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No. 13 Providence women rally to defeat MSU-Northern, 56-50

Posted at 11:34 PM, Jan 08, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-09 14:29:02-05

GREAT FALLS – Providence (13-4, 2-3) trailed 46-42 with 2:47 remaining in the game, before closing on a 14-4 run to escape with a 56-50 Frontier Conference women’s basketball win over MSU-Northern on Tuesday.

With her team down 50-46 with 1:30 left, Emilee Maldonado scored eight straight points to ice the game. Maldonado finished with 14 points, while Kerstyn Pimperton led all scorers with 15 points on 5-of-7 from beyond the arc.

Sydney Hovde led the Skylights (8-9, 0-5) with 13 points, while Montana transfer Hailey Nicholson added 12.