Wednesday, February 28
St. Cloud, Minn.
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St. Cloud State
18-9,14-8NSIC
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Photo by: Jacob Sanders
Balanced Attack Leads St. Cloud State Women’s Basketball to Victory in First Round of NSIC Tournament
2/29/2024 1:32:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Five Huskies reach double figures, SCSU advances to Pentagon for quarterfinal matchup with UMary Saturday night
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Seventh-seeded St. Cloud State Women's Basketball (18-9 overall, 14-8 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference) stopped its two-game skid and defended Halenbeck Hall in its First Round NSIC Tournament tilt against tenth-seeded Minot State Wednesday night, taking down the Beavers, 78-61. The Huskies now advance to the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. to play second-seeded UMary (20-10, 16-6 NSIC) in a quarterfinal matchup on Saturday at 7 p.m.
The Huskies were clicking on all cylinders early in the game, jumping out to an 11-0 lead just over four minutes into the game. The Beavers scored their first point at the 5:30 mark and closed the half on a 10-7 run to trim their deficit to eight after the first 10 minutes.
Sophomore guard Jada Eggebrecht (Phillips, Wis.) got off to a nice start, scoring seven points in the first quarter on 3-of-4 shooting as the Huskies shot 66.7% (8-of-12) as a team.
SCSU's lead never dipped below seven points for the remainder of the quarter and it went into the half, leading 31-22. Eggebrecht scored six of the Huskies' 13 points in the quarter and shot 3-of-4 from the field again, giving her 13 first half points on an extremely efficient 6-of-8 shooting.
The Huskies shot over 50% from the field in the first half and held MISU to 25.8% (8-of-31) from the field and 13.3% (2-of-15) from three-point range.
St. Cloud State stretched its lead throughout the third quarter before taking its biggest advantage of the game, 20 points, with just under a minute left in the period. Senior forward Jasmine Litt (Pulaski, Wis.) carried some of her momentum over from the regular season finale as she scored seven points in the third on a perfect 3-of-3 from the field.
Minot State was able to get its deficit under 10 points on three occasions in the final quarter of play but was never able to get closer than eight points. The Huskies knocked down 12-of-13 (92.3%) of their free throws in the fourth to seal the victory.
Senior forward Dru Henning (Mukwonago, Wis.) and senior guard Tori Peschel (Sauk Centre, Minn.) each had perfect fourth quarters while playing the entire 10 minutes. Henning scored seven points on 2-of-2 from the field including 1-of-1 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 from the line. Peschel poured in seven of her own points on 2-of-2 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 from the charity stripe.
The Beavers kept pace in the fourth quarter, making all 10 of their free throw attempts while also matching SCSU's 25 points. Maya Aguilar scored 11 of her 18 points in the final 10 minutes.
The Huskies took the game, 78-61 after shooting 51% from the floor compared to Minot State's 30.3%. The Huskies turned the ball over 16 times with MISU only turned it over eight times.
TOP HUSKIES
The Huskies are set to play second-seeded UMary (20-10, 16-6 NSIC) in a NISC Tournament quarterfinal matchup on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. Tickets are available for purchase here. Live coverage will be available on Midco Sports and Midco Sports Plus (note – a subscription is required) and The Varsity Network. You can find more information on Midco Sports here. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Women's Basketball schedule page.
NSIC WBB Tournament Homepage | Sanford Sports NSIC Page
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Basketball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
The Huskies were clicking on all cylinders early in the game, jumping out to an 11-0 lead just over four minutes into the game. The Beavers scored their first point at the 5:30 mark and closed the half on a 10-7 run to trim their deficit to eight after the first 10 minutes.
Sophomore guard Jada Eggebrecht (Phillips, Wis.) got off to a nice start, scoring seven points in the first quarter on 3-of-4 shooting as the Huskies shot 66.7% (8-of-12) as a team.
SCSU's lead never dipped below seven points for the remainder of the quarter and it went into the half, leading 31-22. Eggebrecht scored six of the Huskies' 13 points in the quarter and shot 3-of-4 from the field again, giving her 13 first half points on an extremely efficient 6-of-8 shooting.
The Huskies shot over 50% from the field in the first half and held MISU to 25.8% (8-of-31) from the field and 13.3% (2-of-15) from three-point range.
