Golden Eagle Athletic News
(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Basketball team traveled to MSU Moorhead on Saturday afternoon to take on the Dragons in a Northern Sun contest. The Golden Eagles led by eight at half 35-28 but MSU Moorhead used an outstanding 22 offensive rebound performance in the game to rally back to win the second half 53-41 and take the game victory 81-76. The Golden Eagles are 6-9 overall and 4-5 in Northern Sun play. Minnesota, Crookston hosts Upper Iowa on Friday, January 22 and Winona State on Saturday, January 23. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Friday and 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Jamie Zelinsky (G, 5-11, JR, Brooklyn Park, Minn.) played a solid 34 minutes against MSU Moorhead to earn a team-high 21 points. She was 7 of 14 from the field and 6 of 7 from free-throw line. Zelinsky dished out a team-high three assists and grabbed a team-high six rebounds. Brittani Wiese (G, 5-7, FR, Albertville, Minn.) scored 14 points. She was followed by Kelsey VanAckeren's (G, 5-9, SR, St. Cloud, Minn.) 13 points and Gina Jaroszewski's (F, 5-11, JR, Moorhead, Minn.) 10 points. Zelinsky leads the squad averaging 16 points/game. She is second on the team in blocks (8), assists (32) and rebounds (72). Bri Zabel (F, 6-0, JR, Northfield, Minn.) follows Zelinsky with 13.8 points/game and leads the team with 77 rebounds. Wiese is averaging 11.7 points/game and leads the squad with 20 steals.
Upper Iowa is 1-15 overall and 0-10 in the NSIC. The Peacocks are led offensively by Kenya Howard who is averaging 17.5 points/game. She is also leading the team in rebounding with 9.3 rebounds/game. Heide McKean follows Hward with 12 points/game.
Winona State is 11-6 overall and 6-4 in conference play. The Warriors are led by Ana Wurtz's 14.1 points/game. Michelle McDonald follows Wurtz with 10.8 points/game and leads the squad with 7.4 rebounds/game.
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
Jamie Zelinsky (G, 5-11, JR, Brooklyn Park, Minn.) played a solid 34 minutes against MSU Moorhead to earn a team-high 21 points. She was 7 of 14 from the field and 6 of 7 from free-throw line. Zelinsky dished out a team-high three assists and grabbed a team-high six rebounds. Brittani Wiese (G, 5-7, FR, Albertville, Minn.) scored 14 points. She was followed by Kelsey VanAckeren's (G, 5-9, SR, St. Cloud, Minn.) 13 points and Gina Jaroszewski's (F, 5-11, JR, Moorhead, Minn.) 10 points. Zelinsky leads the squad averaging 16 points/game. She is second on the team in blocks (8), assists (32) and rebounds (72). Bri Zabel (F, 6-0, JR, Northfield, Minn.) follows Zelinsky with 13.8 points/game and leads the team with 77 rebounds. Wiese is averaging 11.7 points/game and leads the squad with 20 steals.
Upper Iowa is 1-15 overall and 0-10 in the NSIC. The Peacocks are led offensively by Kenya Howard who is averaging 17.5 points/game. She is also leading the team in rebounding with 9.3 rebounds/game. Heide McKean follows Hward with 12 points/game.
Winona State is 11-6 overall and 6-4 in conference play. The Warriors are led by Ana Wurtz's 14.1 points/game. Michelle McDonald follows Wurtz with 10.8 points/game and leads the squad with 7.4 rebounds/game.
For more information, visit the Golden Eagle Athletics website at: www.goldeneaglesports.com.
The University of Minnesota, Crookston is a NCAA Division II Institution and a member of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC). The Golden Eagle Equestrian team is a member of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA).
