LA CROSSE, WIS. – Dani Schwanke hit a three-pointer with 0:21 to go in the fourth quarter to trail by just a point, but the Viking effort wasn’t enough as Viterbo defeated VCSU 74-70.
Valley City State drops to 6-10 overall and 4-6 in the NSAA. Viterbo improves to 6-6 overall and 5-5 in conference play.
Dani Schwanke‘s 18 points on 7-for-8 shooting paced the Viking offense Friday. Maara Nelson and Macey Kvilvang each added 16 points while Kvilvang also grabbed a game-high eight rebounds. Taryn Dieterle scored 11 points, good for her sixth straight game in double figures.
Valley City State trailed throughout most of the game but never allowed Viterbo to run away. The V-Hawks led by as much as 12 points with 2:09 to go in the third quarter but a 9-4 Viking run to open the fourth quarter closed the gap to just two points at 56-54. After a V-Hawk timeout, Viterbo took a 7-2 run to lead 63-56.
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.
ABERDEEN, S.D. (vcsuvikings.com) – The Valley City State women’s basketball team overcame a gradual start to finish with a road victory over Presentation College Saturday, 71-45.
Four Vikings scored in double figures Saturday including 13 points each from Allie Critchley and Dani Schwanke. Taryn Dieterle and Adriana Torres each chipped in 12 points for the Vikings. Macey Kvilvang pulled down a team-high nine rebounds while Dieterle, Meredith Dumas, and Andranae Powns each grabbed six.
Valley City State improves to 5-8 overall and 3-4 in the NSAA. Presentation falls to 1-16 overall and 0-6 in the North Star.
It was a slow start Saturday as the Vikings held a narrow 13-10 lead after the first quarter. Leading by six points with 3:30 until halftime, a bucket from Dieterle sent Valley City State on a 14-8 run to hold a 33-23 advantage at the buzzer.
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!”