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Dana women’s basketball comeback falls short versus DoaneCrete, Nebraska ~ The Great Plains Athletic Conference basketball schedule has started for the women’s basketball team and that means a series of match-ups with nationally rated opponents. Tuesday night saw the Vikings travel to Crete to take on the Doane Tigers. Despite a scoring flurry in the final three minutes, Dana fell short against the number 11 team in the NAIA, 90-81. Dana took the Tigers by the tail as the first half opened. Felicia Ellis (JR, Rockwell City, Iowa) and Amy Nichol (JR, Des Moines, Iowa) each hit three pointers in the opening 90 seconds of the game. A rash of Viking fouls put Dana’s height on the bench and the Tigers on the free throw line. With Dana in foul trouble, Doane extended its lead to 13 points. The Vikings fought back to draw with in 10 as the half ended. The second half saw the two teams battle back and forth. Dana clawed to within three points as Erin Bazata (SO, Randolph, Neb.) knocked down two free throws. Doane woke up from that point and went on a 28-7 run to put the game seemingly out of reach. That was until Heidi Gowery (FR, St. Helena, Neb.) hit a three pointer to cut the lead to 17 with 2:47 left to go in the game. Dana found a spark that it had been missing in the game and took control. Allie Lamb (SO, North English, Iowa) nailed a lay up with 30 seconds remaining to cut the lead to eight points. It was a story of too little too late as the Vikings were unable to beat the clock. Lamb had a career high 22 points. She was near perfect from the free throw line hitting 10-of-11 charity shots. Nichol helped out with 13 points. Gowery added 12 points from the bench. Lack of rebounding was the Achilles heel for Dana as Doane held a 38-27 advantage. The Tigers also went to the line nine more times than the Vikings, which was the margin of victory. The loss drops Dana to 0-2 in the GPAC and 4-3 overall. Dana is off over the Thanksgiving break. They will return to action next Wednesday at home against Briar Cliff. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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