FARGO, N.D. - The North Dakota State women's basketball team outscored Minnesota-Crookston 49-18 in the second half on Friday night, as the Bison beat the Golden Eagles 88-51 in exhibition play.

It was the first time on the floor for the Bison under new head coach Jory Collins. NDSU will open the regular season on Wednesday, as the Bison travel to Northern Iowa. Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Freshman Ryan Cobbins led the Bison with a game-high 18 points, while adding six rebounds and two steals. The Bison outscored the Golden Eagles by 30 points while Cobbins was on the floor. Emily Dietz added 16 points and nine rebounds, while blocking three shots. Cirkeline Rimdal and Nicole Scales joined Cobbins and Dietz in double figures with 11 and 10 points respectively. Sofija Zivaljevic had seven assists and six rebounds. 

Dietz started the scoring early in the contest, taking a pass from Rylee Nudell for a layup just :18 into the game. NDSU led 20-12 after the first quarter. The Golden Eagles outscored NDSU 21-19 in the second quarter, as NDSU took a 39-33 lead at the break.

A 3-pointer by Michelle Gaislerova with 9:11 to play in the third quarter started an 8-0 run for the Bison to open the second half, extending the lead to 47-33 on a layup by Raquel Terrer van Gool. The Bison outscored Minnesota-Crookston 23-10 in the third quarter. 

It was all NDSU in the fourth quarter, extending the lead to 39 with 1:01 to play while winning the quarter 26-8. The Bison held the Golden Eagles without a basket in the final 4:48 of the game.

The Bison were 34-of-61 (55.7%) from the field and 6-of-14 (42.9%) from downtown. Minnesota-Crookston was 18-of-61 (29.5%) from the floor and 2-of-14 (14.3%) from beyond the arc. NDSU was 14-of-18 (77.8%) from the free throw line, while the Golden Eagles were 13-of-15 (86.7%) at the charity stripe. NDSU held a 50-26 advantage in the paint, while outscoring the Golden Eagles bench 35-22.