Robin
Grinager's 3-point basket Saturday proved to be crucial
for the Lady T's as her long-distance shot set up Dakota
State University's 70-65 overtime win over Black Hills
State. Grinager's shot
came with just 1.7 seconds left in regulation, which
knotted the game at 57-57.
"We
got the ball to Ashlie Fawbush, who broke their press
and made a quick pass to Jill Hansen," said DSU Coach
Jeff Dittman of the game-tying shot. "Jill then made a
kick-out pass to Robin, who hit the tying 3-pointer."
The Lady T's then outscored Black Hills State
13-8 in the extra period to nail down the five-point
win.
"We
got some great performances in the second half and in
the overtime," added Dittman. "Besides the key
3-pointer, Robin also jumped in front of a potential
steal in the overtime, got fouled and hit two free
throws that put us up by four points. That was a huge
play. Black Hills was never able to get any closer than
four points after that."
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Saturday's
victory lifted the Lady T's to 8-5 in the DAC-10,
offsetting its 73-57 loss to S.D. Tech on Friday.
DSU entered the weekend as the 23rd-ranked
team in the NAIA Div. II's poll and ended with a
15-8 overall record.
DSU is tied with Jamestown College at 8-5 in the
DAC-10, but both trail the University of Mary by
four games as the Lady Marauders are 12-1 in the
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Laura Tewes
on the drive
against S.D. Tech
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#23 DSU 70, BHSU 65 OT
On Saturday, Angie
Carr, Grinager and Sara Nelson paced the Lady T's on
offense. Carr popped in a game-high 22 points,
followed by Nelson with 14 and Grinager 10. Nelson
completed a double-double by yanking down 14 of the Lady
T's 49 rebounds. Sandy Smith and Stacy Dunklau
each had six rebounds, and Laura Tewes and Renae Bottum
had five apiece. Bottum also had four assists.
"Angie
had another outstanding performance, hitting 22 points
and Sara had a 'double-double', scoring 14 points and
getting 14 rebounds," said Dittman.
Black
Hills State led DSU 26-19 at halftime before the Lady
T's put together a 38-31 second half to tie the game.
The
Yellow Jackets were led by Jamie Bentley with 20
points and Becca Walter added 13 counters as Black Hills
State outgunned the Lady T's 25-21. Black Hills
State also got nine rebounds by Walters and five apiece
by Brittney Klipfel, Bentley and Lindsey Buthe.
DSU, though, outscored BHSU 21-11 at the freethrow line.
S. D. Tech 73, DSU 57
S.D. Tech led by as much as 20 points, 41-21, before
settling for a
41-26 halftime cushion. The Lady T's cut Tech's
lead to single digits at one point in the second half,
but spent too much energy trying to catch up to Tech,
which won the 16-point verdict.
"We
were beat in most facets of the game," admitted Dittman.
"Tech was the more aggressive team. I thought we
were a step slower than Tech most of the night ant was a
huge key to our 31 turnovers."
DSU
was sparked by Carr, whose trio of 3-pointers helped her
take team-high scoring honors with 18 points.
Nelson also had 12 points and Amber Malvin 10.
Tech,
which outgunned DSU 28-19 in made field goals and tied
the Lady T's in freethrow scoring with 14 points, got 23
game-high points from Cori Leis, 22 more from Megan
Barnes and 12 by Melanie Vedvei.
The
Lady T's outrebounded S.D. Tech 41-29 with Tewes swiping
the boards for 11 rebounds. Stacy Dunklau added
nine rebounds and Nelson seven.
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