Mount Marty College (MMC)
put the ball into the hole better than Dakota State
University did Sunday, leading to MMC's 71-60
non-conference women's basketball win over the Lady T's at
Yankton. MMC got the win by outgunning the Lady T's
8-2 in 3-point field goals and 24-22 overall, winning the
rebounds battle 32-27 and outscoring DSU 15-14 at the
charity stripe.
The Lady T's record dipped to
9-4.
"Mount Marty did the things
they needed to do to beat us," said Jeff Dittman,
DSU's head coach. "They shot the ball well,
particularly from the three-point line (going 8 for 12).
They controlled the boards, grabbing 12 offensive rebounds
and limiting us to only seven."
More importantly, Mount Marty
pounced on the Lady T's early, forging a 42-32 lead by the
end of the first half.
"We were always, with the
exception of the first four minutes of the game, playing
catch-up basketball," added Dittman. "I thought
we did a good job defensively in the second half, holding
them to 29 points. But, our defense did not control the
game in the first half, and we allowed Mount Marty to put
42 points on the board."
DSU got a team-tops 12 points
from Jessica Honermann, 11 tallies each from Amy Balk and
Hali McClelland, and 10 from Jennie Sonne. They
played a vital part in DSU's 22-46 field goal shooting,
which included a 2-11 showing in 3's. The Lady T's,
though, were just 14-23 at the charity stripe.
"We shot the ball well the
entire game, going 46 percent from the field," said
Dittman. "But, we need to shoot better from the
three-point line and at the free throw line."
McClelland had six rebounds and
four assists and Honermann added three steals for the Lady
T's.
Mount Marty's offense was sparked
by Mandy Carlson, who had 14 points. Kylee White had 12
tallies, eight rebounds and six assists for the Lady
Lancers. MMC also got a pair of 11-point games from
Eliza Leloux and Tricia Lewison, helping Mount Marty to
24-49 field goal shooting, along with a 15-24 effort at
the free throw line.
DSU re-enters Dakota Athletic
Conference play Thursday, hosting Valley City State
University in a 6 p.m. contest at the DSU Fieldhouse.
Sunday, DSU hosts Mayville State in another DAC-10 6 p.m.
ballgame Sunday at 6:00.
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