North Dakota State 83, at Eastern Illinois 55

CHARLESTON, Ill. (Interstat) — The North Dakota State Bison used a dominant third-quarter surge to pull away from the Eastern Illinois Panthers and secure an 83-55 victory in a nonconference women’s basketball game Thursday night at Lantz Arena. Avery Koenen, a 6-foot-2 sophomore from Montevideo, Minnesota, led all scorers with 22 points to pace a balanced Bison attack. She added three assists and a block in 24 minutes of work, anchoring a North Dakota State performance that improved the team’s record to 7-2. Eastern Illinois fell to 1-9. The game’s decisive stretch came immediately after halftime. Leading 38-27 at the… Read more...