopsFest.
UMC Knocks off Winona State in HoopsFest Opener
November 28, 2009 | Box Score
Photo Courtesy of Andrew Nyhus
Sioux Falls, S.D. - The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Basketball team opened the 2009 NSIC Holiday Hoopfest with a non-conference contest against Winona State University. The Warriors, who defeated the Golden Gophers on November 4, could not find an answer for Diana Taddy (G, 5-6, JR, Two Rivers, Wis.) and Brittani Wiese (G, 5-7, FR, Albertville, Minn.) as the Golden Eagles took down the Warriors 78-66 in an overtime gem.
Minnesota, Crookston took a four point lead into the break on a Wiese three-pointer with six seconds remaining. Winona State took a two-point lead at the 19:06 mark of the second half but Taddy hit a jumper with 33 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime. The Golden Eagles dominated the extra session outscoring Winona State 16-4 in the final five minutes of play. As a team, Minnesota, Crookston buried the Warriors in the paint outscoring Winona State 38-14 down low. UMC also turned 23 Winona turnovers into 25 points in the game.
Taddy led the Golden Eagles with a game and career-high 23 points. She was 7-16 from the field and a perfect 8-8 from the free-throw line. She tied a game-high with three steals and dished out a game-high five assists. Taddy was two rebounds away from a double-double as she finished with eight. Wiese finished with a career-high 21 points on 8-11 shooting. She went 3-5 from long range and was 2-2 from the free-throw line. She tallied four assists and stole three Warrior passes. Bri Zabel (F, 6-0, JR, Northfield, Minn.) closed out the top scorers with 15 points in 39 minutes of play.
Winona State was led by Katie Wolff's 14 points and eight rebounds. Ana Wurtz finished with 13 points while Michelle McDonald and Marieanna Dulas finished with 11 points each.
NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 2
November 23, 2009 | PDF Release
NSIC Player of the Week
#10 Jheri Booker
F, 5-10, Jr.,
Summerville, Ga.
Tennessee State U
Minnesota Duluth
Jheri Booker has paced the University of Minnesota Duluth in scoring in each of the Bulldogs’ four games so far this season, leading them to a record of 3-1. She scored a career-high 30 points in the season-opening loss at home against No. 1 Michigan Tech University, and posted double-doubles against Michigan Tech and the University of Central Missouri. Booker put up 44 points and hauled in 25 rebounds (16 against UCM) in two games at the Central Missouri Tournament last weekend en route to earning All-Tournament Team recognition.
NSIC Women's Basketball Weekly Release No. 1
November 17, 2009 | PDF Release
St. Paul, Minn. - The 2009-10 NSIC Women's Basketball season tipped off Sunday with five teams in action. The other half of the league will kick off their seasons later this week. The non-conference season extends until Dec. 4, when the 20-game league schedule begins. Remember to watch all the NSIC home basketball games live and free at www.NorthernSun.tv.
Winona State Shocks Gophers in Exhibition!
November 4, 2009 | Box Score
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Winona State’s Natalie Gigler hit a 12-foot jumper from the left baseline with one second left in the game to give the Warriors a 64-62 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers in exhibition action at Williams Arena on Wednesday.
Gigler finished the game with ten points, while Ana Wurtz paced the Warriors with a game-high 20 points. The Golden Gophers were led by Kiara Buford with 18 points.
Gigler was five-of-six from two-point range and missed both of her three-point field goal attempts, while grabbing four rebounds and coming up with an assist and a steal each.
Wurtz hit six three-point field goals out of the 12 she attempted and added four rebounds, three assists and one steal.
Michelle McDonald and Bonnie Bjorke led the Warriors with five rebounds each and Marieanna Dulas had a team-high seven assists.
The Warriors were outrebounded 41-29, but shot 50 percent from the field by hitting 25-of-50 shots. WSU was also 12-for-25 from the three-point arch and 2-for-5 from the free thorw line.
Meanwhile, Winona State caught fire. The Warriors hit eight first-half three-pointers to take a 33-28 lead into intermission. Senior guard Ana Wurtz notched four of those triples and torched the Gopher defense for 14 points in the first half and finished with a game-high 20.
The exhibition game does not count on the regular-season record, however Warrior records show that the two teams had split the previous six meetings with the last game coming January 17, 1978.
Defending Champs of MSU Ranked Sixth in National Poll
November 4, 2009 | Full Release
St. Paul, Minn. - The Minnesota State women’s basketball team is ranked sixth in the USA Today ESPN Division II Poll.
Last season Minnesota State finished first in the nation winning the 2009 national championship against Franklin Pierce. MSU tallied an outstanding 32-2 overall record and 19-1 in the NSIC.
Minnesota State is the only ranked team from the Northern Sun Conference. Concordia-St. Paul, Winona State and MSU-Mooorhead were placed in the “Others receiving votes category”.
MSU will play an exhibition game tomorrow night (Nov. 5) against South Dakota State in Brookings, South Dakota at 7 p.m. The Mavericks will host Dana on November 17 at 7:00 p.m. in Taylor Center. Full WBCA Poll
Defending Champs of MSU Repeat as NSIC WBB Preseason Coaches’ Favorite
October 16, 2009 | Full Release
St. Paul, Minn. - The defending National Champions of Minnesota State University, Mankato were selected for the second straight year as the NSIC Women’s Basketball Preseason favorite, as voted on by the league’s coaches. Minnesota State accumulated 176 points with nine first place votes to earn the honor. Concordia-St. Paul (154) and Augustana College (145) both got two first place votes and come in second and third, respectively. MSU Moorhead was right on Augie’s heels with 142 points while Winona State came in with 140 points and a first place nod. Minnesota Duluth (131) and Wayne State (111) round out the top half of the teams.
