SIOUX CITY, Iowa-The Dakota Wesleyan University women's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season on Wednesday in Sioux City, Iowa.
The Tigers dropped their Great Plains Athletic Conference opener to No. 7 Briar Cliff University 70-55.
DWU shot 35 percent from the floor and went 6-of-27 on 3-pointers for 22 percent shooting from behind the arc in the loss.
"They defended well and that was the first time we've seen a zone (defense) and we struggled with it," DWU head coach Jason Christensen said. "Offensively, we couldn't get anything going and we didn't shoot the ball well. To win basketball games on the road we have to shoot better than what we did."
Amber Bray led the Tigers with 14 points and seven rebounds, while Erica Herrold and Kristin Sabers each added 11 points. Rylie Osthus chipped in nine points and Gabby Frykbo dished out five assists in the loss.
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The Chargers (6-0) were led by Morgan Hansen, who finished the game with 14 points and eight rebounds. Briar Cliff's Jessi Corrick added 13 points, while Kaylee Blake finished with 11 points and Lexi Henschke had nine points. The Chargers made 26 of 61 field goals for 42 percent shooting and outrebounded the Tigers 43-33.
"I thought they out hustled us, they got their hands on a lot more 50-50 balls and they got their hands on a lot more rebounds," Christensen said. "We were pretty flat. You can't go into someone else's house and shoot poorly and expect to win."
DWU (4-1) plays at Nebraska Wesleyan on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.
Dakota Wesleyan 55 (4-1, 0-1)
Erica Herrold 3-10 3-5 11; Ashley Bray 1-3 2-6 4; Amber Bray 6-7 2-4 14; Rylie Osthus 3-10 1-2 9; Madison Kuehl 0-3 0-1 0; Angie Lee 0-0 0-0 0; Gabby Frykbo 2-5 0-0 6; Hope Menning 0-2 0-0 0; Shanna Selby 0-0 0-0 0; Kelsey Bertram 0-0 0-0 0; Kristin Sabers 4-13 1-2 11; Morgan Selland 0-0 0-0 0; Kendra Cheeseman 0-1 0-0 0; LexyJo Deneke 0-0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 19-54 11-20 55
Briar Cliff 70 (6-0, 1-0 GPAC)
Morgan Hansen 6-14 0-0 14; Kaylee Blake 5-10 1-2 11; Jessi Corrick 3-10 7-7 13; Lexi Henschke 4-5 1-1 9; McKenzie Shipley 2-5 4-5 8; Taylor Vasa 2-2 0-0 4; Emily Kay 0-0 0-0 0; Julie Targy 1-2 0-2 2; Alex Fuller 0-1 0-0 0; Taylor Wagner 1-7 3-4 5; Annie Dewberry 2-5 0-0 4; Sydney Beals 0-0 0-0 0; TOTALS: 26-61 16-21 70
Dakota Wesleyan 12 13 13 17 - 55
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Briar Cliff 16 21 14 19 - 70
Three-point goals: Dakota Wesleyan 6-27 (Osthus 2, Frykbo 2, Sabers 2), Briar Cliff 2-8 (Hansen 2); Fouled out: None; Rebounds: Dakota Wesleyan 33 (Bray 7), Briar Cliff 43 (Hansen 8); Assists: Dakota Wesleyan 14 (Frykbo 5), Briar Cliff 16 (Corrick 4); Total fouls: Dakota Wesleyan 20, Briar Cliff 20.
