VALLEY CITY, N.D. (vcsuvikings.com) – Valley City State senior Mackenzie Huber scored her 1000th career point Saturday night, reaching the milestone in front of the Viking home crowd. Huber’s team-high 16 points was not enough though as the Vikings fell to #7 Dakota Wesleyan 93-66.
The Vikings shot 40 percent from the field (23-57), 11 percent on 3’s (2-18), and 82 percent on free throws (18-22). The Tigers shot 50 percent from the field (32-64), 35 percent on 3’s (9-26), and 91 percent on free throws (19-21).
Valley City State kept it close early in the first quarter as the Vikings were within four points at 20-16, capped by a layup by Dani Schwanke. The Tigers went on a 10-0 run to finish the first quarter as they held the lead 30-16. The 14-point lead from the first quarter was instrumental in the Dakota Wesleyan victory Saturday night.
The Vikings and Tigers were evenly matched through the second quarter as Dakota Wesleyan narrowly outscored Valley City State 17-16, holding the 47-32 lead at halftime.
The Vikings battled to outscore the Tigers 17-16 in the third quarter, including a perfect 7-for-7 on free throws. The Vikings would only get as close as 12 points with 8:09 left in the game as they couldn’t recover from the first quarter deficit, falling to the Tigers 93-66.
The Vikings were led by Mackenzie Huber who scored 16 points and tallied seven rebounds for the Vikings. Breanna Price added 15 points while Maara Nelson added 13 points, including a perfect 9-for-9 on free throws.
Dakota Wesleyan was led by Kynedi Cheeseman who scored 30 points while Sarah Carr added 29 for the Tigers.
UP NEXT: Valley City State travels to Minot State on Tuesday, Nov. 26 for an exhibition game against the Beavers. Tuesday’s game will be a doubleheader with the women tipping at 5:30 p.m. and the men to follow at 7:30 p.m.
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