WINONA, Minn. – The Winona State women's basketball team hit three-of-four three-pointers in the first quarter and continued to light it up beyond the arc as Minot State suffered an 84-46 loss on the road at Winona State on Friday night in Winona, Minn.
 
The loss drops the Beavers to 10-13 on the season and 5-12 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference games while the Warriors improve to 12-9 and 10-7 in NSIC play.
 
Leaders
Minot State
Mariah Payne: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists
 
Winona State
Allie Pickrain – 23 points, 2 steals
 
How It Happened

• The teams traded points early and a layup by Kari Clements gave the Beavers an 8-7 lead with 6:28 left in the first quarter.
• The Warriors outscored Minot State 18-3 over the next six minutes to take a 14-point lead into the second quarter.
• After trailing by 20 points at the half, the Beavers rallied for six consecutive points to trim the Warrior lead to 45-31.
• WSU capped the third quarter with a 21-8 run and outscored the Beavers 18-7 in the fourth quarter to clinch the 84-46 victory.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Winona State shot 52.6 percent from the field, including 53.6 percent from beyond the arc while holding the Beavers to a 34 percent shooting mark.
• The Warriors tallied a 36-25 advantage in rebounding while outscoring Minot State in points off turnovers (17-8), second chance points (17-7) and bench points (39).
• Payne led Minot State in scoring and rebounding with 11 points and four rebounds.
• Whitney Molina and Calli Delsman totaled nine points each while both shooting four-of-eight from the field.

 
What's Next
Minot State continues NSIC play tomorrow as the Beavers take on Upper Iowa at 3:30 p.m. in Fayette, Iowa.