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Saturday, February 20

Greeley, Colo.

2:00 pm

University of Northern Colorado

11-13 (6-8BSC)

North Dakota

13-12 (9-5BSC)

Team	1	2	3	4	F
North Dakota	14	17	12	16	59
Northern Colorado	7	19	17	15	58

Photo by: Dean Popejoy

2/20/2016 5:08:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Northern Colorado women's basketball loses a nail biter 59-58

By: Ryan Pfeifer, UNCBears.com

GREELEY, Colo. – Kourteney Zadina hit a 3-pointer with 0:06 seconds left on the clock to put Northern Colorado up 58-57. Unfortunately for the Bears a Rebecca Howell foul with 0:01 left put North Dakota's Leah Szabla on the free throw line. She would hit both her free throws as UND would sneak away with the 59-58 win.

The Bears climbed back into the game with a 13-2 run over the previous three minutes after UND opened the final quarter on a 7-0 run. The two teams were tied at 43 at the entering the final 10 minutes of play.

Northern Colorado started the game slow, unable to score its first points until 5:00 minutes into the game on a Savannah Scott lay-up. The Bears would continue to struggle in the first quarter trailing 14-7 at the end of it.

Scott would end the game as the team's leading scorer with 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting and a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity strip. She also had three steal, two rebounds and an assist.
In the first quarter, UND had seven turnovers, but out-rebounded UNC 11-1.

UNC got out to a quick start in the second quarter, scoring the first five points to pull within two, but UND responded with a 7-2 run to extend the lead to nine points.

The Bears would respond with an 8-2 run of its own right after to get back within three. By the end of the first half, UND held a 31-26 lead.

Northern Colorado opened the second half up on an 11-2 run to earn their first lead of the game off a Scott 3-pointer. During that run, UNC held the Fighting Hawks scoreless for 3:47.

After UNC expanded its lead to 39-35 in the third quarter, North Dakota went on an 8-2 run to retake the lead. A Savannah Smith lay-up to beat the buzzer at the end up the quarter had the teams all square at 43 heading into the final 10 minutes.

Smith finished the game with 11 points to go with her three assists, three rebounds and steal.

Howell was the third and final Bear to score in double figures with 10 points while leading the team with five rebounds.

UNC will now hit the road next week for its final road trip of the season starting on Thursday at Sacramento State. Tip-off between the Bears and Hornets is set for 8:00 p.m. mountain time