Tuesday, December 6
Cedar Falls, Iowa
5 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
6-3,0-0Summit League
70
at
79
Northern Iowa
5-3,0-0MVC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota St. | 19 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 70 |
| UNI | 15 | 30 | 18 | 16 | 79 |
Photo by: Myles Johnson
NDSU Women’s Basketball Comes Up Short at Northern Iowa, 79-70
12/6/2022 8:39:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The North Dakota State women's basketball team fell short at Northern Iowa, 79-70, on Tuesday night at McLeod Center.
NDSU (6-3) started off fast opening up a 19-15 lead after the first quarter. The Panthers (5-3) then stormed back outscoring the Bison, 30-11, in the second to steal a 45-30 lead at the intermission. Northern Iowa then began the second half building their largest lead of the night, 57-40, by the 3:20 mark of the third quarter. The Panthers led after three quarters of play, 63-48.
NDSU surged back in the fourth frame putting together an 11-3 run to cut the edge down to single digits, 73-65, after Elle Evans drained a layup. However, NDSU wasn't able to trim the deficit any further and went on to drop the contest, 79-70.
Emily Behnke paced the Bison producing her second straight double-double with a career-high 16 points and 10 rebounds. Heaven Hamling added 14 points and went 6-of-6 from the free throw line, while Abby Schulte netted 11 points. Evans also reached double figures in scoring for the sixth straight game with 12 points and a season-high eight rebounds.
As a team, NDSU hauled in a season-high 48 rebounds with eight different players contributing at least two. The Bison shot 34.3 percent (24-70) from the field and 65.4 percent (17-26) from the free throw line.
NDSU will be back in action at Green Bay on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m.
NDSU (6-3) started off fast opening up a 19-15 lead after the first quarter. The Panthers (5-3) then stormed back outscoring the Bison, 30-11, in the second to steal a 45-30 lead at the intermission. Northern Iowa then began the second half building their largest lead of the night, 57-40, by the 3:20 mark of the third quarter. The Panthers led after three quarters of play, 63-48.
NDSU surged back in the fourth frame putting together an 11-3 run to cut the edge down to single digits, 73-65, after Elle Evans drained a layup. However, NDSU wasn't able to trim the deficit any further and went on to drop the contest, 79-70.
Emily Behnke paced the Bison producing her second straight double-double with a career-high 16 points and 10 rebounds. Heaven Hamling added 14 points and went 6-of-6 from the free throw line, while Abby Schulte netted 11 points. Evans also reached double figures in scoring for the sixth straight game with 12 points and a season-high eight rebounds.
As a team, NDSU hauled in a season-high 48 rebounds with eight different players contributing at least two. The Bison shot 34.3 percent (24-70) from the field and 65.4 percent (17-26) from the free throw line.
NDSU will be back in action at Green Bay on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m.
Team Stats
NDSU
UNI
FG%
.343
.463
3FG%
.192
.222
FT%
.654
.595
RB
48
39
TO
15
10
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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