MITCHELL — Dakota Wesleyan University women's basketball is ranked No. 5 in the first NAIA coaches top-25 poll of the regular season, which was issued on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Tigers were ranked No. 2 in the preseason and started the season at 3-1. The new top-five includes No. 1 Bethel (Tenn.), No. 2 Dordt (Iowa), No. 3 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), No. 4 Saint Francis (Ind.) and No. 5 DWU. At the Cattle Classic in Seward, Nebraska, DWU defeated previously No. 3 Dakota State on Friday, Nov. 6 for its first ranked win of the season but fell 78-62 to then-No. 16 Montana Tech on Saturday, Nov. 7. In Wednesday's new rankings, Montana Tech (5-0) is right behind DWU at No. 6 while Dakota State is No. 24 after a 1-5 start to the season. Preseason No. 1 Marian (Ind.) is ranked at No. 7 in the first regular-season poll. Other Great Plains Athletic Conference teams ranked include No. 9 Concordia and No. 15 Hastings. The Broncos visit DWU on Saturday, Nov. 14 for the GPAC opener at the Corn Palace.
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In front of a boisterous crowd, the Falls City Lady Tigers volleyball team dismantled the Conestoga Cougars in straight sets Monday night, 25-14, 2515 and 25-19. The No. 3-seeded Tigers got to work right away, stifling the No. 6 Cougars at every turn. Whenever Conestoga tried to make a run, FC turned them away, eventually pulling away for the three-set win. Falls City absolutely dominated the attack game Monday night, finishing with a .379 hitting percentage, while holding the Cougars to .094. Falls City was led by Bella Johansen’s 15 kills and Liv Buckminster’s 12. Tessa Gossman was close behind with nine additional kills. The Tigers added 10 ace serves on the night with Leah Goff (3) and Brynna Glathar (3) leading the way. Gabi Young and Johansen each contributed two. Johansen also added 16 digs, while Goff and G. Young had 12 apiece. Sophomore Leah Goff hit a milestone on Monday night. The setter had a game-high 38 assists, including the 1,000th of her young career.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala – For the first time in program history, a duo from Lincoln Memorial Men’s Tennis competed in the ITA National Championship tournament, as Radu Florea and Jakub Hrášek netted a win in three matches in the doubles national championship meet. The pairing opened the tournament with a resounding first round victory, earning a bid into the East Region Round of 16 thanks to a sweep against opponents from Grand Valley State. Things were all Splitters from the jump, as the duo of Florea and Hrasek ran away with an early 6-2 lead in the opening round, before a closer match in round two ended with a Splitters run, securing the sweep and a bid to face the top-seeded pairing in the region. The next round proved a challenge for the Railsplitters.
