Saturday, January 4
St. Paul, Minn.
1 p.m.
North Dakota State Athletics
9-5,1-0Summit League
73
at
59
St. Thomas
8-7,0-2Summit League
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota St. | 11 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 73 |
| St. Thomas (MN) | 13 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 59 |
Photo by: Myles Johnson
NDSU Women’s Basketball Downs St. Thomas in Summit League Opener, 73-59
1/4/2025 4:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The North Dakota State women's basketball team opened up Summit League play with a 73-59 win over St. Thomas on Saturday afternoon at Schoenecker Arena.
With the win, the Bison improve to 9-5 (1-0 Summit) on the season and have won each of their last four Summit League openers. St. Thomas falls to 8-7 (0-2 Summit) overall on the season.
Avery Koenen logged her third double-double of the season with a team-high 13 points and 11 rebounds. Abby Krzewinski netted 12 points with four rebounds and Abbie Draper narrowly missed a double-double of her own with 11 points and nine rebounds.
As a team, NDSU shot 51.1 percent (23-45) from the field and 42.9 percent (6-14) from three with nine players in the scoring column. The Bison tied a season-high 40 points in the paint and notched 23 points off of turnovers. NDSU also grabbed 40 rebounds in comparison to the Tommies' 19.
After building a six-point, 51-45, lead after three quarters of play, NDSU started the fourth frame with a key 9-2 run spanning just over three minutes to stretch its edge to 60-47 with a layup from Draper at the 5:57 mark. The Bison then put together another 8-1 run to grow their largest lead of the contest, 70-54, with 2:04 remaining following a layup from Claire Stern. NDSU went on to close out the remaining time to pick up the 73-59 victory.
NDSU will be back in action hosting Denver on Thursday. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m., at Scheels Center.
With the win, the Bison improve to 9-5 (1-0 Summit) on the season and have won each of their last four Summit League openers. St. Thomas falls to 8-7 (0-2 Summit) overall on the season.
Avery Koenen logged her third double-double of the season with a team-high 13 points and 11 rebounds. Abby Krzewinski netted 12 points with four rebounds and Abbie Draper narrowly missed a double-double of her own with 11 points and nine rebounds.
As a team, NDSU shot 51.1 percent (23-45) from the field and 42.9 percent (6-14) from three with nine players in the scoring column. The Bison tied a season-high 40 points in the paint and notched 23 points off of turnovers. NDSU also grabbed 40 rebounds in comparison to the Tommies' 19.
After building a six-point, 51-45, lead after three quarters of play, NDSU started the fourth frame with a key 9-2 run spanning just over three minutes to stretch its edge to 60-47 with a layup from Draper at the 5:57 mark. The Bison then put together another 8-1 run to grow their largest lead of the contest, 70-54, with 2:04 remaining following a layup from Claire Stern. NDSU went on to close out the remaining time to pick up the 73-59 victory.
NDSU will be back in action hosting Denver on Thursday. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m., at Scheels Center.
Team Stats
NDSU
UST
FG%
.511
.426
3FG%
.429
.231
FT%
.677
.769
RB
40
19
TO
20
14
STL
5
13
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
F
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