VALLEY CITY – The Valley City State women’s basketball team had four players score in double figures Friday, defeating Presentation College 62-45.
Macey Kvilvang recorded a double double in the victory, scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds Friday. Maara Nelson poured in a game-high 16 points, while Taryn Dieterle scored 12 and Adriana Torres added 11. Nelson also dished out three assists for the Vikings.
Valley City State improves to 6-8 overall and 4-4 in the North Star. Presentation falls to 1-18 overall and 0-8 in the NSAA.
The first quarter featured three lead changes until the Vikings took a 9-2 run, including six Maara Nelson free throws, to close out the first quarter with a 15-11 lead. The Vikings narrowly outscored the Saints in the second quarter as Valley City State held a 31-26 advantage at halftime.
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (vcsuvikings.com) – The Valley City State women’s basketball team opened with a big first half and never looked back en route to an 81-49 over Waldorf University Friday night.
Dani Schwanke‘s 18 first-half points paced the Vikings to a 49-26 lead at halftime. She went a perfect 6-for-6 from the field and 5-for-5 on three-pointers through the first 20 minutes of play, finishing with 22 points off the Viking bench.
Adriana Torres (14), Maara Nelson (12), and Allie Critchley (11) also scored in double figures Friday. Emma Nielsen dished out a team-high six assists, and Taryn Dieterle led the defensive effort with four steals.
VALLEY CITY – (vcsuvikings.com)The Valley City State women’s basketball team opened conference play in the win column, taking a 71-67 victory over Dickinson State Saturday.
Dani Schwanke’s 13 second-half points paced the Valley City State comeback, including a pair of free throws and layup drive late in the fourth quarter to ice the Viking win.
Valley City State improves to 2-3 on the season and 1-0 in the North Star Athletic Association. Dickinson State falls to 2-5 overall and 0-1 in the NSAA.
“To start conference play 1-0 is a huge step in the right direction for this team and I couldn’t be more proud of them. We had a lot of girls step up at different times in the game and we were able to string together stops when it counted down the stretch.” said head coach Vanessa Johnson. “We have to keep working to clean up the little parts of the game, but overall excited to see what this group can do!”