Box Score MINOT, N.D. – Minot State University Carly Boag (Jr., F, Tamworth, Australia) and Sacarra Molina (Sr., G, Hinsdale, Mont.) have been go-to players for the Beavers the entire season.

Saturday was no exception as the duo combined to score 46 of the team's 52 points. And, the Beavers needed every point.

Boag scored 24 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, Molina chipped in with 22 points and the Beavers needed a last-second shot by the University of Minnesota Duluth to fall off to secure a 52-51 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference women's basketball win Saturday at the Minot State Dome.

“I think that both teams looked really tired and neither team was shooting the ball really well,” said MISU head coach Sheila Green Gerding. “It just kind of came down to kids making some plays and we did a pretty good job getting the ball where we needed it to be."

The win snapped a four-game losing skid for Minot State (9-9 overall, 5-9 NSIC) and upped the Beavers home record to 8-3 in their first season in the Northern Sun.

Boag was again impressive as she notched her fifth straight double-double, her ninth double-double of the season and – maybe most impressively – her fifth straight game where she has hit double figures in rebounds on the defensive side alone.

“Carly did a great job on the defensive boards for us in the second half,” Green Gerding said. “She took that over down the stretch.”

The Beavers erased a five-point halftime deficit with a combination of stingy defense, holding the Bulldogs to just 26.9 percent shooting in the second half, and a slowing the overall pace with a soft three-quarter court zone press.

 “By us putting in that press, it took a lot of time of their shot clock,” said Green Gerding. “UMD was very patient with the press but we just waited for them to make their mistakes. When they have to take time to get up the court, they have less time to set up their offense and that worked well for us tonight.”

Minot State didn't shoot the ball much better, but warmed up a bit in the second half, turning a 22.6 percent first half into a 34.6 percent second half. Where the Beavers did some damage was at the foul line as MISU outscored UMD 20-11 by going 20-30. Boag and Molina combined to hit 18 free throws.

The Bulldogs (10-8, 7-7) also received the bulk of its scoring from one source as Katrina Newman poured in a game-high 26 points. She also finished with six rebounds for UMD.
Francesca DeAngelis (Sr., G, Laguna Niguel, Calif.) and Alisha Jones (Jr., G, Killeen, Texas) hit the Beavers only other field goals in the win. Sarah Lester (Fr., G, Frenchtown, Mont.) added a single point on a free throw and pulled down four rebounds in the win.

MISU is back at home to complete a four-game home stand taking on surging Concordia University, St. Paul Friday and nationally ranked Minnesota State Saturday.