VALLEY CITY, N.D.  (viterboathletics.com)–Quarter Finals:  #7-seed Viterbo lost to #2-seed Valley City State, 93-69, at W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse on Wednesday. The V-Hawks ended their season with an overall record of 6-23.

The Vikings improved to an overall record of 23-4 and will advance to the North Star Athletic Association semifinal round, hosted by the #1-seed University of Jamestown on Saturday.  Viterbo drops to 6-23 overall.

Game Notes:

  • Alyssa Nilssen (SO/Wilson, Wis.) tied the game with a free throw at 10-10 with 4:28 in the 1st quarter. The V-Hawks trailed 24-15 at the end of the period.
  • After leading 47-34 at halftime, the Vikings opened the 3rd period on a 22-9 run.
  • Three V-Hawks finished in double figures, led by Alyssa Nilssen with 14 points.
  • Kassi Hoschild scored double-digit points (11) for the fourth time this season.
  • Viterbo shot 16-of-23 (69.6%) from free throw line, their eighth game with at 15 made free throws.

 

Other NSAA Tournament Scores:

#1 Jamestown 100, #8 Waldorf 39

#3 Bellevue 92, #6 Presentation 60

#4 Mayville State 83, Dakota State 68

 

NSAA Women’s Basketball Semifinals – Saturday, Feb. 24 (at Final Four Top Seed Remaining):

 

#1 Jamestown vs. #4 Mayville State – 4 p.m.

#3 Bellevue vs. #2 Valley City State – 6 p.m.

 

The Viterbo Men’s Basketball team travels to the #2-seed University of Jamestown for the NSAA Postseason Tournament Opening Round game on Thursday. Tip-off from Newman Arena is 7 p.m.

 

JAMESTOWN  (uj.edu)  — Twenty-five days after escaping Forest City, Iowa, with a 63-61 win over Waldorf, the seventh-ranked Jimmie women’s basketball team left no doubt as to how they finished the North Star Athletic Association regular season with a 16-0 record and the top seed in the conference tournament.

Jamestown parlayed a 16-0 first quarter run into a 28-4 lead after the first ten minutes, never looking back in a 100-39 win over the Warriors in NSAA quarterfinal action Wednesday night at Harold Newman Arena.