Playing sharp defense and
winning the rebound battle got
Dakota State University's Lady
T's past Peru State College
68-58 Friday in Peru, Neb.
On Saturday, however, DSU fell
50-33 to the College of St. Mary
in Omaha.
"Our defense and rebounding got
us a win in Peru," said Lady T's
Coach Jeff Dittman. "We
weren't able to generate a lot
of points in the half court, but
by forcing 30 turnovers and
grabbing 20 offensive rebounds,
we were able to score enough
points to get the win."
Against St. Mary, Dittman added,
"I don't remember the last time
we scored only 33 points in a
game. This was a terrible
offensive performance for us.
We missed perimeter shots,
lay-ups, offensive put-backs and
freethrows. Some of that
was a credit to their defense
but a lot of it was poor
concentration on our part."
DSU entered the weekend at 5-2
and ranked sixth in the NAIA
Div. II national polls.
Lady T's 68,
Peru State
58
In a game in which both teams
made 21 field goals, DSU had a
42-29 rebound cushion against
Peru State, helping the Lady T's
win Friday's game. Jessica
VanLoy led four Lady T's into
double-figure scoring with 16
points. Sara Nelson tacked
on 12 counters, Maria Gengler 11
and Laura Tewes 10.
VanLoy completed her
double-double performance with
10 rebounds.
Peru got 20 game-high points
from Leisha Tennal and 14 more
from Allison Hill. Alyssa
Mangum also contributed seven
rebounds and Jennifer Epting had
five.
Lady T's 68,
Peru State
58
Nicole Geraets had seven points
and Becky Smith and Nelson each
had five as no Lady T scored in
double figures against St. Mary.
VanLoy claimed six of the Lady
T's 24 rebounds in the game.
St. Mary got 17 points and 12
rebounds from Katie Homan.
Katie Jo Lawton also swiped the
boards for 22 of the St. Mary 48
rebounds.
