ARCATA, Calif. - Two weeks after earning a one-sided win over the same team, Northwest Nazarene had to battle to the game's final moments to defeat Cal State Stanislaus, 62-53 in the opening game of the Humboldt State Classic on Friday.

With her team leading by four points and just under two minutes remaining, Kristin Hein hit a pair of free throws and then nailed a jumper to provide a cushion for the Crusaders. Hein ended the game with 20 points to lead all scorers, while teammates Janee Olds and Kat Schulte to Buhne added 10 points each.

Katie Busi led Cal State Stanislaus with 13 points, with Jeanette Rowe and Christin Gowan each contributing 10 for the Warriors.

Cal State Stanislaus led by two points at the 5 minutes, 45 seconds mark of the second half when Sarah Olson converted a putback. But Olds drained a three-pointer and the Crusaders didn't trail the rest of the way.

Northwest Nazarene improved to 6-1 overall heading into Saturday's matchup against host Humboldt State at 7:30 p.m. Cal State Stanislaus fell to 1-4 and will Notre Dame de Namur at 5:30 p.m. Saturday when the Humboldt State Classic continues.

Northwest Nazarene vs Cal State Stanislaus
12/11/09 5:30 p.m. at Arcata, Calif.
At Arcata, Calif.
NORTHWEST NAZARENE 62, CAL STATE STANISLAUS 53
NORTHWEST NAZARENE (6-1)
Hein,Kristin 6-13 7-8 20; Olds,Janee 3-8 2-2 10; Schulte to Buhne,Kat 5-9
0-0 10; Bazzi,Julianne 1-1 3-4 6; Adams,Heather 2-5 0-0 4;
Roggenkamp,Brittney 1-4 2-2 4; Smith,Falissa 1-1 0-0 3; Johnson,Beth 1-3 0-1
2; Brady,Lindsay 0-4 2-2 2; Williams,Jennifer 0-5 1-2 1; King,Briaunna 0-2
0-0 0; Oliver,Krista 0-1 0-0 0; Ramirez,Maria 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-56 17-21
62.
CAL STATE STANISLAUS (1-4)
BUSI, Katie 6-14 1-2 13; GOWAN, Christin 3-8 2-2 10; ROWE, Jeanette 2-7 6-8
10; MARSHALL, Andreanna 2-9 5-6 9; OLSON, Sarah 2-4 0-0 4; BERTOMEN,
Samantha 2-5 0-0 4; OLVEDA, Nathalie 1-7 0-0 3; PADILLA, Bianca 0-1 0-0 0;
CHRIST, Kyrstin 0-0 0-0 0; CARTER, Jasmine 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-55 14-18 53.
Northwest Nazarene............   33   29  -   62
Cal State Stanislaus..........   30   23  -   53
3-point goals--Northwest Nazarene 5-15 (Olds,Janee 2-4; Smith,Falissa 1-1;
Bazzi,Julianne 1-1; Hein,Kristin 1-2; Johnson,Beth 0-1; Brady,Lindsay 0-1;
Oliver,Krista 0-1; Roggenkamp,Brittney 0-2; Adams,Heather 0-1; Schulte to
Buhne,Kat 0-1), Cal State Stanislaus 3-11 (GOWAN, Christin 2-6; OLVEDA,
Nathalie 1-2; BERTOMEN, Samantha 0-2; ROWE, Jeanette 0-1). Fouled
out--Northwest Nazarene-None, Cal State Stanislaus-MARSHALL, Andreanna.
Rebounds--Northwest Nazarene 42 (Schulte to Buhne,Kat 8), Cal State
Stanislaus 36 (BUSI, Katie 13). Assists--Northwest Nazarene 9 (Olds,Janee
3), Cal State Stanislaus 5 (ROWE, Jeanette 2). Total fouls--Northwest
Nazarene 19, Cal State Stanislaus 21. Technical fouls--Northwest
Nazarene-None, Cal State Stanislaus-None.
Humboldt State Classic - Game 1