WOLVES OVERPOWER WAYNE STATE

Feb. 2, 2002

Posterized -- Senior post Andy Foster throws down one of his three dunks against Wayne State Saturday night.

Northern rebounded from a disappointing loss Friday night with a convincing 90-65 win over Wayne State (Neb.) Saturday night in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference game at NSU's Barnett Center.

The Wolves and Wildcats played a competitive first half, but NSU outscored WSC 51-33 in the second stanza. With senior post Brad Hansen (Tea) getting into early foul trouble and playing just 12 minutes, fellow senior post Andy Foster (Caledonia, Minn.) more than picked up the slack with 15 points and seven rebounds. As a team, the Wolves shot 53 percent from the field for the game and out-rebounded the Wildcats by 11.

With the win, NSU improved to 15-6 overall and 10-3 in the NSIC. The Wolves are in second place in the conference and just a game behind Minnesota-Duluth for the conference lead.

Junior forward Sundance Wicks (Gillette, Wyo.) led all scorers with 20 points to go with five rebounds and four assists on the night. Wicks also went 4-of-8 from the 3-point line. In all, five Wolves reached double digits. WSC (6-14, 3-10 NSIC) was led by Levi Cahill's 14 points.

NSU has a tough road trip next weekend, traveling to Minnesota-Crookston and Minnesota State-Moorhead.