"Our
fans really enjoyed seeing us score 101
points Saturday," said
Sara Nelson, Dakota State University's starting
6-foot-2 senior. The Lady T's
demolished Briar Cliff
College 101-57, closing out play in the Lady T's
Women's Basketball
Classic.
The 44-point win over Briar Cliff was just one
of two lopsided
victories posted by the Lady T's in the classic.
On Friday, DSU dished out an
86-49 win over Dordt College.
The two wins lifted the Lady T's,
currently ranked sixth in
the NAIA, to 4-1 prior to their next
game, which is
Wednesday at Orange City, Iowa, against
#3 ranked
Northwestern.
Jill Hansen, Laura Tewes and Angela Carr paced
the Lady T's balanced
offense Saturday with double-figure scoring.
Hansen led the way with 15 points,
followed by Tewes and
Carr with 12 apiece.
Tewes' field goal shooting was perfect, going
6-for-6. Hansen
went 8-9 and Carr was 6-8 as the Lady T's shot
field goals at a
60-percent, 40-67 clip, which included nine
3-point field goals.
Jessica VanLoy, Becky Smith and Nelson all had
nine points, and
Alyssa Kirk and Becky Smith each had eight.
The Lady T's limited Briar Cliff (1-3) to
just 22 field goals.
Molly Frank had 16 game-high points for BC,
which also got 11
points from Heather Hinz and 10 by Katie
McCarthy. Briar
Cliff outrebounded the Lady T's 43-40, despite
Nelson and Tewes each
swiping eight rebounds for DSU.
McCarthy, Hinz and Frank each had eight
rebounds for Briar
Cliff.
Lady T's 86,
Dordt 49
Angela Gottsleben sparked the Lady T's win
Friday, garnering 12
points. Tewes added another double-figure
display, earning 10
points. Ashley
Mailey and Carr were close behind with
nine-point games,
followed by Maria Gengler and VanLoy with eight
apiece, contributing to the Lady T's
36-69 field goal
shooting.
DSU had a huge 49-31 rebound advantage over
Dordt. Tewes completed
a double-double with 10 rebounds. Gengler also
contributed 10 rebounds. |
