The University of Minnesota Duluth women's basketball team doubled the score over the University of Jamestown in their first historic Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) matchup in 82-36 fashion.

Leading the effort was Lexi Karge, who earned 16 points, four rebounds, and one steal with an 87.5% (7-8) from the field. Following close behind was Maria Counts with 11 points and an 80% (4-5) from the field and 75% (3-4) from the three-point line. Leading the defensive effort was Ashley Fritz with a team-leading five steals.

The first quarter saw the Bulldogs jump out to a colossal 22-6 lead off the efforts of Lexi Karge, Counts, Myra Moorjani, Vanessa Bickford, Drew Johnston, and Fritz. In that time, UMD was shooting 60% (9-15) from the field and 44.4% (4-9) from beyond the arc.

Jamestown continued to struggle under the offensive might of the Bulldogs as the team again doubled the scoring effort on an 18-9 run over the course of the quarter. This effort was headlined by Karge with eight points in the dominant 40-15 score before the halftime break.

With a  25-point lead, UMD continued to expand the gap in the third quarter as Moorjani, Counts, Fritz, Johnston, Bjorge, Lexi Karlen, Karge, and Karly Jusczak combined to outscore the Jimmies 26 to five to force a 66-20 lead into the final 10 minutes. The team eased up on defense, allowing the Jimmies to score 16 points, but offensively kept pace with their own 16 points to seal up the match 82-36.

Overall, the team shot 53.3% (32-60) from the field, 44.4% (12-27) from beyond the arc, and 66.7% (6-9) from the free throw line. The team outscored Jamestown in every category while outrebounding them by 46 to 28. Jusczak led the rebounding effort with seven total rebounds (three offensive).

UMD returns to Romano Gymnasium on Thursday to host Minot State University. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.