Women’s Basketball
LA CROSSE, Wis. (viterboathletics.com) – Viterbo lost to #19 Valley City State University, 77-51, at R.W. Beggs Senior Gymnasium on Saturday. The V-Hawks trailed by a point in the final minute of the first half. A big second-half run opened the game for the Vikings.
The V-Hawks came out of the gate firing. Ambree Schlosser (FR/Eau Galle, Wis.) hit a three-pointer on the top of the key and Hannah Anderson (FR/Eau Claire, Wis.) followed with a layup to give the V-Hawks a 5-0 lead. The Vikings tied the game at 10-10 and held a five-point lead during the first period. Alyssa Goode (SO/Fremont, Wis.) hit a layup as time expired in the opening period to cut the lead to 17-14.
Viterbo battled in the second period to cut the lead to a single point. Payton Curry (JR/Chandler, Ariz.) and Heidi Huebner (SR/Hortonville, Wis.) connected from free throw line and the V-Hawks held their own defensively to trail 32-28 at the half. Viterbo forced 16 turnovers in the game.
Valley City State broke away in the second half. The Vikings went on a 24-3 run starting in the last minute of the first half. Alyssa Nilssen (SO/Wilson, Wis.) hit a jump shot and a layup to cut the lead to 53-36 with 9:20 left in the game.
Men’s…
LA CROSSE, Wis. (viteboathltics.com)– Viterbo defeated Valley City State University, 64-45, at R.W. Beggs Senior Gymnasium on Saturday. Ethan Haberman (SR/La Crosse, Wis.)n and Jared Fleischmann (SR/Marshfield, Wis.) combined for 36 points in the game. The V-Hawks have now won four straight North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) games.
Viterbo opened up the game on a 17-3 run in the first eight minutes of the game, including two three-pointers. Valley City State cut the lead to 13 points. Haberman hit a jump shot and then a three-pointer to extend the lead to 30-12. Viterbo lead by 13 at halftime.
The Vikings cut the lead to seven points three minutes after halftime. The V-Hawks responded by going on a 21-4 run that spanned over twelve minutes. The run gave Viterbo a game-high 24-point lead. The V-Hawks led by that much entering the final two minutes of the game and finished with a 64-45 victory.
