2016-17 Wayne State Wildcats Thread

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WSC shoots season-low 32 percent in home loss to NSU
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Wayne State College shot a season-worst 32.3 percent (21-65) from the field as the Wildcats suffered a 76-66 defeat to Northern State in Northern Sun Conference men's basketball Friday evening at Rice Auditorium in Wayne. WSC drops to 5-12 and 3-8 in league play while NSU improves to 12-5 and 8-3 in the NSIC.

Northern State held a pair of six point leads early in the contest, but WSC battled back to take the lead.

With the Wolves leading 17-11 at the 10:25 mark, WSC scored eight straight points and took their first lead of the game at 19-17 on a pair of Brian Goodwin free throws with 7:41 to play in the half.

The two teams exchanged seven ties and four lead changes the rest of the half and Northern State ended with a 31-29 lead on a Brayden McNeary layup to end the half.

Northern State opened the second half with a 14-6 run to take a 45-35 lead. WSC used a Luke TerHark 3-pointer to get within seven at 45-38, but that's as close as the Wildcats would get.

The Wolves scored the next seven points for a 52-38 lead and the Wildcats never got closer than nine the rest of the game as Northern State finished with the 76-66 win.

WSC shot a season-low 32.3 percent making just 21 of 65 shots. The 'Cats were 7 for 23 behind the arc and 17 of 23 (73.9%) at the charity stripe.

TerHark led the Wildcats with a career-high 16 points while Kendall Jacks finished in double figures for a ninth straight game with 15.

Northern State made 22 of 45 shots in the contest for 48.9 percent. The Wolves were 7 for 17 from 3-point range and 25 of 32 at the charity stripe.

Logan Doyle paced NSU in scoring with a game-high 23 points followed by DJ Pollard with 14.

The Wolves won the rebounding battle over WSC 43-32. Jacks and Jordan Cornelius each grabbed six boards for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats will be at home again Saturday evening hosting MSU Moorhead in a 6 p.m. contest at Rice Auditorium.

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Late scoring surge gives MSU Moorhead men 95-87 win over Wildcats
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In a game that featured 14 ties and 15 lead changes, MSU Moorhead used a 9-0 run over a span of 2:13 to take control of the game as the Dragons outscored Wayne State College 95-87 in Northern Sun Conference men's basketball Saturday evening at Rice Auditorium in Wayne. The visiting Dragons are now 15-3 and 10-2 in the NSIC while WSC drops to 5-13 and 3-9 in league play.

MSU Moorhead built an eight-point lead early in the game at 21-13 with 11:40 to play. WSC then scored the next 10 points and took a 23-21 lead on a 3-pointer by Kendall Jacks with 8:12 to go before halftime.

The final 7:30 of the first half saw neither team lead by more than three points with seven more ties as the two teams went into the locker room tied at 42.

Wayne State came out strong in the second half and took their biggest lead of the night at eight points at 68-60 following a Tony Bonner free throw with 11:03 to play.

MSU Moorhead responded with a 9-1 run and knotted the game (12th tie of the contest) at 69 on a pair of Aaron Lien free throws with 8:40 left.

Wayne State's Luke TerHark converted a layup for the game's 14th and final tie at 73-73 with 7:13 to play.

MSU Moorhead then scored the next nine points over a span of 2:13, giving the Dragons an 82-73 lead.

WSC got as close as three at 85-82 on a Jordan Cornelius 3-pointer with 3:17 remaining, but the Dragons countered by scoring the next six points to go back up nine at 91-82 and finished with the 95-87 win.

Wayne State shot a respectable 52.5 percent in the game, making 31 of 59 shots. The 'Cats were 11 for 22 behind the 3-point line and 14 of 19 at the foul line.

Jacks poured in a career-high 28 points to lead WSC, going 10 of 14 from the field and 5 for 7 at the foul line. Cornelius followed with 18 points while Austin Esters and Vance Janssen also scored double figures with 12 and 11 respectively.

MSU Moorhead shot a scorching 64.6 percent from the field making 31 of 48 shots. The Dragons were 10 of 19 from 3-point range and 23 of 33 at the charity stripe.

