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UMC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LOSES ON THE ROAD TO MSU MOORHEAD 75-52

The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Women’s Basketball team fell on the road to the Minnesota State Moorhead Dragons, 75-52, at Alex Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead. 

FIRST QUARTER –
UMC would get off to a good start as Emma Miller (Soph. Albertville, MN) hit a floater followed by a layup from Janie Tormanen (Soph. Menahga, MN) to give UMC an early 4-2 lead. The Golden Eagles pulled ahead with Riley Jenkins (R-Fresh. Galesburg, IL) hitting a three, then Olivia Walsh (Fresh. Austin, MN) made a lay-up, and Miller also got a lay-up to give UMC an 11-4 lead. Hope Dudycha (R-Fresh. Austin, MN) knocked down a three to give UMC a 14-9 lead. The Dragons responded with a 14-0 run to go up 23-14. Tormanen and Dudycha would get back-to-back baskets to make it 23-18. MSUM would hit a pair of baskets to enter the second with a 28-18 lead. 

SECOND QUARTER –
In the second, MSUM would get their lead up to 34-18 before Jenkins buried another three. Miller and Dudycha both got lay-ups later in the quarter and then Ainsley McLain (Fresh. Grafton, ND) hit a three to make it 36-28. The Dragons went on an 8-0 run to make it 44-28. Walsh and Tormanen would get back-to-back baskets for UMC, but MSUM answered with another 8-0 run to make it 52-32 at the half. 

THIRD QUARTER –
In the third, the defenses buckled down for both sides as it would be the lowest-scoring quarter in the game. Miller hit a three and a lay-up early to trim the Dragons lead down to 54-37. Miller hit two more free throws before Lily Orazem (Jr. Onamia, MN) made a lay-up to make it 61-42. MSUM would add a late basket to make it 63-42 entering the fourth quarter. 

FOURTH QUARTER –
To open the final quarter, Miller hit a three, and Rayna Klejeski (Fresh. Barnum, MN) made a lay-up to make it 65-47. MSUM went on another 8-0 run before Walsh and Jenkins each made lay-ups. UMC was held scoreless for over four minutes before Dudycha hit a free throw at the end of the game. MSUM would win 75-52. 

UMC drops to 9-12 on the season and 6-9 in NSIC play. The Golden Eagles will play St. Cloud State on Thursday on KROX. MSUM improves to 8-12 on the season and 8-7 in conference play. The Dragons will face Bemidji State on Saturday. 

  1st  2nd 3rd  4th Final
UMC 18 14 10 10 52
MSUM 28 24 11 12 75

 

For UMC Points Rebounds Assists/Steals
Emma Miller 16 6 4/1
Hope Dudycha 8 8 3/1
Riley Jenkins 8 7 4/1
Olivia Walsh 7 6 0/1
Janie Tormanen 6 4 2
Ainsley McLain 3 2 0
Rayna Klejeski 2 0 0
Lily Orazem 2 3 0
Natalie Mikrot 0 0 0

 

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