HELENA, MONT. (VCSU<\/a>) \u2013 The Valley City State women’s basketball team concluded play at the Carroll Thanksgiving Classic Saturday, falling to Montana State University-Northern, 84-49.<\/p>\n Valley City State falls to 1-3 this season. Montana State University-Northern improves to 1-1 overall. MSU-Northern jumped out to a hot start early Saturday, taking a 23-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Vikings inched closer in the second quarter, with Emma Nielsen<\/a> hitting a three-pointer to trail 32-18 with 4:16 on the clock. Then after a Skylight missed shot, Adriana Torres<\/a> pulled down the defensive rebound and took it all the way back for a layup, closing the gap to 12 points. That would be as close as the Vikings could get though, as the Skylights led 43-24 at the half and continued to expand their lead to defeat the Vikings 84-49.<\/p>\n Dani Schwanke<\/a> scored a team-high 14 points for the Vikings while Adriana Torres<\/a> added 11. Maara Nelson<\/a>, Emma Nielsen<\/a> and Taryn Dieterle<\/a> each scored six points, and Dieterle added eight rebounds and two steals for the Vikings Saturday.<\/p>\n The Vikings shot 25 percent from the field (15-59), 12 percent on three-pointers (2-17), and 61 percent from the free throw line (17-28). The Skylights shot 47 percent from the field (30-64), 30 percent on three-pointers (6-20), and 82 percent on free throws (18-22). The Skylights also out rebounded the Vikings 56-30.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.vcsuvikings.com\/images\/2020-21\/11_28_Dani_Schwanke.jpg\")
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