Black Hills State men, Minot State women done

The Dakota Athletic Conference contingent at the NAIA national tournaments took a hit in the opening round on Wednesday.

On the men’s side, Black Hills State will not be going back to the Final 4 this time around.

St. Francis (Ind.) star DeJovaun Sawyer Davis buried a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to lift the Cougars (24-9) to an 86-83 win. It was part of a huge night for Sawyer Davis, who poured in 43 points for St. Francis in the win.

Black Hills State, which ended the season with a 21-10 record, got 26 points from DAC MVP Luke Enos, but he fouled out with 5 minutes to play. Craig Von Allman added 15 for the Yellow Jackets, who will return all 5 starters again next season.

On the women’s side, Minot State was sent home after a 63-53 loss to Grand View College (Iowa).

Tied 32-all at halftime, the Beavers were outscored 31-21 in the second half, shooting just 35 percent (20-56) in the game.

MacKenzie Mack led the Beavers (21-9) with 17 points. Whitney Loftesnes added 12 and Ari Hendrix 11.

Black Hills State (26-6) played in the final women’s game of the day, starting at 9:30 p.m. The Yellow Jackets held Eastern Oregon to 17 first-half points and went on to win 67-58 to advance to the second round on Friday. No additional information was available at press time.

For complete scores on the men’s and women’s NAIA tournament turn to page B3 of The Sun.

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