Friday
VCSU Basketball
Women
MAYVILLE (VCSU)– The Valley City State women’s basketball team couldn’t hold onto its lead Friday night as Mayville State used a 33-point fourth quarter to defeat the Vikings, 83-77.
Valley City State falls to 4-8 overall and 2-4 in the North Star. Mayville State improves to 9-2 on the season and 4-1 in the conference.
Trailing 22-16 after the first 10 minutes of play, the Vikings opened the second quarter with a 10-5 run to close the gap to just three points. Maara Nelson‘s 13 second quarter points helped the Vikings inch closer. Three straight 3’s from Adriana Torres, Emma Nielsen, and Macey Kvilvang allowed the Vikings to take a 40-34 advantage at halftime.
Valley City State led by as much as 14 points with 3:08 left in the third quarter on a bucket from Kvilvang. Mayville then took an 11-2 to close the gap to just five points heading into the final quarter of play.
With 8:32 to go, Mayville’s Sydney Magsam hit a three-pointer in the corner to take over the lead but was answered with a three-pointer from Taryn Dieterle. Erin Walcker then hit another three-pointer for the Comets as Mayville State took the lead for good to finish with the victory.
Maara Nelson‘s 20 points led the Viking offense Friday, while Macey Kvilvang added 17 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Taryn Dieterle chipped in 13 points, and Adriana Torres added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Vikings.
Valley City State shot 37 percent from the field (30-81), 41 percent on three-pointers (9-22), and 67 percent on free throws (8-12). Mayville State shot 47 percent from the field (30-64), 41 percent on three-pointers (7-17), and 62 percent from the free throw line (16-26).
Valley City State converted 20 points off of 23 Comet turnovers Friday. Mayville State held the rebounding advantage 52-37, including 12 on the offensive glass.
Jordan Zrust led the Comets with a double double, scoring 25 points and pulling down 14 rebounds. Danneka Voegeli added 18 points and nine rebounds
UP NEXT: Valley City State travels to Presentation College for another conference doubleheader on Saturday. The women are scheduled to tip at 3 p.m. with the men to follow at 5 p.m.
Men…
MAYVILLE (VCSU)– The Valley City State men’s basketball team trimmed a 15-point deficit to just one point in the second half Friday night, but couldn’t complete the comeback as the Vikings fell to Mayville State, 78-67.
Valley City State drops to 11-4 overall and 3-3 in the NSAA. Mayville State improves to 8-2 overall and 5-1 in conference play.
Mayville State jumped out to a quick 22-12 lead over the first eight minutes of play when a Kevin Schramm three-pointer started a 17-4 Viking run to take a 29-26 advantage. Mayville State then finished the first half with an 11-2 run to lead by double figures at halftime, 45-35.
Valley City State trailed by as much as 15 points with 14:25 to play when a layup from Hunter Sand sparked a Viking run to trim the Comet lead to just six points. A three-pointer from Jalen Addison, followed by a Comet turnover put away by Eddie Oyet capped the Viking run to trail by just a point at 61-60. Over the final eight minutes, the Comets would take a 17-7 run to finish with the win.
Jalen Addison led the Vikings with 13 points while Eddie Oyet and Connor Entzi each added nine points. Joshua Kelly added eight points and a game-high five steals for the Vikings. Kevin Schramm, Chris Thompson, and Daevonte Munson each added seven points. Oyet and Schramm each pulled down seven rebounds Friday.
Valley City State shot 41 percent from the field (27-66), 37 percent on three-pointers (8-22), and 46 percent on free throws (5-11). Mayville State shot 57 percent from the field (32-56), 46 percent on three-pointers (10-22), and 57 percent from the free throw line (4-7).
Mayville State scored 36 bench points and tallied 21 assists as a team. Valley City State finished with 17 points off of 14 Comet turnovers and recorded 18 second-chance points.
Mayville State had four players score in double figures, led by Latrelle Franklin with 15 points and eight assists.
UP NEXT: Valley City State travels to Presentation College for another conference doubleheader on Saturday. The women are scheduled to tip at 3 p.m. with the men to follow at 5 p.m.
