{"id":165632,"date":"2019-02-23T17:12:32","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T23:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=165632"},"modified":"2019-02-24T11:24:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-24T17:24:37","slug":"viking-women-lose-to-bellevue-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=165632","title":{"rendered":"Viking Women End Season lose to Bellevue, Sat."},"content":{"rendered":"

Watertown, SD (VCSU) <\/span>\u2013 After sharing the North Star Athletic Assoc regular season championship, Mayville State and Bellevue University will battle for the NSAA Tournament Championship on Sunday.<\/p>\n

No. 2 seed Bellevue punched its ticket to the NSAA Championship with a 57-54 victory over No. 3 seed Valley City State in Saturday’s second semifinal. The Bruins held the Vikings to just 21 percent shooting through the first three quarters, building a 46-30 lead before hanging on in the final minute for a 57-54 win.<\/p>\n

The Bruins improve to 22-9 overall and will face Mayville State in Sunday’s championship at the Watertown Civic Arena. Top seed Mayville State University defeated Presentation College in Saturday’s first semifinal, 71-44. It will be the third meeting of the season between Mayville and Bellevue. Mayville State won the first two contests.<\/p>\n

Valley City State ends its season with a 14-14 overall record. The Vikings were third in the NSAA regular season standings with a 10-4 conference record.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Vikings scored the first five points of the game and held an 8-4 lead before Bellevue scored 13 straight points, taking a 17-8 lead early in the second quarter. The Bruins would not trail again in the game. Bellevue held a 28-19 lead at the half, holding the Vikings to just 21 percent shooting over the first 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

Bellevue extended its lead to 46-30 after three quarters, outscoring the Vikings 18-11 in the third quarter \u2013 including a buzzer-beating 3 by Faith Ross.<\/p>\n

The Vikings opened the fourth quarter with a 9-1 run, closing the gap to 47-39 on Gabby Martin<\/a>‘s two free throws with 6:06 remaining. VCSU clawed its way even closer when Hannah Schlecht<\/a> nailed a left-wing 3 with 2:01 to go, cutting the deficit to 52-46. Alli Vandal<\/a> followed with a basket inside with 1:00 left, pulling VCSU to within 52-48.<\/p>\n

After the teams traded free throws, Hannah Schlecht<\/a>‘s steal and layup with 27 seconds left pulled the Vikings to within 54-52. The Viking defense forced a turnover on the ensuing possession, giving VCSU the ball with a chance to tie the game. VCSU’s Alli Vandal<\/a> was stripped as she went up for a putback with seven seconds to go, and Bellevue came away with the ball. Bellevue’s Jamie Winkler went 1-for-2 at the line, and then Bellevue fouled VCSU’s Hannah Schlecht<\/a> with three seconds left to prevent a game-tying 3-pointer. Schlecht’s two free throws cut the deficit to 55-54, but Faith Ross nailed two free throws on the other end to ice the victory.<\/p>\n

Vandal, a senior, had a monster double-double in her final collegiate game, leading the Vikings with 24 points and 12 rebounds. Schlecht, also a senior, added 10 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Gabby Martin<\/a> finished with nine points and three assists.<\/p>\n

Jamie Winkler led the Bruins with 20 points and five rebounds as the only player in double figures. Elexis Martinez added nine points, and Laura Jurek chipped in seven.<\/p>\n

Bellevue shot 39 percent overall (19-49), 29 percent on 3’s (4-14) and 58 percent at the line (15-26). Valley City State finished the game at 29 percent overall (17-59), 38 percent on 3’s (6-16) and 14-for-14 at the free throw line.<\/p>\n

Bellevue finished with 12 assists, 16 turnovers and five steals. Valley City State had 11 assists, 11 turnovers and nine steals.<\/p>\n

Up next: <\/strong>Bellevue advances to the NSAA Championship Game, Sunday at 1 p.m. against Mayville State University. Valley City State ends its season with a 14-14 overall record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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