VALLEY CITY – The Valley City State women’s basketball team dropped a hard-fought battle against Mayville State Saturday, 58-53.
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.
The two teams battled throughout the first half, totaling five lead changes and seven ties, including a 28-28 tie at the break.
Early in the third quarter, Dani Schwanke 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 finished the third quarter with a layup to close the gap to just a point, trailing 43-42.