The Northern State women’s basketball team kicked off I Hate Winter weekend with a thrilling 73-72 win over Sioux Falls Friday night at Wachs Arena.
Morgan Fiedler’s layup with 19 seconds left provided the game-winning points during the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference contest.
The Wolves led 71-63 with 3:36 remaining before the Cougars scored nine unanswered points to take lead on a shot by former Sisseton standout Krista Langager with 51 seconds left.
Northern missed a shot on its possession, collected an offensive rebound and then regained the lead on Fiedler’s shot. USF then missed a potential game-winning 3-point attempt at the buzzer.
Izzy Moore scored a game-high 25 points to power the Wolves. Regan Rus added 12 off the bench, Fiedler finished with 10, and Megan Counts contributed eight.
Langager paced the Cougars with 25 points and nine rebounds.
Northern overcame an eight-point halftime deficit with a 26-point third quarter.
The Wolves, 11-10 overall and 6-9 on the season, will host Southwest Minnesota State at 4 this afternoon at Wachs Arena.
To see a complete box score of Friday’s game, click on the following link:
