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Valley City State 89 Providence College 32<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Men’s Basketball<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dordt University 105 Valley City 87<\/p>\n\n\n\n Box Score<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n VALLEY CITY (VCSU<\/a>) \u2013 The Valley City State men’s basketball team scored 87 points Saturday night but it wasn’t enough as Dordt University shot 57 percent en route to a 105-87 win over the Vikings<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dordt put up 54 points in the first half, blistering the nets with 66 percent shooting over the first 20 minutes. A Duke Carey<\/a> 3-pointer had the Vikings within 35-27 with 5:35 remaining in the first half, but Dordt finished the half on a 19-7 run as they took a 54-34 lead into the locker room. The Vikings climbed to within 14 points in the second half, but the Defenders had an answer for every Viking run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Valley City State finishes its tough opening weekend with a 1-1 record, defeating Northwestern College on Friday night before Saturday’s loss to Dordt. The Defenders improved to 2-0 on the season, which included a victory at Mayville State on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Valley City State shot 44 percent in Saturday’s game, going 37-for-84 from the field. They were 8-for-23 on 3’s and went 5-for-10 on free throws. Dordt finished the game at 57 percent overall (38-67), 41 percent on 3’s (11-27) and 69 percent on free throws (18-26).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dordt had a 47-35 rebounding advantage, but the Vikings held a 12-10 edge in offensive rebounds. VCSU turned the ball over just five times while forcing 11 turnovers by Dordt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We only had 11 turnovers all weekend, which is a good sign,” said VCSU head coach Ryan Montgomery<\/a>. “Dordt is a really good basketball team. Last night against Northwestern was awesome, we played at a very high level to get that win. Tonight, we just didn’t have what we needed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bryce Coppock scored 19 points to lead six Defenders in double figures. Cade Bleeker added 18 points and made four 3’s. Luke Rankin dished out nine assists for Dordt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Up next:<\/strong> Valley City State hosts Minnesota-Morris on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The women’s game tips at 5:30 p.m. with the men to follow at about 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Volleyball<\/p>\n\n\n\n Home<\/p>\n\n\n\n Valley City Def Waldorf University 25-14,25-20,17-25,30-28<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.vcsuvikings.com\/images\/2022-23\/10_29_MBB_inside.jpg\")
Duoth Gach<\/a> scored 27 points to lead five Vikings in double figures. The senior guard shot 12-for-20 from the field and also added seven rebounds. Daevonte Munson<\/a> had 12 points and seven rebounds, and Joseph Owens<\/a>, Cayden Rickard<\/a> and Tate Hebrink<\/a> all scored 10 for the Vikings. Duke Carey<\/a> made a team-high two 3-pointers as he finished with eight points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n