Wolves Hold Off Wesleyan in 60-53 Victory

November 26, 2002

NSU's Carin Rambow sets up the offense in Tuesday night's win over Dakota Wesleyan. Rambow led the Wolves by notching 22 points on the night.

ABERDEEN, S.D .-- Northern State women's basketball extended its home winning streak to 18 games with a 60-53 win over Dakota Wesleyan on Tuesday night.

Northern fell behind early by as many as nine points at 18-9 before they went on a 13-0 run to take the lead 22-18 with 4:48 to play in the first. Northern closed out the half outscoring the Tigers 23-3 in the final 9:36 of the period and took a 32-21 advantage into the locker room.

Northern upped its lead to 17 points leading 40-23 2:22 into the second but the Tigers came within ten midway through the period.

NSU buit its lead back to 16 with 5:20 to play but the lead was cut as low as four at 55-51 with 1:24 to go in the game but Liza Sizer hit three free throws to expand the NSU lead to seven, 58-51. Wesleyan hit a bucked with :49 to play but Northern countered with two Carin Rambow free throws to end the game winning 60-53.

--Northern's Carin Rambow led all scorers with 22 points on the night. Her 22 points breaks her old career high of 20 set against Concordia last year. Rambow also led the team with five steals on the night.

--Northern's Shana Theobald posted a game high nine rebounds on the night. That marks a career high for her breaking her old record of eight against Winona State last season.

--Amanda Mollman netted 13 points and 8 rebounds for the Wolves.

--There were a total of 52 turnovers in the game. DWU committed 24 and the Wolves surrendered the ball 28 times.

--NSU boosted its home winning streak to 18 games dating back to January of 2001.

--Dakota Wesleyan was led by 19 points from Randi Morgan.

--Northern State will face Western Oregon on Friday night in the North Dakota State Valley Imports Classic in Fargo, N.D.