Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.com) [WBB]– The Northern State University women’s basketball team took down Dakota State, 89-66 Monday night in an exhibition match. The Wolves took an early lead in the first two quarters outscoring the Trojans by 20 points. Madelyn Bragg led the charge for NSU with 20 points on the night along with six rebounds.

THE QUICK DETAILS

Final Score: NSU 89, DSU 66

Records: NSU 0-0 , DSU 0-0

Attendance:639

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern State notched 24 points in the first, 25 points in the second, 22 points in the third, and 18 in fourth quarter
• The Wolves shot well in the contest shooting 49.4% from the floor, 35.7% from beyond the three, and 72.7% from the foul line
• NSU tallied 58 points in the paint, 26 points off of turnovers, and 29 points off the bench
• Madelyn Bragg led the Northern State offense with 20 points, six rebounds, and one block on the night
• Rianna Fillipi and Michaela Jewett followed behind with 16 and 15 points each with Fillipi notching six steals
• In addition, Jewett recorded six rebounds along with two made three-pointers
• Izzy Moore led the team off the bench with nine points, two assists, and one steal

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Madelyn Bragg: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
• Rianna Fillipi: 16 points, 6 steals, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
• Michaela Jewett: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
• Alayna Benike: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists
• Izzy Moore: 9 points, 2 assists, 1 steal
• Decontee Smith: 9 points, 6 rebounds,  2 blocks, 1 assists

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• The Wolves led 36-28 at the half and out-scored the Blue Hawks 42-36 in the second, despite trailing near the 13-minute mark
• Northern shot 47.8% from the floor, 44.4% from the 3-point line, and 55.6% from the foul line
• The Wolves defense held the Blue Hawks to shooting percentages of 33.3 from the floor and 25.8 from beyond the arc
• They tallied 50 points in the paint, 17 second chance points off 14 offensive rebounds, 14 points off turnovers, 12 points off the bench, and seven fast break points
• NSU out-rebounded DSU 52-33 and recorded a game leading 12 assist and seven steals
• Three players scored in double figures, led by James Glenn with 20 points, knocking down 8-of-15 from the floor; he also added a team leading five steals
• Tobi Obiora followed with a double-double, recording 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Kwat Abdelkarim added 14 points and a team leading three assists
• Both Obiora and Abdelkarim shot 50.0% from the floor in the win
• Marcus Burks and Ethan Russell rounded out the starting five with eight and seven points respectively; Burks tallied a team second best eight rebounds and dished out three assists