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Ashlei
Fawbush (24) puts up a lay-up in the Lady T's
52-49 loss to Dickinson State here Friday. |
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Dakota State's basketball-playing Lady T's salvaged a 1-1
split in its weekend's action, thumping Minot State 74-56
here Saturday. On Friday, the Lady T's suffered a
three-point, 52-49 defeat to #6 nationally ranked Dickinson
State on the Fieldhouse's hardwoood.
Jeff Dittman's Lady T's will be
taking their 13-8 overall record and 6-5 DAC 10 mark into
play at Valley City Friday and Mayville Saturday.
In Saturday's victory, the Lady T's
got behind the double-figures scoring of Mandy Kruger, Amy
Balk, Jennie Sonne and Hali McLelland to hand Minot the
18-point defeat.
Kruger weaved her way through
Minot's defense for 16 points and was a vital part of Dakota
State's 23-of-44 field goal shooting, going 5-10.
McClelland, who also went 5-10 from the field, netted 11
points, while Balk and Sonne each had 13. Dakota State
led 35-26 at halftime.
For Minot, Jamie Laureaux arched in
14 points, Lindsay Johnson 13 and Summer Wright nine. On the
night, Minot went 21-60 from the field.
Off the boards, Minot earned a 40-33 rebound edge over the
Lady T's, despite Sonne completing a double-double outing
with 10 rebounds. McClelland also had seven caroms.
Minot got six rebounds by Keeann Pekovitch and five more by
Johnson.
Dickinson
51, Lady T's 49
Dakota
State attempted a second-half comeback, after trailing 26-23
at halftime, but fell short at game's end. In the
second half's later stages, Dakota State forged a 46-45
lead, only to have Dickinson overtake the Lady T's in the
last two minutes of the ballgame.
Sonne was Dakota State's only
double-digit scorer, arching in 11 points, while Kruger and
Balk each had eight. McClelland also had six points and the
Lady T's went just 20-50 from the field.
Dickinson got 14 points from
Jessica Campbell and 13 more from Stacie Schorsch. The Lady
Hawks were 21-49 from the field and had a 16-11 scoring edge
over the Lady T's at the charity stripe.
The Lady T's, though, outrebounded
Dickinson 26-35 with Sonne having 11 rebounds, while
Campbell had nine for Dickinson.
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