Aaron Lien scored a game-high 32 points for MSU Moorhead. Tanner Kretchman accounted for 23 points with Ayob Ayob adding 14.

The Dragons held a 28-21 edge in rebounding over the Wildcats. TerHark led WSC on the glass with four boards.

Janssen handed out seven of Wayne State's 14 assists. WSC had just eight turnovers to 12 on MSUM.

Wayne State will be on the road next weekend playing at Winona State Friday evening at 8 p.m. and Upper Iowa Saturday in a 6 p.m. NSIC contest.

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Wildcat women outscore NSU 87-82
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#18 MSU Moorhead snaps 8-game WSC win streak with 74-64 triumph at Rice Auditorium
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#17 Winona State controls Wildcats
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#17 Winona State built a 24-6 first quarter lead and never looked back as the Warriors controlled Wayne State College 62-41 in Northern Sun Conference women's basketball Friday evening at McCown Gymnasium in Winona, Minnesota. WSC falls to 13-5 and 8-5 in the NSIC while the host Warriors improve to 16-3 and 11-2 in the league.

The Wildcats never led in the game as Winona State took a 6-0 lead in the opening 50 seconds of the contest. Winona State took a 13-3 lead 3:30 into the game and led 24-6 after one quarter as WSC shot just 2 of 12 in the opening quarter.

Winona State continued their dominance in the second quarter as the Warriors sank 9 of 14 shots from the field to build a commanding 40-16 lead at intermission as the Wildcats finished the first half making just 6 of 33 shots (18.2%).

WSC made a run early in the third quarter on the Warriors and cut the 24-point deficit to 16 on a Kacie O'Connor 3-pointer with 4:58 to play in the third quarter, but Winona State ended the quarter with a 51-28 lead.

The Wildcats held a 13-11 scoring advantage in the fourth quarter as Winona State came away with the 62-41 victory.

Wayne State made just 15 of 59 shots in the game for a season-low 25.4 percent. The 'Cats were 6 for 29 behind the 3-point stripe and 5 of 8 at the charity stripe.

Haley Moore and Kacie O'Connor each scored 12 points to lead the Wildcats in scoring.

Winona State was 27 of 56 from the field for 48.2 percent after spending much of the game over 50 percent. The Warriors were 5 of 11 from the 3-point line and 3 for 3 at the foul stripe.

Jenny Tuttle led four Warrior players in double digits with 15 points followed by Kayla Timmerman with 12. Jenny Weiland (11) and Tara Roelofs (10) also hit double digits for Winona State.

The Warriors finished with a 40-35 advantage in rebounding over Wayne State despite 11 offensive boards by the 'Cats. Paige Ballinger grabbed a game-high nine boards for WSC while Weiland led Winona State with seven.

Winona State held a 28-10 advantage on points in the paint over WSC. Wayne State had one more turnover in the contest than Winona State 16-15. Ballinger had all four of Wayne State's blocks in the contest.

The Wildcats will be on the road again Saturday afternoon visiting Upper Iowa in a 4 p.m. NSIC contest.

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WSC men rally from 10 down with five minutes to play, win in overtime at Winona State
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Wayne State College rallied from a 58-48 deficit with 4:58 to play as the Wildcats posted a 66-63 overtime victory at Winona State Friday evening in Northern Sun Conference men's basketball played at McCown Gymnasium in Winona, Minnesota. It was just the second win in the last 23 matchups for WSC against Winona State dating back to 2005, snapping an 11-game losing streak to Winona State in Winona. WSC is now 6-13 and 4-9 in the NSIC while Winona State slips to 8-9 and 5-8 in league play.

The Wildcats built a 12-7 lead five minutes into the contest. Winona State then held WSC without a basket for the next 8:12 as the Warriors took a 15-13 lead on the Wildcats.

WSC regained the lead at 16-15 following a Jordan Cornelius 3-pointer with 6:40 to go before halftime.

With the score tied at 19-19 with 5:11 left in the half, Winona State scored the next seven points for a 26-19 lead before finishing the first half with a 28-24 lead.

Early in the second half, WSC crept within one several times until the Warriors used a scoring spurt midway through the half to take several leads of 10 points.

