The University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle Women’s Basketball team struggled in the second and third quarter and Minnesota Duluth pulled away and cruised to a 78-46 Northern Sun Conference game played in Romano Gymnasium at Duluth.
FIRST HALF –
UMC had a solid start with a Bren Fox (Jr. Norwood Young America) three-pointer and after a Duluth basket, Kylie Post (Sr. Corcoran) added a jump shot for a 5-2 lead. UMC led 7-5 three minutes into the game when Duluth went on a 5-0 run for a 10-7 lead. UMC regained the lead after four straight points from Abi Fraaza with two minutes left in the quarter, but Duluth scored the final three points to take a 15-13 lead into the second quarter.
SECOND QUARTER –
The teams were tied at 15, 19, and 21 before Duluth took over the game. Duluth outscored UMC 19-3 in the final six minutes of the half and took a commanding 40-24 lead into halftime.
THIRD QUARTER –
Duluth continued their domination in the third quarter when they outscored UMC 14-3 in the first four minutes of the quarter for a 53-28 lead. Duluth continued to control the game and took a 64-34 lead into the fourth quarter.
FOURTH QUARTER –
The teams played even for most of the quarter and Duluth outscored UMC 14-12 to win the game 78-46.
UMC drops to 1-7 on the year and 0-2 in NSIC play and will host Northern State on Friday.
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final | |
Minnesota Crookston | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 46 |
Minnesota Duluth | 15 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 78 |
For UMC | Points | Rebounds | Assists/Steals |
Abi Fraaza | 15 | 8 | 2 steals |
Mary Burke | 10 | 3 | 2 assists |
Kylie Post | 7 | ||
Alex Page | 5 | 2 assists | |
Lily Orazem | 5 | ||
Bren Fox | 4 |
