{"id":135772,"date":"2017-12-30T19:07:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T01:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=135772"},"modified":"2017-12-31T11:51:15","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T17:51:15","slug":"vikings-sweep-sterling-sat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=135772","title":{"rendered":"VCSU Vikings Sweep Sterling Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"
Results from Saturday Men’s Basketball:\u00a0\u00a0VCSU\u00a0 85\u00a0 Sterling 75.\u00a0 Women’s Basketball:\u00a0 VCSU\u00a0 78\u00a0 Sterling\u00a0 61<\/strong>. from www.VCSUVikings.com<\/div>\n
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HILLSBORO, KAN.\u00a0 The Valley City State men’s basketball team swept a pair of games this weekend at the Tabor Classic, defeating both Tabor College and Sterling College during the tournament in Hillsboro, Kan.<\/div>\n
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The Vikings opened the trip with a 71-66 win over Tabor College on Friday, and then wrapped the trip with an 85-75 victory against Sterling on Saturday afternoon. Tabor and Sterling are both teams from the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).<\/p>\n

Valley City State extends its winning streak to three games and is now 7-10 overall. VCSU resumes conference play with road games Jan. 5-6 at Bellevue University and Dakota State University.<\/p>\n

Saturday: VCSU 85, Sterling College 75<\/strong><\/u>
\nValley City State closed the game with a 10-0 run Saturday, holding Sterling College scoreless over the final 3:30 as the Vikings pulled away for the victory.<\/p>\n

The teams traded leads 12 times in the second half. Sterling scored with 3:37 remaining to tie the game at 75-75, but the Vikings would score the final 10 points.\u00a0Austin Dunbar<\/a>\u00a0started the run with an old-fashioned 3-point play on VCSU’s next possession.\u00a0Rashad Satahoo<\/a>\u00a0followed with a 3-pointer and then Dunbar all but put the game away with a basket inside with 1:35 remaining, giving VCSU an 83-75 lead.<\/p>\n

Four Vikings scored in double figures, led by 19 points and five assists from\u00a0Jayden Ferguson<\/a>.\u00a0Rashad Satahoo<\/a>\u00a0added 13 points and four rebounds, and Dunbar had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.\u00a0Hunter McCalla<\/a>went 4-for-5 from 3-point range as he scored 12 points off the bench.\u00a0Alex Quist<\/a>hit three 3’s and had nine points, and\u00a0Jake Skelly<\/a>\u00a0posted nine points and five assists off the bench.<\/p>\n

VCSU made 15 3’s in the game, going 15-for-32 from deep (47 percent). The Vikings shot 53 percent overall (31-58) and 73 percent at the line (8-11). Sterling shot 50 percent from the field (27-54), 29 percent on 3’s (7-24) and 70 percent at the line.<\/p>\n

The Vikings held a 36-25 advantage on the glass and dished out 19 assists, compared to just 10 assists by Sterling.<\/p>\n

Friday: VCSU 71, Tabor College 66<\/strong><\/u>
\nThe Vikings trailed by as many as six points in the second half, 60-54, but outscored Tabor College 17-6 over the final 10 minutes Friday to rally for the 71-66 victory against the host school.<\/p>\n

Austin Dunbar<\/a>\u00a0had a monster double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead three Vikings in double figures.\u00a0Rashad Satahoo<\/a>\u00a0hit three 3-pointers and poured in 16 points, and\u00a0Jayden Ferguson<\/a>\u00a0added 12 points.\u00a0Justyn Galloway<\/a>scored eight points and pulled down 10 rebounds.<\/p>\n

VCSU shot 44 percent from the field (26-59), 29 percent on 3’s (5-17) and 74 percent at the line (14-19). VCSU had a 46-36 rebounding advantage.<\/p>\n

Tabor College shot just 33 percent overall (19-58), 27 percent on 3’s (6-22) and 67 percent at the line (22-33).<\/p>\n