WSC trailed 43-42 at the 10:34 mark of the second half, but Winona State scored the next nine points to take a 10-point lead at 52-42 with 7:38 remaining.

Winona State still led 58-48 with 4:56 to play when the Wildcats rallied late to force overtime.

A Cornelius jumper, TerHark 3-pointer and two Matt Thomas free throws got the Wildcats within three at 58-55 with 3:26 to play.

Neither team scored again until the 1:07 mark when Vance Janssen's layup got the 'Cats within one at 58-57.

Junior Austin Esters made one of two free throws with 28 seconds to play, forcing overtime at 58.

Both teams traded baskets early in overtime to make the score 60-60 with 3:10 to go. Janssen hit one of two free throws with 2:44 left to give WSC the lead for good at 61-60.

After TerHark hit one of two charity tosses for a 62-60 lead, Kendall Jacks made two free throws with 41 seconds left for a 64-60 WSC advantage. Cornelius drained two free throws with 18 seconds to play for a 66-60 lead. Winona State's Riley Bambenek drained a 3-pointer with nine seconds to go for a 66-63 score.

Following a WSC turnover with three seconds left, Winona State's 3-pointer from the top of the key by Isaiah Gray came after the buzzer as the sound just curled out of the rim allowing Wayne State to hang on for the victory.

Wayne State shot just 35.1 percent from the field making 20 of 57 shots, including 9 of 25 behind the arc. The 'Cats were 17 for 24 (70.8%) from the free throw line.

Cornelius led WSC in scoring with 14 points followed by Kendall Jacks with 13. Janssen and Brian Goodwin each accounted for 10 points in the win.

Winona State was 25 of 62 from the field for 40.3 percent, going 6 of 19 from 3-point range and 7 of 10 at the foul line. Tommy Gathje paced WSU with 15 points followed by Connor Flack with 12 points.

Winona State held a 43-37 edge in rebounding over the Wildcats despite nine boards from Cornelius.

Jacks, Janssen and Goodwin each had three assists for WSC while Janssen had three steals.

WSC had just nine turnovers in the game compared to 14 on Winona State.

Wayne State will be in action again Saturday evening playing at Upper Iowa in a 6 p.m. NSIC matchup.

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Late surge gives UIU men 77-72 win over Wildcats
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Upper Iowa held Wayne State to just one basket in the final 6:23 after the Wildcats battled back from a nine-point deficit to force a 62-62 tie as the Peacocks pulled away late for a 77-72 Northern Sun Conference men's basketball victory over Wayne State Saturday evening at Dorman Gymnasium in Fayette, Iowa. The host Peacocks are now 14-6 and 11-3 in the NSIC while WSC drops to 6-14 and 4-10 in league play.

The first half saw six ties and five lead changes between the two clubs as neither team held a lead of more than five points.

UIU started the game with leads of 4-0 and 8-4. But WSC recovered and took their first lead at 10-8 on an Austin Esters trey. Another 3-pointer from Esters put the 'Cats ahead 15-10 at the 13:44 mark.

After the Peacocks got within one at 15-14, redshirt freshman guard Luke TerHark connected on back-to-back 3's to push the Wildcat lead back to five at 21-16. UIU used a 10-2 run over the next 2:50 to regain the lead at 26-23.

The two teams traded several leads before WSC finished the first half with a 39-37 lead at intermission.

Upper Iowa opened the second half on fire with a 13-2 run to take a 50-41 lead. WSC had to play from behind the rest of the way but kept the game close.

Trailing several times by nine points, WSC battled back to even the score at 62-62 following a Vance Janssen jumper with 6:23 remaining. But the Wildcats never made another basket until the final four seconds of the contest as the Peacocks came away with the 77-72 victory.

Wayne State ended the game making 22 of 58 shots for 37.9 percent. The 'Cats were 9 of 20 behind the 3-point line and 19 for 25 (76%) at the free throw line.

TerHark led WSC in scoring with a career-high 20 points, going 6 of 10 from the floor including 5 of 8 behind the arc. Kendall Jacks was next with 18 points, his 12th straight game in double figures this season. Junior reserve Austin Esters added 13 points off the bench for the Wildcats.

