Tabor women upset No. 7 seed in NAIA Division II tournament; Friends men lose
Tonisha Dean scored 15 points and hit the go-ahead shot late in the game that helped Tabor upset No. 7-seed Marian (Ind.) 53-50 in the opening game of the NAIA Division II Tournament on Wednesday morning in Sioux City, Iowa.
Tabor, champions of the KCAC, had a double-digit lead through much of the second half before Marian rallied to tie the game at 49 with less than a minute to play. But Dean’s shot in the lane with 26 seconds to go gave the Bluejays the lead for good. Dean followed with two free throws on the next possession.
Tabor held Marian to 34.7-percent shooting. Standout guard Lakan Hasser-Smith was held to eight points on 3-for-10 shooting. Marian entered the game averaging 78 points.
Tena Loewen had 12 poitns and Kaleigh Troxell added nine for Tabor (20-12), which will play at 8:30 a.m. Friday in the second round against third-seeded Southern Oregon or sixth-seeded Robert Morris (Ill.).
TABOR (20-12): Janzen 1-2 1-2 3, Zuercher 2-4 0-0 5, Wilgers 1-4 0-0 2, Troxell 3-7 0-0 9, Dean 6-17 2-4 15, Maxwell 0-3 0-0 0, Hurd 2-5 0-3 5, Short 1-2 0-0 2, Loewen 5-10 2-5 12, Bonham 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-54 5-14 53.
MARIAN, IND. (28-6): Reece 0-1 1-2 1, Delph 0-0 0-0 0, Hasser-Smith 3-10 2-4 8, Walters 6-12 1-2 16, Kirby 1-3 0-0 2, Sullivan 3-7 1-2 8, Kirkhoff 1-3 1-2 3, Soeiro 0-4 2-2 2, Almeida 3-9 3-4 10. Totals 17-49 11-18 50.
Halftime – Tabor 26-25. Three-point shooting – Tabor 6-14 (Troxell 3-6, Zuercher 1-2, Hurd 1-2, Dean 1-3, Wilgers 0-1), Marian 5-15 (Walters 3-4, Sullivan 1-1, Almeida 1-2, Kirby 0-1, Kirkhoff 0-1, Soeiro 0-1, Hasser-Smith 0-5). Rebounds – Tabor 44 (Dean 9), Marion 31 (Walters, Sullvan 7). Fouls – Tabor 14, Marian 16. Fouled out – Sullivan.
Saint Francis 65, Southwestern 51
Southwestern – Cranmer 1-4 2-2 4, Rickey 1-2 2-2 4, Je. Hobbs 0-8 0-0 0, Jo. Hobbs 3-15 0-0 8, Reichenberger 5-13 5-6 15, Lovell 0-0 0-0 0, Bleumer 0-1 0-0 0, Rieger 5-11 2-2 15, VenJohn 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 0-0 3-4 3, Miller 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 16-59 14-16 51.
Saint Francis (Ind.) – Hensley 0-0 0-0 0, Rinehart 0-3 0-0 0, Hester 1-7 0-0 3, Ridley 8-9 9-12 25, Frisch 4-11 0-0 11, Jackson 1-1 0-0 3, Wilson 0-4 0-2 0, Montgomery 2-3 0-0 4, Taylor 2-6 2-4 6, Novak 0-0 0-0 0,Denecker 0-0 2-2 2, Chukhrii 4-13 0-0 11. Totals 22-57 13-20 65.
Halftime – Southwestern 28, Saint Francis 27. 3’s – Southwestern 5-24 (Rickey 0-1, Hobbs 0-6, Hobbs 2-10, Rieger 3-5, Miller 0-2), Saint Francis 8-28 (Rinehart 0-2, Hester 1-4, Frisch 3-9, Jackson 1-1, Wilson 0-2, Montgomery 0-1, Chukhrii 3-9). Rebounds – Southwestern 37 (Reichenberger 12), Saint Francis 46 (Ridley 14). Assists – Southwestern 8 (three with two), Saint Francis 12 (Taylor 6). A – 482.
Friends men fall — No. 2 seed Embry-Riddle beat Friends 76-47 on the opening day of the NAIA DIvision II men’s tournament in Point Lookout, Mo., ending the Falcons’ season.
Embry-Riddle used a 17-6 run at the end of the first half to go up 38-21 at halftime. The Falcons never got closer than 18 points during the game’s final 15 minutes.
Toby Baxter led Friends with 13 points.
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) – Serle 0-1 0-0 0, Barnes 7-14 5-6 22, Ridder 2-7 0-0 4, Schleitwiler 0-0 0-0 0, Powell 2-5 0-0 5, Carter 3-7 2-2 9, Bri. Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Mapes 0-0 0-0 0, Kiesling 3-7 0-0 6, Gonzalez 4-4 2-3 11, Cadet 1-2 2-2 4, Pastrana 5-5 5-7 15. Totals 27-52 16-20 76.
Friends – Scott 3-5 0-0 7, Carter 0-1 0-0 0, Fivecoats 0-1 0-0 0, Bra. Johnson 1-5 0-0 3, Larch-Miller 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 2-7 6-6 10, Sponsel 2-8 0-1 4, Baxter 4-14 4-4 13, Singhateh 1-5 0-0 3, Rowe 0-3 0-0 0, Osborn 0-1 0-0 0, Anderson 3-5 1-3 7, Hoffmeister 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-56 11-14 47.
Halftime – Embry-Riddle 38, Friends 21. 3’s – Embry-Riddle 6-17 (Barnes 3-3, Powell 1-3, Carter 1-3, Gonzalez 1-1), Friends 11-14 (Williams 6-6, Baxter 4-4, Anderson 1-3). Rebounds – Embry-Riddle 39 (Barnes 9), Friends 27 (Williams 7). Assists – Embry-Riddle 12 (Ridder 4), Friends 5 (Scott 2).
This story was originally published March 11, 2015 at 12:45 PM with the headline "Tabor women upset No. 7 seed in NAIA Division II tournament; Friends men lose."