MOORHEAD, Minn. -- MSU Moorhead women's basketball used sound defense and rebounding to collect their third straight victory on Saturday evening. The Dragons clinched a weekend sweep with a 63-53 win over Wayne State College. 

Inside The Game

• Wayne State would look solid in the opening minutes, building up a five-point lead (12-7).
• The Wildcats would remain in front after 10 minutes, but MSUM would bring the score to within four points after a late lay-in from Caylin Kelly. 
• Near the midway point of the second period, MSUM used a 7-0 burst to take its first lead, 22-21. Abby Berge and Terryn Johnson scored all seven points for the Dragons.
• While Wayne State would regain the lead, MSUM would come back to tie the score (30-30) with under a minute to play in the half. 
• A late free throw from Johnson gave the Dragons a one-point halftime lead (31-30).
• The teams would remain even in the early stages of the second half before MSUM buckled down on both ends. 
• MSUM utilized an 8-0 run to lead 44-38. The pairing of Ashton Safranski and Emily Srejma was clicking in the run.Srejma buried a pair of jumpers from Safranski in the pick and roll.
• Srejma would score again with the help of DJ Davis as MSUM led by five points (48-43) heading into the final period of play. 
• The Dragons would hold Wayne State to just 10 points in the final 10 minutes as Natalie Jens gave the Dragons a nine-point lead with under three minutes to play. 
• While the Wildcats got the score to within two possessions with a minute to go, Ashley Fritz would score to put the Dragons back up eight points. 
• MSUM would win 63-53, holding Wayne State to just 28.5 percent shooting in the final frame. 
• Johnson would secure her second straight double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. The junior made all six of her field goal attempts in the contest. 
• Berge scored 15 points for the Dragons to go along with eight rebounds. 
• Safranski was sharp again at point guard, scoring nine points, but bolstering seven rebounds, three assists, four steals and zero turnovers. 

Top Dragons

• Terryn Johnson: 13 points (6-6 FG), 11 rebounds
• Abby Berge: 15 points, eight rebounds, two assists
• Natalie Jens: 12 points, four rebounds, three assists
• Ashton Safranski: Nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, four steals

Steve d'Eustachio's Stat of the Game

Tonight was the fourth straight win for the Dragons over Wayne State. MSUM first held a four-game streak against the Wildcats with sweeps in the '03-'04 and '04-'05 seasons. They also had a four-game win streak over Wayne State thanks to one win per year from 2016 until 2019.

Up Next

MSUM (9-11, 7-7 NSIC) is set to take on Northern State in Aberdeen, S.D., on Thursday beginning at 7:30 p.m.