Hot Three-Point Shooting by Wildcats Leads to First Loss for Huskies

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Hot Three-Point Shooting by Wildcats Leads to First Loss for Huskies

11/24/2024 2:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

St. Cloud State Defeated 63-52 by Northern Michigan

St. Cloud, Minn.- St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (3-1) suffered their first loss of the season as they were defeated 63-52 against Northern Michigan. Both teams got off to slow offensive starts as St. Cloud State shot 33% from the field while the Wildcats shot 23% in the first quarter. The Huskies would still find themselves holding a 12-9 at the end of the quarter. The second quarter saw the teams battle back and forth, but the Wildcats closed the quarter on a 7-3 run to take a 27-24 lead at the break. The Huskies started to take charge in the third quarter as a layup by Alana Zarneke gave St. Cloud State a 37-32 lead at the 5:11 mark of the third quarter. The Huskies held that lead for a few minutes before Sarah Newcomer of Northern Michigan drained three consecutive three-pointers on three straight Wildcat possessions to take a 45-39 lead. The Wildcats knocked down another three-pointer as they would go into the fourth quarter leading 48-39. NMU continued their hot shooting in the fourth quarter as they held a 58-45 lead with five minutes left in the game. St. Cloud State would chip away but could never get within double-digits as they would be defeated 63-52 for the first loss of the season.

Top Huskies

Jada Eggebrecht led the Huskies in scoring with 16 points while shooting 6/11 from the field and made two of her three three-pointers. Eggebrecht also tallied two rebounds and a block and steal.
Abigail O'Reilly recorded her first career double-double as she scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. The 10 rebounds were a career-high for O'Reilly.
Paige Lambe nearly tallied a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds. Lambe made her first career start while tallying two assists and a block.

Notables

St. Cloud State is now 8-3 all-time against Northern Michigan.
The Huskies led the game in rebounds (41-31), blocks (2-0), points off turnovers (16-12), points in the paint (18-16), second chance points (8-6), fast break points (3-2), and bench points (10-7).
Alana Zarneke scored seven points, grabbed three rebounds, and totaled two assists and steals.
Kylan Gerads tied her career-high in points with five.
Rachel Kottke scored two points, set a career-high of four rebounds, and tallied three assists.

Up Next
St. Cloud State will be back in action on November 30 as they host Wisconsin Parkside. For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Basketball, stay tuned to scsuhuskies.com and follow the Huskies on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.