The University of Minnesota Duluth women's basketball team opened up another week of Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) matchups tonight, falling to the Winona State University Warriors 57-53 on the road.

Final Score: UMD (53) - WSU (57)

After falling behind 5-2 to open the night, UMD went on a 5-0 run with 7:58 left in the first quarter, culminating in a three from Grace Counts, to take a 7-5 lead. The Bulldogs surrendered that lead by the end of the quarter and entered the second down 11-10.

WSU added to that lead, building a 17-15 advantage before UMD collected five unanswered points, highlighted by a three from Maria Counts, to take a 20-17 lead. The Warriors responded back to take a 30-22 lead heading into the halftime break.

After intermission, UMD cut its deficit to 36-33 before going on a 5-0 run to grab a 38-36 lead with 3:31 to go in the third. Winona State responded yet again to seize a 43-40 heading into the fourth quarter.

WSU widened its lead in the fourth, constructing a 48-43 advantage before the Bulldogs collected another five unanswered points, finished off by Karge's layup, to even the score at 48 all with 5:03 to go in the contest. The Bulldogs could not turn their rally into a victory though as the Warriors outscored them 9-5 the rest of the way to close out the game at 57-53. UMD fired away from deep in the quarter, knocking down two shots to account for six of its 13 points.

Bulldog Notes vs. WSU

The Bulldogs had three players score in double figures, led by Maria Counts, who had 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two steals. Johanna Miller added 11 points and two blocks and Lexi Karge chipped in as well with 11 points and eight rebounds.

UMD still found success on both sides of the ball, making eight threes on 22 attempts throughout the night while holding Winona State shooters to just 31.7% from the field.

Looking Ahead

Bulldog women's basketball (7-13, 5-10 NSIC) returns to Romano Gymnasium on Saturday for a rivalry matchup against the Concordia St Paul Golden Bears. Tip-off against the Golden Bears is currently set for 3:00 PM.