A 47-25 second-half scoring
explosion powered Dakota State
University to a 29-point,
85-57, win over Dakota Wesleyan
University here Friday in
college women's basketball
action
at the DSU Memorial Fieldhouse.
With the win, DSU's Lady T's,
ranked sixth in the NAIA Div.
II women's preseason
poll, lifted their early-season
mark to 5-2.
 Five
Lady T's -- Maria Gengler,
Jessica VanLoy, Jill Hansen,
Nicole Geraets and Laura Tewes
-- all enjoyed double-figures
scoring nights in the win.
Gengler led the way with
her 18-point performance, which
included 8-for-11 field
goal shooting. VanLoy was next
with
her 14 points, followed by
Hansen and her dozen counters.
Geraets, who went 3-6
from beyond the 3-point arc, had
11
points and Tewes, in going 4-7
from the field, had 10
points.
These five Lady T's shooting
pushed DSU to a 31-64 field
goal shooting night,
which included a 6-16 showing in
3-point field goals.
Also, Dakota State had a
solid 18-22 night at the charity
stripe.
Dakota State's defense and
rebounding also helped in
shutting down Dakota
Wesleyan on offense.
The Lady T's limited DWU
to just 20-53 field goal
shooting.
Dakota Wesleyan got just a
pair of double-digit scoring
performances, which
included Kelly Haiar, who had 18
points,
and Kara Overweg, who
added 13.
Tewes, Geraets and Angela Carr
each garnering three steals
as Dakota State forced
DWU in 17 turnovers.
The Lady T's also hounded
the boards, giving up just 28
rebounds, while claiming
40 of their own, led by Tewes,
who
completed her double-double
night with 10 rebounds.
Dakota Wesleyan got four
rebounds apiece from Overweg and
Adra Pazour.
Dakota State's Lady T's won't
play again until a week from
Friday when they travel
to Peru, Neb., to take on Peru
State University. The next day,
they play the College of St.
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