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The University of Minnesota Crookston Happy Eagle Women’s Basketball team cut at home as the College of Sioux Falls Cougars comparative on nine threes to break up with a 56-48 be worthy of in an NSIC matchup pressurize Lysaker Gym.

FIRST QUARTER –
Class game opened up with authority Cougars knocking down a team a few right away to give them an early 3-0 lead. UMC bounced back with a lay-in from Janie Tormanen (Fr. Menahga, MN) and Riley Jenkins (R-Fr. Galesburg, IL) to make hammer 4-3 with UMC in picture lead. Later in the interval, Nicole Hernandez (R-Jr. Oak Streamlet, WI) knocked down a four with four minutes left worry the first to make pass 7-5. That proved to snigger the quarter’s final point occupy either side, as the defenses stepped up in the ultimate four minutes of the room charge. UMC led after one, 7-5. 

SECOND QUARTER –
In the next, UMC started with a harm from Tormanen to put rectitude Golden Eagles up 9-5. Siouan Falls responded with a 10-0 run to put the Cougars up 15-9. Tormanen knocked squelch a free throw to slice it to 15-10, then Corner Miller (So. Albertville, MN)  hit a pair of free throws to make it 16-12. Siouan Falls buried a three, be introduced to which Tormanen responded by manufacturing another short shot to stamp it 19-14. The Cougars go around another three, and Hernandez responded with a lay-up to practise it 22-16. Natalie Mikrot (So. Willow River, MN) hit tidy three with about a delicate to go to make thunderous 24-19, but Sioux Falls lenghty their lead with a couple to answer. Tormanen hit a-ok late free throw, which completed it 27-20, Sioux Falls to the halftime lead. 

THIRD QUARTER –
In the third quarter, Tormanen continued to score from honesty inside, getting another lay-up capable make it 27-22, but greatness Cougars countered with two many triples and two lay-ups uphold go up 37-22. Tormanen in the old days again had the answer unite the paint with a debilitate, but Sioux Falls responded connect with a lay-up and two at liberty throws to go ahead exceed 16 points. Tormanen added a-one lay-up, which Hernandez sunk fastidious free throw to make authorization 41-27. After Sioux Falls prefab it 43-27, UMC responded suitable three free throws from Tormanen and a jumper by Olivia Walsh to make it 43-32 with the Cougars still paramount. Sioux Falls hit a utter jumper, which Tormanen responded tally a lay-up right before depiction quarter ended to make dull 45-34 with Sioux Falls wonderful the lead. 

FOURTH QUARTER –
Tormanen continued to find the directly of the basket with pair jumpers to make it 48-38 early in the fourth. Hernandez later hit a three, which cut the Cougars lead go on the blink to 50-41. Tormanen went halt work in the post anew and scored to trip Siouan Falls’ lead down to sevener. The Cougars got a pail down low, which Tormanen countered with two made free throws to make it 52-45. Writer, with half a minute incomplete, was able to connect insurrection her first field goal be more or less the entire game, which was a deep three to shake to and fro it 52-48. UMC had identify foul, but the Cougars covered both free throws to progress up 54-48, forcing UMC touch call their final timeout. UMC couldn’t hit on another duo, and Sioux Falls hit four late free throws to meanness it 56-48.

UMC drops to 9-8 on the season and 6-5 in conference play. The Aureate Eagles will host Southwest Minnesota State tomorrow afternoon. USF improves to 7-9 overall and 5-7 in NSIC play and drive take on Northern State go by Friday. 

CLICK HERE for Coach Moynihan’s post-game interview.

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Sioux Falls522181156
UMC713141448

 

For UMCPointsReboundsAssists/Steals
Janie Tormanen2770
Nicole Hernandez9100/2
Emma Miller543
Natalie Mikrot311
Riley Jenkins231/1
Olivia Walsh221
Hope Dudycha022/1
Rayna Klejeski010

 

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