Huskies Edge Mavericks, 69-67
Feb 8, 2007 | Women's Basketball
Kayla Rengel's short jumper with 1.4 seconds remaining gave St. Cloud State a 69-67 North Central Conference win over Nebraska-Omaha Thursday night at Sapp Fieldhouse.
UNO falls to 14-8 on the year, 2-6 in NCC play. The Huskies improve to 16-8, 4-5.
The Mavericks led the entire first half and held a 29-25 lead at the intermission, despite shooting only 34.5 percent. Karen Thies had 11 points with four rebounds. St. Cloud State hit 42.9 percent, but its biggest weapon, Erika Quigley, was held to four points on 2-of-7 shooting by UNO's frontcourt of Ashley Nelson, Jill Wolf and Lacey Geitzenauer. The teams combined for 25 turnovers in the first half, with the Huskies committed 14.
UNO managed to maintain a lead through most of the second half, led by Alyssa Green, scoring 17 of her team-leading 19 points after the break. A layup by Rengel with 5:10 remaining gave the Huskies its first lead of the game. Green answered with a 3-pointer to put the Mavs back in front, but St. Cloud's Jackie Carlson hit a three of her own to regain the advantage.
Carlson led all scorers with 25 points, and tied for the team lead in rebounds with 11. She hit all of her first seven free throws in the half to keep up the Huskies' narrow lead in the final minutes. But with St. Cloud leading 67-65 with 14 seconds left, she missed her last one. Geitzenauer got the rebound, then drew a foul from Quigley, her fifth. She left the game with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Geitzenauer hit both free throws to tie the game. Thies blocked a shot by Shannon Francis out of bounds with three seconds left, but Rengel was able to convert off the inbounds pass from Francis for the winner.
UNO returns to action Saturday, hosting No. 2 North Dakota, at 2 p.m.
UNO falls to 14-8 on the year, 2-6 in NCC play. The Huskies improve to 16-8, 4-5.
The Mavericks led the entire first half and held a 29-25 lead at the intermission, despite shooting only 34.5 percent. Karen Thies had 11 points with four rebounds. St. Cloud State hit 42.9 percent, but its biggest weapon, Erika Quigley, was held to four points on 2-of-7 shooting by UNO's frontcourt of Ashley Nelson, Jill Wolf and Lacey Geitzenauer. The teams combined for 25 turnovers in the first half, with the Huskies committed 14.
UNO managed to maintain a lead through most of the second half, led by Alyssa Green, scoring 17 of her team-leading 19 points after the break. A layup by Rengel with 5:10 remaining gave the Huskies its first lead of the game. Green answered with a 3-pointer to put the Mavs back in front, but St. Cloud's Jackie Carlson hit a three of her own to regain the advantage.
Carlson led all scorers with 25 points, and tied for the team lead in rebounds with 11. She hit all of her first seven free throws in the half to keep up the Huskies' narrow lead in the final minutes. But with St. Cloud leading 67-65 with 14 seconds left, she missed her last one. Geitzenauer got the rebound, then drew a foul from Quigley, her fifth. She left the game with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Geitzenauer hit both free throws to tie the game. Thies blocked a shot by Shannon Francis out of bounds with three seconds left, but Rengel was able to convert off the inbounds pass from Francis for the winner.
UNO returns to action Saturday, hosting No. 2 North Dakota, at 2 p.m.
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