Upper Iowa made 28 of 60 shots for 46.7 percent, including 3 for 14 from 3-point range. The Peacocks were 18 of 29 (62%) at the free throw line.

Jordan Hay led all scorers for Upper Iowa with 24 points followed by Jimmy Roth with 14. Kam Rowan and Luke Lenhart also scored double digits with 12 and 10 respectively.

The Peacocks won the rebounding battle over the Wildcats 39-34 thanks to seven rebounds from Lenhart. Wayne State's top rebounder was Esters with eight.

WSC held a 36-14 advantage in bench points while UIU held a 12-8 edge in points off turnovers. WSC had 14 turnovers in the game to 11 on Upper Iowa.

Wayne State is on the road again next weekend visiting St. Cloud State Friday night at 8 p.m. and Minnesota Duluth Saturday in a 6 p.m. contest.

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Big fourth quarter gives Wildcats NSIC road win at Upper Iowa
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Wayne State College used a 28-19 scoring advantage in the fourth quarter to record a 73-64 Northern Sun Conference women's basketball win Saturday evening at Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa. The Wildcats improved to 14-5 overall and 9-5 in the NSIC with the win while the host Peacocks drop to 2-16 and 2-12 in the NSIC.

WSC got off to a good start, taking an 8-4 lead at the 6:22 mark of the first quarter on a Kacie O'Connor 3-pointer. But that was the last basket for the Wildcats over the next 12:39 as WSC saw all of its offense come from the free throw line for over one full quarter of play.

After taking the early 8-4 lead, WSC made 9 of 10 free throws over the final 6:22 of the first quarter to take a 17-12 lead.

The 'Cats finally ended the 12:39 drought without a basket when senior Katie Hoskins hit a jumper with 3:43 to play in the second quarter. O'Connor drained another 3-pointer at the 2:10 mark of the second quarter to give WSC its' biggest lead of the first half at 24-17. But Upper Iowa's Blair Klostermann scored five straight points to end the half as the Peacocks trimmed Wayne State's lead to 24-22 at intermission.

The scoring tempo picked right away out of the locker room starting the second half. The two teams exchanged four ties and one lead change in the high scoring quarter.

Wayne State's biggest lead of the quarter was four at 26-22 early in the third quarter. UIU took their first lead since 2-0 when the Peacocks took a 33-30 lead on an Ashley Ray 3-pointer with 7:09 left third quarter.

Upper Iowa took their biggest lead of the game at 45-40 on a pair of Blair Klostermann free throws with 1:44 left in the third quarter.

WSC then scored the next 10 points of the game to take the lead for good. A basket by Schulte and 3-pointer from O'Connor tied the score at 45 to end the third quarter. A Katie Hoskins jumper and Haley Moore trey early in the fourth quarter completed the 10-0 run to give WSC a 50-45 lead.

UIU responded with the next five points to knot the score at 50-50 with 7:29 remaining. WSC then went on a 14-4 run to take their first double digit lead of the night at 64-54 with 4:29 to play. The Wildcats never let the Peacocks get closer than nine the rest of the way in recording the NSIC road victory.

Wayne State made 20 of 46 shots from the field for 43.5 percent, including 6 of 18 behind the arc. The 'Cats won the game at the free throw line going 27 for 32 (84.4%) compared to UIU's 14 of 18 (77.8%).

Kacie O'Connor led four Wildcats in double figures with 19 points. Maggie Schulte and Paige Ballinger each scored 13 points with Haley Moore adding 11.

Upper Iowa shot 39.3 percent making 22 of 56 shots. The Peacocks were 6 for 13 from 3-point range. Sophomore Blair Klostermann scored a game-high 34 points for Upper Iowa while Carly Pagel added a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.

WSC was out-rebounded in the contest 37-24. Schulte hauled in six boards for WSC with Katie Hoskins adding five. Pagel had 12 caroms for the Peacocks.

Upper Iowa had 21 turnovers in the game compared to 16 on WSC, resulting in a 20-12 advantage in points off turnovers for Wayne State.

Moore had five of Wayne State's 10 assists in the game and three of WSC's seven steals. Ballinger had two of Wayne State's four blocks in the contest.

