{"id":218050,"date":"2021-01-30T18:23:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T00:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=218050"},"modified":"2021-01-30T21:13:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T03:13:21","slug":"viking-womens-bb-falls-to-comets-sat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=218050","title":{"rendered":"Women’s BB Falls to Comets, Men Win, Sat."},"content":{"rendered":"
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VCSU Basketball<\/p>\n

Women<\/p>\n

VALLEY CITY \u2013\u00a0 (VCSU<\/a>) \u00a0 The Valley City State women’s basketball team dropped a hard-fought battle against Mayville State Saturday, 58-53.<\/p>\n

Valley City State drops to 6-9 overall and 4-5 in the conference. Mayville State improves to 11-3 overall and 6-2 in the NSAA.<\/p>\n

The two teams battled throughout the first half, totaling five lead changes and seven ties, including a 28-28 tie at the break.\"\"<\/p>\n

Early in the third quarter, Dani Schwanke<\/a> hit back-to-back 3’s to gain a 34-33 Viking lead. The two traded baskets until Mayville’s Danneka Voegeli scored back-to-back buckets to widen the Comet lead at 41-38. Andranae Powns<\/a> finished the third quarter with a layup to close the gap to just a point, trailing 43-42.<\/p>\n

The Comets had a strong fourth quarter, including three 3’s from Jordan Zrust. With 3:31 to play, a six-point Viking run capped by a three-pointer from Emma Nielsen<\/a> allowed the Vikings to get within three points at 56-53 with 0:55 to go. From there, time ran out on the Vikings as they couldn’t get closer and fell to the Comets 58-53.<\/p>\n

The two were evenly matched in Satruday’s game as the Comets tallied 13 turnovers and the Vikings recorded 12. Mayville totaled five blocked shots while Valley City State tallied three. Valley City State held a narrow 38-35 rebounding advantage, including 10 on the offensive glass.<\/p>\n

Valley City State shot 30 percent from the field (20-66), 17 percent on three-pointers (4-24), and 82 percent on free throws (9-11). Mayville State shot 42 percent on field goals (24-57), 39 percent on three-pointers (5-13), and 46 percent from the charity stripe (5-11).<\/p>\n

Valley City State had three in double figures Saturday, led by Maara Nelson<\/a> with 14 points. Taryn Dieterle<\/a> scored 10 points for the Vikings, which puts her in double-figure scoring for five straight games. Dani Schwanke<\/a> tallied 10 points and nine rebounds while Macey Kvilvang<\/a> added eight points and nine rebounds Saturday.<\/p>\n

Jordan Zrust paced the Comets with 17 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter. Danneka Voegeli added 12 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks for Mayville.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT:<\/strong> Valley City State travels to Viterbo on Friday for a conference doubleheader. Women will tip at 5:30 p.m. with the men to follow at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0VALLEY CITY\u00a0 (VCSU<\/a>)- There’s now a three-way tie atop the North Star Athletic Association men’s basketball standings.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Valley City State dispatched conference leader Mayville State in impressive fashion Saturday afternoon, opening up a 54-38 halftime lead en route to a 94-68 victory in Valley City.<\/p>\n

With five conference games remaining, VCSU, Mayville and Bellevue University are now all tied for the conference lead with 6-3 records in North Star play.<\/p>\n

\"\"With Saturday’s victory the Vikings improved their overall record to 15-4. VCSU continues to receive votes in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll. Mayville State drops to 9-4 overall.<\/p>\n

Kevin Schramm<\/a> scored a season-high 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead VCSU’s attack Saturday. The senior forward poured in 11 of VCSU’s first 15 points and finished with 17 points in the big first half. Connor Entzi<\/a> added 22 points for the Vikings \u2013 12 of which came in the second half. The first 11 minutes of the game featured seven ties and four lead changes as the teams traded baskets throughout the early going.<\/p>\n

Mayville State took its last lead at 32-30 with 7:45 remaining in the first half. Schramm followed with a 3-pointer to spark a 9-0 Viking run, and VCSU outscored the Comets 24-6 heading into the locker room. Mayville State would get no closer than 15 points early in the second half, and VCSU pulled away down the stretch for a 26-point victory.<\/p>\n

“Our guys were locked in today,” said VCSU head coach Ryan Montgomery<\/a>. “It just shows you they’ve grown up and they’ve figured out how to play championship level basketball. And that’s what every game is going to be this season going forward.”<\/p>\n

The Vikings dished out 22 assists \u2013 including eight by Joshua Kelly<\/a> and five by Schramm \u2013 while committing just eight turnovers. VCSU also shot 62 percent overall in the game, going 39-63 from the field and 9-for-17 on 3’s.<\/p>\n

“I teared up in the locker room,” said Montgomery. “I told the guys that when I see really good basketball it makes me emotional, and they did that today. I’m extremely proud of this team right now.”<\/p>\n

Chris Thompson<\/a> added 13 points and four assists for VCSU. Jalen Addison<\/a> scored 10 points and Daevonte Munson<\/a> added eight.<\/p>\n

Mayville State was led by 14 points from Latrelle Franklin and 12 points by Josh Ketchel. The Comets shot 41 percent overall (26-64), 31 percent on 3’s (11-35) and 63 percent at the line (5-8).<\/p>\n

Up next:<\/strong> Valley City State hits the road next weekend for conference games at Viterbo University (Feb. 5) and Waldorf University (Feb. 6). VCSU defeated Waldorf University and lost to Viterbo University in their earlier meetings this season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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