Women looking forward after loss

Jordan Bass
Staff Writer
Dec. 9, 2004, Page 10

The Doane Tiger women’s basketball team looks to rebound from a 65-51 loss to Concordia University, as they travel to Yankton, SD Saturday to take on Mount Marty.
Doane, 7-4 and 3-2 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, will try to protect their #24 NAIA ranking against the 6-4 Lancers, who are receiving votes in that same poll.
Head women’s basketball coach Tracee Fairbanks says the Lancers will provide a tough test for her Tiger team.
“It’s really going to be a good game, we are neck and neck in the conference standings and they have beaten some good teams.” Fairbanks said. “We need to do a better job of doing the little things to beat Mount Marty.”
Doane is led in scoring this year by senior Laci Stewart with 12.9 points a game and senior Josi Gronemeyer with 11.4 points a game.
Mount Marty is led in scoring by center Jess Krull, who is averaging 12.0 points a game. Guard Tevan Wenbourne is averaging 10.5 points a game.
The Tigers and Lancers have one similar opponent in the Hastings Broncos. Doane lost to the Broncos on Nov. 20, 66-55. Mount Marty also fell to Hastings, losing 83-62 on Saturday.
One particular performance by the Lancers impressed Fairbanks.
“Mount Marty beat Sioux Falls, who is a quality team, by 21 on their home court,” Fairbanks said.
Sioux Falls was ranked 21st in the preseason NAIA polls.
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