Wayne State will be on the road again next weekend visiting St. Cloud State Friday and Minnesota Duluth Saturday.

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Strong shooting carries WSC women in 75-63 win at St. Cloud State
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Wayne State College used 50 percent shooting to offset a 51-32 disadvantage in rebounding as the Wildcats registered a 75-63 victory over St. Cloud State Friday evening in Northern Sun Conference women's basketball played at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minnesota. It was the 11th straight win for WSC over St. Cloud State as the Wildcats improved to 15-5 on the year and 10-5 in the NSIC while the host Huskies fall to 8-11 and 6-9 in the league.

The Wildcats never trailed in the contest. WSC opened with a 7-0 lead and was in front 14-5 midway through the first quarter. After SCSU got as close as four at 14-10, the 'Cats closed the first quarter with a 20-12 lead.

WSC took its first double-digit lead of the night early in the second quarter on a 3-point play by junior center Paige Ballinger for a 23-12 Wildcat advantage. The Huskies trimmed the Wildcat lead down to six at 32-26 before Wayne State closed the first half with a 37-29 cushion.

St. Cloud State would stay within reach for much of the third quarter until the Wildcats put together a scoring run late in the quarter to push the lead into double digits for good.

The Huskies closed within four at 50-46, but WSC had an 11-4 run to end the third quarter to take a 61-50 lead.

An Amanda Brainerd 3-pointer and Anna Martensen layup to open the fourth stanza gave the Wildcats a commanding 66-50 lead and WSC maintained a double figure lead the remainder of the game to finish with the 75-63 win.

For just the fourth time this season, Wayne State shot over 50 percent in a game as the Wildcats connected on 29 of 57 shots for 50.9 percent. WSC was 7 for 21 behind the arc and 10 of 18 from the charity stripe.

Ballinger paced the Wildcats in scoring with 21 points on 8 of 18 shooting from the field. She also had six rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots. Senior forward Anna Martensen followed with 17 points making 8 of 9 shots from the floor. Senior guard Haley Moore also hit double digits with 14 points, canning 5 of 8 shots from the field and 4 for 7 from the 3-point line to go with six assists and four steals.

St. Cloud State shot 33.3 percent from the field making 24 of 72 shots. The Huskies were 8 for 24 from the 3-point line and 7 of 11 at the free throw line.

Betsy MacDonald led SCSU with 17 points followed by Andrea Thomas and Chelsea Nooker with 14 and 11 respectively.

The Huskies held a commanding 51-32 advantage in rebounding thanks to 24 offensive boards. Maggie Schulte was Wayne State's top rebounder with eight.

WSC held a 30-20 edge on points in the paint and 17-6 in points off turnovers as the Wildcats forced 16 on the Huskies, three more than WSC.

The Wildcats will be in action again Saturday playing at Minnesota Duluth in a 4 p.m. NSIC contest.

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Second half rally carries SCSU in 84-80 win over Wildcats
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St. Cloud State outscored Wayne State 55-42 in the second half to rally for an 84-80 Northern Sun Conference men's basketball win over the Wildcats Friday evening at Halenbeck Hall in St. Cloud, Minnesota. SCSU is now 15-9 overall and 11-4 in the NSIC while WSC falls to 6-15 and 4-11 in league play.

The first half saw the host Huskies control the first 10 minutes while WSC surged in the final 10 minutes of the half to take a 38-29 halftime lead.

The Huskies held a 13-5 lead at the 13:13 mark of the first half following an Andy Foley 3-pointer. SCSU still led 15-11 with 10:30 to go in the half when the Wildcats used a pair of scoring runs to turn an eight-point deficit into a nine-point lead.

WSC scored 11 straight points to take a 22-15 lead on a Tony Bonner basket with 6:15 to go in the half. After SCSU got within four at 27-23 at the 4:04 mark, the 'Cats scored nine of the next 11 points and took a 36-25 lead on a Kendall Jacks jumper with 1:36 left in the half before SCSU scored the final four points of the half to make the score 38-29 at intermission.

