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It took a 73-64 win by Dakota State University's
Lady Trojans over Mayville State University Saturday
in Mayville, N.D., to gain a weekend women's
basketball split for Coach Jeff Dittman's ballclub.
DSU began the weekend with a 65-62 loss to Valley
City State in Valley City Friday.
"We played two solid
halves of basketball (against Mayville) instead of
only one, and that was the difference in this
game," said Dittman. The Lady T's surged
to a 38-28 halftime lead over Mayville and then
played on fairly-even terms in the second half to
tuck in the 73-64 win Saturday.
On Friday, the Lady T's
found themselves in a 41-25 hole and never got out
of it, losing 65-62 to Valley City. "We
repeated the same pattern as we did last Tuesday
against the University of Sioux Falls (losing 77-69,
trailing USF 40-29 at halftime)," added Dittman.
"We fell behind by 15 points in the first half
and then worked hard to rally in the second
half."
Lady T's 62
Valley City State 65
Hali McClelland and Amber Malvin were DSU's only
double-figure scorers, gaining 19 and 13 points, respectively,
as the Lady T's shot 24-for-51 from the field and
10-15 at the charity stripe.
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| Hali
McClelland |
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Amber
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Sara Nelson added nine points and Renae Bottum eight
for DSU. Malvin added nine assists and three
steals to lead the Lady T's and McClelland completed
a double-double diplay with 13 rebounds.
Valley City, which shot 22-64 in field goals and
15-19 in free throws, was led by Janae Larson, who
had 14 points. Jessica James added 13 tallies
and Loni Hall 11. The winners got a
double-double by Nicolle James, who had 13 points
and 14 rebounds.
Lady
T's 73
Mayville State 64
McClelland powered the Lady T's offense Saturday,
garnering a game-high 20 points. Bottum and
Amanda Zephier netted 15 and 11 points,
respectively, as the Lady T's made 24 field goals,
including seven 3-pointers, and went 18-28 at the
free throw line.
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Amanda
Zephier |
DSU had a 33-29 rebound edge over Mayville with
McClelland claiming seven caroms and Andrea
Gullickson five.
Mayville, which went 26-65 from the field but just
5-7 from the charity stripe, got 17 points and five
rebounds from Tara Lalim and 11 more tallies from
Jessica Haugen. Mallory Brager added eight
rebounds.
DSU hosts S.D. Tech Saturday and Black Hills State
Sunday. Both games begin at 5 p.m.
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