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Alli Vandal named NSAA Women’s Player of the Week

Madison SD (CSi)   Alli Vandal of Valley City State was selected to the fifteenth edition of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week.

Alli Vandal is a  6’0″ – Sophomore – Forward from  Rolla, N.D. – Vandal shot 77 percent and scoring a career-high 25 points in 24 minutes as Valley City State ended No. 11-ranked Jamestown 31-game winning streak in NSAA conference regular-season play with a 75-70 overtime victory.  She scored five of VCSU’s 12 points in overtime, including a crucial basket with 37 seconds left in the game that gave Vikings a four-point lead.  She also had 15 points in nearly 20 minutes as Valley City State defeated Presentation 89-68.  For the week, Vandal averaged 20.0 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.  She was 15-of-21 from the field (71.4 percent), 2-of-3 from the 3-point line and converted 8-of-10 free-throws.