Bemidji 3s sink Minot State
BEMIDJI, Minn. - The Bemidji State University men's basketball team knocked down 14 3-pointers during a 73-63 win over Minot State on Saturday at the BSU Gymnasium.
Bemidji State (6-3 overall, 4-1 NSIC) only hit eight two-pointers, but the long-range bombs were enough to bury MSU.
"They beat us by 33 from beyond the arc," MSU coach Matt Murken said in a press release. "We won from the field on twos and at the foul line, but they hit too many jumpers."
Minot State took a 37-35 lead with 15 minutes, 37 seconds remaining, but BSU went on a 10-2 run to stretch the lead to eight. MSU (2-7, 1-4) never got closer than five points the rest of the game.
MSU junior guard E.J. Williams led all scorers with 24 points and Dominique McDonald and Anthony Enriquez added 11 each.
Bemidji State's Dermaine Crockrell scored 22 points and knocked down 5-of-8 from beyond the arc.
MSU has a holiday layoff before its next games at Minnesota Duluth and St. Cloud State on Jan. 4 and 5.
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Second-half slide costs MSU
BEMIDJI, Minn. - The Minot State University women's basketball team squandered a double-digit second-half lead in a 63-51 loss to Northern Sun opponent Bemidji State on Saturday.
Junior forward Carly Boag registered a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 18 rebounds for MSU, which led 29-19 at halftime.
"We missed some layups and some free throws in the first half and it happened in the second half as well, but we turned the ball over too much in the second half," MSU coach Sheila Green Gerding said in a press release. "They (BSU) came out in zone and we didn't know where we needed to go."
Boag was the only MSU player to score in double figures. Senior guard Sacarra Molina and junior guard Alisha Jones each tallied nine points.
MSU (4-3 overall, 2-3 NSIC) led 44-43 with 7:30 remaining in the second half before BSU (6-3, 2-3) finished the game on a 20-7 run. BSU attempted 28 3-pointers and Morgan Lee and Shannon Thompson knocked down three apiece. Thompson finished with 17 points and Lee added nine.
MSU hosts Midland University (Neb.) at 7 p.m. Wednesday in a nonconference matchup.
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MHS rolls past Dickinson
DICKINSON - Minot High senior Jessie Kongelf recorded her second hat trick in a week as the Majettes crushed Dickinson 12-2 on the road.
Angie Lothspeich and Taylor Hooker also scored two goals apiece for the Majettes (5-2).
"We had a lot of shots and controlled the puck for most of the game, but the girls capitalized when they had the chance so it looks a little more lopsided," MHS coach Weylin Wahlstrom said.
Minot rattled off seven unanswered goals after Dickinson scored early in the second period. Majettes senior Hannah Thom posted 50 saves.
MHS plays at Bismarck at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Big second period lifts Minot
DICKINSON -Minot High shook off a slow start before erupting for five goals in the second period of a 5-1 win over Dickinson.
The Midgets had a 1-0 edge after the first period when all 20 of Minot's shots were off the mark.
In the second period, though, the Magicians couldn't miss. Minot had five players record goals on the evening with senior Morgen Martelle (one goal, two assists) leading the charge.
"We finally started getting some bounces and tips in," Minot coach Chad Burckhard said. "We played really well in the first period, too, but we couldn't score. Their goalie did a good job."
The Magicians improved to 3-1 in the West Region standings and 4-2 overall. They'll take on Hazen on Tuesday at 7:30 at Maysa Arena.
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ORCS wins Velva Invite
VELVA - Tanner Strand had 30 points for Our Redeemer's Christian School as the Knights defeated Glenburn 62-60 in the championship game of the Velva Invite on Saturday.
The Knights led 53-39 after three quarters and withstood a furious Houston Lavachek-led Glenburn rally. The lanky senior scored 16 of his game-high 35 points in the final period.
Logan Sorum added 18 points for ORCS and Calder Solloway chipped in 10 for Glenburn.
Lavachek was named tournament MVP.
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No. 5 Rugby downs Bishop Ryan
RUGBY - Rugby jumped out to a 10-point first quarter lead and never looked back in a 57-33 win over Bishop Ryan.
The fifth-ranked Panthers were paced by Kyle Lovcik and Brad Heidlebaugh, who combined for 36 of their team's points.
"They're legit," Bishop Ryan coach Scott Medalen said of Rugby. "I also think it's a case of having two vicious road trips (at Watford City and Shiloh Christian) and it caught up with our legs."
Jared Will had eight points to lead the Lions.
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Fix, Bahl lead Minot swimming
BISMARCK - Minot's Jeremy Fix and Ethan Bahl came away with wins and the Magicians placed second at the six-team Bismark Invitational on Saturday.
Fix edged Mandan's Nathan Berger in a battle of the West Region's top divers.
"It's a friendly battle those two have going on," Minot coach Jake Solper said. "It will be good to see how those two battle for the duration of the season."
Bahl had a nice showing in the 100-yard breaststroke, recording a personal best one minute, 2.2 seconds, shaving off three seconds from his previous time. Bahl also placed third in the 50-yard freestyle.
"He did what he needed to claim the top spot," Solper said. "A lot of our swimmers did very well today."
Later in the day Bahl teamed up with Luke Heilman, Jared Kramer and Ryan Swartwout to win the 200 freestyle relay.
Minot, which lost to state-favorite Bismarck Century in the team standings, travels to Jamestown for a dual on Tuesday.
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No. 3 Huskies dominate MSU
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - The third-ranked St. Cloud State University wrestling team crushed Minot State 49-0 in a dual Saturday afternoon.
SCSU's Jared Kust defeated MSU's Josh Douglas 7-3 at 133 pounds, and MSU's Matt Fetterley lost 8-2 at 174 pounds. The Huskies (3-0 overall, 1-0 Northern Sun) won the rest of the matches by major decision, pin, or technical fall.
"We were missing three starters due to injuries and having to juggle the lineup really hurts," MSU coach Robin Ersland said in a press release. "As a program, we aren't as deep as we need to be. We just need to keep searching for guys who are willing to dedicate themselves to building this program.
"We just didn't have a good day today. They're pretty good, but not that much better than us to beat us 49-0."
The Beavers (1-2, 0-2) head to Phoenix for the Grand Canyon University duals on Jan. 5.
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Turtle Mountain wins Dickinson Classic
DICKINSON - Turtle Mountain didn't need an individual champion to come away with a team title at the Dickinson Classic on Saturday.
The Braves, whose top finisher was second-place Terry LaVallie at 120, scored 199.5 points to get ahead of Mandan (171), Minot (165) and Williston (162) at the 16-team tournament.
Minot had a pair of champions with Nick Nesdahl pinning teammate Isaiah Crowe in the 285-pound title round, and Dayne Haman got past Steven Keeten of Hardin, Mont., for the 182-pound title.
"It was good to see our alternate (Crowe) advance," Minot coach Nolan Spooner said. "We had to bump some kids up and we continued to grow as a team."
Top-ranked Cody Haugen of Minot advanced to the 145-pound title round, but fell to Dawson County's Tyler Kinn. Kinn is a two-time state champion in Montana.
"(Haugen) beat Kinn in the summer down in Florida," Spooner said. "He returned the favor this time."
Williston's Paul Michaelson pinned Dawson County's Cole Bilbrey for the 160-pound title.
Minot entertains Jamestown on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Magic City Campus.
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