Women's Basketball | 11/2/2017 9:50:00 PM
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State University women's basketball team used a strong second-half to pull away and defeat the Minnesota Morris Cougars, 81-56, in an exhibition game Thursday, Nov. 2, inside the Scheels Center at the Sanford Health Athletic Complex.
NDSU is scheduled to host Mayville State Friday, Nov. 10, at 5 p.m. in the regular season home opener.
Senior
Taylor Thunstedt scored 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field to lead the Bison offensive attack, while freshman
Macey Kvilvang added 11 points and six rebounds.
Rylee Nudell pulled down a team-high seven rebounds, and
Autumn Ogden netted eight points and went a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor.
North Dakota State used a 17-0 run at the end of the third-quarter until 4:30 remaining in the fourth-quarter to take control of the game and gain a 73-48 advantage after
Kennedy Childers drilled a three. The Cougars never got closer than 23 the remainder of the contest.
The Bison outscored UMM in the second-half, 55-24, after leading by only four points at halftime.
For the game, NDSU went 30-of-68 from the field for 44 percent, including a 10-for-27 performance from three-point range (37 percent). The Bison made 11-of-16 free throws for 69 percent.
North Dakota State claimed a 43-42 advantage in rebounding, and only turned the ball over 15 times while forcing Minnesota Morris into 23 miscues.
Mauren Thiesen and Kendra Raths each scored 11 points, leading the Cougars.
NDSU scoring: Thunstedt 13, Kvilvang 11, Nudell 9, Fernandez 8, Ogden 8, Childers 8, Sarah Jacobson 7, Goodhope 6, Gaislerova 5, Spencer 4, Voegeli 2
