(Crookston, Minn.)- The University of Minnesota, Crookston Women's Basketball team hit Highway 2 this Friday, February 10 and Saturday, February 11 to play at Bemidji State and at Minnesota Duluth. Game times are set for 6 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday. The Golden Eagles are coming off a couple of tough losses and key injuries. Bemidji State earned a conference split last weekend while Minnesota Duluth earned a single game victory over Bemidji State on February 4. Live stats, video, and audio of the games are available at www.goldeneaglesports.com.
 
Minnesota, Crookston- (8-12, 5-11 NSIC) Minnesota, Crookston went 0-2 this weekend after suffering a couple of crucial injuries. Despite the record, Megan Eul (5-10, Sr, F, Rosemount, Minn.) played a solid 52 minutes. She was 10-19 from the field (.526) and 9-10 (.900) from the free-throw line. She averaged 14.5 points and three rebounds per game. Defensively she added two blocked shots and one steal in the two games against Mary and Northern State. Laurie Tyson (C, 6-1, Jr., Rosemount, Minn.) played a strong two games for UMC averaging six rebounds and six points per game.
 
Bemidji State- (8-13, 6-10 NSIC) Morgan Lee (G, 5-7, So., Hayward, Wis. / Hayward Wis.) scored 16 points in a 60-39 loss at University of Minnesota Duluth Saturday. She shot 6-for-12 (50%) from the field, 2-for-5 (40%) from 3-point land and 2-for-2 from the line. She added four rebounds in 25 minutes of play. BSU defeated MSU Moorhead in the NSIC opener Dec. 2 75-68, before losing 82-66 to UMC Dec. 3 on the road.
 
Minnesota Duluth- 13-7, 10-6 NSIC) In a rare one-game weekend in the NSIC for the University of Minnesota Duluth women's basketball team, the Bulldogs broke out the brooms against their travel partner Bemidji State, sweeping the season series from the Beavers with a decisive 60-39 victory on Saturday (Feb. 4). Katrina Newman posted her third double-double of the 2011-12 campaign, scoring a game-high 16 points while corralling a game-high 13 rebounds. This marks the second consecutive game where the Barnum, Minn., native has posted a double-double and her defense helped the Bulldogs hold an opponent to less than 40 points or the first time since December 18, 2004 when the Bulldogs beat Winona State 72-37. Thanks to a stifling brand of defense, the Bulldogs limited the Beavers to a 25 percent (14-56) outing from the field. Also looking to reverse the free-throw shooting hex that has plagued them all season, the Bulldogs converted on a season-high 93.8 percent (15-16) of their chances at the foul line.

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The University of Minnesota, Crookston is an 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).
 
 
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