Jan. 7, 2006
WINONA, Minn. -- [box
score] Bemidji State University junior forward Nancy
McConkey (Superior, Wis.) exploded out of the gates
Saturday evening to net 13 of the Beavers' first 15 points
in a 92-75 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference win over
Winona State University at McCown Gymnasium.
The junior took the game into her own hands
early out scoring the Warriors 13-9 during the first 4:40
gaining a lead the Beavers would not relinquish.
Down three just 12 seconds into the game,
BSU climbed on the back of McConkey as she netted her first
six attempts of the game, putting BSU in front 15-9 just five
minutes into the game. Shooting better than 50 percent in
the half (16-30), the Beavers lead continued to build as the
shots consistently fell. BSU would go up by 19 (42-23) before
the halftime horn sounded.
BSU didn't slow out of the break as they
netted the first four points of the half to build a 23-point
lead.
WSU countered with a 13-4 run to reel BSU
to within 14 (50-36) with over 16 minutes to play, but Bemidji
State held on to the lead, going up by 25 (70-45) before claiming
the 92-75 victory.
McConkey paced the Beavers netting 21 points
on 7-of-11 attempts (.636). Stephanie Peterson
(So., C, Bismarck, N.D.) posted a career-best for the second
consecutive night collecting 17 points while grabbing a game-high
13 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season. Amy
Lawson (So., G, Spencer, Iowa) pitched in 14 points
leading all players with nine assists while freshman Heidi
Matzke (G, Red lake, Falls, Minn.) rounded out the
top four Beaver scorers with 10 points.
Liz Buttke scored a game-high 29 points to
lead the Warriors.
The Beavers shot a season-high 56.1 percent
on the night hitting 32-of-57 shots including a 6-of-11 effort
from beyond the arc. The team also dominated the glass finishing
the contest with a 43-32 rebounding advantage.
The win evens BSU overall record to 7-7 while
it matches its conference win total from all of last season
as it hold a 1-1 record in NSIC play. The Beavers will be
back in action next weekend as they travel to MSU-Moorhead
and Northern State for a pair of NSIC match-ups. Both games
are slated for a 6 p.m. start.
