"We are really pleased with the victory against a
very good basketball team that is very hot," Iverson
said. "I thought we did a decent job defensively on
them. We gave them some looks. We broke down a few
times, but that is going to happen. Offensively, I
thought we did a nice job of attacking."
Junior guard Katelynn Kunz lead the Lancers (4-2)
with a game-high 21 points in 24 minutes of action
off the bench. Senior guard Tevan Wenbourne was the
only Lancer starter in double-figures with 10
points.
Iverson said Kunz, the 5-foot-10, Parker, S.D.,
native, was one of the main reasons why the Lancers
came away with the win. "She can put the ball down
on the floor and get inside and score," Iverson
said. "She is so versatile. She can also take that
3-point shot, which makes her a tough handle because
teams have got to get out and guard her out there,
but yet at the same time be able to control and stop
that penetration."
The Lady T's had three players in double-figures,
but were lead by senior forward Laura Tewes 14
points.
The Lancers jumped out to a 7-3 lead after a
Michelle Amundson 3-pointer at the 16:20 mark, which
forced Dittman to call a timeout and talk to his
team.
The Lady T's got to within one point three times
(9-8, 11-10, 13-12) in the first half, but could not
take the lead.
From the 13:00 mark of the first half, the
Lancers outscored the Lady T's 15-4 in a span of six
minutes and 17 seconds.
The Lancers got a layup by Wenbourne, a put back
by junior Dana Marquardt, a 3-pointer by freshman
Lacey Powell and a 3-pointer by Kunz to pull away.
The Lady T's, however, outscored the Lancers 13-9
in the final 6:43 of the first half to close to
within 10, 39-29.
Both team's traded baskets until the 11:44 mark
of the second half. After that, the Lancers dialed
up the 3-point shooting to pull away.
Wenbourne connected and then Kunz knocked it down
from three on the next possession to give the
Lancers a 55-41 lead with 11:12 left to play.
Iverson said the Lancers 3-point shooting allowed
them to pull away when they needed to.
"We have a lot of people that can knock that shot
down," Iverson said. "Lacey Powell comes in and
knocks down a couple. Katelynn Kouns had a big night
for us, a tremendous night for us. It was nice to
see Tevan take a 3-point shot."
The Lancers largest lead of the second half came
after Wenbourne made a layup and was fouled with
6:36 remaining in the game. She made the free throw,
which put MMC up by 15, 62-47.
From there, the Lady T's slowly chipped away at
the lead and got to within seven (66-59) with 1:22
remaining in the game when Tewes broke free in the
low post for a layup.
But the Lancers did not slip up in the final 82
seconds and held on with three free throws and
allowed the Lady T's just one field goal to get the
69-61 victory.
Iverson said he hopes the win gives the Lancers
confidence heading into conference play.
"Boy I tell you what, we have a tough road of
games coming up here," Iverson said. "It was a huge
win for us going into the conference now. We'll get
a nice break over Thanksgiving. Its been a long
couple months here. We've been going for quite a
while without a break. The girls deserve the time
off."
