WINONA, Minn. – The Michigan Tech women's basketball team fell 78-54 at Winona State to cap a weekend trip to Minnesota.

Soraya Timms (13 points), Janie Tormanen (11 points) and Kendall Standfest (10 points) scored in double-figure for the Huskies as Tormanen added a team-high five rebounds.

"Credit to Winona, they played hard and came ready to go. We were a bit flat, let them get going offensively and then it was a long night for us," said Michigan Tech head coach Sam Clayton. "We'll have to be tougher moving into conference play."

Michigan Tech (4-2) struggled out to find the offense needed to keep up with Winona State (4-3, 1-0 NSIC), going eight-for-28 from the field in the first half, including an 0-for-9 start from 3-point land. On the flip side, the Warriors made five 3-pointers and shot 37.5 percent from the field to head into halftime with a 34-19 advantage.

The Huskies outscored the Warriors 20-19 in the third quarter, shooting 61.5 percent from the field while knocking down four-of-five 3-pointers. Timms led the way with seven points and five from Standfest to make it 53-39 with one quarter to play.

Winona State shot an incredible 83.3 percent in the final quarter of action, outscoring the Black & Gold 25-15, earning its largest lead with 44 seconds to play (78-50) before the Huskies earned two free throw makes by Kloe Zentkowski and Kaitlyn Maxwell recorded a steal, translating into a fastbreak layup with 18 seconds to play, deciding the game.

Alyssa Wypych, Ella Mason and Maxwell chipped in five points for the Huskies as Zentkowski added a team-high two steals.

Breah Golden had a game-high 20 points, connecting on four of her five shots from 3-point land as Megan Schuman neared a double-double with 16 points and a team-leading nine boards. Vivica Bretton added 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists for the Warriors.

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The Huskies shift their focus to GLIAC play with a road weekend, traveling to Roosevelt on Thursday and Parkside on Saturday.