Trailing at intermission by four, U-Mary came out of the locker room on fire with a 17-9 run to start the second half. A three-point play by Nicci Landdeck gave the Marauders a 52-48 lead with 14:29 remaining in the game.

The next seven minutes belonged to UND. North Dakota went on a 17-0 run and built its largest lead of the game at 65-52. By the time the Marauders would score again on a Corrie Villegas basket with 7:33 remaining, the game proved to be out of reach.

U-Mary would cut the deficit to seven points with under two minutes remaining, and to six with 41 seconds left, but the Marauders couldn’t get into a one-possession game.

Villegas and Landdeck led the Marauders with 17 points each. Landdeck hit 6-of-9 from the field and knocked down all five of her free throw attempts. She also had a game-high 10 boards and led U-Mary with three assists. Villegas was 6-of-12 from the field and 3-of-5 on treys. She added six rebounds.

Ashley Fridley and Kayla Rogers also reached double-digits for the Marauders, each contributing 13 points. Fridley, 5-of-8 from the field, scored 10 of her points in the first half and also grabbed six rebounds and made two steals. Rogers hit three treys and hit all four free throws.

Due to injuries and sickness, the Marauders played with seven players. UND, meanwhile, used ten.

Kelsey Maffin led UND with 17 points. Ashley Langen contributed 12, Kayla Bagaason had 11, and Danye Guinn scores 10.

U-Mary falls to 1-5 this season. UND improves to 10-1.