Dammann's 27 Point Effort Leads Huskies into Quarterfinals of NSIC Tournament

Wednesday, February 27

St. Cloud, Minn.

5:30 p.m.

St. Cloud State

18-9, 14-8NSIC

Minnesota State University - Mankato

14-13, 11-11NSIC

Minnesota State

St. Cloud State

Madelin Dammann recorded a career-high of 27 points in SCSU's first NSIC Tournament victory since 2014-15

Photo by: Maddie MacFarlane

Dammann's 27 Point Effort Leads Huskies into Quarterfinals of NSIC Tournament

2/27/2019 7:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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St. Cloud State defeated Minnesota State 80-63 at Halenbeck Hall in the first round of the NSIC Tournament

By: Zach Siggelkow

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - In the first round of the NSIC Women's Basketball Tournament, St. Cloud State (18-9, 14-8 NSIC) defeated Minnesota State Mankato 80-63 at Halenbeck Hall on February 27, 2019. Wednesday's victory over the Mavericks marks the first time since the 2014-15 season that SCSU has advanced past the first round in the NSIC tournament.

St. Cloud State will face Bemidji State in the NSIC Quarterfinals at 5:30 PM CT at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Saturday, March 2nd. The Beavers enter the quarterfinals as the NSIC north's eight seed after taking down the south's top-seeded Concordia-St. Paul Golden Bears 73-70 on Wednesday night. Of note, CSP was ranked seventh in the second NCAA regional poll.

Madelin Dammann paced the Huskies' scoring efforts, posting a career high 27 points in SCSU's first round victory, while also recording eight rebounds, two assists and two steals. Erin Navratil was 3-4 from beyond the arc while also contributing 11 points off of the Huskies' bench. Nikki Kilboten charted her third double-double of the season, putting up 11 points and 13 rebounds in the last contest at Halenbeck Hall of the season.

Postgame comments from Madelin Dammann after her career high, 27 point performance in SCSU's first round win over Mankato!
Interview with @sctimestom pic.twitter.com/tGFtrpS1KK

— St. Cloud State WBB (@SCSUHUSKIES_WBB) February 28, 2019

Seniors Mackenzie Uter and Mallie Doucette went out on a high note in their last games at Halenbeck Hall. Uter tallied three points while dishing out three assists and recording one rebound. Doucette produced 14 points, five rebounds and three assists in the first round victory.

As a team, St. Cloud State out-scored Mankato in three of the four quarters played on Wednesday night, while also out-rebounding the Mavericks 39-29. SCSU shot 43.3 percent from the field, 48 percent from three and 84.2 percent at the free throw line.

Updates throughout the tournament may be found on scsuhuskies.com and at the NSIC's Tournament Central page. Fans who are traveling to Sioux Falls may visit the Tournament Central page for information on how to purchase tickets and follow all of the action live.