The University of Minnesota Crookston (UMC) Women’s Basketball team lost three games, traveled over 4,000 miles and took three flights before securing their first win of the season, despite a furious Chaminade comeback, as the Golden Eagles hung on for a 66-63 victory over Chaminade in the O’ahu Thanksgiving Classic played at The Shark Tank in Honolulu, Hawai’i.
FIRST QUARTER –
Mattea Vetsch (Fr., Devils Lake, ND) opened the scoring with a three-pointer 11-seconds into the game, giving Minnesota Crookston a 3-0 lead. Trailing 7-5, Julia Peplinski (Soph., Hustisford, WI) tied the game at 7-7 with a lay-up with 4:47 to play in the first quarter. A quick 4-0 Chaminade run gave the Silverswords an 11-7 lead. Trailing 15-11, Kylie Post (Soph., Corcoran) scored three-straight points before three-pointers by Paige Weakley (Sr., Kearney, MO) and Kylea Praska (Soph., Thief River Falls) gave Minnesota Crookston a 20-15 lead with 0:45 left in the opening quarter. Julia Peplinski closed the first quarter with a pair of free-throws giving the Golden Eagles a 22-17 lead after one quarter.
SECOND QUARTER –
Bren Fox (Soph., Norwood Young America) opened the second quarter with a score at the rim extending UMC’s lead to 24-17. A quick 4-0 boosted Minnesota Crookston’s advantage to 28-19. A Kylie Post lay-up with 5:35 left in the first half gave the Golden Eagles a 30-23 lead. UMC failed to score another field goal the rest of the first half managing just one free-throw in the final 5:35 of the first half as Chaminade trimmed its deficit down to 31-29 at halftime.
THIRD QUARTER –
Chaminade tied the game at 31-31 with a lay-up to open the second half before a Kylie Post jumper and Alyssa Peterson (Fr., Menahga) three-pointer gave Minnesota Crookston a 36-31 lead. The Silverswords pulled within 41-39 with 3:12 to play in the quarter but a 5-0 run reestablished a 46-39 lead for the Golden Eagles. Bren Fox made scored three straight points on a pair of trips to the free-throw line to end the quarter with Minnesota Crookston leading 49-41 with 10 minutes to play.
FOURTH QUARTER –
Minnesota Crookston opened the fourth quarter with a 4-0 run taking a 53-41 lead with 8:47 to play. Chaminade responded with the game’s next 9 points to pull within 53-50. Mary Burke (R-Fr., Virginia) answered the run with a clutch three-pointer giving the Golden Eagles a 56-50 lead with 6:32 remaining. A Silverswords three-pointer trimmed Chaminade’s deficit down to 58-57 with 5:06 to play. Mary Burke and Bren Fox scored consecutive baskets giving Minnesota Crookston a 62-57 lead with only 3:20 separating the Golden Eagles from their first victory of the season. After Chaminade went on a 4-1 run all from the free-throw line, the Silverswords missed a three-pointer to take the lead with just under two minutes remaining. Julia Peplinski knocked down one free-throw putting Minnesota Crookston in front 64-61 with 1:28 to play. After a missed Chaminade jump shot, Golden Eagles turned the ball over with 0:57 remaining and a 64-61 lead before the Silverswords used a timeout. A quick basket trimmed Chaminade’s deficit down to 64-63 before Bren Fox was fouled sending her to the free-throw line with 0:21 to play. Fox converted both free-throws giving Minnesota Crookston a 66-63 lead. The Silverswords missed their tying three-pointer attempt before Mattea Vetsch sunk a pair of free-throws giving Minnesota Crookston a 68-63 lead. Chaminade made two late free-throws but their comeback bid fell short as the Golden Eagles hung on for a 68-65 victory.
Minnesota Crookston improves to 1-3. The Golden Eagles will enjoy a two-week break before they open NSIC play at home against Bemidji State on Saturday, November 30 at 2:00 P.M. Chaminade falls to 0-3.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
Minnesota Crookston | 22 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 68 |
Chaminade University | 17 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 65 |
UMC | Points | Rebounds | Assists/Steals |
Kylie Post | 14 | 4 | 4 assists |
Bren Fox | 11 | 11 | 1 assist/1 block |
Julia Peplinski | 11 | 8 | 1 steal |
Matea Vetsch | 8 | 1 | |
Mary Burke | 7 | 2 | 1 steal |
Paige Cornale | 5 | 1 | |
Paige Weakley | 4 | 4 | 1 assist |
Kylea Praska | 4 | 4 | |
Alyssa Peterson | 3 | 1 | 1 assist |
Abby Guidinger | 2 | 6 | 2 assists/2 blocks |
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