Box Score Wayne State 70 Minnesota State 55

            Junior forward Maggie Schulte recorded her second straight double-double while senior guard Haley Moore scored a career-high 20 points to lead Wayne State College in a 70-55 Northern Sun Conference women's basketball victory at Minnesota State Saturday evening in Mankato, Minnesota.   It was the seventh straight win for Wayne State, now 12-3 and 7-3 in the NSIC.  MSU falls to 7-6 overall and 3-6 in league play.
            Wayne State got off to a slow start, trailing 9-4 in the first 2:30 of the contest.   But the Wildcats responded with a 12-0 run over the next 5:32 to take a 16-9 lead, an advantage WSC would never relinquish the rest of the game.
            Following the WSC run, Minnesota State closed the first quarter strong and pulled within 19-16 after one quarter.
            WSC built an eight-point lead midway through the second quarter at 27-19 with 3:23 remaining in the half.  After MSU closed within two at 27-25, WSC finished the first half with a 31-27 advantage.
             Wayne State broke the game open in the third quarter with a 25-10 scoring advantage to take a commanding 56-37 lead after three quarters. 
            MSU was still within five at 36-31 with 7:42 to go in the third quarter, but WSC went on a 9-1 run to push the lead to double digits and the Wildcats never let the Mavericks back into the contest.
            Wayne State maintained a double digit lead the rest of the way as the Wildcats ended with a 70-55 win.
            The Wildcats finished the game making 25 of 60 shots from the field for 41.7 percent, including 5 of 18 from the 3- point line.  WSC was 15 of 19 from the charity stripe for 78.9 percent.
            Schulte led WSC with her second straight double-double, recording 24 points and 12 rebounds.  She was a perfect 11 of 11 at the charity stripe.  Senior guard Haley Moore also had a big game for the Wildcats scoring a career-high 20 points.  She was 7 for 12 from the field and 3 of 5 from the 3-point line along with 3 for 4 at the foul stripe.
            Minnesota State was 22 of 68 shooting for 32.4 percent.  The Mavericks were 6 of 18 behind the arc and just 5 for 7 at the free throw line.
            WSC held a 45-38 edge in rebounding over Minnesota State thanks to 12 caroms by Schulte six each from Paige Ballinger and Katie Hoskins.  Hoskins led WSC in assists with three while sophomore Taylor Reiner tied a career-high with five blocked shots.
            The Wildcats will return home to the friendly confines of Rice Auditorium next weekend for NSIC contests against #25 Northern State Friday night at 6 p.m. and #24 MSU Moorhead Saturday in a 4 p.m. contest.