DAHL KICK-STARTS WOLVES OVER JAMESTOWN

Dec. 19, 2001

All-American effort - Shanna Dahl dominated early against Jamestown Wednesday, scoring 10 of NSU's first 15 points.

Northern State senior forward Shanna Dahl (St. Cloud, Minn.) scored 10 of the Wolves' first 15 points to help Northern gain control early and cruise to a 97-60 win at Northern's Wachs Arena Wednesday night.

With the help of Dahl's hot hand, the Wolves (7-3) sprinted to a 17-4 lead and never looked back. Northern posted a 49-26 halftime advantage and ended up posting 13 players into the scoring column. In all, 17 players saw playing time.Northern shot 52 percent from the field while holding Jamestown to 33 percent.

Dahl led four Wolves in double figures with 16 points to go with a team-high seven rebounds and three steals. True freshman Andrea Ronderos (Washburn, N.D.) scored 15 to go with six rebounds, while sophomore sharpshooter Carin Rambow (Litchfield, Minn.) put up 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting (including 3-of-4 from 3-point range). Junior forward Shana Theobald (Brookings) scored 13 points to round out NSU's double-digit scorers. Senior point guards Holly Schaunaman (Leola) and Sara Hemquist (Baxter, Minn.) combined for 11 assists.

Jamestown (1-12) was led by Kara Peterson's 16 points and nine rebounds.

Northern takes a holiday break before starting up conference play again on the road with dates at Southwest State (Minn.) and Wayne State (Neb.) Dec. 29 and 30.