Tiger women rout Morningside

The No. 10 Tigers outrebounded the No. 15 Mustangs by a whopping 52-22 margin and coasted to the Great Plains Athletic Conference win 92-77. DWU improves to 23-4 overall and 14-3 in GPAC action.

Ashley Bray led the Tigers with 26 points and six rebounds. Sarah Carr added 19 points and a team-high 11 rebounds. Amber Bray finished with 18 points and nine rebounds.

Five DWU players finished with six or more rebounds as the Tigers tied a season-high for boards in a game. Kynedi Cheeseman had nine points and eight rebounds, while Chesney Nagel had seven points and 10 rebounds.

DWU, which has now won a GPAC-best eight straight games, jumped out to a 24-16 lead and led 49-32 at halftime. The Tigers built their lead to as many as 25 points late in the third quarter.

DWU drained 11 3-pointers, just two shy of tying its season-high for triples in a game this season. The Tigers also assisted on 20 of their 32 made baskets

Morningside's Madison Braun poured in a game-high 34 points on 10-for-22 shooting from the field, including 7-for-11 from beyond the arc. She added nine steals. No other player scored in double digits for the Mustangs.

DWU maintained its second-place tie with Northwestern College in the GPAC standings as both teams are 14-3 in the league. Concordia University is No. 1 with a 16-1 league mark.

The Tigers host the College of Saint Mary 2 p.m. Sunday at the Corn Palace.

Dakota Wesleyan University 92, Morningside College 77

Dakota Wesleyan (23-4, 14-3): Rylie Osthus 3-9 1-2 7, Ashley Bray 8-14 6-6 26, Kynedi Cheeseman 3-9 2-2 9, Chesney Nagel 2-5 2-2 7, Amber Bray 6-9 4-4 18, Madison Mathews 2-3 0-0 6, Mateya Walder 0-1 0-0 0, Makaela Karst 0-0 0-0 0, Lindsey Hale 0-0 0-0 0, Sarah Carr 8-10 2-2 19, Jessica Mieras 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-61 17-18 92.

Morningside (18-9, 11-6): Jordyn Moser 1-5 5-6 7, Sierra Mitchell 1-3 2-2 5, Sydney Hupp 2-7 0-2 4, Madison Braun 10-22 7-9 34, Rachelle Housh 2-3 0-0 5, Mady Maly 1-6 0-0 2, Jenna Heine 0-0 2-2 2, Jenna Bork 1-2 0-2 3, Tayte Hansen 0-0 0-0 0, Lauren Lehmkuhl 2-2 0-0 5, Faith Meyer 1-2 4-4 6, Grace Meyer 0-1 1-2 1, Ashlyn Ekdahl 0-0 0-0 0, Erin Schleicher 0-0 0-0 0, Alexandra Gill 0-2 0-2 0, Carissa Powell 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 22-59 22-33 77.

DWU 24 49 78 92

MC 16 32 59 77

3-point goals: DWU 11-23 (Ashley Bray 4-7, Cheeseman 1-4, Nagel 1-4, Amber Bray 2-3, Mathews 2-3, Carr 1-2); MC 11-23 (Moser 0-1, Mitchell 1-2, Hupp 0-1, Braun 7-11, Housh 1-2, Maly 0-2, Bork 1-2, Lehmkuhl 1-1, Meyer 0-1). Rebounds: DWU 52 (Carr 11); MC 22 (Hupp 8). Assists: DWU 20 (Osthus 5); MC 9 (Mitchell 3). Steals: DWU 7 (Osthus 3); MC 16 (Braun 9). Blocked shots: DWU 5 (Osthus 2); MC 1 (Gill 1). Turnovers: DWU 25; MC 11. Total fouls: DWU 20; MC 19.