{"id":289162,"date":"2024-12-12T09:59:54","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T15:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=289162"},"modified":"2024-12-12T10:00:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T16:00:04","slug":"basketball-opens-conference-play-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=289162","title":{"rendered":"Basketball Opens Conference Play On The Road"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

VCSU – The Valley City State basketball teams are on the road Dec. 14-15 to kick off conference play for the 2024-25 season.

VCSU plays at Bellevue University on Saturday afternoon and then travels to take on Dakota State on Sunday. The women will tip at 3 p.m. followed by the men at 5 p.m. for each of the conference doubleheaders. Live coverage will be available for all games.

Watch Bellevue games live<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Follow Women’s Stats Saturday<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Follow Men’s Stats Saturday<\/a>
Watch Dakota State games live<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Follow Women’s Stats Sunday<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Follow Men’s Stats Sunday<\/a>

The Viking women are 8-4 heading into the conference season while Bellevue is 6-3 overall. Dakota State is currently ranked No. 6 in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll and posts a 5-3 record on the season.

VCSU’s women are led by 2023-24 1st<\/sup>\u00a0Team All-Conference selection\u00a0Ashlyn Diemert<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0who is averaging 13.3 points per game. True freshman\u00a0Abby Aslesen<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0totals 12.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, and junior transfer\u00a0Tilda Mauritzson<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0contributes 8.9 points per game.\u00a0Ellie Braaten<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0leads the Viking women with 28 assists and 21 steals overall.

VCSU’s men are tied for the conference lead with an 8-3 record in non-conference play. Bellevue has a 6-4 overall record and Dakota State is 7-4 on the season.

VCSU’s men are led by\u00a0Lamar Grayson<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0who averages 17.7 points per game and\u00a0Tyrel Creger<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0who posts 13.1 points per game.\u00a0Jayden Patcha<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0is leading VCSU’s rebounding effort with 46 total rebounds and 4.2 rebounds per game, while\u00a0Odier Olange<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0totals 45 rebounds and 4.1 per game.\u00a0Shaheed Muhammad<\/a><\/dfn>\u00a0leads VCSU with 29 steals on the season.
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Players Mentioned<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

#3 Lamar Grayson<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Guard 6′ 0″ Senior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#4 Odier Olange<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Forward 6′ 6″ Senior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#10 Ellie Braaten<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Guard 5′ 3″ Sophomore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#12 Ashlyn Diemert<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Guard 5′ 9″ Senior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#14 Abby Aslesen<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Forward 6′ 0″ Freshman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#30 Tilda Mauritzson<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Forward 6′ 0″ Junior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#12 Shaheed Muhammad<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Guard 6′ 0″ Senior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#2 Tyrel Creger<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Guard Junior<\/p>\n\n\n\n

#33 Jayden Patcha<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Forward 6′ 5″ Senior<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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