SIOUX CENTER, Iowa -- The third quarter proved to be the difference as Dordt dashed past the Dakota Wesleyan University women’s basketball team on Thursday.
The Tigers carried a one-point lead in halftime, but the Defenders used a crisp 3-point shooting performance to outscore DWU 21-12 in the third quarter. Dordt made 5 of 10 field goal attempts, including 4-for-7 from behind the 3-point line in a 70-60 Great Plains Athletic Conference win.
DWU (5-5, 3-6 GPAC) forced 18 turnovers -- and committed 11 -- and held Dordt to 36.4% shooting for the game. But the Defenders went 9 of 20 from beyond the arc and had a 46-30 advantage on the boards. They also went 21 of 24 from the free-throw line, compared to 2-for-5 for the Tigers.
Kaylee Kirk connected to put the Tigers up 40-37 early in the third quarter, but Dordt (7-6, 6-4 GPAC) rattled off an 11-2 run behind a pair of 3-pointers from Ashtyn Veerbeek, while Jordyn Winterfeld also made two triples in the quarter.
Meanwhile, DWU went 6 of 17 from the field in the third frame and shot 38.8% for the game, including 6 of 22 from the 3-point line.
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Kirk led the Tigers with 12 points, five assists and four rebounds, while Matti Reiner had 11 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. Haidyn Pitsch and Rynn Osthus pitched in 10 points apiece.
Veerbeek recorded 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Bailey Beckman had 15 points and Erika Feenstra tossed in 14 points. Baylee Tetzlaff tossed in nine points and 10 rebounds for Dordt.
DWU returns to action against Doane at 2 p.m. Saturday in Crete, Nebraska in an attempt to snap an 0-3 start on the road in GPAC play.
Dordt 70, Dakota Wesleyan 60
Dordt (7-6, 6-4): Erika Feenstra 3-9 7-7 14, Baylee Tetzlaff 3-4 2-2 9, Bailey Beckman 3-8 7-8 15, Jordyn Winterfield 2-6 0-0 6, Ashtyn Veerbeek 5-14 2-3 14, Macey Nielson 1-1 0-0 3, Siennah Stamness 0-2 2-2 2, McKenna Kleckler 0-0 0-0 0, Mya Chmielewski 1-3 0-0 2, Karly Gustafson 0-3 1-2 1, Riley Van Hulzen 2-5 0-0 4. Totals 20-55 21-24 70.
Dakota Wesleyan (5-5, 3-6): Matti Reiner 5-10 0-0 11, Kaylee Kirk 6-12 0-0 12, Rynn Osthus 4-8 0-0 10, Haidyn Pitsch 4-14 0-2 10, Jada Campbell 1-8 2-2 4, Aspen Hansen 0-0 0-0 0, Grace Imbery 0-0 0-0 0, Haylee Mork 1-6 0-0 3, Isabel Ihnen 0-2 0-0 0, Sydnaya Dunn 2-2 0-1 4, Britney Lovre 0-0 0-0 0, Natalie Gottlob 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 26-67 2-5 60.
DWU 17 36 48 60
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DU 17 35 56 70
3-point field goals: DU 9-20 (Beckman 2-3, Winterfeld 2-4, Veerbeek 2-5, Nielsen 1-1, Feenstra 1-2, Tetzlaff 1-2, Van Hulzen 0-1, Stamness 0-2), DWU 6-22 (Osthus 2-5, Pitsch 2-6, Reiner 1-3, Mork 1-4, Kirk 0-1, Campbell 0-2, Ihnen 0-2). Rebounds: DU 46 (Veerbeek 14), DWU 30 (Reiner 8). Assists: DU 13 (Beckman 4), DWU 15 (Kirk 5). Steals: DU 6 (Winterfeld 4), DWU 7 (Kirk 3). Blocks: DU 2 (Feenstra 1, Veerbeek 1), DWU 5 (Reiner 3). Turnovers: DU 18, DWU 11. Fouls: DU 11, DWU 22.
