WOLVES TOO MUCH FOR MORRIS

Jan. 19, 2002

Pick-pocket cashes in -- Senior Sarah Hemquist scores off of one of her team-high four steals Saturday night against Minnesota-Morris.

Senior point guard and Leola, S.D., native Holly Schaunaman was showered with flowers and much love by a large contingent of hometown fans before Saturday night's home game with Minnesota-Morris.

After seeing how easily she scored 15 points in just 12 minutes of work during Northern's 100-51 rout of the Cougars, the Leola loyalists may want to look into getting their star a key to the city.

Schaunaman led NSU's starting five to a 17-3 run during the first five minutes of the game and Northern never looked back. She was one of four players to reach double figures and one of 18 Wolves to see time during the game. No player clocked over 15 minutes, giving NSU's junior varsity and underclassmen players a good opportunity for experience.

While Schaunaman's 15 on 6-of-8 shooting led the Wolves in scoring, sophomore forward Amanda Mollman (McIntosh) led the Wolves on the boards with seven rebounds. Minnesota-Morris (0-17, 0-9 NSIC) was led by Kimi Bragdon's 15 points.

With the win, Northern ended the first half of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference schedule tied atop the standings with Concordia-St. Paul and Southwest State. The Wolves (12-5, 7-2 NSIC) travel to C-SP (15-4, 7-2 NSIC) next weekend. The week after that, NSU hosts Southwest State (12-5, 7-2 NSIC).