Dawson Drops Another at NDSCS
The Dawson Community College Buccaneers dropped their 2nd straight game on the road to the North Dakota State College of Science Wildcats 80-76 Sunday afternoon. It was the Bucs first game in the new year after getting their previous game postponed. It was a match-up between the top two teams in the Mon-Dak Conference. Both teams came into the game with only one loss in conference, but it was the Wildcats who used efficient shooting to come out victorious and take sole possession of first place. NDSCS shot exactly 50% (14-28) from the field in both halves and 40% from 3-point range. On the other side, Dawson only shot 39% from the field and 26% from 3-point range. The visitors stayed in the game by forcing 19 turnovers and converting them into 23 points; while also grabbing 20 offensive rebounds and converting them into 25 points.
“We did a poor job of staying in front of the ball and keeping them out of the paint today; and then let their shooters get free for too many open looks,” explained Dawson Coach Joe Peterson. “They got higher quality shots than we did and that was the difference. I was proud that we fought to the end. We attacked the offensive glass hard and we forced 19 turnovers, but we have to get better shots to beat good teams.”
Dawson scored the first five points of the game, but their 10 day layoff made them look a little rusty early on as the Wildcats jumped out to a 25-12 lead halfway through the opening frame. Dawson fought back and eventually tied it up at 33 at the end of the half on a 3-pointer by Jalen Tot.
As the 2nd half started, NDSCS came out strong and pushed it to double digits and Dawson struggled to get back into it. The visitors kept fighting though and forced more turnovers and got to the free throw line 16 times in the 2nd half, converting 12. In the end, the hole they dug was too deep to get out of before the clock expired.
Reigning Conference MVP Khari Broadway had a game high 25 points on 9-12 shooting for NDSCS. Logan Jedwabny contributed 18 points on five 3-pointers. Dawson was led by Cordell Stinson’s 14 points and 7 rebounds. Michael Jok added 11 points and Reggie Martin had 10. Jalen Tot and Kennedy Brown tallied 9 points each.
North Dakota State College of Science climbed to 17-1 on the season and 8-1 in conference. Dawson drops to 14-3 overall and 6-2 in conference. Dawson will play at United Tribes Technical College on Monday night while NDSCS hosts Miles Community College.
