MOORHEAD, Minn. — A balanced offensive attack helped the Minnesota State University Moorhead women's basketball team win its 11th straight game on Saturday as the Dragons topped Concordia-St. Paul, 76-63 at Nemzek Fieldhouse in Moorhead, Minn.

MSUM is now 11-1 overall and 8-0 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference. The Dragons lead Winona State by one game in the conference race. Concordia-St. Paul fell to 7-6 overall and 3-4 in the league.

Four Dragons scored in double figures, led by 17-point efforts from junior guard Cassidy Thorson and freshman forward Morgan Ham.

MSUM shot 48.1 percent (26-of-54), including a torrid 61.1 percent (11-of-18) from three-point range. The Dragons limited CSP to 38.7 percent shooting (24-of-62) and had a slight 35-34 edge in rebounds.

How It Happened…
A pair of runs to open each half proved decisive in the Dragon win.

MSUM opened the game on a 15-2 run over the first 4:41, thanks to its defense and five points each from from junior forward Drew Sannes and freshman forward Morgan Ham. Junior guard Cassidy Thorson, Ham and Sannes each buried threes during that run.

The Golden Bears cut the lead to three late in the first half and were within 33-29 at the halftime break. Ham had 11 first-half points to lead MSUM.

After Concordia crept within four at halftime, the Dragons pushed the lead to 15 points with a 13-2 run to open the second half. Thorson had four points during that stretch, including a three-pointer, while sophomore guard Jacky Volkert had four.

A layup by freshman forward Megan Hintz with 2:26 left in the third gave MSUM its largest lead at 56-37. A three-pointer brought Concordia within 68-60 with 2:22 left but the Dragons scored eight of the game's final 11 points to secure the win.

Impact Performances…
MSUM placed four in double figures, led by Thorson and Ham with 17 points apiece. Ham's 17 points were a career-high and she finished 6-of-7 from the field, including 4-of-4 from three-point range. Thorson was 4-of-7 from three-point range.

Sannes had her second straight double-double with 15 points, 14 rebounds while also blocking five shots. She added two assists.

Volkert had 13 points and a team-best four assists. Thorson also dished out four assists.

Freshman forward Megan Hintz added six points and two steals off the bench.

Up next…
MSUM is at Minot State for a 6 p.m. game on Jan. 6. That contest starts a stretch of four straight road games for the Dragons.

Steve d'Eustachio Stat of the Game:
Tonight's 11th consecutive win ties the 2008-2009 squad (that began 11-0) for the second-longest winning streak in program history. The longest is 16, set by the 1991-1992 Dragons who's win streak was ended by Northern State (82-71), who went on to win the NAIA Division-II National Championship that year. The Dragons finished 23-7 under Lori Ulferts who was inducted into the MSUM Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.