MANKATO, Minn. – The Bethany women's basketball team played host to Finlandia University on Friday night in non-conference action to begin the New Year. The Vikings cruised to a 79-63 victory over the Lions to begin the New Year.
 
With the win, BLC improves to 5-7 overall and remains at 3-2 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Lions began the first half of play shooting 46.2% from the field compared to the Vikings 33.3%.
• The Vikings made several halftime adjustments which proved to be the difference as BLC outscored the Lions 25-6 in the third period of play.
• BLC had five players reach double-figures in the scoring department.
• BLC capitalized off of the Lions turnovers, scoring 19 points.
• As a team, BLC ended with 20 team assists.
• Looking at the rebounding category, BLC held the 41-23 advantage.
• BLC created 13 steals compared to the Lions six.
• The largest lead of the game was with 00:36 seconds left in the third quarter when the Vikings were up 18.

 
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE VIKINGS:

• Sophomore Haley Sandin (Zimmerman, Minn.) scored 18 points in the second half of play to finish with 20 points and seven assists
• Junior Rachel Sorensen (Windom, Minn.) shot 100% (4-4) from behind the three-point arc to total 14 points off the bench for the Vikings.
• Junior's Brooke Henning (Worthington, Minn.) and Dakota Ellinghuysen (Peterson, Minn.) each compiled 13 points while Henning collected seven rebounds and Ellinghuysen brought down eight.
• Senior Minnie Frederick-Childress (Flint, Mich.) had another stellar game, scoring 10 points while adding 10 rebounds, seven steals, and five assists.

 
UP NEXT:
On Saturday, the Vikings will welcome the Northland College Lumberjills to the Sports and Fitness Center for the first Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) game of the New Year. Scheduled start time is set for 3 p.m.             
 
To stay current with Vikings athletics, continue to visit www.blcvikings.com and follow @BLCvikings on Twitter. MEDIA: If you need further information, please feel free to contact Lucas Herd at 507-344-7856 or email lucas.herd@blc.edu.