MARQUETTE - A Northern Michigan women's basketball team prone to second-half domination overtook Lake Superior State during the second half of Thursday's Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game and won, 69-64.

LSSU (7-10 overall, 3-10 GLIAC) led 32-26 at halftime and hung onto the lead until the 12:29 mark of the second half. A 10-0 Wildcat run midway through the second half spoiled the Lakers' second straight upset at the Berry Events Center.

Northern Michigan, winners of four straight games, has been behind or tied at halftime during five of its 11 wins this season.

Senior Kandace Crittendon led LSSU with a season-high 20 points. Tamara Novic came off the bench and scored 11 points, and starters Megan Manninen and Natalie Peterson added 10 each. Peterson scored nine first-half points for the Lakers.

The Lakers shot a season-high 56.3 percent from the field. They were 1-for-1 from three-point range and 9-of-13 at the free-throw line. Both teams totaled 11 turnovers.

NMU's Alyssa Colla, who averages 19.5 points per game, led all scorers with 33 points. Lauren Gruber added 13 points. The Wildcats (11-6 overall, 9-4 GLIAC) shot 47.1 percent from the field, including 9-of-21 from three-point range, and made 12-of-15 free throws. They out-rebounded LSSU, 29-20.

Lake Superior State plays at 1 p.m. Saturday at Michigan Tech. The Huskies currently lead the GLIAC North Division standings by two games.

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