Mount Marty Women’s Basketball won both their games this past weekend at the “Classic for Christ” in McPherson, Kansas.
The Lancers started the event with a 62-33 win over Central Christian on Friday. Alexus Motley finished just shy of a double-double with 9 points and 9 rebounds, adding 5 steals as well.
Saturday saw the Lancers improve to 4-0 on the year with a 73-58 win over McPherson. Motley filled the stat sheet again with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and a pair of blocks. Claire Tereshinski added 15 points in the win.
The Lancers will have a full week of rest before they return to Kansas on Saturday, taking on Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas.
Mount Marty Men’s Basketball eclipsed the 100-point mark for their third straight game on Saturday, defeating Tabor College 112-74.
Six different Lancers scored in double figures. Sawyer Schultz and Matt Eng had 17 each, followed by 16 from Jackson Edman, 15 for Mac Ryken, 14 for Kyle Virtue, and 13 from Sutton Arend. Ryken added a team-high 8 assists for MMU.
The Lancers travel to Vermillion tonight for an exhibition game against the South Dakota Coyotes. Coverage on KYNT and KYNTV, audio only, begins at 4:30 PM, with tip-off from the Sanford Coyote Sport Center scheduled for 5:00.
Tonight’s game will be the season opener for the Coyotes.
Mount Marty fell to the Northwestern Red Raiders on Saturday 3-0 in their penultimate GPAC match of the season.
Jaya Wachholtz led the Lancer attack, recording 14 of their 28 total kills in the loss. Caitlin Guenther added 5 blocks, with Maycee Williams (15) and Brianna Even (11) combining for 26 assists.
The 13-18 Lancers, 3-12 in GPAC play, conclude their season tomorrow night, at home against the College of Saint Mary. First serve is scheduled for 7:30 PM.
The Bloomfield Queen Bees and Wynot Blue Devils both qualified for the state tournament this past weekend in their respective classes.
The Blue Devils claimed a 3-1 win over Franklin the the District D2-3 Final, as they look to defend their state championship from last season.
The Queen Bees ended a near 50-year state tournament drought with their win in the D1-3 District final over Exeter-Milligan-Friend, qualifying for state for the first time since 1978.
The Blue Devils (29-0) enter as the #3 seed in Class D1. They will take on #3 Tri County on Thursday in the state quarterfinals, while #4 Wynot (21-10) will face #5 Crawford/Sioux County in Class D2.
The Cedar Catholic Trojans continued their run of dominance on Friday, advancing to the Class C2 Football State Quarterfinals with a 69-9 win over Lincoln Lutheran.
Trojan QB Grady Haberer threw for 205 yards and 2 touchdowns in the win, with Easton Hochstein adding 110 yards and another score on the ground.
The #3 Trojans will face #6 Boone Central on Friday in the state quarterfinals. Kickoff from Hartington is scheduled for 7:00 PM.
The #6 Hartington-Newcastle Wildcats survived a scare from #11 Centura in the D1 Football State Playoffs, escaping with a 62-57 win after late game heroics.
The Wildcats trailed 57-48 with under nine minutes to play, before a pair of touchdowns from Austin Sudbeck, one rushing and one passing, and a successful onside kick sealed the comeback.
The Wildcats will not be on the road heading into the state quarterfinals, as they take on #3 Stanton on Friday night.
The South Dakota State Jackrabbits stifled a late comeback attempt from the South Dakota Coyotes on Saturday to earn a 31-21 win.
The Jacks defense were able to apply pressure all day long, recording 5 sacks as a team, led by 2 from Reis Kirschenman.
Both Quarterbacks impressed on the day, as Chase Mason recorded 232 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Jackrabbits, while Austyn Modrzewski threw for 233 yards and 3 touchdowns.
The Coyotes head into the bye week with a 7-3 overall record, while the 7-2 Jackrabbits will turn their attention to a road matchup with Northern Iowa on Saturday.
The Nebraska Cornhuskers dropped their third straight game on Saturday, falling to Washington 17-10 in Lincoln.
The Huskies defense caused fits for Nebraska QB Anthony Colandrea, recording 3 interceptions and a pair of sacks.
The now 5-3 Huskers will hit the road this week, as they take on Illinois on Friday night.
For the first time in program history, the Mount Marty Lancers will host a GPAC Women’s Soccer Tournament match at Crane-Youngworth Field tomorrow night.
The Lancers enter the postseason as the #4 seed with a 7-3-1 conference record. They will host #5 Briar Cliff, who ended the regular season at 6-3-2 in the GPAC.
The Lancers defeated the Chargers when the two teams met in the regular season 2-1, led by goals from Hailey Tinsley and Angelina Hopwood.
Kickoff from Crane-Youngworth Field is scheduled for 5:00 PM Tuesday night. Pregame coverage on KYNTV begins at 4:30 with Brayden Butler and Gage Becker.
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