North Dakota State
5-7, 3-1Summit
IPFW
2-11, 1-3Summit
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 27 | 36 | 63 |
| IPFW | 16 | 43 | 59 |
1/5/2009 11:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FORT WAYNE, Ind.--Inger Hodgson scored 21 points and Jerri Penley pulled down a career-high 17 rebounds to lead North Dakota State University to a 63-59 victory over IPFW in a Summit League women's basketball game played Monday, Jan. 5, in Hilliard-Gates Sports Center. The Bison snapped a four-game losing streak and picked up their first road win of the season.
North Dakota State (5-7, 3-1 Summit) is scheduled to host Western Illinois (4-10, 2-1 Summit) at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, in the Bison Sports Arena. It will be the third annual K Burgum Classic. The game will be televisted by KVLY-TV (NBC, Channel 11, Fargo).
With the win over IPFW and Oakland's 67-51 victory over No. 21/24-ranked South Dakota State, the Bison are in a three-way tie for first place in The Summit League.
NDSU's win went to the wire. The Bison led 51-40 with 6:44 remaining on Hodgson's three-point shot. Hodgson tied a career-high with a 5 of 7 showing from the three-point line and hit 7 of 12 field goals overall. She was the only Bison player in double-figures.
IPFW (2-11, 1-3 Summit) reeled off a 10-0 run over the next four minutes to pull to within 51-50 on Sarah Haluska's driving layup at the 2:40 mark. Chelsey Jackson and Jordan Zuppe also helped to spark the rally. Jackson scored 17 of her game-high 19 points in the second half. Zuppe netted 18 points, while Haluska added 11.
The Bison responded with a mini six-point run of its own. Nicole Vigil hit 1 of 2 free throws, Katie Birkel hit a driving layup and Jill Zaruba sank a pair of free tosses following a key defensive rebound to build the lead back to 56-50 with 1:34 left.
North Dakota State hit 9 of 14 free throws in the game's final 1:34 as Whitney Trecker, Birkel and Penley all converted. Trecker, who made 4 of 6 free throws, matched her career-high with nine points.
The Bison outrebounded the Mastodons 52-32 including a season-high 18 offensive rebounds that led to 13 second chance points. Penley's 17-rebound effort was her third over the past four games and seventh double-figure effort of her career. Zaruba, who made 7 of 8 free throws, claimed 10 rebounds -- one off her career best.
North Dakota State hit 32.1 percent from the field including 35.3 percent from the three-point line. The Bison made 23 of 33 free throws for 69.7 percent.
IPFW, which missed its first 11 field goal attempts in the game, made 19.2 percent from the field in the opening half and 30.5 percent overall. The Mastodons stayed close hitting 17 of 20 free throws for 85 percent and committing just five turnovers and one in the second half.
