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Reserves highlight rout of Portland State

North Dakota 76, Portland State 45
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center  •  Grand Forks, N.D.
Attendance: 1,609


   1st 2nd Final
 Portland State
21 24 45
 North Dakota
46 30 76
 Key Notes
Samantha Roscoe- 8 points, 7 rebounds (both career highs)
Ellen Kiser- led UND with 8 rebounds (career high)
• UND bench combined for 36 points.
• 13 different UND players scored.
 Statistical Comparison
UND PSU
 FG Percentage 40.9 24.1
 3-Point FG Percentage 20.0 18.2
 FT Percentage 69.0 70.8
 Offensive Rebounds 18 9
 Defensive Rebounds 35 28
 Total Rebounds 53 37
 Turnovers 12 17
 Points Off Turnovers 23 5
 Bench Points 36 12
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GRAND FORKS, N.D.-- Every North Dakota player logged at least six minutes and all but one scored in a convincing 76-45 win over Portland State Thursday evening at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The UND reserves combined for 36 points in the effort.

Plenty of career bests were logged in the win as sophomore Samantha Roscoe tallied eight points and seven rebounds, both new personal bests. Sophomore Ellen Kiser led UND in rebounding with eight while freshman Grace Sawatzke added seven rebounds for new career highs.

North Dakota (17-9, 9-5) led from the start and put it out of reach early, piling up an 11-3 advantage six minutes in. That lead would swell to 19 on a 17-6 spurt that saw the UND defense lock in and force Portland State to just 7-of-26 shooting in the opening frame.

The home team would see its lead grow to as many as 26 in the first frame before heading into the break with a convincing 46-21 edge. UND outscored the Vikings 20-4 in the paint in the first half and turned 10 Viking turnovers into 15 points.

The UND starters handed it off to the reserves to take it to the finish line and the bench turned in a solid output. Roscoe's line came in just 12 minutes of work Thursday. Her jumper at the 8:40 mark made it a 36-point game, UND's largest lead as the home team coasted to its 10th home win of the season (7-0 in Big Sky play).

PSU (3-22, 1-13) was led by Emily Easom, who shot just 2-of-15 from the floor but finished with 11 points.

North Dakota (17-9, 9-5) hosts Sacramento State Saturday at the Betty. Tip is slated for 2:00 p.m.

Notes: Emily Evers remains 29 points shy of 1,000 for her career with Megan Lauck 32 away and Mia Loyd needing 53 for the milestone ... Head coach Travis Brewster won his 50th career game in the win (50-37) ... UND is 25-2 at home the past two seasons combined ... Portland State has lost all four visits to North Dakota all-time, by an average margin of 24 points per game ... Sacramento State fell 78-76 Thursday at Northern Colorado to fall into a tie with North Dakota for third place at 9-5 (Eastern Washington won to improve to 9-4).  


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Players Mentioned

Emily Evers

#23 Emily Evers

C
6' 4"
Freshman
Megan Lauck

#34 Megan Lauck

F
6' 1"
Freshman
Ellen Kiser

#40 Ellen Kiser

C
6' 2"
Freshman
Mia Loyd

#2 Mia Loyd

F
5' 11"
Freshman
Samantha Roscoe

#5 Samantha Roscoe

F
6' 3"
Freshman
Grace Sawatzke

#11 Grace Sawatzke

G
5' 9"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Emily Evers

#23 Emily Evers

6' 4"
Freshman
C
Megan Lauck

#34 Megan Lauck

6' 1"
Freshman
F
Ellen Kiser

#40 Ellen Kiser

6' 2"
Freshman
C
Mia Loyd

#2 Mia Loyd

5' 11"
Freshman
F
Samantha Roscoe

#5 Samantha Roscoe

6' 3"
Freshman
F
Grace Sawatzke

#11 Grace Sawatzke

5' 9"
Freshman
G