Box Score

Yellowjackets 66, Northland 45
 
Normally when one says lucky number 13 they are doing it tongue-in-cheek. Lucky number 13 has a different meaning for the Yellowjacket women's basketball team now, after they went on the road Friday night to defeat Northland College and push their winning streak to 13 games.

The game did not start out quite the way the Yellowjackets envisioned, as they saw themselves down 5-4 with 8:15 remaining in the first quarter. A Hailey Kontny (Superior, Wis./Superior) layup on the Yellowjackets next possession started a 10-0 run over the next five minutes that saw the one point deficit shift to a 14-5 lead. The Yellowjackets then closed the half out on an 11-6 run to go into the first break with a commanding 25-11 lead.

The Yellowjackets watched their lead grow in the second quarter, as a Hannah Norlin (Litchffield, Minn./Litchfield) layup with 4:25 remaining pushed the Yellowjacket lead to 34-14. The Yellowjackets would go on to outscore the Lumberjills 14-6 in the quarter as they went into halftime with a 39-17 lead.

The second half was more of the same for the Yellowjackets. The lead grew to 52-22 on a Sarah Lekson (North Branch, Minn./North Branch) layup and free throw with 4:22 remaining in the third quarter. With a commanding lead, the Yellowjackets were able to show off their depth, as many of the reserves saw extended playing time throughout both the third and fourth quarters. By the time the final buzzer sounded, the Yellowjackets had soundly defeated the Lumberjills by a score of 66-45.

Kontny was the leading scorer for the Yellowjackets in this matchup, finishing with 14 points to go along with her six rebounds and two steals.

Allyssa Lindberg (Marquette, Mich./Marquette) finished with 13 points for the Yellowjackets. Lekson had what may have been her best game of the season in this game, finishing with 11 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals, and a block.

Northland was led by Brianna Tody and Lane Schraufnagel, who finished with 11 points each. Bethany Best had 10 points and 14 rebounds to finish with a double-double.

The Yellowjackets shot 42.9% from the field, going 4-14 from beyond the 3-point arc, while hitting 8-9 from the free throw line.

The Lumberjills shot 35.4% from the field, going 4-14 from beyond the 3-point arc, while hitting 7-15 from the free throw line.

The Yellowjackets finished with 21 turnovers. Northland finished with 28.

Next up for the Yellowjackets (16-2, 11-0 UMAC) is a road trip to Hancock, Mich. Saturday, January 30 to take on Finlandia Univeristy where they will look to push the winning streak to 14 games. Game time is set for 5:00 p.m.