Valley City (VCSU) – Wednesday at Valley City, the Valley City State men’s basketball team evened its season record with a commanding 111-32 win over Trinity Bible College on Wednesday night.

The Vikings took control early with a 37-point halftime advantage as they cruised to their fifth win of the season. All 14 Vikings scored in the game and five reached double figures.

Valley City State is now 5-5 overall this season heading into conference play. The Vikings have their NSAA conference opener on Saturday when they host Dickinson State University. The women’s game tips at 3 p.m. with the men’s game to follow at 5 p.m. from VCSU’s W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse. Tickets are available for purchase at www.vcsuvikings.com/tickets.

The Vikings shot 53 percent overall (40-76) in Wednesday’s big win, and went 17-for-39 on 3’s and 14-for-22 on free throws. VCSU recorded assists on 26 of their 40 baskets.

Daevonte Munson totaled 15 points, four assists and three steals to lead a balanced Viking effort. Cayden Rickard made four 3’s and finished with 15 points and three assists. Duoth Gach and Matthew Schlottman both made three 3’s and finished with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Keaton Kvilvang also reached double figures, scoring 10 points off the bench.

The Vikings forced Trinity Bible into 28 turnovers while turning it over just nine times. VCSU finished with 19 steals and also held a 52-26 rebounding advantage, including a 17-4 edge on the offensive glass.

One week after making a school record 18 3’s in a win against Oak Hills, the Vikings followed it up with 17 3’s in the victory over Trinity Bible.

Khalil Bolden scored 10 points to lead the Lions, which shot 26 percent overall (14-54), 13 percent on 3’s (2-16) and 40 percent on free throws (2-5).

Up next: Valley City State (5-5) begins conference play Saturday. The Vikings host Dickinson State for a NSAA doubleheader. The women tip off at 3 p.m. and the men follow at 5 p.m. at VCSU’s W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse.

Women

VCSU’s Hailey Roberts posted a career-best 22 points and four Vikings scored in double figures to help the Vikings to a 7-2 record on the season. Trinity Bible falls to 2-3 overall.

The Vikings built a 37-25 lead at the break as Roberts and Taryn Dieterle each posted 13 first-half points. From there, VCSU improved its 33 percent shooting in the first half to 53 percent in the second half. VCSU used a 10-point run, capped by a bucket from Bayli Heap, to lead by as much as 37 points with 4:39 to go in the game.

Dieterle finished with 15 points Wednesday and JayCee Richter chipped in 14 points while going 4-for-6 from 3-point range. Ashlyn Diemert added 10 points and a team-best five steals for VCSU.

The Vikings shot 43 percent on field goals (34-80), 33 percent on 3-pointers (12-36) and 88 percent on free throws (16-18). Trinity Bible shot 38 percent from the field (18-47), 36 percent from beyond the arc (4-11) and 55 percent from the free throw line (18-33). VCSU scored 45 points off its bench and 37 off turnovers.

VCSU won the battle on the glass 46-40 with the help of nine rebounds from Rosie Anderson. Dieterle added seven and Adriana Torres grabbed six rebounds and dished out five assists Wednesday. The Vikings tallied 25 assists and 17 turnovers while Trinity Bible totaled 13 assists to its 31 turnovers.

Trinity Bible’s Stacia West led scoring with 18 points, and Abby Molan finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

UP NEXT: VCSU opens conference play on Saturday, Dec. 3 against Dickinson State. The women tip at 3 p.m. followed by the men at 5 p.m. VCSU’s Individuals Taking Action club is hosting a gift drive during Saturday’s doubleheader, accepting donations to support Valley City’s Legacy Place and the Salvation Army.