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The Blue Hawks suffered their third loss in as many tries this season, dropping their 2009-10 home opener to the Lights of Montana State-Northern, 61-49. It was a bitter defeat for the Hawks because they led 35-31 at the break and appeared to be the better team.
A cold shooting stretch run did them in however and the Blue Hawks were overtaken after only scoring 14 points on six-of-26 (23%) field goal shooting after intermission.
Nate Lebsock led DSU with 17 points and Nate Williams took team honors in rebounding, collecting seven of DSU’s 36. The Hawks made 18-of-46 (39%) from the field and were 10-of-15 (67%) from the line, but did not do themselves any favors by committing 25 turnovers.
Rochi Estes added seven points for DSU and was the team’s assists leader with four. Both Josh Henry and Branden Thomas chipped in with six points and Ryan Ernst was the team’s second leading rebounder with six.
The Blue Hawks host University of Great Falls on Saturday at 3:00 pm (MT). Lebsock and Hawkins Earn Post Season Awards
After an exciting Dickinson State University Men’s Basketball season two of their members earned end of the season recognition from the Dakota Athletic Conference (DAC) and one from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Senior guard Tomaul Hawkins was named to the 3rd Team All Dakota Athletic Conference. Tomaul finished the season averaging 10.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game; while shooting 74% from the free throw line, 33% from three point land, and shooting 43% overall from the floor. Sophomore guard Nate Lebsock was named to the 1st Team All Dakota Athletic Conference and NAIA Division II men’s basketball All American honorable mention. Nate led the team in scoring with 14 points per game. He shot 82% from the free throw line, 44% from the three point line, and shot 43% from the floor. Minot State Drops Curtain on DSU Season in Overtime, 84-73
The Blue Hawks season ended in disappointing fashion tonight at Scott Gym at the hands of Minot State, 84-73 in overtime. An enthusiastic capacity crowd saw DSU trail the Beavers from the early minutes of the game, falling behind by as much as 15 points, recover to an extent, but limp into half-time still down 38-26. Dickinson State could manage just seven-of-26 (26%) in the opening frame and they committed 14 turnovers.
After the break, the Hawks came right at the Beavers and eventually tied the game at 41 (outscoring MSU 15-3) with 13:19 left in the game. After trading the lead for the next few minutes, the Blue Hawks went ahead at the 9:32 mark on two Nate Lebsock free-throws, a lead that DSU built to as high as seven points over the next seven minutes. MSU finally tied the game with 2:30 left and seized a two-point advantage, 68-66 with 1:11 to go. After a single free-throw pulled the Hawks within one point, they got the ball back and had one final opportunity--and they did not waste it. Lebsock’s three-ball from the deep corner put the Blue Hawks up 70-68 with just five ticks of the clock remaining.
Minot State called time-out, and set their offense. The ball was dribbled quickly up the court to DSU’s left flank where it was lobbed to the basket toward the 6’ 7” Shaun Johnson; he controlled the pass well enough to guide it into the hoop as time expired.
DSU’s best chance, as it turned out, eluded them in the waning seconds of regulation. MSU blitzed the Hawks for 14 points while scoring only three more of their own. In another event adding to DSU’s anguish, Tomaul Hawkins (14 points, 10 rebounds) fell to the floor late in overtime and suffered an Achilles tendon injury.
Lebsock was the team’s scoring leader with 21 tallies, with Fred Scheltinga’s (16) and Sean Burnham’s (13) being two other players to reach at least 10 points. The Hawks out-rebounded the Beavers 42 to 32, but committed 27 turnovers on the night and Minot State was credited with 13 steals. DSU did shoot well in the second half of the game (16-of-31, 52%), and certainly they had their chances to win and advance to the DAC Tournament championship game, but it just wasn’t to be. Click here for More Articles >> For more information call (701)-483-2100 |
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