The Dordt Defender women's basketball team won it's 22
nd contest of the season with a 77-67 win over the Morningside Mustangs on Wednesday night in Sioux Center.
The Defenders took the lead for good late in the first quarter and held Morningside scoreless over an eight minute stretch to take control of the contest. The game was tied 11-11 when Chaise Pfanstiel knocked down a free throw with 4:28 left in the first quarter for the Mustangs' last lead of the game.Â
Macy Sievers converted a pair of free throws with 2:06 left for a 13-12 Dordt lead and a
Karly Gustafson basket put Dordt ahead 15-12 entering the second quarter. Â Dordt added an
Eliana Kuperus basket and a Sievers basket to open the second period and Gustafson's hoop with 6:17 put Dordt up 21-12.Â
Morningside ended the drought at the 6:05 mark and the lead was 28-21 at halftime as both teams struggled to sub-40 percent field goal success in the first half.
The teams traded early baskets in the second half and it was
Hayden Heimensen hitting her first of two three-point shots to put Dordt up by double digits. Morningside fought back to within 43-38 but got no closer as the Defenders held a 50-45 lead at the quarter break. Van Holland converted a three-point shot for some breathing room and
Bailey Beckman had back to back pull up jumpers and Morningside got no closer than 10 the rest of the game and Dordt made it a season sweep of the Mustangs.
THE NUMBERS
- Dordt was led by Karley Gustafson's 18 points on 6-9 shooting and she had five rebounds and two assists.
- Hayden Heimensen added 10 with two assists and Macey Sievers came off the bench to score 11 with five rebounds and three steals.
- Dordt converted 28-53 field goals in the game and was 17-21 in the second half.
- Morningside was limited to 23-56 shooting and had a 34-30 rebounding advantage. Both teams turned the ball over 16 times.
- Dordt is now 22-1 overall and 16-1 in the league. Morningside is 9-8 and 14-9 overall.
NEXT
Dordt will travel to face Concordia on Saturday, February 4.
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