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For
their part, Dakota State University's Lady Trojans kept their slim
postseason hopes alive Sunday, handing Valley City State a 65-59
DAC-10 women's basketball setback at the DSU Fieldhouse. The
Lady T's record stands at 4-11 in the DAC-10 prior to playing out
their regular-season string against S.D. Tech and Black Hills
State this weekend and then hosting Huron University on
Valentine's Day.
Playing without the services of Jennie
Sonne (DSU's starting center who is recovering from the flu), Hali
McClelland, Trisha Grablander and Jessica Honermann came through
with a trio of double-figures scoring displays. "We had
some outstanding performances in this game," said Jeff
Dittman, DSU's head coach.
"Hali picked up her game for us with
Jennie out of the lineup, and got 17 points and eight
rebounds," added Dittman. "Jessica got 13 points and
nine rebounds and Trisha hit three 3-pointers (13 total points) to
keep Valley City from packing the zone inside."
McClelland also had four assists and a blocked shot, while
Grablander had a blocked shot.
DSU, in the game's final 10 minutes, hit
a number of free throws to keep Valley City from getting a lead
over the Lady T's. DSU shot free throws at a 21-of-26 clip,
which helped to more than counterbalance a 22-20 field goal edge
that Valley City had earned.
DSU clung to a two-point, 29-27, halftime
edge. Valley City then came back from an early last-half deficit
to knot the game at 57-all.
"We made plays again tonight,"
said Dittman. "For the majority of the season, we haven't
been able to finish games because we couldn't hit key shots, get
crucial rebounds or we would have a turnover at a critical time.
Tonight, we did all the right things when Valley City tied the
game at 57, and we came away with a win."
Valley City got a pair of double-figure
ballgames from Molly Anderson and Jessica James, who had
respective scoring nights of 19 and 13 points.
While it outgunned DSU from the field, Valley City went just 11-15
from the free throw line.
Each team claimed 41 rebounds in the
contest. Missy Leno had seven rebounds and Anderson and
James each had five for Valley City.
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