February 3, 2007

Vikings Fall on the Road

Orange City, Iowa ~ The Dana College Women’s Basketball team traveled to Northwestern College on Saturday afternoon.  The nationally rated Red Raiders proved to be unkind hosts as they defeated the Vikings 90-50.

The two teams battled back and forth in the early stages of the first half.  Tricia Trotter (FR, Treynor, IA) tied the game up as she hit a lay-up in the first half.  Amy Nichol (JR, Des Moines, IA) gave Dana its only lead of the game as she sank a 12-foot jumper two minutes in the first half.  Amanda Bryant (SO, Treynor, IA) extended the Viking lead to three points as she sank two free throws.  The Red Raiders regained the lead with 16:49 to go, but Nichol once again drew the Vikings even.  Northwestern finished the half on a 36-14 run 

The second half didn’t fair much better for Dana as Northwestern stretched the lead to as many as 46 points.  Lauren Brooks (SO, Raymond, NE) snapped a Red Raider run by hitting a jumper with four minutes left.  

Shooting foes haunted Dana the entire game as they shot only 26.2-percent for the day.  Northwestern shot a warm 56.2-percent for the day.  Amanda Bryant led the Vikings with 19 points.  Bryant also pulled down four rebounds.  Amy Nichol continued her steady play with 14 points and four steals.  Megan Parker (SO, Sloan, IA) gave the Vikings seven points and three rebounds off of the bench.  Tricia Trotter pulled down eight rebounds and chipped in six points.

The loss drops Dana to 11-13 on the season and 3-11 in conference.  The Vikings will host Concordia University (15-11, 7-7) on February 6 at 7:30pm.

For more information, contact:


Shad Beam, sports information director, (402) 426-7389, sbeam@dana.edu

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Scott Guzinski, assistant Sports Information Director, (402) 426-7949, sguzinsk@dana.edu