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WBB
42
Northern Mich. NMU 4-3,0-0 GLIAC
63
Winner Minn. Duluth UMD 4-1,1-0 NSIC
Northern Mich. NMU
4-3,0-0 GLIAC
42
Final
63
Minn. Duluth UMD
4-1,1-0 NSIC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Northern Mich. NMU 6 10 16 10 42
Minn. Duluth UMD 16 14 13 20 63

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball falls in Sunday matchup at Minnesota Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. - The Northern Michigan women's basketball team dropped a Sunday decision at No. 25 Minnesota Duluth by a 63-42 score. 

NMU struggled shooting for the second consecutive day, going 13-60 (21.7%) from the field and 5-18 (27.8%) from three. Sarah Newcomer paced the Wildcats with 13 points including a 3-5 clip from three. Duluth's Madalyn Granica went 11-14 for 27 points, 17 coming in the second half. 

Ana Rhude led the way on the glass with a season-high 13 boards. She was one of four 'Cats to pull down multiple offensive boards, as NMU held a 12-3 edge overall. UMD took full advantage to NMU's turnovers, scoring 20 points off turnovers to only three from the Wildcats.  

It was tough sledding early on for NMU, shooting just 2-16 (12.5%) in the opening 10 minutes. The Bulldogs went on a 12-0 run after an Ana Rhude and-one opened the scoring. Mackenzie Holzwart hit the only other shot from the field in the first quarter as NMU trailed 16-6.

The Wildcats missed their first nine shots of the second quarter before a Sarah Newcomer triple cut the deficit to 25-11 with 3:29 left. Makaylee Kuhn would score four points down the stretch, but UMD hit a jumper before the halftime horn to lead 30-16. NMU connected on just two shots again in the second (2-14, 14.3%). 

The Green and Gold found more of a rhythm in the third. Kayla Tierney hit a three just over a minute in and a Braelyn Torres jumper at the halfway point of the quarter closed the deficit to single digits at 34-25. Jacy Weisbrod connected on her first triple a minute later to continue to chip away at the Duluth advantage. UMD regained a double-digit lead, 43-32, heading to the fourth. 

NMU was never able to close the gap any further in the fourth, with UMD having an answer each time NMU scored. Down 12 at 49-27 with over six minutes left, the Bulldogs went on a 14-2 run to put a stamp on a 63-42 win over the Wildcats. 

The loss drops the Wildcats to 4-3 while UMD improved to 4-1. 


Up Next
The 'Cats will be off for a weekend as they get ready for GLIAC play starting with Wayne State coming to town on Thursday, December 7. 
 
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