Sunday
Women’s Basketball…
VCSU 81 Providence College 21
VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Viking women’s basketball team hosted its season opener Sunday afternoon, rolling to a big win against Providence College (Manitoba). Valley City State opened up a 48-15 halftime lead and 12 different Vikings scored in the 81-21 victory over the Pilots.
Valley City goes to 1-0 overall this season. Providence College drops to 1-4.
Mackenzie Huber got things rolling for the Vikings early as she put up the first six points of the game. The Vikings kept rolling from there, scoring 25 points in the first quarter – including 11 by Huber – to open up a 25-7 lead after 10 minutes of play.
It was all Valley City in the second quarter as well. The Vikings dropped 23 points to open up a 48-15 lead at the halftime break. Mackenzie Huber put up five more points in the quarter as she scored 16 first-half points to lead the Vikings.
Huber was one of four Vikings in double figures as she ended the game with 17 points, eight rebounds, one block and one steal.
Alli Vandal put up 12 points and had six rebounds, one block and three steals. Kaitlin Connor scored 12 points off the bench and added five rebounds and three assists. Freshman Alexis Bentz had a big game in her Viking debut, scoring 10 points to go along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Point guard Kate Williams dished out five more of VCSU’s 23 assists, and also added four points. Twelve different Vikings scored in the game, including nine who scored four or more points.
Valley City State shot 10-for-14 (71.4 percent) at the free throw line, 5-for-20 (25 percent) from the 3-point line and 33-for-69 (47.8 percent) from the field.
Providence shot 10-for-57 (17.5 percent) from the field, 0-for-14 on 3’s and 1-for-2 at the free throw line.
VCSU finished with 52 rebounds, 11 steals, 23 assists and 13 turnovers. Providence ended the game with 21 rebounds, eight steals, five assists and 17 turnovers.
Up Next: Valley City State hosts Minot State University on Thursday, Oct. 25. The women play at 5:30 p.m. with the men to follow at 7:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball…
VCSU 122 Providence College 49
VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Logan Nelson poured in a game-high 30 points Sunday afternoon and the VCSU men’s basketball team erupted for 122 points in a victory over Providence College (Manitoba).
The Vikings led 62-28 at halftime en route to a 122-49 victory.
Valley City State improves to 1-1 overall. Providence College drops to 3-5.
Five Vikings scored in double figures Sunday, led by Nelson’s 30 points on 12-for-15 shooting. Chris Morgan posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Christian Kvilvang and Connor Entzi both had 19 points and five rebounds, and Michael Cornelious finished with 16 points, five rebounds and two blocks.
Valley City State racked up 24 assists in the game, including a team-high eight assists by Hunter McCalla off the bench. Starting point guard Jake Skelly filled up the stat sheet with six assists, six points, seven rebounds and three steals.
The Vikings shot 57 percent overall (47-82), 26 percent on 3’s (7-27) and 88 percent at the free throw line (21-24).
VCSU committed only five turnovers and forced Providence into 21 turnovers. The Vikings held a 51-24 advantage on the glass, including a 14-6 edge in offensive rebounds.
Providence College was led by 17 points from Cash Blanca and 16 by Chris Dick. The Pilots shot 29 percent from the field (20-68), 19 percent on 3’s (5-26) and 57 percent at the line (4-7).
Up next: Valley City State hosts Minot State University on Thursday as part of a women’s and men’s doubleheader. The women’s game begins at 5:30 p.m., with the men’s game to follow at 7:30 p.m.
