Women’s Basketball Ends Streak, Nip Sioux Falls
 

Home cooking is just what the doctor ordered for the Dana College women’s basketball team. The Vikings were on a nine-game skid, including the past three on the road against ranked teams.  Dana came away with a 70-66 win over the University of Sioux Falls on Saturday.

Dana raced out to a 16-6 lead.  The Vikings used team basketball to build their lead.  Six different Vikings scored the first 16 points of the game.  Megan Finn (FR, Omaha, Neb.) capped off the opening run by draining a three-pointer. The Cougars were unable to claw their way back into the game in the first half.  Erin Bazata (JR, Randolph, Neb.) hit a lay-up in the paint as the half expired to give Dana a 33-22 lead.
 
Dana extended its lead to 12 points early in the second half on a Finn three-pointer.  The Cougars got hot from the floor midway through the second half.  USF took the lead with 12:00 left in the game.  Dana did not let the game get away from them and regrouped in the final five minutes.  Megan Parker (JR, Sloan, Iowa) hit two crucial jumpers to build the Viking lead back to five points. Tricia Trotter (SO, Treynor, Iowa) put the game out of reach by hitting three of four free throws to end the game.
 
Dana had four players in double digit scoring.  Amanda Bryant (JR, Treynor, Iowa) and Trotter each scored 13 points.  Trotter also dished out five assists. Parker added 12 points in 13 minutes of play. Finn chipped in 11 points and three rebounds. Bazata had a game-high nine rebounds.
 
The Vikings are now 5-12 on the year and 1-5 in Great Plains Athletic Conference play.  Dana travels to Sioux City, Iowa, on Wednesday to take on the Chargers from Briar Cliff at 6 p.m.  The Chargers are 9-9 overall and 3-3 in GPAC play.

For more information, please contact:  Shad Beam, Sports Information Director, 402-426-7389 or sbeam@dana.edu