Trojans go 1-1 vs. Hills Teams

January 15, 2007 - By Dan Holsworth - Madison Daily Leader - Sports Editor

(Madison, SD) -  Dakota State University snapped a 15-game losing streak string with an 97-86 win over Black Hills State Friday at the DSU Field House.  It had been a long time since the Trojans' season-opening win over Dana College on |
Nov. 3.

On Saturday, the Trojans battled S.D. Tech on fairly-even teams until losing an 89-80 decision to the Hardrockers.

Trojans 97, BHSU 86

A 20-4 Trojans' scoring run midway into the first half erased a 13-4 game-opening surge by Black Hills State. 

DSU earned a 24-17 lead with 9:22 left in the first half and built that lead to 47-33 at halftime.

DSU led Black Hills State by as much as 24 points in the early stages of the second half before eventually setting for the
97-86 win.

Frank Calles led five Trojans into double figures with 20 points.  Calles also had six team-leading assists.

Joe Backus added 15 points and Adam Nielson, Bryce Kreutzfeldt and Jordan Hughes each had 11 points as DSU outgunned Black Hills State 32-25 in field goals made.

The Yellow Jackets got 21 tilt-tops points by Forrest Dorr.  Dan Russell scored 14 points, Randy Newman 13 and A.J. Fodness 12.

DSU also produced a 45-34 rebound edge over BHSU with Andy Hansen claiming nine rebounds, Backus eight and Brett Gardner six.

S.D. Tech 89, Trojans 80

DSU (2-16 overall, 1-4 in DAC) tied Tech six times in Saturday's contest before the Hardorockers slowly pulled away from the Trojans in the last six minutes.

Tech had a razor-thin 41-40 lead over the Trojans at halftime.

Kreutzfeldt came through a game-high 25 points, going 7-13 from the field, which included four 3-pointers.

Backus and Calles contributed twin 14-point games, and Hughes had nine.

DSU shot a shade under 50 percent, 23-48, in field goal shooting and was 22-30 at the charity stripe.

For Tech, Brandon Fredrickson notched 24 points, which was supported by Casey Schmitz, Andrew Brown and Brandon Smith and their respective 14-, 12- and 10-point outings.

The Hardrockers' shooting statistics included 29-52 from the field and 26-32 at the free throw line.

DSU had a slim 28-27 rebound edge over Tech with Backus claiming 13 rebounds.

Nick Huntimer, Dakota State Sports Information Director