VALLEY CITY – Adriana Torres‘ all-around performance wasn’t enough to put the Vikings in the win column Saturday as the Valley City State women’s basketball team fell to Viterbo, 83-69.

Torres poured in a game-high 22 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and dished out three assists to lead the Vikings. Dani Schwanke added 19 points and Maara Nelson scored 16 points on 8-for-10 shooting. Allie Critchley grabbed seven rebounds, dished out three assists, and added a pair of steals for the Saturday.

Valley City State falls to 3-7 on the season and 2-3 in the North Star Athletic Association. Viterbo improves to 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the NSAA.

The Vikings trailed 22-14 after the first 10 minutes but came alive in the second quarter as they learned how to break Viterbo’s full court pressure. Trailing 27-18, Valley City State took the next 11 straight points capped by a layup from Andranae Powns to take its first lead of the game at 29-27 with 5:46 on the clock. Viterbo finished the half on a 9-0 run to lead 45-38 at halftime.

Viterbo stepped up its defensive effort throughout the third quarter to hold a 16-point advantage at the buzzer. The Vikings held the V-Hawks to just 16 points in the fourth quarter but couldn’t make up the deficit, falling 83-69 to Viterbo.

Valley City State shot 41 percent from the field (28-68), 18 percent from beyond the arc (3-17), and 58 percent on free throws (10-17). Viterbo shot 47 percent from the field (28-60), 30 percent on three-pointers (6-20), and 84 percent on free throws (21-25).

Viterbo scored 26 points off of 18 Viking turnovers Saturday while Valley City State only converted 12 points off of 15 V-Hawk turnovers.

The V-Hawks had three players in double figure scoring, led by Kacie Gross who scored 19, Kaitlyn Kennedy who added 17, and Madison Lindauer with 13. Allie Wojtysiak grabbed a team-high seven rebounds for Viterbo.

UP NEXT: Valley City State hosts Oak Hills Christian College on Monday, Jan. 18 at 4 p.m.

Photo Courtesy of VCSU Athletics