DES MOINES, IOWA – 17th ranked Vikings hit the road to Oskaloosa, IA, to compete against the Statesmen of William Penn, hitting the first leg of a two-way game week. The Vikings would never trail in the contest as they went for an 89-63 blowout win over William Penn.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Vikings saw another big night from
Cleao Murray, who posted her second consecutive contest with 20+ points.
Kaylyn Meyers would collect the first Grand View basket in the paint drawing to an early tie with the Statesmen. A 9-0 run from Grand View would bring them to the end of the first quarter as they led the Statesmen 21-14.
Grand View nearly hit a twenty-point lead just a few minutes into the second quarter.
Katie Fogarty hit a jump shot, extending their advantage to 31-14. The Statesmen would struggle to cut into the Vikings lead as Grand View would answer on over 60% of their shots from the field. Gossling and Murray led the way in the second quarter. Murray finished the first half with 7 points on 3-6 from the field. Gossling chipped in eight, being the leading scorer for the Vikings in the first 20 minutes on perfect shooting from three (1-1) and the field (3-3).
The Vikings quickly quashed any hopes of a Statesmen comeback as they hit a 20-point lead just under five minutes after starting point guard
Ellie Rengstorf found a bucket in transition. Back-to-back Gossling threes would allow the Vikings to keep their 20-point lead as they closed out the third quarter leading 69-48.
Grand View would not let off the gas in the fourth quarter. GVU would see the largest lead of the contest of 28 points after a Fogarty jumper. Grand View would maintain a lead above 20 points as they captured their 10
th road win of the season, 89-63.
GAME NOTES:
- The Vikings remain undefeated on the road, moving to 10-0 in away contests.
- GVU scored 26 total points off of William Penn's turnovers.
- Murray ranks first in the HOA in total points with 418 total.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Grand View stays on the road as they travel south to Kansas. The Vikings will meet the Pioneers of MidAmerica Nazarene University this coming Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in Olathe, KS.
