PRESS RELEASE

The 2022-23 women’s basketball season came to a close in the NSIC Tournament Quarterfinals for Northern State as they fell to (RV) Augustana 78-67 on Sunday at the Sanford Pentagon. The Wolves battled till the end and momentarily took the lead early in the third quarter, however a 27 point and 18 rebound performance by the NSIC South Player of the Year, Aislinn Duffy, was too much to overcome. 

THE QUICK DETAILS 

Final Score: NSU 78, AU 67 

Records: NSU 18-12 (12-10 NSIC), AU 25-4 (18-4 NSIC) 

Attendance: 1,556 

To see a complete box score, click on the following link:

https://nsuwolves.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/2022-23/augustana/boxscore/13145

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• A Jordyn Hilgemann 3-pointer with 5:08 left in the first period cut the Augustana lead to 9-7, however Augie would stretch the lead to 20-10 with an 11-3 scoring run late in the first quarter 
• The Wolves erased the early ten-point deficit with an 8-0 scoring run that held the Vikings scoreless for over four minutes from the closing seconds of the opening quarter till midway through the second period; Augustana went 0-10 from the field during the Northern State scoring run 
• While NSU was never able to take control of the lead, the Wolves battled back from another seven-point deficit to get within a point at the halftime break (31-30) with a layup by Rianna Fillipi with 58 seconds remaining in the half 
• Northern State out-scored Augustana 12-6 in the final 4:43 of the first half, shooting the ball 6-8 from the field in the closing minutes 
• A jumper by Kailee Oliverson to open the second half gave Northern their first lead of the game (32-31) only ten seconds into the half, and the team’s traded the lead back-and-forth a total of six times early in the third quarter before Augie was able to regain control for good in the closing minutes of the period 
• The Vikings pushed the lead to as many as 16 points midway through the fourth quarter before a pair of free throws by Madelyn Bragg were able to cut the lead back to single digits (72-63) with only 2:15 remaining in the contest 
• Northern State suffered only their second loss of the season when holding a better shooting percentage than their opponent (17-2 on the season), 44.3 percent compared to 42.4 percent by Augustana 
• The difference on the scoreboard came down to free throws and 3-pointers where the Vikings were 21-25 from the charity stripe and 7-19 from beyond the arc compared to 9-12 and 4-12 by the Wolves 
• For the 14^th time this season NSU committed fewer than ten turnovers in a game with only seven against AU 
• Oliverson scored in double figures for the 13^th consecutive game and 24^th time this season, while Fillipi scored in double figures for the 18^th time and Bragg for the fourth time