The DCB Ladyjacks closed out their non-conference slate with a pair of wins this past weekend. In Friday's contest they took down Canadian Mennonite 73-65 and on Saturday they defeated Trinity Bible College 56-47.
Friday 73-65 Win
Koylynn Gulliford got the offense going early for the Ladyjacks scoring 11 of team high 20 points in the opening quarter. Alexa St Pierre would steal a backcourt pass and go in for an easy two points to extend the lead to 15-6 and force the Blazers to take a timeout. Out of the timeout DCB would get a stop and move the ball quickly up the floor. Lexie Nelson would find Alyssa St Pierre underneath the basket for an easy two. CMU had an answer though as they would finish the quarter to cut the deficit to 20-15 after the first ten minutes of play. The game went back and forth is the second quarter as both teams struggled with turnovers and rebounding. In the game the Ladyjacks committed 29 turnovers and the Blazers turned the ball over 28 times. Each team was able to grab a ton of offensive rebounds as well with DCB pulling down 19 and CMU grabbing 15. Thanks to 10 points in the second quarter from Shirliz Apiyo the Blazers were able to take a narrow 33-30 lead into the halftime break.
The third quarter saw Sabra Peterson heat up from deep as she knocked down four of her six three pointers in the quarter. After being held to just two points in the first half the Ladyjacks leading scorer Jacie Hall was able to get going scoring six points in the quarter and helped put DCB back out Infront 57-52 with a quarter to play. The Blazers were able to stay within striking distance in the fourth quarter but a pair of late baskets by Alyssa St Pierre and Koylynn Gulliford would put the game out of reach. The Ladyjacks won by a final score of 73-65.
Koylynn Gulliford led three Ladyjacks in doble figures with 20 points she added 23 rebounds for a double-double. Sabra Peterson scored 18 points and Alyssa St Pierre added in 17.
Saturday 56-47 Win
Just like in Friday's game the Ladyjack offense got off to a hot start with Jacie Hall scoring 12 first quarter points. The DCB defense was locked in as well holding TBC to just seven first quarter points to take a 20-7 lead after the first quarter. The second quarter saw a balanced offensive attack from the Ladyjacks with all six players recording at least one basket. The defense stood strong again holding the Lions to just 10 points. At the halftime break DCB had doubled up TBC by a score of 34-17.
The third quarter locked very much like the second as the DCB again had a balanced attack on offense and another strong defensive effort holding the Lions to just 10 points for the second consecutive quarter. In the fourth quarter the Ladyjacks offense struggled scoring just eight points, and the TBC offense was able to get going but the deficit would be to much and the Ladyjacks held on for the 56-47 win.
Jacie Hall led the Ladyjacks with 20 points and added 22 rebounds for a double-double. Hall also had four blocks. Alyssa St Pierre joined Hall in double figures with 11 points.
With the win the Ladyjacks move to 6-10 overall. The Ladyjacks final fourteen games will be played inside the Mon-Dak. DCB currently sits at 0-7 in the conference however the Ladyjacks sit just one win behind region foe United Tribes Technical College. UTTC narrowly defeated DCB early in the season 74-67. If DCB finishes ahead of UTTC in the final conference standings the Ladyjacks would host the Regional Tournament at the end of the season. The Ladyjacks currently have some players a top the conference statistical leaders. Jacie Hall currently ranks third in the conference in scoring with 18.5PPG and is tied for first with 10.5RPG. Koylynn Gulliford sits 3rd in rebounds per game at 10.3, and Sabra Peterson is one of the best 3-point shooters in the conference sitting tied for 3rd at 36.2%. The Ladyjacks return to Mon-Dak play this week when they host Williston State College on Wednesday with game time set for 5:30p.m. and Bismarck State College on Sunday with tip-off scheduled for 1:00p.m.