College Basketball: Dakota County rips Ridgewater 62-46
Tribune Staff Report
WILLMAR -- The Ridgewater men's basketball team played a solid game but couldn't overcome the quickness and talent Dakota County Technical College brought to town Wednesday night.
DCTC sprinted away from the Warriors early in the second half, turning a seven point halftime lead into a 20-point advantage and, eventually, a 62-46 victory.
Ridgewater fell to 6-12 overall, but head coach Bob Knutson said he was proud of his team's effort.
"(DCTC) are great athletes and we couldn't match up with them that way," Knutson said. "But we matched up with them in heart. They were so quick and we had some breakdowns, but, by and large, I'm really proud of how hard our kids played."
DCTC's Kevin Thompson had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Clifford Johnson scored 10 points and had 5 assists and 5 steals.
Ridgewater's Tyler Pendleton hit five 3-point shots and finished with 15 points. The Warriors' Cody Warner added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
The Warriors play next against Anoka Ramsey at 3 p.m. Saturday in Willmar, following the 1 p.m. Ridgewater women's team's game against A-R.
DCTC 62, Ridgewater 46
DCTC 28 34 -- 62
Ridgewater 21 25 -- 46
DAKOTA COUNTY TECH. COLLEGE - 25-58 FG (8-19 3-pt); 6-9 FT; 37 rebounds; 9 fouls ... Scoring: Clifford Johnson 10, Bryale Winters 9, Stephen Solaja 2, Preston McCourt 9, Kevin Thompson 16, Dwight Goins 2, Clinton Parker 7, James Meyer 1, Mike Jorgensen 7 ... 3-point shots: Winters 3, McCourt 3 ... Rebound leaders: Thompson 10 ... Assist leaders: Johnson 5 ... Steal leaders: Johnson 5
RIDGEWATER - 17-53 FG (7-17 3-pt); 5-6 FT; 34 rebounds; 8 fouls ... Scoring: Neil Helgeson 5, Jake Ruhland 4, Jake Rambow 4, Jordan Schwarz 4, Tyler Pendleton 15, Cody Warner 12 ... 3-point shots: Helgeson 1, T.Pendleton 5, Warner 1 ... Rebound leaders: Warner 10, Rambow 6 ... Assist leaders: Helgeson 5 ... Steal leaders: Helgeson 1, Jamie Boonstra 1, Zach Henning 1, Warner 1
