DICKINSON, N.D. - Jaiden Wright gave the Blue Hawks 15 points and five rebounds, and Bradyn Palmer added 11 points, off the bench to lead Dickinson State (1-3, 0-0) but #16 Carroll College (2-0, 0-0) tallied 11 steals on the game and pulled away for a 70-59 victory.

Both teams got off to a slow start offensively, with the Saints leading just 4-3 with four minutes already elapsed. Wright scored the first six Blue Hawk points after checking in at the 17:41 mark. The Carroll defense was smothering in the first half, causing 11 Blue Hawk turnovers, but the Saints could not pull away, going 0-6 from three in the half. A Wright and-one layup with 1:23 left in the half proved to be the final points of the half, as the teams went into the locker room with Carroll leading 37-24.

"Pretty disappointed in our first half." quoted head coach Derek Selvig. "The whole first half was very uncharacteristic of our team."

The second half started with a 6-0 Carroll run before Jake Daniel hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding and bring the Blue Hawks back to within 16 at 43-27. With 10:55 left in the game, Carroll took a 51-33 lead and looked ready to run away with the contest. Dickinson State had other ideas. A 22-9 Blue Hawk run started by the second unit brought DSU to within 10 at 60-55 with 3:38 remaining. Unfortunately, that was as close as they would get, as the nationally ranked Saints used their size and experience to hold the Blue Hawks at bay and take the 70-59 victory.

Selvig was much more pleased with the second half, "The second half effort was phenomenal. Really proud of the fight that we showed. We desperately need to put a full game together and we will be right where we want to be."

WHATS NEXT

Dickinson State will head to Dillon, Mont. to take part in the Montana Western Classic on November 11-12. They will take on Montana Western (11/11) and #23 Montana Tech (11/12).