MORRIS, Minn. – Senior forward Mia Wassink scored her 1,000th career point Tuesday night as the Minnesota Morris women's basketball team (3-4) fell to Mayville State (7-2), 74-44, at the Cougar Sports Center. Heading into Tuesday night, Wassink was 15 points shy of 1,000 career points.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wassink got the Cougar offense going early in the game as she scored nine of the team's 21 points in the first quarter. With the first quarter in the books, the Cougars led the Comets, 21-20.
- The second quarter saw Mayville State outscore UMN Morris by a margin of 21-8 to take a 41-29 lead into halftime.
- During the second quarter, Wassink scored six of the team's eight points. With 58 seconds to go in the first half, she scored on a layup to tally 1,000 career points.
- The Cougars weren't able to gain any ground on the Comets in the third quarter as the two teams scored 11 points apiece.
- In the fourth quarter, Mayville State pulled away by outscoring the Cougars 22-4 en route to the 74-44 victory.
NOTABLES
- Wassink, a transfer, had 893 career points heading into the season.
- Wassink finished the night with 18 points, five rebounds and one block.
UP NEXT
The Cougars open up UMAC play on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 3:45 p.m. against Northland at the Cougar Sports Center.