The 'Cats opened the second half on a 3-pointer from Jordan Cornelius to take their biggest lead of the game at 41-29. But SCSU rallied with a 14-2 run over the next 3:11 and knotted the score at 43-43 on a Gage Davis 3-point play with 16:41 to go.

The Huskies continued their hot shooting, culminating a 10 for 12 stretch to start the second half with a Scottie Stone 3-pointer at the 10:25 mark for a 58-51 St. Cloud State lead.

WSC responded with a Cornelius trey and a pair of Kendall Jacks free throws to close within 58-56 at the 9:03 mark.

The Wildcats got as close as two points on two other possessions with the last coming at 62-60 on a pair of Jacks free throws with 7:47 remaining. But the Huskies scored seven of the following eight points for a 69-61 lead with 6:00 to play.

WSC made one more run at SCSU and had a chance to tie the game with just over 1:00 left, but missed three of four free throws.

The 'Cats got within one at 81-80 when Cornelius made a layin off a Matt Thomas steal with 18 seconds left. But SCSU sealed the win making 9 of 10 free throws in the final 38 seconds for the 84-80 win.

Wayne State ended the game making 28 of 62 shots from the field for 45.2 percent, but was just 12 of 35 in the second half after shooting 59 percent (16 of 27) in the first half. The 'Cats were 6 of 17 behind the arc and 18 for 26 from the charity stripe.

Jacks and Cornelius led WSC in scoring with 14 points apiece while Brian Goodwin and Vance Janssen each accounted for 13 points.

St. Cloud State finished 24 of 50 from the floor for 48 percent, going only 4 of 18 behind the 3-point line. But the Huskies won the game at the foul line connecting on 32 of 34 (94.1%).

Gage Davis paced the Huskies in scoring with 28 points followed by Andy Foley with 13. Scottie Stone and Mark Hall each produced 12 points for SCSU.

The Huskies held a 36-29 edge in rebounding on the Wildcats. Jacks led WSC on the glass with six caroms. Luke TerHark had four assists to lead the Wildcats.

Wayne State will be on the road again Saturday evening visiting Minnesota Duluth in a 6 p.m. contest.

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Janssen hits game-winner at buzzer to give Wildcats 79-77 win at Minnesota-Duluth
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WSC women fall at Minnesota-Duluth
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Wayne State College shot just 6 of 26 in the second half as Minnesota Duluth defeated the Wildcats 64-52 in Northern Sun Conference women's basketball Saturday evening at Romano Gymnasium in Duluth, Minnesota. The Wildcats drop to 15-6 and 10-6 in the NSIC while UMD beats WSC for the first time in the last eight meetings dating back to 2009 and is now 12-8 and 10-6 in league play.

The Wildcats started the game making shots, going 8 of 14 in the first quarter, as Wayne State took a 19-14 lead after one quarter of play.

Wayne State's last lead came at 25-22 on Anna Martensen's layup with 7:53 to play second quarter.

UMD then took the lead for good scoring the next nine points, going in front 31-25. WSC closed the first half with a pair of Paige Ballinger baskets to close within 31-29 at intermission.

WSC tied the score at 31-31 on the first possession of the second half on a pair of Maggie Schulte free throws. But the 'Cats went ice cold shooting from the floor, going just 2 of 12 in the third quarter, as UMD built a nine point lead (48-39) before finishing the third quarter with a 48-41 lead.

Wayne State got as close as four at 50-46 early in the fourth quarter on a Schulte trey with 8:03 to play. But UMD responded with the next four points to push the lead back to eight and the 'Cats never got closer than six the rest of the game as the Bulldogs finished with a 64-52 win.

The Wildcats were just 17 for 47 from the field for 36.2 percent. WSC was 2 of 12 behind the arc and 16 of 18 (88.9%) at the free throw stripe.

Ballinger led WSC with a double-double, recording 20 points and 11 rebounds. She was 5 of 11 from the field and perfect 10 for 10 at the charity stripe. Schulte also hit double digits with 14 points.

Minnesota Duluth made 24 of 54 shots for 44.4 percent, going 7 of 15 from the 3-point line and 9 for 10 at the free throw line.

Taylor Meyer scored a game-high 21 points to pace UMD in scoring while Anna Monke and Emma Boehm also reached double figures with 15 and 10 points respectively.

