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Coach
Jeff Dittman
talks to his
team during
a
second-half
timeout. The
Lady T's
lost
a 17-point
second-half
lead and
trailed by
six with
1:11 left
before
staging a
comeback.
(Photo by
Jeff Boldt)
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Dakota State
University's Lady T's
gave up an early
lead against Black Hills
State University
Saturday at the DSU
Fieldhouse, but a
game-ending basket at
the buzzer by Maria
Gengler gave DSU the
85-83 win.
"We knew it was
going to be a tough
ballgame," said DSU
Coach Jeff Dittman.
"Black
Hills is a very
physical match-up
and
this was going to be a
very intense game with
national tournament
implications for both
teams."
BHSU and DSU
exchanged leads in the
first half, with BHSU
claiming a 7-point lead
three minutes into the
game. The
tables were turned about
four minutes later when
DSU took an eight-point
lead. DSU
maintained the lead to
finish the half up
47-37.
The Lady T's
opened the second half
with a drive that put
them up
56-39, but BHSU slowly
narrowed the lead until
tying the game 77-77
with 3 minutes left on
the clock.
BHSU had a
six-point lead with
one
minute left, but DSU
countered with a field
goal by Laura Tewes that
brought DSU within 4
points, 79-83.
With 37 seconds left in
the game,
after
a DSU steal, a
foul called on BHSU's
Lacey Haughian gave the
Lady T's Jill Hansen a
shot at two free throws,
which she made.
Three seconds
later,
Angela Carr got DSU
another steal and was
fouled as she went up
for a shot.
She also made both free
throws to tie the game
83-83
with 34 seconds
remaining in the game.
BHSU took
possession of the ball,
but not for long. With
12
seconds left on the
clock,
Maria
Gengler blocked a Black
Hills shot and Laura
Tewes
grabbed the rebound
and
made
the outlet pass
to Jessica VanLoy.
Jess dribbled the length
of the court and pulled
up for a twelve foot
jumper that hit the heal
of the rim and bounced
out. DSU's
Maria Gengler grabbed
the rebound and sank the
game-winning shot
at the buzzer.
"It's a great
lesson
to
our athletes that
you play every second of
the ballgame," Dittman
said. "I think everyone
in the building figured
the game was over when
BH was up by six."
Although the
winning shot
was
made by Gengler,
Dittman said that five
different people figured
into key plays in the
last 40 seconds of the
game.
Dittman said
match-ups
between DSU and BHSU
have a history of ending
with a game-winning
basket or a shot that
ties the game.
"In 2001 at
Spearfish,
Hali
McClelland grabbed an
offensive rebound and
hit the
game-winning shot with
five seconds to go,"
Dittman said.
Two years ago
in the DSU Fieldhouse,
a three-point shot at
the buzzer
by Robin Grinager
tied the game, giving
DSU an overtime
opportunity to win.
"We have a
history of close games
against Black Hills," he
said. "Fortunately,
we've been on the
winning side
in
recent
ballgames."
Leading the Lady
T's were Hansen with 19
points, Tewes with 14
and Angela Carr with 12.
Gengler added nine
points for DSU.
The next action
for the Lady Trojans is
Tuesday against South
Dakota School of Mines
and Technology at the
DSU Fieldhouse.
Game time is 7:00 p.m.
Dittman said fans
won't be disappointed;
DSU is 1-1 in
regular-season action
against S.D. School of
Mines.
"We expect the
same type of ballgame,"
he said. "It should be a
barn-burner."
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