Lady T's Defense Helps Drop Martin Luther
By Dan Holsworth
Madison Daily Leader

     "Our defense was outstanding again," siad Dittman.  "After the two games last weekend (which were losses), we went into each practice committed to get back on track defensively.  The work paid off as we gave up only 35 points to Huron University and 31 to Martin Luther."

     DSU's "D" helped get the ball in the hands of Mandy Kruger, who snapped in 14 points, and Jennie Sonne, who added 11 as DSU created a decided 24-12 advantage over MLC in field goal successes.  Amber Malvin and Amy Balk had eight-point games for the Lady T's, while Jessica Honermann and Renae Bottum each had seven.  The Lady T's also outscored Martin Luther 11-6 at the free throw line.

     "Offensively, we again made some improvement," added Dittman.  "We were a little more patient and made the extra pass a lot of times.  Our shooting percentage (24-of-64 in this game) needs to be better, but we got good shots again... I think we are getting back to doing what made us successful in the early part of the season."

     DSU outrebounded their hosts 50-43 with Sonne and Hali McClelland each yanking down nine rebounds.

     Emma Babinec was Martin Luther's only double-figure scorer, garnering 14 points, as MLC went just 12-59 from the field.  Sarah Gronholz topped Martin Luther's rebounders, swiping 10 caroms in the contest, and Bethany Bauer had four assists in the game.

     DSU takes its 12-7 overall record and 5-4 log into DAC-10 play this weekend when the Lady T's host Dickinson State Friday and Minot State Saturday in the DSU Fieldhouse.  Both games tip off at 6 p.m.