Feb. 16, 2001
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Three North Dakota players had career scoring nights as the fifth-ranked Sioux defeated visiting Minnesota State, Mankato, 83-62, in North Central Conference women’s basketball on Friday.
UND forward Theresa LeCuyer (Sr., Anoka, Minn.) tied a career high with 27 points, Becky Moen (So., Morris, Minn.) came off the bench to score a career-high 21 points and Sioux center Janel Palbicki (So., Bloomington, Minn.) added a career-best 16 points.
The win was UND’s 16th straight at home and raised North Dakota’s overall record to 21-2 and conference record to 13-2. MSU, Mankato is 7-18 overall and 4-11 in the NCC.
UND led 37-24 at the half, and 44-31 early in the second half, but an 11-2 Mavericks’ run cut the Sioux margin to four points (46-42) with 12:11 to play. UND’s lead was still only four points (52-48) with 9:29 to play.
That’s when LeCuyer took over, scoring 17 of her points in the final 9:17. She hit three three-pointers during that stretch and made a career-best five triples in the game.
UND shot 48.1 percent from the field during the game (25-of-52) and held MSU to 40 percent shooting from the field (22-of-55). Kelli Freeman led the Mavericks with 15 points.
The Sioux shot 89.7 percent from the free throw line (26-of-29), snapping out of a slump from the foul line. The previous five games, UND made just 61.1 percent of its free throws (80-of-131).
UND outrebounded the Mavericks, 34-31. Marisa Leighton (Fr., Minnetonka, Minn.) led North Dakota with seven rebounds.
Palbicki made her second start of the year for UND, replacing Jenny Boll (So., Crookston, Minn.), who did not play against MSU after suffering a concussion in UND’s loss the previous week to South Dakota.
North Dakota still holds a two-game lead in the NCC race. Each of the top four teams has three games remaining. The Sioux lead with a 13-2 mark and are followed by Augustana (11-4), North Dakota State (11-4) and St. Cloud State (10-5).
UND plays host to St. Cloud State on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS Minnesota State, Mankato vs North Dakota 2/16/01 6 p.m. at Grand Forks, N.D. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Minnesota State, Mankato 7-18, 4-11 NCC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 21 Kim Curtis.......... * 1-4 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 30 22 Kelli Freeman....... * 5-8 3-6 2-2 1 1 2 2 15 4 1 0 4 28 23 Kris Wolle.......... * 2-4 1-2 4-6 1 4 5 4 9 2 3 1 1 32 25 Kristin Volk........ * 4-6 1-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 9 1 1 0 0 26 50 Jenny Groom......... * 4-12 0-2 1-1 5 4 9 4 9 1 2 0 1 21 03 Megan Applen........ 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 Janessa Collins..... 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 32 Susan Salonek....... 2-9 2-6 3-4 0 1 1 1 9 0 3 0 0 19 33 Kris Neuberger...... 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 19 34 Afor Nji............ 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 45 Kim Elg............. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 52 Danielle Bridges.... 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 12 TEAM................ 2 1 3 Totals.............. 22-55 7-21 11-15 13 18 31 20 62 11 17 1 7 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-31 29.0% 2nd Half: 13-24 54.2% Game: 40.0% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-12 33.3% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 33.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100 % 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 73.3% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: North Dakota 21-2, 13-2 NCC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 03 Theresa LeCuyer..... * 7-15 5-6 8-10 2 2 4 1 27 1 4 0 3 32 10 Tonia Jones......... * 2-4 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 1 4 2 2 0 2 30 24 Jenny Hoffner....... * 1-7 0-4 2-2 0 3 3 2 4 3 0 0 4 27 43 Mandy Arndtson...... * 3-7 0-2 1-2 2 4 6 5 7 4 0 1 1 29 55 Janel Palbicki...... * 5-8 0-0 6-6 2 3 5 3 16 2 0 0 0 28 21 Marisa Leighton..... 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 6 7 0 2 1 3 0 0 14 22 Becky Moen.......... 6-10 2-4 7-7 1 3 4 3 21 2 2 0 1 28 23 Megan Pick.......... 0-0 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 12 TEAM................ 1 1 1 Totals.............. 25-52 7-17 26-29 11 23 34 15 83 17 13 1 11 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-22 54.5% 2nd Half: 13-30 43.3% Game: 48.1% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-5 80.0% 2nd Half: 3-12 25.0% Game: 41.2% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 9-10 90.0% 2nd Half: 17-19 89.5% Game: 89.7% 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Jeff Sylliaasen, Ben Franson, Jon Garrow Technical fouls: Minnesota State, Mankato-None. North Dakota-None. Attendance: 2198 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Minnesota State, Mankato...... 24 38 - 62 North Dakota.................. 37 46 - 83