Box Score

St. Cloud, Minn. ---  Minnesota State senior guard Andrea Walsh drilled a three-point field goal from the right baseline as time expired to break a 51-all tie and propel Minnesota State to a 54-51 victory in front of 901 fans in Halenbeck Hall on the campus of St. Cloud State University.

“Coach drew up a great play and we ran it to perfection,” said Walsh.  “This was a great win for us and hopefully we can build some confidence from this victory.”

The Mavericks were paced offensively by sophomore post Ali Wilkinson who finished with a 15-points and 11-rebounds, marking her second consecutive double-double and her fourth of the season.  Walsh added nine points in the win, collecting five rebounds and passing out a game-high five assists.  Junior Laura Weber led MSU in rebounds with 12.

Neither team shot the ball extremely well in the first half as MSU opened a 28-23 halftime edge.  The Maverick defense – which forced 11 turnovers in the first half limited the Huskies to just 25.9 percent shooting from the floor and 9.1 percent from downtown.   The Mavericks shot 41.4 percent in the first half.

In the second half, the Mavericks were able to open a nine-point lead however SCSU used a 13-3 run to take the lead at 48-47 with 4:27 remaining.

MSU wouldn’t go away however as it had an answer for every SCSU basket down the stretch, ultimately setting up Walsh’s game winner.

Minnesota State finished the night shooting 38.3 percent from the floor, including just 4-of-17 (17.4) percent from beyond the three-point line.  The Huskies were limited to 31 percent shooting, including 20 percent from downtown.

Minnesota State (4-4, 1-3 NSIC) travels to Upper Iowa Friday evening for a 6 p.m., tilt with the Peacocks.

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