
Madelin Dammann
Photo by: Maddie MacFarlane
Women's Basketball Falls to Northern State, 71-55, In Regular Season Finale
2/17/2018 6:41:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Aberdeen, S.D. – Sophomore Madelin Dammann scored 16 points to help lead the St. Cloud State women's basketball team (17-9, 14-8 NSIC) in a 71-55 defeat at the hands of Northern State (24-4, 19-3 NSIC) on Saturday, Feb. 17, at Wachs Area in Aberdeen, S.D. in the regular season finale for both teams.
Dammann was able to score her 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting from the field including 2-for-4 from three-point range. She also had two rebounds two assists and a pair of steals. Senior Andrea Thomas picked up 14 points, three rebounds and a steal. Freshman Tori Wortz recorded 12 points, two assists and two steals.
Northern State was led by Miranda Ristau, who scored 35 points and pulled down 12 rebounds with two steals. Jessi Marti secured 11 points.
The Huskies shot 38.5 percent from the field (20-for-52), 37.5 percent from three-point range (9-for-24) and 100 percent from the line (6-for-6). SCSU had 21 rebounds, nine assists, eight steals and a block in the game. Northern State shot 52.0 percent from the field (26-for-50), 27.3 percent from three-point range (3-for-11) and 80 percent from the foul line (16-for-20).
SCSU trailed 38-31 at the half and were outscored 33-24 over the last 20 minutes of the game. The game featured three tied scores and two lead changes. The Huskies largest lead was three points at the 6:54 mark of the first quarter on a three from Dammann, 9-6. NSU's largest advantage was 18 points with 1:43 remaining in the game on the second of two made free throws from Brianna Kusler.
The St. Cloud State women's basketball team returns home to host the first round of the NSIC/Sanford Health Women's Basketball Tournament at 6 p.m. as the number three seed in the North Division against the number six seed in the South Division, Concordia-St. Paul
Dammann was able to score her 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting from the field including 2-for-4 from three-point range. She also had two rebounds two assists and a pair of steals. Senior Andrea Thomas picked up 14 points, three rebounds and a steal. Freshman Tori Wortz recorded 12 points, two assists and two steals.
Northern State was led by Miranda Ristau, who scored 35 points and pulled down 12 rebounds with two steals. Jessi Marti secured 11 points.
The Huskies shot 38.5 percent from the field (20-for-52), 37.5 percent from three-point range (9-for-24) and 100 percent from the line (6-for-6). SCSU had 21 rebounds, nine assists, eight steals and a block in the game. Northern State shot 52.0 percent from the field (26-for-50), 27.3 percent from three-point range (3-for-11) and 80 percent from the foul line (16-for-20).
SCSU trailed 38-31 at the half and were outscored 33-24 over the last 20 minutes of the game. The game featured three tied scores and two lead changes. The Huskies largest lead was three points at the 6:54 mark of the first quarter on a three from Dammann, 9-6. NSU's largest advantage was 18 points with 1:43 remaining in the game on the second of two made free throws from Brianna Kusler.
The St. Cloud State women's basketball team returns home to host the first round of the NSIC/Sanford Health Women's Basketball Tournament at 6 p.m. as the number three seed in the North Division against the number six seed in the South Division, Concordia-St. Paul
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