Box Score MSU Moorhead 71 Wayne State 57

            MSU Moorhead's Megan Hintz recorded a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the NSIC leading Dragons past Wayne State College 71-57 Friday evening in a Northern Sun Conference women's basketball game played at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead, Minnesota.  MSUM is now 15-2 and 11-0 in the NSIC while WSC falls to 11-6 and 6-5 in league games.
            The first half featured a trio of scoring runs with MSU Moorhead using the final run to take control of the game.
            WSC opened with a 7-2 lead 1:46 into the contest.   The host Dragons went on an 11-0 run to take a 13-7 lead at the 5:58 mark of the first quarter.
            The Wildcats closed the quarter with an 11-2 run and took an 18-15 lead on a Brittany Bongartz 3-pointer to end the quarter.
            MSU Moorhead opened the second quarter with six straight points to regain the lead at 21-18.
            WSC came back and tied the score at 26-26 on an Erin Norling three-point play with 5:14 to play in the half.
            But the Dragons closed the half scoring 10 of the next 12 points for a 36-28 lead at intermission.
            MSU Moorhead put the game out of reach early in the third quarter, taking a 50-34 lead.
            The 'Cats got as close as nine at the end of the third quarter at 52-43, but MSU Moorhead used a 15-2 run to open the fourth quarter for a commanding 67-45 lead and finished with the 71-57 victory.
            Norling was the lone Wildcat in double figures with 20 points, her second 20-point scoring game of the season.  Andrea Larson added nine points with Bongartz finishing with eight.
            WSC shot just 33 percent from the field making 21 of 62 shots, including 4 of 16 behind the arc.  The 'Cats were 11 for 14 at the charity stripe.
            Megan Hintz paced MSU Moorhead with her 21-point, 12 rebound effort.  Jacky Volkert also hit double figures with 16 followed by Madi Green with 13. 
            MSU Moorhead made 27 of 64 shots for 42.2 percent.  The Dragons were only 3 of 19 from 3-point range and 14 of 17 at the foul line.
            The Dragons held a 44-37 edge in rebounding over WSC.  Bongartz grabbed nine boards for WSC with Kylie Hammer adding six.
            Both teams had 12 turnovers, but MSU Moorhead held a 17-3 edge in points off turnovers.  Hammer had four assists for WSC while Amelia Ivester had two blocked shots.
            The Wildcats play again Saturday, visiting Northern State in a 4 p.m. contest in Aberdeen, South Dakota.