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Groton Daily Independent
Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 ~ Vol. 25 - No. 223 ~ 5 of 52
Wolves Advance to NSIC Quarter nals with Victory Over Upper Iowa
Aberdeen S.D. – Northern State University Women’s Basketball team rolled to an 85-42 victory in the rst round of the NSIC/Sanford Health Basketball Tournament. NSU improved to 25-4 overall and advanced to the quarter nal round to face Winona State University.
Wolves went on an 11-0 run in the rst quarter to help give the Wolves a seven-point advantage heading into the second quarter. The Wolves out-scored the Peacocks 23-7 in the second quarter and didn’t look back. The Wolves shot 54.4 percent from the eld in the rst half and 41.0 percent in the second half. Northern State continued to extend the lead in the second half, out-scoring the Peacocks 41-21.
NSU shot 47.1 percent from the oor, 38.5 percent from behind the arc, and made 14-17 free-throws for the night. Defensively, the Wolves allowed Peacock to shoot 27.8 percent from the oor, the lowest of the season, 33.3 percent from the 3-point line, and only eight free-throw attempts. The Wolves also added a game high 47 rebounds, 13 second chance points off of 16 offensive rebounds, 23 points off of 20 Upper Iowa turnovers, and 38 bench points.
Miranda Ristau led all scorers with 26 points on 10-13 shooting, ve rebounds, two assists, ve blocks, and one steal. The other double gure scorer was Haley Froelich with 11 points, one rebound, one assist, and two steals. Jill Conrad had eight points, eight rebounds, two assists, and one steal. Brianna Kusler had eight points, three rebounds, and two assists.
Alexis Tappe had three points and three rebounds for the Wolves. Jessi Marti was the fth starter and she had two points, four rebounds, ve assists, and one steal. Off the bench for the Wolves Gabby Laimer had two points, one rebound, two assists, and two steals. Brynn Flakus had eight points, three assists, and ve rebounds. Sara Tvedt had four points, four rebounds, and two assists.
Joie Spier and Alayna Johnson each had two points. Haley Rithmiller, Sarah Rozell, and Anika Fredrick each had three points. Rithmiller also had one rebound, Johnson had two rebounds. Kendall Kohler and Sydney Franks each had one rebound and Tori Mekash had two rebounds.
The Wolves are back in action Sunday in the quarter nal round of the NSIC Tournament against Winona State. Tip-off is set for 12 p.m. at the Sanford Pentagon against the Warriors.