{"id":163746,"date":"2019-02-01T20:32:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T02:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=163746"},"modified":"2019-02-01T22:51:44","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T04:51:44","slug":"bellevue-over-viking-women-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=163746","title":{"rendered":"Bellevue sweeps Viking Men, Women, Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Men…<\/strong><\/p>\n

(VCSU)\u00a0 For the second time this season, the Viking men were stunned in the final seconds by Bellevue. Bruin guard Richard Reed made a jump shot with 3.3 seconds left Friday, breaking a 57-57 tie and lifting Bellevue to the victory. On Jan. 13, Reed made a layup at the buzzer to beat the Vikings by a score of 69-67.<\/p>\n

The Vikings used a 16-1 run late in the first half to build a 32-26 lead at the break. Bellevue battled back in the second half and took a 55-50 lead with 1:54 remaining.<\/p>\n

VCSU junior\u00a0Michael Cornelious<\/a> scored the final seven points for VCSU, including a three-point play with 53 seconds remaining that tied the game at 55-55. After Reed made two free throws with 42 seconds to go, Cornelious again had the answer with a jumper in the lane to tie it at 57-57. Reed and the Bruins struck last though as they milked the clock down until Reed sank the game-winner with 3.3 seconds left. The Vikings were unable to get a shot off before time expired.<\/p>\n

Valley City State drops to 5-16 overall and 2-8 in conference play. Five of those conference losses have now come by three points or fewer. Bellevue improves to 15-11 overall and leads the conference with a 9-1 record in NSAA play.<\/p>\n

Cornelious had a game-high 25 points and seven rebounds to lead the Viking attack Friday. Jake Skelly<\/a> made two 3-pointers and finished with 10 points, and Connor Entzi<\/a> added nine points and five rebounds.<\/p>\n

VCSU shot 46 percent overall (23-50), 40 percent on 3’s (4-10) and 78 percent at the line (7-9). The Vikings had 14 turnovers compared to eight by the Bruins. Bellevue held a 35-30 rebounding advantage, including a 10-4 advantage on the offensive glass.<\/p>\n

Bellevue shot 41 percent overall (22-54), 25 percent on 3’s (5-20) and 59 percent at the line (10-17). Reed led the Bruins with 14 points.<\/p>\n

Women..<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Vikings and Bruins entered the night in a three-way tie for first place with Mayville State University. The Bruins won the first-place battle on Friday, outscoring VCSU 36-27 in the second half for a 69-58 victory.<\/p>\n

Valley City State drops to 10-11 overall and 7-3 in the North Star Athletic Association. The Vikings play at Dakota State on Saturday. Bellevue improves to 17-8 overall and 8-2 in the North Star. Bellevue hosts Mayville State for another first-place matchup on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Nine different Vikings scored in Friday’s game, led by 10 points each from Gabby Martin<\/a> and Hannah Schlecht<\/a>. Alli Vandal<\/a> and Mackenzie Huber<\/a> added eight point apiece, and Kailtlin Connor came off the bench to block six shots.<\/p>\n

Valley City State shot 42 percent in the game (22-52), 32 percent on 3’s (7-22) and 64 percent on free throws (7-11). Bellevue finished the game shooting 42 percent overall (22-53), 40 percent on 3’s (8-20) and 65 percent on free throws (17-26).<\/p>\n

The Vikings held a slight 36-31 rebounding advantage, but turned it over 20 times compared to 12 turnovers by Bellevue.<\/p>\n

Bellevue’s Faith Ross made four 3-pointers as she finished with a game-high 21 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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