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Men’s Basketball…<\/strong><\/p>\n

FOREST CITY, IOWA (VCSUVikings.com) \u2013 The Valley City State men\u2019s basketball team won its fifth straight conference game Friday night, closing out the regular season with an 83-73 victory at Waldorf University.<\/p>\n

After starting conference play with a 2-9 record, the Vikings have played their best basketball over the last three weekends with their backs against the wall. With the win, Valley City State finishes the regular season at 7-9 in conference play and sits in a solid position to qualify for the eight-team NSAA Tournament. The NSAA season wraps up Saturday with three games across the conference.<\/p>\n

Coupled with Presentation College\u2019s loss Friday night, the Vikings are now a half-game ahead of the 6-9 Saints, who play Saturday against Jamestown. VCSU is currently tied with Viterbo at 7-9. If Presentation College loses Saturday, the Vikings and V-Hawks would both make the tournament.<\/p>\n

If Presentation College wins Saturday, anywhere from three to five teams will be tied at 7-9 and the NSAA tiebreaker procedures would be used to determine who qualifies for the tournament. The Vikings would qualify in a three-way tie with Viterbo and Presentation College, but the tiebreakers become messier if both Dakota State (7-8) and Waldorf University (7-8) lose their final games on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The Vikings have ridden the backs of their six seniors down the stretch and Friday night was no different. VCSU\u2019s five senior starters combined to score 81 of the team\u2019s 83 points in the victory over Waldorf. Valley City State shot 57 percent for the game, making 29 out of 51 field goal attempts.<\/p>\n

Valley City State led most of the game Friday, but late in the second half Waldorf used a 7-0 run to take a 67-64 lead with six minutes remaining. From there it was all Vikings. VCSU scored the next seven points as part of a 15-3 run that gave the Vikings a commanding 79-70 lead with just two minutes left.<\/p>\n

Jayden Ferguson\u00a0dished a team-high five assists and scored 20 points to lead four Vikings who scored 17 or more.\u00a0Austin Dunbar\u00a0had a monster double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, and\u00a0Justyn Galloway\u00a0posted 18 points and eight rebounds.\u00a0Rashad Satahoo\u00a0knocked down three 3\u2019s and finished with 17 points and seven rebounds. Point guard\u00a0Alex Quist\u00a0hit a pair of 3\u2019s and finished with seven points and two assists.<\/p>\n

The Vikings shot 7-for-14 on 3\u2019s and went 18-for-25 on free throws. VCSU was hampered by 14 turnovers, compared to just six for Waldorf.<\/p>\n

Brady Kuchinka poured in 20 points to lead Waldorf, who retakes the court Saturday against Mayville State. The Warriors shot just 39 percent on Friday (24-61), but stayed in the game by going 21-for-23 at the free throw line.<\/p>\n

Up next:\u00a0<\/strong>Valley City State (14-15, 7-9 NSAA) must wait until the conclusion of Saturday\u2019s games to confirm if they\u2019ve made the NSAA Tournament, which would start Thursday.<\/p>\n

Women’s Basketball…<\/strong><\/p>\n

FOREST CITY, IOWA (VCSUVikings.com) \u2013\u00a0Kennedy Henningsgard\u00a0and\u00a0Lexi Lennon\u00a0combined for 45 points Friday night as the Valley City State women\u2019s basketball team ended the regular season with a 87-59 victory at Waldorf University.<\/p>\n

Henningsgard poured in 23 points and Lennon posted 22, leading the Vikings to their 22nd win of the season. VCSU \u2013 ranked No. 18 in the NAIA Top 25 poll \u2013 ends the regular season with a 22-4 overall record and a 13-3 mark in conference play. With the NSAA Tournament starting next week, the Vikings are within striking distance of tying the school record of 24 wins.<\/p>\n

Valley City State will be the No. 2 seed for the NSAA Tournament, and will host either Viterbo University or Waldorf on Wednesday night at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

On Friday night in Iowa, the Vikings started fast and opened up a 21-12 lead after the first quarter. VCSU held a 38-28 lead at the half, and then blew the game open with a 15-0 run to start the third quarter. The Vikings led by as many as 34 points in the fourth, coasting to the victory.<\/p>\n

VCSU shot 53 percent from the field (33-62), 60 percent on 3\u2019s (9-15), and went 12-for-12 on free throws. Waldorf shot 45 percent on the night (22-49), 53 percent on 3\u2019s (8-15) and 70 percent at the line (7-10).<\/p>\n

Henningsgard had four assists and went 9-for-13 shooting, including 3-for-4 on 3\u2019s. Lennon went 3-for-3 on 3\u2019s and was 7-for-8 from the field.\u00a0Kate Williams\u00a0also reached double figures with 11 points, and added four assists.<\/p>\n

Up next:<\/strong>\u00a0Valley City State (22-4, 13-3 NSAA) begins postseason play Wednesday night by hosting a first-round game in the NSAA Tournament.<\/p>\n

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