UMD held a slight 32-29 advantage in rebounding. Ballinger hauled in a game-high 11 boards for WSC.

The Wildcats had 18 turnovers in the game to 15 for UMD. Both teams had 20 points in the paint while UMD held a 15-13 edge in points off turnovers.

Wayne State will be at home next weekend, hosting Bemidji State Friday night at 6 p.m. and Minnesota Crookston Saturday in a 4 p.m. contest at Rice Auditorium.

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Bemidji State hits 3-pointer at buzzer to hand WSC men heartbreaking 78-76 defeat
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Bemidji State's Christian Pekarek hit a 3-pointer from the left wing at the buzzer to hand Wayne State a heartbreaking 78-76 Northern Sun Conference men's basketball loss Friday evening at Rice Auditorium in Wayne. BSU is now 9-14 and 7-10 in the NSIC North while WSC falls to 7-16 and 5-12 in the NSIC South.

Wayne State held the lead for 36:07 in the contest while Bemidji State led for just 1:28, but it was the Beavers coming up with late-game heroics to pick up the win.

WSC was solid early in the game, taking an 18-7 lead at the 12:22 mark on a Kendall Jacks jumper. The 'Cats took their biggest lead of the night at 29-16 with 7:07 to go before halftime on a Jacks 3-pointer and led again by 13 at 31-18 with 5:46 to play in the half.

With WSC leading 35-25 with 3:23 left before halftime, Bemidji State closed the half strong and cut the Wildcat advantage to 37-33 at halftime.

The Wildcats held a seven-point lead (52-45) with 12:30 remaining. Bemidji State rallied and forced the game's third tie at 54-54 on a layup by Jai'Vionne Green with 9:32 to play.

Neither team held a lead of more than four points the rest of the game.

WSC led 71-67 with 4:30 remaining following a pair of Matt Thomas free throws. The 'Cats still led 74-71 with 3:20 to go after two Austin Esters free throws.

A Ben Best layup followed by a Green layup with 10 seconds to play gave Bemidji State a rare lead at 75-74.

Wayne State's Vance Janssen was fouled with 5.2 seconds remaining and sank both charity tosses to put the 'Cats ahead 76-75.

Best took the inbounds pass for BSU and found Pekarek on the left wing, who then drained a high-arching 25 footer next to the Beaver bench as time expired allowing the Beavers to hand WSC a heartbreaking defeat.

Wayne State made 28 of 66 shots from the field for 42.4 percent. The 'Cats were 5 for 19 behind the arc and 15 for 18 at the free throw line.

Jacks led WSC in scoring with 19 points followed by Matt Thomas with 15. Brian Goodwin and Austin Esters accounted for 14 points apiece.

Bemidji State was 29 of 55 shooting for 52.7 percent, going 16 for 28 (57%) in the second half. The Beavers were 10 of 21 from 3-point range and 10 out of 14 from the foul stripe.

The Beavers held a 39-28 advantage in rebounding over WSC. Best had 10 caroms for BSU while Jacks and Jordan Cornelius grabbed five for the Wildcats.

WSC forced 21 turnovers on Bemidji State, leading to a 23-9 advantage on points off turnovers. The Wildcats had just seven turnovers in the contest.

Wayne State will be home again Saturday, entertaining Minnesota Crookston in a 6 p.m. contest.

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WSC women hold back Bemidji State for NSIC home win
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Wayne State College never trailed, but had to battle for a hard-fought 70-65 Northern Sun Conference women's basketball win Friday evening over Bemidji State at Rice Auditorium in Wayne. The Wildcats improve to 16-6 and 11-6 in the NSIC South while the visiting Beavers drop to 6-15 and 3-14 in league play.

The Wildcats opened the game strong, taking a 15-4 lead at the 4:33 mark of the first quarter. WSC closed the quarter making 8 of 12 shots from the field and 6 of 7 behind the arc as consecutive treys from Amanda Brainerd, Katie Hoskins and Evelyn Knox to end the quarter gave the Wildcats a 26-9 lead.

