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Women's Basketball Commands Crown in Road Win
Monday, February 08, 2010 Andy Sorensen St. Bonifacius, Minn. - The Bethany women’s basketball team got back on the winning track Saturday afternoon with a commanding 76-47 win over Crown. The Viking offense was on fire in the first half hitting 47 percent of their baskets, and scoring 51 points.
Casey Gudahl (St. Clair, Minn./St. Clair) was the only Viking to score in double figures with 11 points.
The Vikings (9-12, 4-6 UMAC) are off until Friday when they host Presentation at 5:30 p.m.
Women's Basketball Drops One to Northwestern
Saturday, February 06, 2010 Andy Sorensen St. Paul, Minn. - The Bethany women’s basketball team got down early Friday night to Northwestern and couldn’t recover, losing to the Eagles 66-56. The Eagles kicked their offense into high gear to start the game, going on an 11-2 run in the first five minutes, and never allowing the Vikings to take the lead.
Anna Cepek (Aurora, Neb./Aurora) was the only Viking to score in double figures, and also recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
The Vikings (8-12, 3-6 UMAC) finish up their road trip Saturday night at Crown at 3 p.m.
Saffert and Jones Earn UMAC Player of the Week
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 Julie Thomas Mankato, Minn. - Bethany Lutheran’s Tommy Saffert (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato West) and Nicole Jones (Mankato, Minn./Mankato East) were named UMAC basketball players of the week. The Vikings swept this week’s awards with the men and women beating rival Martin Luther handily Saturday night.
Saffert helped the Viking men defeat the Knights 83-68 with 26 points and six assists. Saffert shot 53 percent from the field, went 6-of-12 from behind the arc, and was perfect from the free throw line. He is now just seven points from Alfonso Mayfield's school record of 1162 career points. This is the second time Saffert has won the award this year. He was previously selected for scoring 31 points at Martin Luther on January 12 to lift the Vikings over the Knights 76-65.
On the women’s side, Jones averaged ten points and five boards during the week with victories over Trinity Bible 92-47, and over Martin Luther 80-65. Jones was key to Bethany’s win over the Knights leading the team with 16 points, nine rebounds, four assists, and six steals.
The Viking basketball teams will travel to St. Paul to take on conference opponent Northwestern on Friday. The women are scheduled to tip-off at 5:30 p.m., followed by the men at 7:30 p.m.
Women's Basketball Beat Rival Martin Luther
Monday, February 01, 2010 Andy Sorensen Mankato, Minn. - The Bethany women’s basketball team had another great offensive effort Saturday as rival Martin Luther came to town. The Vikings won the game 80-65.
It was back-and-forth play between the Vikings and the Knights, until a Caitlin Meyer (Mankato, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran) layup put the Vikings on top 22-20 midway through the first half. The Vikes didn’t give up the lead scoring 30 points in the paint compared to the Knights eight. Nicole Jones (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato East) led the Vikings in scoring with 16 points, while Anna Cepek (Aurora, Neb./Aurora) had another consistent game with 14 points and nine rebounds.
The Vikings (8-11, 3-5 UMAC) are off until Friday when they travel to Northwestern to face the Eagles at 5:30 p.m.
Women's Basketball Dominate Trinity Bible
Friday, January 29, 2010 Andy Sorensen Mankato, Minn. - It was truly a team effort Thursday night as the Bethany Viking women’s basketball team roared over Trinity Bible (N.D.) 92-47. Not only did every Viking get to play in the game, but everyone scored.
Playing time was spread out pretty equally after the Vikings took an early 15-3 lead over the Lions. Three Vikings scored in double figures led by Casey Gudahl’s (St. Clair, Minn./St. Clair) 12 points. Meanwhile, Sarah Haugly (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) had the best offensive night of her young career scoring 10 points.
The Vikings (7-11, 2-5 UMAC) return to UMAC play Saturday hosting rival Martin Luther at 5:30 p.m.
