WINONA, Minn. – Despite trailing for nearly the entire first 32 minutes, the Minot State women's basketball team pieced together a late surge to take the lead in the fourth quarter, but couldn't hold on as the fourth-seeded Winona State Warriors recorded a 63-57 victory in the first round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Women's Basketball Tournament on Wednesday night in Winona, Minn.

Minot State concludes the 2018-19 season with a 13-16 overall record.

Leaders
Minot State
Mariah Payne: 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
Calli Delsman: 14 points, 7 rebounds
 
Winona State
Kayla Schaefer: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist
 
How It Happened

• Minot State began the contest with a 4-0 lead after baskets by Payne and Whitney Molina in the first two minutes.
• The teams exchanged baskets as the Beavers took a 9-7 advantage into the second quarter.
• Winona State opened the second quarter with an 11-1 rally and held a 20-16 lead at halftime.
• The Warriors led for the entire third quarter as Minot State entered the final 10 minutes facing a five-point deficit.
• The Beavers opened the fourth quarter with three consecutive layups to gain a 42-41 lead with 8:36 left.
• The two teams went back-and-forth in the next three minutes as Delsman's layup with 5:36 remaining gave Minot State its final lead of the game, 48-47.
• The Warriors went 4-of-4 from the free throw line and hit a three-pointer in the final minute to seal the 63-57 victory.

 
Inside the Box Score

• The Warriors shot 47.9 percent from the field, including 77.8 percent in the fourth quarter while holding Minot State to a 39 percent shooting clip.
• The Beavers notched a 37-26 advantage in rebounding over the Warriors.
• Madison Wald recorded eight points with five rebounds while Kari Clements scored five points at the free throw line and grabbed a trio of boards.
• Molina scored six points while tallying eight rebounds and four assists.