Minnesota Duluth's Jheri Booker has be picked by the league coaches as the 2009-10 NSIC Women’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year. Booker, finished off a stellar breakout season for the Bulldogs in 2008-09 by being named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Year. She led her team in scoring and steals last season. Booker, who held the top slot in the NSIC (3.75 spg ) and No. 10 mark in the NCAA (3.6 spg), tied the single-season steals record with UMD alum Susan Anderson, who had 99 total steals in 2000-01. She also contributed 15.3 ppg and missed reaching double-digits in only seven games this season. She scored her career-high 27 points against Wayne State on Jan. 2, 2009. Booker also helped dominate the backcourt, averaging 7.4 rpg. Her leadership, skill and dynamic abilities helped bring the Bulldogs’ to a 16-12 overall record last season.
NSIC coaches rank each team from 1 to 13 with a first place vote receiving 14 points, second place 13, third place 12, etc. Coaches do not rank their own team or vote for their own players.
The 2009-10 women’s basketball season gets underway on Sunday, November 15.
| 2009-10 NSIC WBB Coaches | ||
| Preseason Poll | Pts |
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1. |
Minnesota State (9) | 176 |
2. |
Concordia-St. Paul (2) | 154 |
3. |
Augustana (2) | 145 |
4. |
MSU Moorhead | 142 |
5. |
Winona State (1) | 140 |
6. |
Minnesota Duluth | 131 |
7. |
Wayne State | 111 |
8. |
St. Cloud State | 99 |
9. |
University of Mary | 96 |
10. |
Northern State | 73 |
11. |
SMSU | 66 |
12. |
Minnesota, Crookston | 55 |
13. |
Bemidji State | 37 |
14. |
Upper Iowa | 32 |
| ( ) First Place Votes | ||
NSIC Holiday HoopsFest Tickets On Sale Now
October 1, 2009 | Full Release
Sioux Falls, S.D. - Tickets for the 2009 NSIC Holiday HoopsFest will go on sale Thursday, October 1, 2009. The NSIC Holiday HoopsFest, sponsored by the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and the Sioux Falls Sports Authority, features NSIC men’s and women’s basketball teams competing on Thanksgiving weekend, November 28 and 29, in games played at the Sioux Falls Arena and the Elmen Center at Augustana College. Tickets will be on sale at the Sioux Falls Arena Box Office or through www.ticketmaster.com. Lower level reserved seat tickets for two-game sessions at the Arena are $12.50 each. Upper level Arena seats are all general admission and are $10 for adults and $5 for students per session. Lower level Arena reserved seat All-Session tickets are $50 and may be purchased by calling the Sioux Falls Sports Authority at (605) 373-2041. Tickets for games played at the Elmen Center are general admission and will be available at the door on game days.
Competing in this year’s NSIC Holiday HoopsFest on the women’s side are the defending NCAA Division II National Champions of Minnesota State University, Mankato along with 2009 NCAA Regional participants Augustana College, Winona State, and St. Cloud State. Concordia-St. Paul, University of Mary, Minnesota, Crookston and Northern State round out the eight teams on the women’s side. On the men’s side 2009 NCAA Regional qualifiers Augustana College, Minnesota State University, Mankato, St. Cloud State, Northern State and Winona State will all be in action along with Concordia-St. Paul, Minnesota, Crookston and the University of Mary.
2009 NSIC HOLIDAY HOOPSFEST GAME SCHEDULE
Visiting Team (D) = Dark Uniform Home Team (W) = Light Uniform
Saturday, November 28, 2009
at Sioux Falls Arena
1 p.m. Northern State Women (D) vs. Minnesota State University, Mankato Women (W)
3 p.m. Northern State Men (D) vs. Minnesota State University, Mankato Men (W)
6 p.m. Augustana College (D) Women vs. Concordia University- St. Paul Women (W)
8 p.m. Augustana College (D) Men vs. Concordia University- St. Paul Men (W)
at Elmen Center
12 p.m. Winona State University Women (D) vs. University of Minnesota Crookston Women (W)
2 p.m. Winona State University Men (D) vs. University of Minnesota Crookston Men (W)
5 p.m. University of Mary Women (D) vs. St. Cloud State University Women (W)
7 p.m. University of Mary Men (D) vs. St. Cloud State University Men (W)
Sunday, November 29, 2009
at Sioux Falls Arena
1 p.m. Minnesota State University, Mankato Women (D) vs. Winona State University Women (W)
3 p.m. Minnesota State University, Mankato Men (D) vs. Winona State University Men (W)
6 p.m. St. Cloud State University Women (D) vs. Augustana College Women (W)
8 p.m. St. Cloud State University Men (D) vs. Augustana College Men (W)
at Elmen Center
12 p.m. University of Minnesota Crookston Women (D) vs. Northern State Women (W)
2 p.m. University of Minnesota Crookston Men (D) vs. Northern State Men (W)
5 p.m. Concordia University- St. Paul Women (D) vs. University of Mary Women (W)
7 p.m. Concordia University- St. Paul Men (D) vs. University of Mary Men (W)
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