Lady Buccaneers Handle Lake Region State
(pictured: Sabira Ahayeva drives in the lane)
The Dawson Lady Bucs blasted Lake Region State College 61-41 during Barefoot Coaching night in the Toepke Center. Dawson came out strong in the first quarter with a solid 14-6 lead. The red and black continued their attack 22-12 in the next quarter.
At halftime, the Lady Buccaneers were up 36-18. Lake Region fought back, winning the 3rd quarter 13-8. Dawson would lead in almost every enhanced statistic of the game. Dawson scored 32 points in the paint to Lake Region’s 10. They had 23 points off turnovers and Lake Region had 16. The visiting Lady Royals were scoreless off 2nd chance points, while the Lady Bucs scored 12. Dawson’s bench also outscored Lake Region 11-3.
DCC Barefoot Coaching participant Romeo Lagmay, Jr. commented, “I really liked our team composure and energy coming into the game. They played with effective communication and stayed poised. We need to improve our free throw and 3 point scoring, but they made them when we needed it. Brianna Bergum sat out with foul trouble and still managed to score 15 points, while staying disciplined in the second half. It was an overall great night with a victory not only on the court, but with all the shoe and monetary donations for the Barefoot Coaching campaign.”
Lake Region’s Tiziana Huici led the game with 20 points, shooting a perfect 10-10 from the foul line.
Hailee Brandon led Dawson with 16 points, 4 steals and was one shy of a double double with a team high 9 rebounds. Brianna Bergum scored 15 points and had 7 rebounds. Eva Kingston added 11 points and 8 rebounds. Logan Stetzner and Sabira Ahayeva led the game with 4 assists apiece.
The Lady Bucs will rest for 24 hours, and suit up again to face the visiting Lady Mystics of Bismarck State College on Thursday at 5:30 pm. Dawson lost to Bismarck at home in November, 63-69, after leading by 20 points.