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VIKING WOMEN SPLIT GAMES IN KANSAS<\/a><\/div>\n
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HILLSBORO, KAN. \u2013 The Viking women posted a 1-1 record this weekend in Kansas, splitting their two games against tough opponents at the Tabor College Classic.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The No. 19-ranked Vikings lost in overtime Friday night to No. 17 Tabor College, 74-70. On Saturday, the Vikings bounced back with a 78-61 win over Sterling College, which is receiving votes in the NAIA Top 25 Poll.<\/p>\n

Valley City State moves its record to 12-2 overall on the season. The Vikings resume conference play with road games Jan. 5-6 at Bellevue University and Dakota State University.<\/p>\n

Saturday: VCSU 78, Sterling College 61<\/strong><\/u>
\nThe Vikings jumped out to a 12-2 lead and never trailed as they rolled to a 78-61 win over Sterling College.<\/p>\n

VCSU led 27-14 after the first quarter and led by as many as 26 points at 42-16 midway through the second quarter. Sterling College closed to within nine points in the third quarter but could get no closer.<\/p>\n

Mackenzie Huber<\/a>\u00a0shot 12-for-18 from the field and scored a game-high 24 points to lead VCSU.\u00a0Lexi Lennon<\/a>\u00a0had a double-double with 20 points and 11 assists. She also shot 4-for-7 from 3-point range.\u00a0Kate Williams<\/a>\u00a0hit five 3-pointers and poured in 19 points.<\/p>\n

The Vikings shot 52 percent from the field (33-64) and 46 percent on 3’s (12-26).\u00a0 VCSU did not attempt a free throw in the game. Sterling College shot 40 percent from the field (23-57), 22 percent from 3-point range (2-9) and 86 percent at the line (13-15)<\/p>\n

The Vikings had 20 assists and 15 turnovers. Sterling had just five assists and 18 turnovers.<\/p>\n

Friday: Tabor College 74, VCSU 70 (OT)<\/strong><\/u>
\nFriday’s game featured two Top 20 teams as No. 17 Tabor hosted No. 19 Valley City State. The teams needed overtime to decide it, and in the end Tabor College came away with the 74-70 victory.<\/p>\n

Viking guard\u00a0Hannah Schlecht<\/a>\u00a0scored inside with 14 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 58-58 and force overtime. The Vikings held an early 62-59 lead in overtime, but Tabor College ripped off a 9-0 run to go ahead 68-62 and held on down the stretch.<\/p>\n

Lennon led four Vikings in double figures with 16 points and six rebounds before fouling out with 3:38 remaining in overtime.\u00a0Hannah Schlecht<\/a>\u00a0also fouled out in overtime as VCSU was whistled for 25 fouls compared to just eight fouls on Tabor. That led to a big difference at the free throw line as Tabor went 24-for-34 and VCSU was just 5-for-8.<\/p>\n

Schlecht finished with 15 points and six rebounds, and\u00a0Kaitlin Connor<\/a>\u00a0had a big game off the bench with 14 points and four rebounds.\u00a0Kate Williams<\/a>\u00a0hit a pair of 3’s and finished with 13 points.<\/p>\n

VCSU shot 48 percent overall (29-60) and 39 percent from 3-point range (7-18). The Vikings were hampered by 15 turnovers while Tabor committed just seven turnovers.<\/p>\n

Tabor shot 37 percent overall (21-57), 36 percent on 3’s (8-22) and won the game at the free throw line by going 24-for-34. Tabor held a 38-35 rebounding advantage, including a 16-9 edge in offensive rebounds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Results from Saturday Men’s Basketball:\u00a0\u00a0VCSU\u00a0 85\u00a0 Sterling 75.\u00a0 Women’s Basketball:\u00a0 VCSU\u00a0 78\u00a0 Sterling\u00a0 61. from www.VCSUVikings.com HILLSBORO, KAN.\u00a0 The Valley City State men’s basketball team swept a pair of games this weekend at the Tabor Classic, defeating both Tabor College and Sterling College during the tournament in Hillsboro, Kan. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":24632,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135772"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":135802,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135772\/revisions\/135802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/24632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=135772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=135772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}