Third-Ranked SPU Falls at Seventh-Ranked North Dakota
Women's Win Streak Snapped at 62
November 26, 2004

Complete Box Score

GRAND FORKS, N.D. – (Nov. 26) Ashley Langen scored 20 of her game-high 35 points in the second half as North Dakota pulled away to knock off Seattle Pacific 85-73 in a national showdown on Friday evening in the opening day of the North Dakota Classic.

The Falcons (2-1), ranked No. 3 in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association national poll, suffered their first loss of the season and had their regular season winning streak of 62 games snapped. SPU’s last regular season loss came during the 2001-02 season. Seventh-ranked North Dakota improved to 4-1.

Langen scored five points during a 15-0 North Dakota run midway through the second half that gave the Fighting Sioux a 67-51 lead with 8:47 left to play. SPU pulled back to within as many as eight three times, but North Dakota held on for the win in its own tournament.

Amy Taylor (Sr., Shoreline, Wa./Shorewood) had team highs of 20 points and six rebounds to lead the Falcons. Carli Smith (Jr., Spokane, Wa./Valley Christian) had 16 points and four rebounds to helps spark the Falcons in the comeback effort. Rachel Strand (So., Shoreline, Wa./King’s) chipped in 13 points and four rebounds in the loss.

Langen shot 13-of-19 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free-throw line. She also had seven rebounds. Kristi Bose had 22 points and a game-high 11 rebounds in the win. Kelsey Maffin chipped in 12 points in 16 minutes off the bench.

SPU led by seven with 12:51 left in the first half, but the Sioux stormed back to pull ahead by 15 with 2:42 to go. SPU went on an 11-0 run to get back into the game and faced just a 41-37 deficit at the break.

The Falcons got back to within one, 52-51, on a mid-range jumper by Smith with 12:32 left in the game. But North Dakota put the game away with a 15-0 run to pull ahead 67-51 with 8:47 remaining. SPU was able to cut the gap to single digits on four separate occasions, but never got closer than eight.

Seattle Pacific, who had a combined 59-2 record over the past two seasons, fell for the first time during the regular season since a 102-87 loss at Western Washington on Feb. 7, 2002.

The Falcons face Bemidji State tomorrow afternoon in the final day of the tournament.

NORTH DAKOTA 85, SEATTLE PACIFIC 73
SEATTLE PACIFIC (2-0) Taylor,Amy 8-14 0-0 20; Smith,Carli 8-10 0-0 16; Strand,Rachel 5-9 2-2 13; Poe,Jenny 4-7 0-0 8; Wood,Mandy 2-8 2-4 6; Beaumont,Michelle 2-4 0-0 5; Hermanson,Trisha 1-2 0-0 3; Kroon,Brittney 1-4 0-0 2; Fielding,Autumn 0-1 0-0 0; Christensen,Beth 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-59 4-6 73.
NORTH DAKOTA (3-1) Ashley Langen 13-19 9-11 35; Kristi Boese 8-16 6-6 22; Kelsey Maffin 4-8 1-2 12; Chelsea Hausauer 4-8 0-0 9; Megan Glynn 3-4 0-0 6; Carissa Jahner 0-5 1-2 1; Karla Beck 0-2 0-0 0; Amy Mahlum 0-6 0-0 0; Lindsay Draayer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-68 17-21 85.

Seattle Pacific............... 37 36 - 73 
North Dakota.................. 41 44 - 85 

3-point goals-Seattle Pacific 7-23 (Taylor,Amy 4-8; Hermanson,Trisha 1-2; Beaumont,Michelle 1-2; Strand,Rachel 1-3; Fielding,Autumn 0-1; Wood,Mandy 0-4; Poe,Jenny 0-3), North Dakota 4-17 (Kelsey Maffin 3-5; Chelsea Hausauer 1-3; Carissa Jahner 0-1; Karla Beck 0-1; Amy Mahlum 0-5; Kristi Boese 0 2). Fouled out--Seattle Pacific-None, North Dakota-None. Rebounds-Seattle Pacific 24 (Taylor,Amy 6), North Dakota 42 (Kristi Boese 11). Assists-Seattle Pacific 19 (Wood,Mandy 5), North Dakota 24 (Kristi Boese 7). Total fouls-Seattle Pacific 20, North Dakota 11. A-2093