CRETE, Neb.-Ty Hoglund, Jason Spicer and Trae Vandeberg each scored 20 or more points as No. 19 Dakota Wesleyan University cruised to a 94-64 men's basketball victory over Doane University on Saturday in Crete, Nebraska. The Tigers improve to 17-7 overall and 7-5 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.
Hoglund tallied 27 points on 9-for-15 shooting from the field, including 4-for-9 from beyond the arc. Hoglund also added six rebounds and three steals. Spicer recorded 22 points, six rebounds and six assists. Vandeberg notched 20 points and four assists. Vandeberg nailed three 3-pointers.
Spicer's 3-pointer gave DWU a 43-28 halftime lead. Hoglund scored 10 of DWU's first 12 points to start the second half as the lead ballooned to 20 points. The Tigers coasted from there, building their lead to as many 36 points down the stretch.
Collin Kramer and Kellen Barden each scored nine points apiece for DWU, which shot 60 percent from the field and 50 percent from 3-point range. The Tigers scored 20 points off 18 Doane turnovers.
DWU sits in fourth place in the GPAC standings. Briar Cliff and Morningside College are tied atop the standings with 9-2 records. Northwestern College is third with a 7-4 league mark.
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Dakota Wesleyan University 94, Doane University 64
Dakota Wesleyan (17-7, 7-5 GPAC): Trae Vandeberg 8-10 1-3 20, Nygel Drury 0-1 0-0 0, Collin Kramer 3-4 0-0 9, Ty Hoglund 9-15 5-6 27, Jason Spicer 10-14 1-3 22, Taner DenHoed 0-0 0-0 0, Tyson Smiley 2-7 2-2 6, Carter Brewster 0-0 1-2 1, Zachery Treiber 0-0 0-0 0, Aaron Ahmadu 0-1 0-0 0, Samuel McCloud 0-1 0-0 0, Kellen Barden 3-5 2-2 9, Jacob Hinker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-58 12-18 94.
Doane University (11-12, 5-7 GPAC): Anthony Laravie 3-6 1-1 8, Zach Witters 2-6 0-0 4, Rylee Zimmerman 1-4 6-8 8, Nick Kornieck 5-14 8-8 21, Trace Tupper 5-8 0-0 10, Quin Conner 1-3 0-0 2, Chase Stone 2-4 0-0 6, Nick Howard 2-5 1-2 5, Tanner Morrison 0-0 0-0 0, Garran Pauli 0-0 0-0 0, Landon Zarybnicky 0-0 0-0 0, Jaxon Harre 0-1 0-0 0, Kyle Hart 0-1 0-0 0, Riley Nedved 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-52 16-19 64.
Halftime: DWU 43-28. 3-point field goals: DWU 12-24 (Vandeberg 3-4, Kramer 3-4, Hoglund 4-9, Spicer 1-2, Smiley 0-2, McCloud 0-1, Barden 1-2); DU 6-19 (Laravie 1-2, Witters 0-1, Zimmerman 0-2, Kornieck 3-6, Conner 0-1, Stone 2-4, Howard 0-2, Hart 0-1). Rebounds: DWU 30 (Hoglund 6, Spicer 6, Smiley 6); DU 29 (Kornieck 5, Howard 5). Assists: DWU 15 (Spicer 6); DU 7 (Zimmerman 4). Steals: DWU 10 (Hoglund 3); DU 4 (Witters 2). Blocked shots: DWU 2 (Drury 1, Spicer 1); DU 3 (Kornieck 1, Tupper 1, Howard 1). Turnovers: DWU 10; DU 17. Total fouls: DWU 15; DU 17.
