WOLVES BLAST BEMIDJI STATE

Jan. 12, 2002

Northern led 28-8 at halftime and cruised to a 62-41 win over Bemidji State Saturday night in a Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference game in Bemidji, Minn.

Senior guard Amanda Dietrich (Mandan, N.D.) scored a career-high 14 points including a 4-of-6 performance from 3-point range. Junior forward Shana Theobald (Brookings) rounded out NSU's double digit scorers with 11 points. Hard-nosed sophomore forward Amanda Mollman (McIntosh) grabbed a career-best eight rebounds to lead the team on the boards. BSU (3-12, 1-6 NSIC) was led by Amber Graf's 14 points.

NSU's offense didn't have a great first half, but it didn't need one. On the defensive end, the Wolves held BSU to just 18 percent shooting in the first half and 31 percent for the game.

With the weekend split and a Southwest State loss at Wayne State, the Wolves (11-5, 6-2 NSIC) will find themselves atop the NSIC standings again this week. NSU rounds out the first half of league play next Saturday with a home game against travel partner Minnesota-Morris.