Box Score MANKATO, Minn. – Freshman guard Aubrey Davis sparked a hot-shooting Minnesota State women’s basketball squad Saturday afternoon knocking down six three pointers en route to an 84-65 victory over Southwest Minnesota State in the Mavericks final home game of the regular season.
 
Southwest Minnesota State controlled the opening five minutes jumping out to a 12-2 lead until MSU put a halt to the Mustangs run with a three pointer by junior guard Sarah Wiens.
 
The Mavericks responded with a run of their own after back-to-back three pointers by Davis, cutting the lead to six at 19-13 with 11:18 remaining.
 
Despite the slow start, MSU went into the break with a 42-37 lead behind a 5-of-6 performance from behind the arc by Davis.  Davis led all scorers in the half with 15 points as the Mavericks connected on seven first-half three pointers while also scoring 15 second-chance points.
 
MSU would take its first double-digit lead of the afternoon at 61-50 with 8:35 remaining as the Mavericks allowed SMSU to shoot just 26.7 percent in the second half which MSU outscored SMSU, 42-28.
 
The Mavericks would lead by as much as 21 in the final seconds of the game en route to dropping the Mustangs to 6-20 overall and 5-19 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
 
MSU saw four players reach double figures as Davis led the way with 18 including a 6-of-7 performance from downtown.  Sophomore guard Alli Hoefer finished with a career-high 17 points on 7-of-12 from the field while also pulling down three rebounds.  Senior forward Laura Weber added 15 points and 12 rebounds earning her sixth double-double of the season while fellow senior Jennie Noreen recorded 14 points, five rebounds and three assists for MSU.
 
The Mavericks shot 53.2 percent from the field including 9-of-19 (47.4 3FG%) from three-point range compared to just 35.0 percent by the Mustangs while MSU also held a 42-32 rebounding advantage.
 
Minnesota State (17-9, 13-9 NSIC) begins play in the NSIC tournament Wednesday, Feb. 29.  The opponent and location are yet to be determined.  Continue to check msumavericks.com as updates be posted once made available.

Click HERE to view coach Gohl's post-game interview.