Northern State sweeps U-Mary in NSIC openers

Northern State shot the lights out after the intermission and pulled away for its first win of the season.

The Wolves hit on 20 of 28 shots from the field (71.4 percent) and drilled 10 of 15 (67 percent) from three-point range over the final 20 minutes, turning a two-point halftime deficit into a 90=74 win over the Marauders.

Jacksen Moni, a junior from West Fargo Sheyenne, led five players in double figures with a game-high 31. He hit 12 of 18 shot from the floor, including 4 of 6 from long range, and finished with four rebounds and six assists.

Josh Dilling added 19 points, Augustin Reede 15 and Trey Longstreet and Andrew Bergan each netted 11 for NSU (1-4, 1-0 NSIC).

Zyon Smith led the Marauders with 16 points. Gerald Gittens added 13 and Xavier Lewis 12 for U-Mary (2-2, 0-1 NSIC).

The Marauders compete in the Northern State Classic this weekend in Aberdeen, S.D., playing Trinity Bible College on Friday and Peru State (Neb.) on Saturday.

A tough shooting night was costly for U-Mary in its NSIC opener.

The Wolves connected on 25 of 51 field goal attempts (49 percent) while the Marauders shot 33 percent (20 for-61).

Alayna Benike had 20 points four Wolves in double digits. Decontee Smith, a freshman from Central Cass, added 14 points and eight rebounds. Madelyn Bragg and Rianna Fillipi each finished with 11. Bragg led the Wolves with 12 rebounds.

Lexie Schneider paced the Marauders with 22 points and nine rebounds. Megan Zander added 15 and Mariah McKeever nine.

The Marauders return to NSIC play on Saturday, Dec. 2, hosting Minnesota State-Moorhead.

Northern State 90, U-Mary 74

Northern State;33;57;-;90

U-Mary;35;39;-;74

NORTHERN STATE (90): Michael Nhial 3, Trey Longstreet 11, Augustin Reede 15, Josh Dilling 19, Jacksen Moni 31, Andrew Bergan 11. Totals: 33-58 FG, 8-11 FT, 17 fouls (Nhial), 27 rebounds (Dilling 6), 10 turnovers, 20 assists (Moni 6), 9 steals (Longstreet 4). Three-pointers: 16-30 (Nhial 1, Reede 5, Dilling 4, Moni 4, Bergan 1).

U-MARY (74): Zyon Smith 16, Gunner Swanson 7, Gerald Gittens 13, Xavier Lewis 12, Brock Heffner 9, Rich Ashu 6, Alex Mattes 8, Marquel Saleek 3. Totals: 25-56 FG, 15-22 FT, 15 fouls (Heffner), 35 rebounds (Heffner 7), 14 turnovers, 11 assists (Gittens 4), 6 steals (Swanson 3). Three-pointers: 9-16 (Smith 4, Swanson 1, Gittens 2, Mattes 2, Saleek 1).

Records: Northern State 1-4, 1-0 NSIC; U-Mary 2-2, 0-1 NSIC.

Northern State 77, U-Mary 65

Northern State;17;35;55;77

U-Mary;16;29;43;64

NORTHERN STATE (77): Madelyn Bragg 11, Alayna Benike 20. Brynn Alfson 9, Rianna Fillipi 11, Morgan Fiedler 4, Gracie Traphagen 3, Brylie Schulz 5, Decontee Smith 14. Totals: 25-51 FG, 16-21 FT, 22 fouls, 44 rebounds (Bragg 10), 16 turnovers, 16 assists (Fillipi 8), 3 steals (3 with 1). Three-pointers: 12-17 (Benike 5, Alfson 1, Fillipi 2, Schultz 1, Smith 3).

U-MARY (65): Mariah McKeever 9, Ryleigh Wacha 2, Megan Zander 15, Addison Rozell 1, Lexie Schneider 22, Mo Hakim 2, Bergan Kinnebrew 8, Aston Kinnebrew 5. Totals: 20-61 FG, 20-27 FT, 21 fouls (Wacha), 29 rebounds (Schneider 9), 5 turnovers, 6 assists (Schneider 3), 9 steals (Schneider 3). Three-pointers: 4-18 (Zander 3, A.Kinnebrew 1).

ecords: Northern State 4-1, 1-0 NSIC; U-Mary 2-5, 0-1 NSIC.

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