Lady T's Rush Past Valley City, Jamestown

By Dan Holsworth, Sports Editor

Angela Carr   Dakota State University got out to two fast starts in its at-home games against Valley City State Friday and Jamestown College Saturday, resulting in convincing 91-48 and 68-56 wins. The victories sent the Lady T's into a tie with Minot State and Black Hills State at the top of the Dakota Athletic Conference, all with identical 5-2 league marks.     Lady T's 91, VCSU 48 Valley City never recovered from a 26-3 scoring onslaught by the Lady T's in the game's first 10-plus minutes. DSU had a huge 51-15 halftime lead over the Vikings. "We got off to a great start," said DSU Coach Jeff Dittman. "Holding a team to just 15 first-half points is exceptional." The Lady T's, shooting a healthy 59 percent (36-for-61), were powered by the double-figures scoring of reserve players Angela Carr, Kaitlyn Kramer and Megan Swecker, who led 14 Lady T's in scoring. Carr, who went 6-7, pumped in 18 points, and Kramer and Swecker each had 10 points, combining for 8-13 field goal shooting. Nicole Geraets added nine points, while Jessica VanLoy and Tricia Boldt added eight apiece. Boldt led DSU off the boards with six rebounds. Laura Tewes and Carmyn Streitz each had four steals. "Our underclassmen got some valuable minutes in this game and played well in doing so," added Dittman. "It also gave us a chance to rest some of the seniors. They have been logging some long minutes due to the challenging schedule we've played." Valley City, shooting just 19-62 from the field, got 11 points from Terra Hilliut. Abby Drallo added eight counters and Andrea Hummel six. Brittany Olson had eight team-tops rebounds and Hilliut added five.                                                            Lady T's 68, JC 56 The Lady T's had another fast start Saturday, going ahead 14-4 with just over four minutes played in the first half. DSU, which led 36-17 at halftime, went on to lift its overall record to 13-8 with the win, despite being outscored 39-32 in the second half. "Offensively, we had good execution and good shots throughout the game," said Dittman. "We just didn't hit many in the last 10 minutes.  That, some turnovers and 17 offensive rebounds, allowed Jamestown to get back into the game." Saturday's game was highlighted by Maria Gengler, who scored eight points and crossed over the 1,000-point mark when she scored her fourth point of the ballgame. She also had a huge night on defense, providing DSU with nine blocked shots. DSU was sparked by VanLoy's 14 points. Geraets and Tewes also had double-digit scoring, collecting 12 and 10 points. The Lady T's had two more field goals, 20-18, than Jamestown. Jamestown, though, outrebounded the Lady T's 42-40. "We did not keep Jamestown off the offensive boards, and that is something we will have to improve on before we play them again this Friday," said Dittman. "They are No. 1 in the conference in rebounding, and they proved it against us." Jamestown got 10 team-tops tallies by Giuli Vattiano, nine more by Nicole Zerr and eight from Kristin Klawon. Amber DeBoer added seven rebounds and six points, and Cori Deubek tacked on six rebounds. DSU goes up to Valley City and Jamestown this coming weekend. Return to 2007-08 Schedule