St. Cloud State stretched its lead throughout the third quarter before taking its biggest advantage of the game, 20 points, with just under a minute left in the period. Senior forward Jasmine Litt (Pulaski, Wis.) carried some of her momentum over from the regular season finale as she scored seven points in the third on a perfect 3-of-3 from the field.
Minot State was able to get its deficit under 10 points on three occasions in the final quarter of play but was never able to get closer than eight points. The Huskies knocked down 12-of-13 (92.3%) of their free throws in the fourth to seal the victory.
Senior forward Dru Henning (Mukwonago, Wis.) and senior guard Tori Peschel (Sauk Centre, Minn.) each had perfect fourth quarters while playing the entire 10 minutes. Henning scored seven points on 2-of-2 from the field including 1-of-1 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 from the line. Peschel poured in seven of her own points on 2-of-2 shooting from the field and 3-of-3 from the charity stripe.
The Beavers kept pace in the fourth quarter, making all 10 of their free throw attempts while also matching SCSU's 25 points. Maya Aguilar scored 11 of her 18 points in the final 10 minutes.
The Huskies took the game, 78-61 after shooting 51% from the floor compared to Minot State's 30.3%. The Huskies turned the ball over 16 times with MISU only turned it over eight times.
TOP HUSKIES
- Eggebrecht scored a game-high 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field while grabbing four rebounds.
- Henning stuffed the stat sheet with 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists. She made 5-of-7 shots from the field, 2-of-3 from three and both of her free throws.
- Sophomore forward Ashley Sawicki (Waunakee, Wis.) scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds. She made 6-of-9 shots from the field.
- SCSU now has a 16-11 all-time record in the NSIC Tournament and holds a 20-5 advantage over Minot State in the team's all-time series.
- St. Cloud State led the game in field goal percentage (50.9-30.3), three-point percentage (33.3-16.7), field goals (29-20), three pointers (6-5), total rebounds (12-33—45 – 12-16—28), assists (22-9), points in the paint (36-26) and second chance points (14-12).
- Minot State led in free throw percentage (84.2-77.8), free throws (16-14), steals (8-3), points off turnovers (15-9), fast break points (7-2) and bench points (24-16).
- Both teams blocked four shots.
- The Huskies recorded assists on 75.9% of its field goals (22-of-29).
- Eggebrecht tied a season-high seven three-point attempts. Games this season with 19+ points: five and 4+ rebounds: eight.
- Henning tied her career-highs in field goals (five), rebounds (eight), assists (six) and blocks (one). Games this season with 14+ points: two and 6+ assists: five (three of the last four).
- Sawicki has scored 12+ points in 15 games this season and grabbed 9+ rebounds in eight.
- Litt scored 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field. She also grabbed three rebounds. Games this season with 11+ points: eight and 3+ rebounds: 14.
- Senior guard Morgan Draheim (Hortonville, Wis.) scored 10 points and dished out a career/game-high eight assists. She also grabbed three rebounds. Games this season with 10+ points: 10 and 3+ rebounds: 13.
- Peschel scored seven points and grabbed five rebounds. She tied a season-high for free throws (three). Games this season with 7+ points: five, 5+ rebounds: 16 (of 22) including 11 in a row and 3+ free throws three.
- Senior guard Makenna Vanzant (Farmington, Ark.) grabbed six rebounds which ties her career high. She has grabbed 6+ rebounds in three games this season, including the last two.
The Huskies are set to play second-seeded UMary (20-10, 16-6 NSIC) in a NISC Tournament quarterfinal matchup on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. Tickets are available for purchase here. Live coverage will be available on Midco Sports and Midco Sports Plus (note – a subscription is required) and The Varsity Network. You can find more information on Midco Sports here. Links to each coverage option will be available on the SCSU Women's Basketball schedule page.
NSIC WBB Tournament Homepage | Sanford Sports NSIC Page
For all the latest on St. Cloud State Women's Basketball, stay tuned to SCSUHuskies.com and follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Team Stats
MISU
SCSU
FG%
.303
.509
3FG%
.167
.333
FT%
.842
.778
RB
28
45
TO
8
16
STL
8
3
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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