St. Cloud State Women's Basketball Bounces Back Against Northern Michigan

Saturday, November 26

Marquette, Mich.

2:00 P.M.

St. Cloud State

3-2,0-1NSIC

Northern Michign

4-3,0-0GLIAC

St. Cloud St.

Northern Mich.

Photo by: Kaitlyn Zuehl

St. Cloud State Women's Basketball Bounces Back Against Northern Michigan

11/26/2022 4:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Dru Henning and Tori Peschel lead the scoring charge

ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The St. Cloud State women's basketball team bounced back to against the Northern Michigan Wildcats Saturday afternoon in Marquette, MI. After a hard fought battle the Huskies knocked down the Wildcats 55-51. Dru Henning and Tori Peschel lead the Huskies scoring charge with 13 points apiece.

GAME SUMMARY
St. Cloud State's offense went to work right off the bat to go on a 6-0 scoring run. The Huskies held the lead for the entire first half while holding the Wildcats to a 23.3 shooting percentage. Katrina Theis and Tori Peschel lead the scoring with six points each sending the Huskies into the locker room with a 28-23 lead.

The Wildcats started to gain momentum as they tied the game at 30 with 4:18 left in the third period which extend to a two point lead. Dru Henning sank two free throws to tie the game 37-37 with 36 seconds left in the third thanks to a foul by Northern Michigan. The fourth period was a tight contest as the Huskies largest lead of five points was chipped away by the Wildcats. With 1:41 to go, St. Cloud held the lead until Northern Michigan nabbed a layup to put them up by one. Dru Henning was sent to the foul line with 45 second left where she sank both of her shots to give the Huskies a one point lead. Shortly there after, Henning was able to capitalize on a turnover by Northern Michigan by sinking a three-point jump shot with 13 seconds left to seal the Huskies 55-51 victory.

TOP HUSKIES

Dru Henning put up a career high 13 points with four rebounds
Tori Peschel closed with 13 points and five rebounds
Jada Eggebrecht put up seven points and two rebounds
Katrina Theis closed with six points and nine rebounds

UP NEXT
The Huskies will head back to Halenbeck Hall Thursday, December 1 to take on Bemidji State for a NSIC match-up. The game is set for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.

Season and single game tickets for the upcoming season are now on sale at scsutickets.com. For all the latest on St. Cloud State women's basketball, stay tuned on scsuhuskies.com and follow the teams on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.