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On a night when
Dakota State University's Jennie Sonne and Jessica
Honermann both eclipsed the 1,000-point scoring mark, it
was the Lady Trojans' defense which shone, putting down
Huron University 85-39 at the DSU Fieldhouse. Coach
Jeff Dittman's Lady T's (17-9 overall and 10-6 in the
DAC-10) corralled Huron's offense all night, forging a
38-15 first-half ending lead and holding the Screaming
Eagles scoreless the first 6 1/2 minutes of the second
half. Huron's record dipped to 3-24 overall and 2-14
in the conference.
"This was a dominant performance by our
defense," said Dittman. "We held Huron to 15
points in the first half, then we didn't allow them to
score for almost seven minutes of the second
half." DSU limited Huron to just 15-of-51 field
goal shooting and 32 rebounds.
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Jessica
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Sonne collected her 1,000th career point on a fastbreak
lay-up early in the game and Honermann got hers at the
charity stripe with about 10 minutes left in the second
half. Honermann ended up with a tilt-tops 22 points,
while Sonne had 10 and Mandy Kruger 14 as the Lady T's
snapped in their field goals at a 27-60 clip.
"We also did a very good job
offensively," added Dittman. "In the first half,
we shot 55 percent from the field and 100 percent from the
three-point line. Jennie and Jessica gave us a great
inside game. Hali (McClelland) did a good job getting the
ball to them, and Mandy was 3-3 from the three-point arc.
We had excellent balance in our offensive attack."
DSU got 44 rebounds, with
Honermann claiming seven of those nabs. Sonne and Robin
Grinager each had six and Erin Nielsen had five.
McClelland, Amy Balk and Molly Hathaway had four assists
apiece, while Honermann and Andrea Gullickson had four
steals.
Huron's offense was sparked by
Abby Shelske's 13-point display and Kristie Forbes added
nine tallies. Katrice Woods and Sunshine Archambault
each had five rebounds and Archambault also had five
steals.
DSU closes out its regular season
on the road at Jamestown, N.D., next Friday, and at
Bismarck next Saturday, playing the University of Mary.
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