But the tables were turned on the Wildcats in the second quarter as WSC went ice cold from the floor (3 of 16 for 18%) while BSU connected on 10 of 16 in the quarter, outscoring the Wildcats 24-9 to cut the Wayne State advantage TO 35-33 at intermission.

Bemidji State opened the second half with a basket for the game's lone tie at 35-35. WSC then went on a 12-2 run and regained a double-digit lead at 47-37 following a 3-pointer from Maggie Schulte with 4:22 to play third quarter.

WSC held a 49-42 lead after three quarters, but BSU would never let the Wildcats put the game out of reach.

With WSC leading 57-53, the Wildcats used two free throws from Schulte and Paige Ballinger and a layup from Anna Martensen to give the 'Cats a 63-53 lead with 3:47 to play.

The Beavers made one more run at the Wildcats and got as close as three at 68-65 with 11 seconds, but senior Katie Hoskins canned a pair of free throws with nine seconds to play sealing the 70-65 win.

Wayne State shot 19 of 50 from the field for 38 percent. The 'Cats were 8 for 20 behind the arc and 24 of 33 at the charity stripe.

Ballinger paced WSC in scoring with 20 points. Martensen and Schulte also hit double figures with 14 and 10 respectively.

Bemidji State made 27 of 65 shots from the floor (41.5%), going 6 for 20 from the 3-point line. The Beavers were just 5 of 8 at the foul stripe.

BSU held a slim 38-36 advantage in rebounding over the Wildcats. Martensen led WSC on the glass with eight followed by Hoskins and Ballinger with five apiece.

WSC had just nine turnovers in the game compared to 10 on BSU. Ballinger had four of Wayne State's 16 assists and also recorded four of the Wildcats' six blocks.

The Wildcats will be at home again Saturday afternoon hosting Minnesota Crookston in a 4 p.m. NSIC contest in Rice Auditorium.

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Balanced attack carries WSC men in win over Minnesota-Crookston
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Wayne State used 52 percent shooting and four players in double figures as the Wildcats downed Minnesota Crookston 79-72 in a Northern Sun Conference men's basketball game played Saturday evening at Rice Auditorium in Wayne. The Wildcats move to 8-16 and 6-12 in the NSIC with UMC dropping to 7-17 and 3-15 in the NSIC North Division.

The Wildcats jumped out quickly to a 16-4 lead at the 13:49 mark of the first half. But the Golden Eagles used a 3-point barrage from Connor Gamble (three consecutive makes) to rally for a 24-22 lead with 6:11 to go before halftime.

The two teams traded several ties and lead changes to close out the first half with WSC leading 33-31 at halftime.

WSC then opened the second half with a 16-2 run and held the Golden Eagles without a basket for the first 6:40 of the half to take a sizeable 49-33 lead.

Minnesota Crookston got as close as six at 53-47 following a Chase Johnson basket. But WSC pushed the lead back to double digits at 11 (60-49) and keep the lead mostly in double figures the rest of the way as UMC scored the final five points of the game to make the score 79-72.

Wayne State shot 52.1 percent from the field making 25 of 48 shots. The 'Cats were 5 of 12 behind the arc and shot a season-high 92.3 percent (24 of 26) at the foul line.

Kendall Jacks scored a team-high 19 points, his 16th straight game in double figures, to lead a balanced Wildcat attack. Austin Esters added 16 points off the bench on 6 of 7 shooting while Vance Janssen and Matt Thomas each scored 15 for the Wildcats.

Minnesota Crookston made 25 of 54 shots for 46.3 percent, including 7 for 22 from 3-point range. The Golden Eagles were 15 of 19 at the line.

Harrison Cleary scored 25 points to pace UMC in scoring. Connor Gamble added 22 with Chase Johnson accounting for 14.

WSC held a 31-22 edge in rebounding over the Golden Eagles thanks to seven boards by Cornelius and Jacks while Johnson had 12 for UMC.

Wayne State had 19 turnovers in the game to 15 by UMC. Both teams had 18 points off turnovers while WSC held a 38-28 advantage on points in the paint.

The Wildcats will be on the road next weekend, playing at Southwest Minnesota State Friday evening at 8 p.m. and Sioux Falls Saturday in a 6 p.m. contest.