MITCHELL, S.D. – In a quite competitive series that has spilled over to the postseason throughout the years, the (RV) Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team handled conference challenger (RV) Concordia University for the second time in five days, this time in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) quarterfinals by a score of 68-52 on Wednesday from the Corn Palace in Mitchell, S.D. Jada Campbell led all players with 20 points as four DWU players reached double figures and 12-year veteran head coach Jason Christensen collected his 250th-career victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The score continued to flip-flop throughout a majority of the opening quarter as the Tigers (24-7, 15-7 GPAC) worked a 7-6 lead at the 4:31 mark of the stanza. Senior point guard Kaylee Kirk sparked the Blue and Gray offensively with a made 3-pointer off a dish from Rynn Osthus. Meanwhile, an assist by Isabel Ihnen along with a converted jump shot by Matti Reiner channeled the early Dakota Wesleyan momentum.
DWU (24-7, 15-7 GPAC) shot a staggering 7-of-13 (53.8%) from beyond the arc in the win over the Bulldogs (16-13, 13-9 GPAC). The Tigers led at half 31-27.
Aspen Hansen scored 14 points, and Kaylee Kirk added 13 points and had 6 assists for the Tigers. Matti Reiner scored 11 points and pulled down 11 rebounds.
The Bulldogs were led in scoring by Sadie Powell and Taysha Rushton with 13 points each.
UP NEXT
DWU welcomes a matchup versus conference opponent Dordt University in the GPAC semifinals, a series that saw both programs win on the road during the 2021-22 regular season, at 3 p.m. on Saturday from De Witt Gymnasium in Sioux Center, Iowa.
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