SCORE
Dordt def. College of Saint Mary 77-58
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Dordt Defender women's basketball team ran its winning streak to 11 with a 77-58 win over the College of Saint Mary Flames on Saturday afternoon, February 10 in Sioux Center, Iowa.
The Defenders took the lead for good on a
Gracie Schoonhoven three-point play with 5:49 left in the first half for a 10-7 advantage. The lead grew to 23-12 after another Schoonhoven basket as she scored 19 points in the first half. The Defenders led 25-14 at the quarter break and then added a 25-11 second quarter to lead 50-25 at halftime. An 8-0 run in the period followed by another 7-0 run helped extend the Dordt advantage.
The third quarter was played evenly with the Flames trailing 69-24 at the break. Dordt had some cold shooting to start the fourth quarter but recovered after the visitors had cut the lead to 14 with two minutes remaining. A three-point basket by
Brooke Smith and a
McKenzie Goodwin basket restored order and the Defenders held the Flames scoreless over the final 2:22 for the 19-point margin.
THE NUMBERS
- Dordt was 32-73 from the field and 5-20 from the three-point line.
- The College of Saint Mary was 22-46 from the field and 6-14 from the arc.
- Dordt had a 38-32 rebounding advantage and forced 28 turnovers and recorded 15 steals.
- Gracie Schoonhoven led the Defenders with 23 points and she had four rebounds and three assists.
- Karly Gustafson had 10 points and two steals.
- Faith Van Holland had eight points and Macy Sievers six points with nine assists and six steals.
- 13 out of the 15 players to see action for the Defenders scored and no player played more than 22 minutes and 12 had 10 or more minutes.
- Dordt is 23-1 overall and 18-0 in the league. The Flames are 1-22 and 0-18.
NEXT
Dordt will host Jamestown on Wednesday, February 14.
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