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Emily Becken

Women's Basketball

Emily Becken notched her first double-double of the season with a 17-point, 11-assist effort in the Wolves' 76-65 win over the University of Mary. Becken was one of four Wolves in double figures in scoring and one of three players to notch a double-double, marking the first time that has happened this season. NSU has now won four straight games.

Jordan King

Men's Basketball

Jordan King (G, 6-0, 180, Jr., Arlington, S.D./Arlington HS) led an NSU comeback effort against the University of Mary with a career-high 16 points on Saturday despite playing just 17 minutes of the game. King drained four of eight 3-point attempts, including several late treys to keep the Wolves in contention. He was also a perfect 4-for-4 from the free throw line while dishing out five assists and coming up with one of the team’s three steals.

Sophomore Derek Hoellein scored 11 points in NSU's win over Upper Iowa on Saturday.

Wolves hang on for historic 63-58 win

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1/3/2009 11:31:10 PM

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FAYETTE, Iowa – After leading by as many as 17 in the first half, the Northern State University Wolves had to work to preserve a 63-58 win over the host Upper Iowa University Peacocks Saturday evening in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference men’s basketball action.

The win, which moved NSU to 11-2 overall and 4-2 in conference play, also marked the 902nd career victory for head coach Don Meyer, who is now tied with Bob Knight for most career wins by an NCAA men’s coach. Meyer and Knight are the only two coaches in NCAA men’s basketball history to reach the 900-win plateau.

The Wolves, coming off an 85-75 loss to Winona State on Friday, needed a 20-point, 10-rebound effort from senior forward Kevin Ratzsch (Bloomington, Ind.) and another 11 points from sophomore shooting guard Derek Hoellein (Eureka, S.D.) to overcome a season-low 34.0 percent shooting effort as a team. NSU went 0-for-6 from long range in the second half, but was able to convert on enough free throws down the stretch to hang on to the win.

Despite giving up a 30-18 edge in points in the paint and a 44-25 advantage in rebounds, the Wolves were able to turn 20 UIU turnovers into 23 point on the board, while giving up just one point on 10 turnovers in what proved to be a physical, high-strung contest. Both teams were whistled for a technical foul, while UIU's Matt Lesan was ejected near the end of the first half. All told, the two teams combined for 44 fouls and 60 free throw attempts in the game.

The Peacocks were led by 17 points from Nick Kramer, while A.J. Adkins added 11 points off the bench.

NSU will be back in action next weekend as the Wolves return home to host the University of Mary on Saturday. Meyer and the Wolves will be going for historic win number 903 in that game, which is slated for an 8 p.m. tip-off.