WOMEN COMPLETE ROAD SWEEP WITH WIN AT UM-CROOKSTON

January 11, 2003

Sophomore Brooke Fandrich led NSU to it's second straight victory on Saturday.

Crookston, Minn. --The Northern State women's basketball team captured back-to-back victories for the first time this season with a 78-74 win over Minnesota-Crookston on Saturday afternoon. The win comes after Friday night's victory over MSU Moorhead that ended the Wolves' seven-game losing streak.

Northern State saw a lead as large as six in the first half but trailed 41-38 at the halftime break.

The Wolves came back in the second and reclaimed the lead with 14:54 remaining and never trailed for the rest of the contest.

--Carin Rambow led the Wolves for the second straight night. The junior posted 22 points going 6-of-13 from the field and 7-of-7 from the free throw line.

--Brooke Fandrich hit for a career high 20 points making 9-of-13 field goals on the afternoon.

--Jessi Mostad threw in ten points for the Wolves. She also led the team with four assists.

--Amanda Mollman paced NSU on the glass, collecting seven rebounds in the game.

--UMC's Cathy Behr posted a game-high 23 points.

--NSU won the rebounding battle 35 to 31.

--Northern shot a season high 51.7 percent from the field on the night while UMC hit at a 41.5 percent clip.

--Northern State (4-10, 2-4 NSIC) hosts Minnesota-Duluth on Jan. 17.