The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagles Women’s Basketball team got behind early, and a great second-half comeback came up short in a 76-66 loss to the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs in Marshall.
FIRST QUARTER –
SECOND QUARTER –
THIRD QUARTER –
FOURTH QUARTER –
SMSU made a three-pointer to start the fourth quarter before the Golden Eagles answered with a 15-0 run. Westby led the way with six points, Winjum added five. Miller and Klejeski added a basket each and UMC trailed 68-61 with 5:48 to go.
SMSU stopped the run with three free throws before UMC responded with three free throws, and with 1:26 left, SMSU led 71-64, and the Golden Eagles had a steal, but missed a shot before the Mustangs made a big three-pointer for a 74-64 lead with 62 seconds remaining. The teams exchanged baskets in the final minute and Southwest held off the Golden Eagle rally for a 76-66 victory.
UMC drops to 4-10 in the NSIC and 5-15 overall and will host Minnesota State Mankato on Friday. SMSU improves to 10-4 in the NSIC and 12-7 overall.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
| Crookston | 12 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 66 |
| Southwest | 22 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 76 |
| For UMC | Points | Rebounds | Misc. |
| Emma Miller | 19 | 6 | 2 steals |
| Rayna Klejeski | 17 | 7 | 2 assists/2 steals |
| Anna Westby | 13 | 3 | 2 steals |
| Halle Winjum | 11 | 3 | 2 steals/1 assist |
| Riley Jenkins | 3 | 5 assists | |
| Brynlea Mahlen | 3 | 2 | 1 steal |
