November 22, 2003

TOUGH POST PLAY LEADS NORTHERN OVER UNO

VERMILLION, SD - Freshman Carolin Becker netted a team high 12 points while Michelle Hanson and Sara Jensen followed with ten apiece as Northern State collected a 69-56 victory over Nebraska-Omaha on Saturday night in Vermillion.

The Wolves fell behind by as many as ten points, trailing 31-21 at the 3:47 mark in the first half, before scoring the final 13 points of the half unanswered to go into the locker room up 34-31.

The game remained tight until the Wolves used an 8-0 run to spring to a 51-42 advantage with 12:09 to play.

The Mavericks fought back within three points with just over five minutes to play but NSU used runs of five and seven to close out the game on top 69-56.

Michelle Hanson posted her first career double-double with ten points and ten rebounds while Carolin Becker netted a team high 12 points.

The Wolves shot 41 percent from the floor and held UNO to just a 31.7 percent night shooting.

Northern State made 26 trips to the free throw stripe as the Mavs saw the charity stripe just six times on the evening.

With the win, NSU improves to 1-1 and will open its home slate on Tuesday night in a non-conference tilt with Jamestown College. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. in Wachs Arena.

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