Lady T’s Begin Three Game Home Stand Tuesday Night
TUESDAY NIGHT: The Lady T's (1-3) will attempt to snap their three-game losing streak as they play their first home game of the season Tuesday night, November 11th. This game will be the fifth straight team out of the Great Plains Athletic Conference. The Lady T's faced #14 Northwestern (IA), #2 Hastings, Midland Lutheran, and University of Sioux Falls. Mount Marty (2-0) will make their trip to Madison, SD and will be playing their third straight game in three days. The Lancers defeated the Lady Hardrockers last Sunday night and will host Black Hills State Monday night (tonight) in a make up game due to winter storm last week.
LIVE STATS AT HOME GAMES: For the fourth straight season, Dakota State University will provide the DakStats live stats during all home games. Fans can go to the Dakota State University Athletics website at www.dsuathletics.com and then click on "Live Scoring."
NEW COACHING FACES: Mount Marty and Dakota State women's basketball have new coaching changes this season. Chuck Iverson resigned as Lancers head coach to become athletic director at Mount Marty. Tom Schlimgen, DSU alum, replaced Iverson as their head coach. Jeff Dittman left Dakota State University for Hastings College and Joe Reints is in his first year as the Lady T's head women's basketball coach.
LAST WEEKEND: The Lady T's lost two close games at the University of Sioux Falls/Papa John's and Holiday Inn Classic at the Stewart Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Friday, November 7, the Lady T's took a 27-21 halftime lead and lost to Midland Lutheran by two points, 65-63. Then the Lady T's faced the host team University of Sioux Falls Saturday, November 8, once taking a 33-28 lead, but lost by a single point, 75-74.
Mount Marty defeated South Dakota School of Mines on Sunday, November 9 (yesterday), 71-53, to raise their record to 2-0. The Lancers will host Black Hills State Yellow Jackets Monday, November 10 (tonight) in a make-up game from last Friday. On Tuesday evening, the Lancers will play their third straight opponent from the Dakota Athletic Conference. The Lancers will be playing two more opponents from the DAC, at Valley City State Friday and Jamestown Saturday.
