Blue Hawks rally to beat Brandon

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba — It took the Dickinson State men’s basketball almost an entire game to shake off its Christmas break rust.

Trailing by seven points with a minute and a half remaining, the Blue Hawks hit a pair of 3-pointers and got a three-point play in the post to rally for a 75-72 victory over Brandon (Manitoba) University in the opening round of the 46th annual Wesmen Classic on Friday afternoon.

“We played like we’d had some days off, kind of rusty,” DSU men’s basketball coach Ty Orton said.

In the final 90 seconds, Jared Hansen and Robbie Morey hit back-to-back 3-pointers and Johnie Sanders converted a three-point play off a John Hanstad steal to put the Blue Hawks ahead for good.

“At the end of the game, they really played well,” Orton said. “They really bucked down on the defensive end is what got us shots on the offensive end.”

Hansen led the Blue Hawks with 18 points, Hanstad had 16 points and six rebounds and Sanders notched a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards. Ty Ackelson added 13 points.

Jordan Reaves led four Brandon players who scored in double figures with 22 points and 12 rebounds.

DSU plays Lakehead University of Thunder Bay, Ontario at 7:30 p.m. today in the semifinals. Orton said the tournament is challenging, no matter who the Blue Hawks (6-7) end up facing.

“There’s some really good teams here,” We played the biggest team (Brandon) we’re going to play all year.”

DSU 14 30 53 75

Brandon 10 30 58 72

DICKINSON STATE: Ty Ackelson 5-7 2-2 13, Ryan Sullivan 0-0 0-0 0, Robbie Morey 2-6 0-0 5, Jarek Hansen 4-11 7-8 18, John Hanstad 4-11 5-5 16, Anthony Hodges 1-1 0-0 2, Johnie Sanders 5-15 1-3 11, James Hayden 2-4 0-0 4, Brock Boos 1-3 0-0 3, Isiah Thomas 0-3 0-0 0, Phillip Johnson Jr. 1-4 0-0 2, Josh Williams 0-0 1-2 1, Jeremy Samuelson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-65 16-20 75.

BRANDON UNIVERSITY: Kenonte Ramsey 2-5 7-8 13, Ilarion Bonhomme 4-8 2-7 12, Jordan Reaves 9-15 3-4 22, A.M. Benabdelhak 4-11 2-2 11, James Ellas 2-4 0-0 4, Pacome Matulu 1-2 0-1 2, Reggie Smith 2-6 0-0 5, Turell Scott 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 25-53 15-24 72.

Total fouls: DSU 23, BU 16. Fouled out: BU, Ellas. 3-point goals: DSU 9-30 (Ackelson 1-3, Morey 1-2, Hansen 3-7, Hanstad 3-10, Sanders 0-3, Hayden 0-2, Boos 1-3), BU 7-20 (Ramsey 2-2, Bonhomme 2-3, Reaves 1-3, Benabdelhak 1-4, Ellas 0-2, Smith 1-4, Scott 0-2). Rebounds: DSU 38 (Sanders 10), BU 39 (Reaves 12). Assists: DSU 21 (Morey 6), BU 18 (Bonhomme 9). Steals: DSU 15 (Hanstad 5), BU 5 (Reaves 2). Blocks: DSU 1 (Sanders), BU 0. Turnovers: DSU 12 (Hansen 3), BU 17 (Bonhomme 4, Reaves 4).

Winnipeg breaks away to defeat DSU women

A huge second quarter helped the University of Winnipeg women’s basketball team break away from Dickinson State on Friday morning at the Duckworth Centre.

The Wesmen used a balanced attack, led by Alex Warburton’s 15 points and eight rebounds, as they defeated the Blue Hawks 78-60.

Loran Shepherd had 12 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Blue Hawks (4-10). Janae Moore had 13 points and eight boards.

In the Canadian Interuniversity Sport system, basketball teams play four quarters opposed to the two halves of collegiate basketball in the United States.

Yael Kaplan added 13 points, Kerri Kuzbyt had 11 and Megan Noonan added 10 for Winnipeg (11-9).

The teams play again at 9 a.m. today.

DSU 12 21 35 60

Winnipeg 12 34 63 78

DICKINSON STATE: Lorna Shepherd 4-8 3-3 12, Mariah Duran 2-10 1-1 6, Ashley Jelly 3-7 0-0 9, Janae Moore 6-11 1-2 13, Jess Bygate 2-5 1-2 5, Dawne Degel 1-5 4-4 6, Yianna Nadeau 0-5 0-0 0, Jenna Cabello 2-9 1-2 5, Jaylyn Klauzer 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 21-63 13-16 60.

UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG: Stephanie Kleysen 1-5 2-3 4, Yael Kaplan 6-12 0-0 13, Kerri Kuzbyt 4-5 0-0 11, Alyssa Grant 3-9 0-0 7, Alex Warburton 4-8 7-7 15, Lauren Anderson 2-5 1-1 5, Kelsey Solarchuk 1-3 0-0 2, Katie Waring 1-4 0-0 2, Megan Noonan 4-6 0-0 10, Tia Coulter 2-6 1-2 5, Taylor Thorkelsson 1-2 2-2 4. Totals 29-65 13-15 78.

3-point goals: DSU 5-10 (Shepherd 1-3, Duran 1-5, Jelly 3-6, Degel 0-1, Nadeau 0-5), UW 7-22 (Kleysen 0-1, Kaplan 1-6, Kuzbyt 3-3, Grant 1-4, Andesron 0-1, Waring 0-3, Noonan 2-4). Total fouls: DSU 16, UW 19. Rebounds: DSU 47 (Shepherd 9), UW 35 (Kleysen 8, Warburton 8). Assists: DSU 15 (Shepherd 4, Duran 4), UW 19 (Kuzbyt 5). Steals: DSU 11 (Duran 3), UW 10 (Kleysen 3). Blocks: DSU 2 (Jelly, Degel), UW 2 (Warburton, Anderson). Turnovers: DSU 26 (Duran 8), UW 19 (Anderson 4).

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