MADISON, S.D. - Traditionally, the Dickinson State women’s basketball team struggled on the road.
The Blue Hawks broke with tradition with a win against Presentation College (S.D.) on Wednesday and defeated Dakota State (S.D.) 64-61 in the last regular-season game of the year on Saturday.
Megan Klein had 17 points and 19 rebounds.
She, Lorna Shepherd, and Hailee Farstveet combined for 49 points to lead the Blue Hawks. Shepherd led with 19 points.
Dakota State’s Sharee Galbraith had 12 rebounds, seven points and three steals while Kennedy Wagner and Erin Rabenberg scored 18 and 12 points, respectively.
Dickinson State will be the No. 4 seed in the NSAA tournament and play at No 3 Mayville State at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
DICKINSON STATE (10-17, 4-6 NSAA): Lorna Shepherd 7-14 4-4 19, Megan Klein 8-12 1-3 17, Hailee Farstveet 4-12 5-6 13, Alyssa Hildebrand 2-6 0-1 5, Ashley Bentz 2-5 0-0 5, Paitton Herbst 1-10 0-0 2, Porsha Wadsworth 0-2 2-4 2, Rachael McDonough 0-3 1-4 1. Totals 24-64 13-22 64
DAKOTA STATE (11-18, 2-8 NSAA): Kennedy Wagner 6-9 4-5 18, Erin Rabenberg 3-11 4-4 12, BreeAna Olson 3-10 3-5 9, Sharee Galbraith 3-5 1-3 7, Madison Walford 3-8 0-1 6, Jordan Hansen 2-3 0-0 5, Courtney Hulstein 1-3 2-2 4. Totals 21-55 14-20 61.
Halftime: Dakota State 37, Dickinson State 22. Fouls Dickinson State 18, Dakota State 18. 3-point goals: Dickinson State 3-15 (Hildebrand 1-4, Bentz 1-3, Shepherd 1-3), Dakota State 5-22 (Wagner 2-4, Rabenberg 2-6, Hansen 1-2). Rebounds: Dickinson State 41 (Klein 19), Dakota State 42 (Galbraith 12). Assists: Dickinson State 18 (Farstveet 8), Dakota State 14 (Rabenberg 4). Steals: Dickinson State 18 (Herbst 4), Dakota State 7 (Galbraith 3). Blocked shots: Dickinson State 1 (Klein 1), Dakota State 4 (Walford 2, Galbraith 2). Turnovers: Dickinson State 18 (Herbst 5), Dakota State 24 (Rabenberg 5).
