Weber State basketball: Wildcat women battle but fall to North Dakota State
Robert Casey, WSU Athletics
Weber State's Antoniette Emma-Nnopu (7) rises to shoot against Montana on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at the Dee Events Center in Ogden.Weber State women’s basketball lost its fifth straight game but things looked a bit more encouraging Saturday than they did Wednesday.
After North Dakota State blasted Montana State, the Big Sky’s best, by 25 points Wednesday, the Wildcats battled the Bison to the end in a 79-72 loss Saturday afternoon at the Dee Events Center.
That effort against NDSU (7-2) came after Weber State (2-7) lost by 31 at South Dakota State on Wednesday.
Saturday’s game was tied 40-40 at halftime and WSU won the fourth quarter 19-15. It was the 24-13 third quarter that led NDSU to victory.
Senior forward Antoniette Emma-Nnopu led Weber State’s first good 3-point display of the season, going 3 of 4 from distance to total a game-high 27 points with 11 rebounds. Sydney White scored 13 points.
Junior wing/forward Paris Lauro, who started earlier in the season and has fought through poor shooting, added an encouraging 11 points while going 3 of 3 from downtown. Hannah Robbins pitched in eight points and seven assists.
Avery Koenen led NDSU with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Weber State next plays two non-Division I opponents at home, beginning with Montana Western at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
