MORRIS, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Morris women's basketball team picked up an 89-59 win over Northland in its regular season finale Saturday at Jim Gremmels Court. Seniors Kendra Raths and Elli Stevenson scored 19 points and 18 points, respectively.

"So happy to see our three seniors end their careers at home with a great game," head coach Tim Grove said. "They all played well and it was great to be able to pull them each out to get the recognition they so deserve. We now look forward to the opportunity we have Wednesday night in Mankato."

With the win, Minnesota Morris is 16-9 overall and 12-4 in conference play, while Northland falls to 5-17 overall and in 2-14 conference action.

The Cougars closed out the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) regular season as the No. 3 seed and will travel to Mankato, Minnesota, to take on Bethany Lutheran on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota Morris jumped out to an 8-2 lead as Raths scored five points early in the game. With the first quarter in the books, the Cougars led the LumberJills, 18-13.

The second quarter saw Minnesota outscore Northland by 12. Midway through the second quarter, the Cougars hit back-to-back 3-pointers from Zoe Loucks and Raths to extend their lead to 13 at 33-20. At halftime, Minnesota Morris led Northland, 44-27.

During the third quarter, the Cougars outscored the LumberJills, 25-12, to take a 69-39 lead. In the third quarter, Lexus Eagle Chasing hit back-to-back 3-pointers to extend the Cougar to 21 points with 7:41 to play.

The Cougars and LumberJills both scored 20 points over the final 10 minutes of regulation to give Minnesota Morris the 89-59 victory.