Women's Basketball | 12/19/2014 10:16:00 PM

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Box Score

Dec. 19, 2014 – Powered by a strong second half, the North Central College women's basketball team extended its record setting start to the season to 10 games on Friday with a 110-93 victory over Dubuque University in the Cardinals final non-conference home game.
 
North Central's win streak now sits at 10 games to begin the season as the Cardinals battled back from a 51-50 deficit at halftime.  Dubuque hung in over the first 20 minutes of play due to a blistering 70 percent shooting from three-point range. 
 
Trailing 66-62 with 12:48 to play in the contest, the Cardinal offense caught fire over the next 3 and a half minutes while taking advantage on a tired Spartan team, going on a 20-2 run to quickly turn a four-point deficit into a 14-point lead.  The pivotal run was highlighted by Corrine Rowe's four-point play following her own lay-in the previous possession, knocking down a three-pointer while getting fouled in the process. 
 
After Rowe nailed the free-throw following her long ball, Emily Zgoda connected on one of her two three-pointers during the Cardinal run, while Tess Godhardt capped it off with an easy bucket down low following a Maryssa Cladis steal and assist.
 
The Spartans (4-4) drew to within eight points of the Cardinal lead with just over seven minutes to play, but Cladis quickly negated the Dubuque momentum with a three-pointer on the following possession and the Cardinals held a double-figure lead the remainder of the game, at one point leading by as many as 20 down the stretch.
 
North Central dominated on the offensive glass, holding a 40-18 advantage while holding the Spartans to just 25 percent shooting from three in the second half.
 
Godhardt paced the Cardinal scoring attack with a 23-point, 13-rebound double-double, while Zgoda finished with 15 points on 5 of 8 shooting from three and Cladis added 13 points, seven rebounds and seven assists off the bench.  Jamie Cuny finished with 10 points, eight rebounds and a game-high five blocked shots.
 
Jenna Kotas finished with a game-high 24 points and 14 boards for the Spartans, while Meggie Schmidt added 20 points and Abbey Meyer chipped in 13 points and six assists off the bench.
 
North Cental returns to action on Tuesday, Dec. 30, traveling to Eureka College with tip-off slated for 6 p.m. at the Reagan Center.  The link to live statistics is available HERE.