MINNESOTA-DULUTH UPENDS NORTHERN STATE BY 71-45 COUNT

January 17, 2003

Aberdeen, S.D . --The Northern State women tied a season low in scoring on Friday as Minnesota-Duluth handed the Wolves a 71-45 home loss in Wachs Arena.

The Wolves trailed by as many as 19 in the first half before the Bulldogs brought a 36-20 lead into the halftime break.

UMD came out and opened up with a 21-6 run to begin the second and dash all hopes of an NSU comeback leading by 32 before NSU finished the game on a 6-0 spurt.

Liza Sizer was the only Wolf to hit double-figures with ten in the game. Amanda Mollman pulled down seven rebounds to lead the team on the night.

UMD was led by 20 points and nine rebounds by Lindsey Dietz while Kim Toewe posted a double-double with 11 points and 13 boards.

NSU shot just 30 percent from the floor on the night while UMD hit at a 36.9 percent clip and was 8-of-20 (.400) from three-point range.

NSU (4-11, 2-5 NSIC) hosts Bemidji State on Saturday night at 5:30 p.m. in NSU's Wachs Arena.