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Kia Herbel named Dakota Athletic Conference Player of the Year and 1st Team All Conference
The Dickinson State University Blue Hawk Athletic Department is pleased to announce the 2009-10 Women’s Basketball All Dakota Athletic Conference Teams and Post-Season Awards recipients for the Blue Hawks. The Blue Hawk Women's Basketball Team was narrowly eliminated in the DAC quarterfinals and finished the season with a 15-13 record.
Kia Herbel, a 6’2” Senior Center from New Town, ND was named Most Valuable Player of the Year and to the Dakota Athletic Conference 1st Team. For the season Herbel averaged 17.04 points per game, had 477 total points, shot 72% from the field, averaged 10.89 rebounds per game, had 305 total rebounds, averaged 1 block per game, and .61 steals per game. Herbel also led the DAC and NAIA in field goal percentage for the season and was also 31st (NAIA) in scoring.
The Blue Hawks (14-11, 6-6) had hopes of tightening the Dakota Athletic Conference race if they could double-up on Minot State (19-6, 8-4) tonight in Scott Gym, but this time around the Beavers solved the Blue Hawks, 62-59. The Hawks will stay in 4th place in the conference with two games remaining.
Teryl Norton and Kylee Bittner shared team scoring honors with 14 apiece. Kia Herbel had 12 and 15 rebounds to lead a DSU team that pulled in 26 compared to MSU’s 25. Three players--Amber Adams, Herbel and Norton--had three assists.
A sluggish first half that saw DSU trail by as much as 14 points, ended with the Hawks down 35-25 and it proved to be too much to overcome. They did scramble back and took the lead with 13:26 on the clock and hung onto the advantage for twelve minutes. However, it was a fresher looking Minot State team when the game narrowed, outscoring Dickinson State 16-5 in the game’s final six minutes to seal the victory .
The Blue hawks did not help themselves much in the opening frame as they shot a chilly seven-of-26 (27%). They picked-up the pace considerably after the break by shooting 12-of-20 (60%) from the field. The Beavers put the Hawks to the free throw line for only three shots, making just one in the game’s final period. Hot Shooting Nieves Helps to Push Hawks Past Comets, 61-51
Jessica Nieves’ 18-point outburst led the Blue Hawks to their second consecutive Dakota Athletic Conference win against Mayville State University Saturday at Scott Gym, 61-51.
The Hawks celebrated the efforts of their departing seniors--Dawn Boyd, Katie Schwartz, Jennifer Marquez, Jessica Talbert and Kia Herbel--but trailed at the half 34-33. The Comets hit 13-of-27 (48%) as compared to 11-of-28 (39%) for DSU. MSU also knocked down four of their 10 three-point attempts.
DSU tightened their defense after the break and outscored the Comets 28-17 the rest of the way.
Nieves was all over the floor despite playing just 27 minutes. She stepped-up into seven-of-10 shooting (one-for-one on her threes), three-of-four from the line, five rebounds and two assists. It was a much needed boost for her to come off the bench, even though the Blue Hawks had ended their four game slide the night before, DSU was happy to maintain their winning ways.
Both Herbel and Kylee Bittner, another reserve, canned 10 points and were the only other Hawks to reach double figures.
DSU broke-down MSU after the break, even though the teams tied with 29 rebounds a piece, the Comets shot just five-of-22 (23%) after halftime. Meanwhile, the Blue Hawks maintained their intensity and put in nine-of-19 (47%) and finished with a game accuracy of 43% (20-of-47). DSU tried 12 long-range shots but hit on only three of them.
Teryl Norton led the Blue Hawks in rebounding with six. Besides Nieves, Herbel also grabbed five boards and both Amber Adams and Marquez pulled in four. For More Info. call (701)-483-2710 |
