Golden Eagle WOmen's Basketball
Shawn D. Smith, Sports Information Director • 218-281-8414 (work) • 319-431-2545 (cell) • smithsd@umn.edu Minnesota Crookston 14-13; 12-10 NSIC Head Coach: Mike Roysland At UMC: 79-137 Career: 79-137
Top Players Jr. G 12 Alexa Thielman 15.7 PPG, 4.3 RPG Jr. F 21 Katrina Moenkedick 14.4 PPG, 6.7 RPG
Minnesota State 20-8; 16-6 NSIC Head Coach: Emilee Thiesse At MSU: 69-20 Career: 69-20
Top Players Sr. G 3 Aubrey Davis 13.6 PPG, 4.7 APG Sr. F 32 Lexie Ulfers 12.5 PPG, 6.6 RPG
On Tap For This Weekend
Sat., Feb. 28 (2) Minnesota State at (3) Minnesota Crookston • 2:30 p.m. • Sanford Pentagon • Sioux Falls, S.D. Live Stats: http://sidearmstats.com/nsic/bball/ Live Video: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/nsic/ Live Radio: 1260 KROX AM, www.kroxam
#ComingThroughInTheClutch
UMC junior Alexa Thielman saved her best for last Wednesday night as she was sitting on 999 career points for a good portion of the game. However, Anika Whiting of Concordia would foul Thielman with one second remaining, sending Thielman to the line. The junior would come through in the clutch and score her 1,000th and 1,001st career points to send UMC to a win and on to the quarterfinals of the NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament. Thielman is the 10th player in program history to score 1,000 points, joining teammate Katrina Moenkedick. Thielman is an 88.1 percent free-throw shooter on the season.
1001 88.1
Career Points percent from free throw line
#SeniorShining
12 Alexa Thielman
UMC senior guard/forward Ebony Livingston has saved her best for last. The Golden Eagle senior has been huge in her last three games as she wrapped up her time at Lysaker Gymnasium in epic fashion. Livingston has averaged 16.3 points and 4.3 rebounds per game in the last three games. She led the team with 21 points, seven rebounds, three assists, two blocks and one steal as UMC won their first round NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament against Concordia University-St. Paul Wednesday. In addition, the nation’s 92 percent free throw shooter has not missed a free throw for the Golden Eagles since Jan. 30.
16.3 34-34
Points/Game over the Last Three Games on free throws since Feb. 6
#NSICTournament
24 Ebony Livingston
UMC hosted the first round of the NSIC Tournament for the first time in school history Wednesday as they picked up a win over Concordia-St. Paul in front of a raucous home crowd. The Golden Eagles’ win over the Golden Bears was their first NSIC Tournament win since defeating Concordia-St. Paul and Northern State during the 2002-03 tournament.
2014-15 Schedule Non-Conference Schedule 11/14 Northern Michigan Moorhead, Minn. L, 81-73 11/15 Wisconsin-Parkside Moorhead, Minn. L, 82-64 11/22 Hawai’i Hilo Honolulu, Hawai’i W, 69-64 11/23 Hawai’i Pacific Honolulu, Hawai’i L, 85-77 Conference Schedule 11/29 Bemidji State Bemidji, Minn. W, 66-53 12/5 Minnesota Duluth Crookston, Minn. L, 71-67 12/6 St. Cloud State Crookston, Minn. L, 67-62 12/12 #7 Wayne State Wayne, Neb. W, 67-58 12/13 Augustana Sioux Falls, S.D. L, 97-90 12/19 Bemidji State Crookston, Minn. L, 71-69 1/2 U-Mary Crookston, Minn. W, 71-54 1/3 Minot State Crookston, Minn. W, 59-45 1/9 St. Cloud State St. Cloud, Minn. W, 91-68 1/10 Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minn. L, 72-67 1/16 Concordia-St. Paul Crookston, Minn. W, 73-61 1/17 Minnesota State Crookston, Minn. W, 75-70 1/23 MSU Moorhead Moorhead, Minn. L, 68-63 1/24 #15 Northern State Aberdeen, S.D. L, 66-42 1/30 Upper Iowa Fayette, Iowa W, 79-59 1/31 Winona State Winona, Minn. L, 70-58 2/6 Sioux Falls Crookston, Minn. W, 71-62 2/7 SMSU Crookston, Minn. W, 78-54 2/13 Minot State Minot, N.D. L, 75-69 2/14 U-Mary Bismarck, N.D. W, 72-54 2/20 Northern State Crookston, Minn. L, 68-52 2/21 MSU Moorhead Crookston, Minn. W, 79-71 NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament 2/25 Concordia-St. Paul Crookston, Minn. W, 63-62 2/28 Minnesota State Sioux Falls, S.D. 2:30 p.m. 3/1 Semifinals Sioux Falls, S.D. 12 p.m. 3/2 Finals Sioux Falls, S.D. 5 p.m. 2015 NSIC/Sanford Health Tournament First Round (Home Sites) (1) Northern State 77, (8) SMSU 42 (4) St. Cloud State 87, (5) Sioux Falls 76 (2) Minnesota State 87, (7) Minot State 73 (2) MSU Moorhead 78, (7) Upper Iowa 56 (4) Augustana 100, (5) Minnesota Duluth 57 (3) UMC 63, (6) Concordia-St. Paul 62 (3) Winona State 67, (6) U-Mary 62 (1) Wayne State 76, (8) Bemidji State 50 Quarterfinals (Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D.) (4) Augustana vs. (1) Northern State, 12 p.m. (3) UMC vs. (2) Minnesota State, 2:30 p.m. (4) St. Cloud State vs. (1) Wayne State, 5:30 p.m. (3) Winona State vs. (2) MSU Moorhead, 8 p.m. Semifinals (Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D.) UMC/MSU Winner vs. Augie/NSU winner, 12 p.m. WSU/MSUM winner vs. SCSU/WSC winner, 5:30 p.m. Finals (Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D.) Semifinal winner vs. Semifinal winner, 5 p.m.