That's the highest figure across any player on any team in the entire field of 64. How'd she do this? By way of an NCAA Tournament PPG mark of 37.5 through two games. Olson's pushed her points per game total on the season all the way to 23, which is good for third in the entire country. But this kind of performance transcends Duluth- the record for most points scored in a DII NCAA Tournament contest is 46. Olson was just a single tally shy of tying Dina Kangas' record for most points in a single game at 44, a mark she hit in a regular season contest on Jan. It was a new career high for the graduate forward that stretched tantalizing close to a few major marks. Just when you thought 40 points on Senior Night to close out the regular season was enough… That's Brooke Olson for you. Maesyn Thiesen: 12 points, five rebounds, three assistsĭestinee Bursch: 19 points, five rebounds, three assists Taya Hakamaki: 13 points (4-6 FG shooting), five rebounds, three assists Instead, UMD took care of business, ultimately sealing the deal on an 86-70 win and dancing into the third round.īrooke Olson: 43 points (16-20 FG shooting), 14 rebounds The Mavericks would outscore the Bulldogs 26-25 through the final 10 minutes, but they'd never pull within any closer than 10 points of tying things back up. Here, tradition finally prevailed- a massive effort on both sides of the ball allowed the Bulldogs to pot 20 points while holding the Mavericks to just eight, pushing UMD's advantage all the way to 15 at 60-45.īut a key part of the typical storyline between these two clubs ultimately never appeared- a sharp MSU comeback bid. The Bulldog lead was just 40-37 at the half, and the Mavericks had actually outscored UMD 16-15 in the second frame. Here, that timetable was slightly delayed. In previous meetings, UMD had worked up sizable advantages by halftime, ones MSU would gradually work itself back from. This time around, though, the general narrative was slightly different. It ended up being a tight one, just like the two meetings before it. Maybe it is, but the Bulldogs did it anyways. They say it's hard to beat the same team three times in the same season. 5 Mavericks with a Sweet Sixteen berth on the line. That is until the universe worked its magic, ultimately leading a Bulldogs team at the top of the Central Region on a collision course with the No. 28 would be the biggest game the two clubs would play against each other this year. Odds seemed to be that UMD's rematch against Minnesota State in the NSIC Championship back on Feb. The University of Minnesota Duluth women's basketball team (29-3 overall, 21-1 NSIC) will play in its second ever NCAA Tournament Regional Championship on Monday, March 13 when it takes on Missouri Southern State in Romano at 7:00 p.m.
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