BEMIDJI, Minn. – Senior Madison Wald shot 11-of-15 from the field and tallied 24 points, tying her career-high to lead Minot State to a weekend sweep on the road with a 70-52 victory at Bemidji State on Saturday afternoon.
 
Minot State won its third game in a row to improve to 13-13 on the season and 8-12 in NSIC play while Bemidji State drops to 5-19 (3-17 NSIC).
 
Leaders
Minot State
Madison Wald: 24 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist
Mariah Payne: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist
 
Bemidji State
Trinity Myer: 10 points, 2 assists, 1 rebound
 
How It Happened

• Coming off the dramatic win last night, Minot State converted its first three shots to open with an 8-0 lead.
• BSU outscored Minot State 9-4 over the next six minutes, cutting the MSU lead to 13-9.
• After Bemidji State cut the deficit to 17-15, Minot State rallied with an 8-2 run after Kari Clements hit a pair of free throws to stretch the MSU lead to 25-17.
• Bemidji State took its first lead of the game at 32-31 before Minot State erupted for a 22-3 run over the next nine minutes to take a 53-35 advantage.
• BSU cut the deficit to 14 with six minutes left, but that was as close as it got as Minot State's defense kept the Beavers in check to clinch the 70-52 victory.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Minot State shot a blistering 61.2 percent from the floor while holding BSU to 37.2 percent shooting.
• MSU dominated in the paint, posting a 36-12 advantage in points in the paint while outrebounding BSU 32-17.
• Payne and Calli Delsman followed Wald in scoring for the Beavers with 12 points apiece.
• Payne grabbed a team-high eight rebounds while Clements and Haley Hildenbrand chipped in six points each.
• Minot State improved to 22-2 in the Graupe era when scoring 70 or more points, including 11-1 this season.

 
Looking Ahead
Minot State concludes the regular season next weekend at home hosting a pair of NSIC foes. The Beavers host MSU Moorhead on Friday at 5:30 p.m. before welcoming Northern State on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. for Senior Day.