Women's Basketball Fall to St. Scholastica
Sunday, January 24, 2010 Andy Sorensen Duluth, Minn. - The Vikings women’s basketball team lost to St. Scholastica 73-55 Saturday afternoon, in a game where the shots just didn’t go the Vikings way. In the second half, the Vikes shot 18.5 percent from the field, while letting the Saints shoot 47.8 percent.
Nicole Jones (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato East) was the only Viking to score in double figures with 20 points.
The Vikings (6-11, 2-5 UMAC) are off until Thursday when they host Trinity Bible at 6 p.m. in non-conference action.
Viking Women Play Top Ranked Northland
Saturday, January 23, 2010 Andy Sorensen Ashland, Wis. - The Bethany women’s basketball team played the conference leading Northland LumberJills tough Friday night. After leading most of the way, a Northland three-pointer with 16 seconds left sealed the Viking loss 64-62.
Four Vikings scored in double figures Friday night, led by Caitlin Meyer’s (Mankato, Minn./Minnesota Valley Lutheran) 16 points. Nicole Jones (North Mankato, Minn./Mankato East) had another solid game with 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
The Vikings (6-10, 2-4 UMAC) finish the northern road trip with a stop at St. Scholastica Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m.
Women's Basketball Defeats Rival Martin Luther
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 Andy Sorensen New Ulm, Minn. - The women’s basketball team started a winning streak Tuesday night with a 57-47 win over Martin Luther. The game was close, with the Vikings leading 22-21 at half, but the Vikes perimeter defense held strong as the Knights did not hit a single three point shot all night.
Anna Cepek (Aurora, Neb./Aurora) led the Vikings in scoring with 17 points, while Nicole Jones (Mankato, Minn./Mankato East) contributed nine points, nine rebounds, and six steals.
The Vikings (6-9, 2-3 UMAC) are off until January 22nd when they hit the road to face league leader Northland at 5:30 p.m.
Viking Women Dominate North Central
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 Andy Sorensen Mankato, Minn. - The Bethany Vikings women’s basketball team got back on the winning track Monday night with a 78-54 non-conference win over North Central. While the game went back and forth for most of the first half, Casey Gudahl (St. Clair, Minn./St. Clair) hit a jumper with 4:47 left in the half to give the Vikings a 21-20 lead, a lead they would not give up for the rest of the game.
Anna Cepek (Aurora, Neb./Aurora) led a group of four Vikings scoring in double figures with 13 points, while Nicole Jones (Mankato, Minn./Mankato East) had a solid game picking up a double-double with her 10 points and 11 rebounds.
The Vikings (4-9, 1-3 UMAC) return to conference play tonight with a trip to New Ulm to face rival Martin Luther at 5:30 p.m.
Women's Basketball vs. Northwestern
Monday, January 11, 2010 Andy Sorensen Mankato, Minn. - The Vikings women’s basketball team had their three game winning streak snapped Saturday night with a 70-51 loss to Northwestern. The Vikings dug themselves into a hole late in the first half allowing the Eagles go on a 18-2 run, and couldn’t recover from the setback.
Anna Cepek (Aurora, Neb./Aurora) had another solid game with 11 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals, while Nicole Jones (Mankato, Minn./Mankato East) led the Vikings in scoring with 12 points.
The Vikings 4-9 (1-3 UMAC) take a break from conference action Monday night as they host North Central at 6 p.m.
Women's Basketball Win vs. Crown
Monday, January 11, 2010 Andy Sorensen Mankato, Minn. - The Bethany women’s basketball team’s winning streak hit three Friday night with an 82-43 win over Crown. The Viking defense was solid by allowing only 14 points in the first half, and not a single shot from three-point range throughout the game.
Leading the Vikings offense was Kerri Jones (Mankato, Minn./Mankato East) and Emily Schrupp (Norwood, Minn./Mayer Lutheran) with 12 points each, while 13 different Vikings scored.
The Vikings 4-8 (1-2 UMAC) host Northwestern Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m.
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