SIOUX FALLS, SD (NSUWolves.com) [FRI] — A fourth-quarter scoring surge propelled the Wolves to earn their second win of the season against Black Hills State, 56-54. Northern State finished the game with 56 points, 40 rebounds, eight assists, two blocks and two steals while shooting 41.7% from the field, 10% from 3 and 62.5% from the line.

QUICK DETAILS
Final score: NSU 56, BHSU 54
Records: NSU 2-1, BHSU 1-3

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After starting the fourth quarter trailing 43-37, the Wolves dropped 18 in the final 10 minutes, their highest-scoring quarter of the game
• For Northern, Megan Counts led the charge, boasting 16 points, five rebounds and two blocks
• Counts led the team in shots and field-goal percentage, going 8-for-12 (75%) from the floor
• The Wolves had two other athletes drop double digits in Izzy Moore (14) and Morgan Fiedler (10)
• Moore tallied her third consecutive game over 10 points, going 5-for-11 from the field and 0-for-2 from deep, while recording five boards and three assists
• For Fiedler, all 10 of her points came from inside the 3-point line (5-for-10) while also getting three assists and six rebounds (tied for the team high with Lily Klein)
• Five Northern State athletes shot 50% or higher in the game: Counts (75%), Fiedler (50%), Klein (50%), Taylor Tool (50%) and Mackenzie Carrier (50%)
• For the Yellow Jackets, Addison Branscum led the team in points with 14 on the day, while Alli Glasscock recorded 12
• Glasscock also led the team in rebounds (nine) and blocks (two)

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Megan Counts: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks
Izzy Moore: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
Morgan Fiedler: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
Lily Klein: 4 points, 6 rebounds
Taylor Tool: 9 points, 1 rebound

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SIOUX FALLS, SD (NSUWolves.com) [SAT] – Northern State earned their third win of the season against South Dakota Mines, 64-51. As a team, the Wolves tallied 64 points, 42 rebounds, 13 assists, seven steals and two blocks while shooting 37.7% from the field, 22.2% from deep and 71.4% from the line.

QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 64, SDSM&T 51
Records: NSU 3-1, SDSM&T 1-4

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Wolves opened the game with a trio of 3s to take an early 9-5 lead in the first quarter and shot 40% from deep in the first quarter, their best 3-point shooting quarter of the day
• Northern State scored 21 points in the first quarter, the most points in a quarter for both teams
• Of their 64 points, 32 were scored inside the paint
• Leading the charge was Izzy Moore, who dropped 16 points, seven rebounds and two assists while recording a team high of three steals
• Moore also was a perfect 6-for-6 at the charity stripe and was 62.5% from the field, NSU’s second-highest field goal percentage of the afternoon
• Lily Klein and Telia Graham led the Wolves in rebounds with eight apiece, while Klein scored six points and Graham tallied five
• Of Northern’s four made 3-pointers, Taylor Tool recorded two of them, going 50% in the game and leading the team in the category
• As a team, the Wolves’ bench contributed 17 points and, as a whole, NSU tallied another 17 points off turnovers, forcing 16 in the game
• The Hardrockers had two players (Addison Miranda and Savea Mansfield) go over 10 points in the evening
• Miranda led the charge with 13 points, while Mansfield followed with 11

NORTHERN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
Izzy Moore: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals
Taylor Tool: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block
Megan Counts: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
Lily Klein: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
Telia Graham: 5 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block

UP NEXT
Northern State will play their home and conference opener against Jamestown inside Wachs Arena on Tuesday. The NSIC matchup is slated for 5:30 p.m.