Box Score Minneapolis, MN -- The North Central University (NCU) women's basketball team secured a UMAC playoff spot with a win against Northland College (NLC) this Saturday at Clark-Danielson Gymnasium. This was the Ram's last regular season home game in which they celebrated their seniors. A celebration turned into a victory as North Central dominated over the Lumberjills 91-66.

Kaitlyn VanderPloeg showed up right out the gate with an and-one and hook shot. It was an intense battle for a while with the Lumberjills breathing down NCU's neck, but  Bryce Brewster was able to light a match for the Rams that NLC could not keep pace with. With 8 minutes to go before the half, DowntownU's lockdown defense secured a dominant advantage. North Central took a 46-35 lead and lots of momentum into the halftime locker room.

Coming in to finish what they started, the court become Talso territory. Senior Jocelyn Talso showed up big for the Rams, and the sister duo scored the first 8 points in the half. Jocelyn hit a fiery three to close the third quarter. The deficit was roughly 25 points with just ten minutes remaining in the game. With such a large lead, the Rams were able to see some fresh faces with the ball. Megan Salgado sealed the deal from downtown to secure a well-earned 91-66 victory against Northland.

Top Performers:

Bryce Brewster (Burnsville, MN): 19 points, 2 steals, and 4 assists
Joelle Talso (Ramsey, MN): 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists
Kaitlyn VanderPloeg (Clear Lake, IA): 12 points and 8 rebounds
Megan Salgado (Woodbury, MN): 14 points and 2 rebounds
Jocelyn Talso (Ramsey, MN): 5 points and 2 rebounds
 
Looking Ahead:

NCU will be fighting for the second seed in the conference next weekend. They will play Martin Luther first at 7:15 p.m. and will finish their conference competition on Saturday against Bethany Lutheran at 4:45 p.m.

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