Box Score The University of Minnesota Duluth continued a 12-game winning streak against Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division rival Bemidji State University, rolling the Beavers 72-50 at Romano Gym on Friday night.
UMD (13-12, 10-11 NSIC) saw four players hit double figures scoring on the night, with senior forward
Katrina Newman and junior guard
Danielle Flood reaching the mark at halftime, combining for 25 points as the Bulldogs took a 36-23 lead to the locker room. Both teams shot just 35 percent in the opening half, but UMD got the edge thanks to six three-pointers and making seven-of-eight trips to the line count, compared to just two for Bemidji State (9-16, 5-16 NSIC).
Senior guard
Megan Lueck notched 11 points off the bench, all in the second half, nearly matching her season high of 14 scored in the season opener against Missouri S&T. Lueck was 3-for-5 from beyond the arc. Junior guard
Jessica Newman added seven second-half points for 10 on the night, but it was her elder sister who led the way for the Bulldogs with 16. UMD led by as much as 30 just before the nine-minute mark of the second half before the Beavers cut the deficit down in the closing minutes.
The story of the game was rebounding: UMD grabbed 48 boards to just 28 for the Beavers, with the Bulldogs collecting 24 offensive rebounds for 19 second-chance points. Junior point guard
Alyssa Kerkhoff led the way with nine, but UMD's bench accounted for 25 including six from senior
Hannah Rutten and freshman
Kenzie Kane. In the end, the Bulldogs shot 37.7 percent on the night but had 69 shots compared to 36.2 percent for Bemidji on just 47 shots.
The Bulldogs will look to end the regular season on a winning note, and finish above .500 for the sixth straight season under head coach
Annette Wiles, when they play host to the University of Minnesota Crookston (10-15, 7-14 NSIC) in the regular season finale. Opening tip of UMD's "Senior Day" game is set for 4:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.