Omaha, Neb. – The Dakota Wesleyan women's basketball team took care of business on the road against the Saint Mary Flames 86-59. Matti Reiner led with 23 points, six assists and four rebounds. Jada Campbell added 19 points and six boards followed by Edelman with 14 points. The Tigers racked up a staggering 25 assists in the game which is the most since recording 25 against Midland (1/11/23). DWU shot extremely efficient from the floor (54.0%) and from behind the arc going 10 for 20 (50.0%). The Tigers improve to 17-7 (11-7 GPAC) with the Flames dropping to 5-19 (2-16 GPAC).
Stat Leaders:
Highlighted Player: Matti Reiner 23 points 6 assists 4 rebounds
Points – Matti Reiner (23)
Assists – Isabel Ihnen, Matti Reiner & Rynn Osthus (6)
Rebounds – Isabel Ihnen, Jada Campbell & Rynn Osthus (6)
Blocks – Jada Campbell (2)
Steals –Isabel Ihnen (3)
Recap –
Dakota Wesleyan opened the contest against Saint Mary very differently than the first matchup, going basket for basket on the Flames home court. Reiner continued her offensive production from last game scoring the first six points for the Tigers. DWU was moving the ball well on offense racking up five assists in the quarter. The Tigers would held a slim 20-19 lead heading to the second quarter.
The Tigers started to pick up the pace in the second quarter playing more of their brand of basketball with feeding Campbell inside, cutting to the rim and finding the open shot. DWU outscored CSM 18-12 in the quarter being led offensively by Campbell inside with six points and Sprakel off the bench with four points of their own. The Flames were knocking down some deep range shots to keep it close, taking advantage of some late close outs on the defensive side for the Tigers. Reiner and Edelman added four points of their own during the quarter knocking down pull up jump shots. Dakota Wesleyan struggled a little from deep only going 2 for 9 in the half compared to CSM shooting 4 for 12. DWU was sloppy with the ball turning the ball over 11 times which is a high mark for the very disciplined Tiger team. DWU headed to half with a 38-31 lead.
Christensen lit a fire under the girls at halftime with the Tigers exploding for 30 points in the third quarter alone and holding the Flames to just 11. Dakota Wesleyan got their perimeter offense going shooting a near perfect 6 for 7 behind the arc. The Tigers were using ball screens and kick outs by drivers to find the open shooter behind the arc. Ihnen led the Tigers with nine points in the quarter knocking down three triples in the process. Reiner, Edelman and Aspen Hansen each added one shot from deep to round off the six total makes during the quarter. Dakota Wesleyan got back to their familiar brand of working the ball around on offense racking up eight assists in the quarter and having four players with 5+ points in the quarter alone. With a big lead heading to the fourth quarter the Tigers were playing against the clock and worked in some reserves in the closing minutes for a 86-59 final. Reiner led all scorers with 23 points on a near perfect shooting day going 10 for 11 from the floor. Campbell added 19 points and six rebounds followed by Edelman's 14 points.
Head-to-Head (Saint Mary)
- DWU is now 16-5 all-time against CSM with today's win.
- Dakota Wesleyan has now swept the Flames in the two season matchups with today's win and the 100-40 blowout win November 19th, 2022 at the Corn Palace.
Up Next
- Dakota Wesleyan women's basketball returns to Mitchell for a rematch with Northwestern February 8th with tipoff at 6:00 p.m. The Tigers won the first matchup on the road 73-64 against the at the time No. 20 Red Raiders.