(VCSU.edu)\u00a0 The Valley City State University basketball teams suffered a pair of losses Friday night as they resumed conference play at Waldorf University.<\/p>\n
The Viking women dropped a 70-61 contest in the opener, while the Viking men fell 79-73 in the nightcap at Waldorf.<\/p>\n
VCSU’s women are now 4-9 overall and 1-1 in the NSAA. The Viking men drop to 3-10 overall and 0-2 in the North Star.<\/p>\n
Up next: <\/strong>Valley City State continues its road trip with a doubleheader Saturday at Viterbo University. The women play at 3 p.m. with the men to follow at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n Women: Waldorf University 70, VCSU 61<\/strong><\/u> Valley City State drops to 4-9 overall and 1-1 in the North Star Athletic Association. Waldorf improves to 7-6 overall and 2-0 in the NSAA.<\/p>\n VCSU’s Mackenzie Huber<\/a> and Kaitlin Connor<\/a> combined to score 12 points in the first seven minutes as the Vikings jumped out to a 16-11 lead in the first quarter. Waldorf made back-to-back 3-pointers to take a 17-16 lead after the first quarter. The Warriors made it a 10-0 run with two baskets to start the second quarter, and the Vikings would not lead again. Waldorf led 34-27 at halftime and took its largest lead of the game at 46-33 midway through the third quarter.<\/p>\n Trailing 55-43, the Vikings used a 15-6 run to pull back within three points at 61-58. Hannah Schlecht<\/a>‘s jumper with 4:31 remaining again cut the deficit to three points at 63-60, but VCSU could get no closer.<\/p>\n Waldorf made 10 3-pointers in the game, going 10-for-22 from beyond the arc. Valley City State struggled at the 3-point line, going just 1-for-12. The Vikings were hampered by 27 turnovers, compared to 18 by the Warriors.<\/p>\n Huber and Connor each scored 12 points to lead the Vikings offensively. Schlecht posted 11 points and Gabby Martin<\/a> added 10 off the bench. The Vikings shot 45 percent overall (25-56), 8 percent on 3’s (1-12) and 77 percent at the line (10-13).<\/p>\n Waldorf finished at 42 percent overall (26-62), 46 percent on 3’s (10-22) and 80 percent at the free throw line (8-10). Taylor Fricke made four 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 22 points for Waldorf. Michaela Graffinder nailed three 3-pointers and finished with 19 points.<\/p>\n Men: Waldorf University 79, VCSU 73<\/strong><\/u> Chris Morgan<\/a> hit VCSU’s eighth 3-pointer of the first half, capping a 23-4 Viking run that gave them a 40-26 lead with 4:09 to go. The Warriors cut the Viking lead to 45-36 at halftime, setting up an exciting second half. After Waldorf trimmed the Viking lead to 53-50, VCSU junior Denzel Kennedy<\/a> scored to put VCSU up 55-50 with 12:09 remaining. Neither team scored over the next 3 minutes though as VCSU missed a chance to extend its lead.<\/p>\n Waldorf then scored seven straight points to go up 57-55 and take its first lead since 22-20 in the first half. A 3-pointer by Logan Nelson<\/a> and jumper by Christian Kvilvang<\/a> put the Vikings back ahead at 60-59. Waldorf scored the next nine points to take the lead for good en route to the victory.<\/p>\n Valley City State falls to 3-10 overall and 0-2 in the North Star Athletic Association. Waldorf improves to 5-10 overall and is now 1-1 in the NSAA.<\/p>\n Friday was a tale of two halves for the Vikings. VCSU shot 56 percent overall in the first half, went 8-for-12 from 3-point range, and committed just one turnover. In the second half, the Vikings turned the ball over nine times, shot just 35 percent overall and were 2-for-12 on 3’s.<\/p>\n “We got away from what we did in the first half,” said VCSU head coach Ryan Montgomery<\/a>. “At the end of the game it came down to making plays. Waldorf made the plays they needed too, and we didn’t.”<\/p>\n Logan Nelson<\/a> made three 3-pointers and finished with 20 points to lead the Vikings. Morgan had 14 points and six rebounds, while Jake Skelly<\/a> and Denzel Kennedy<\/a> each added 12 points. Kennedy gave the Vikings a spark with 10 points off the bench in the first half. VCSU finished the game shooting 46 percent overall (28-61), 42 percent on 3’s (10-24) and 58 percent at the line.<\/p>\n Brian Smith led Waldorf with 26 points, shooting 13-for-18 from the field. The Warriors shot 51 percent overall (30-59), 18 percent on 3’s (2-11) and 68 percent at the line (17-25).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" (VCSU.edu)\u00a0 The Valley City State University basketball teams suffered a pair of losses Friday night as they resumed conference play at Waldorf University. The Viking women dropped a 70-61 contest in the opener, while the Viking men fell 79-73 in the nightcap at Waldorf. 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\nThe Vikings trailed by as many as 13 points in the third quarter before rallying to within 63-60 late in the fourth. Valley City State had three straight possessions with a chance to get closer, but the Vikings could not convert and Waldorf made five free throws in the final minute to seal the victory.<\/p>\n
\nThe Vikings led by as many as 14 points in the first half, but could not hold off the Warriors’ second-half charge Friday night in Forest City.<\/p>\n