A SPLIT SATURDAY BY THE MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE BASKETBALL TEAMS WITH BENEDICTINE COLLEGE BEATING THE VALLEY MEN, BUT THE MISSOURI VALLEY WOMEN PULLING OUT A  ONE POINT VICTORY...
    THE MISSOURI VALLEY MEN  HELD THE LEAD IN THEIR GAME FOR  JUST THE FIRST TWO AND A HALF MINUETS BEFORE  BENEDICTINE TOOK OVER AND WENT ON TO WIN  65-58.. BENEDICTINE BUILT UP THEIR LEAD IN THE FIRST HALF, LEADING  BY SEVEN AT THE BREAK..
   MICHAEL CONNOR LED THE VIKINGS AND ALL SCORERS WITH 23 POINTS..
  THE VIKINGS ARE NOW 9-14 ON THE SEASON AND 7-4 IN THE CONFERENCE... BENEDICTINE IMPROVES TO 12-10 OVERALL AND 7-4 IN CONFERENCE ACTION..
  UP NEXT FOR THE VIKINGS THEY PLAY EVANGEL ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
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   THE MISSOURI VALLEY LADY VIKINGS CAME AWAY WITH A ONE POINT WIN YESTERDAY,  BEATING BENEDICTINE  57-56 IN A GAME AT THE BURNS ATHLETIC CENTER..  A TWO POINT SHOT MADE BY SAMANTHA KIXMILLER ASSISTED BY SAMI JACKSON GAVE THE VIKINGS THEIR  LEAD AND MARGIN OF VICTORY WITH 5 SECONDS LEFT TO PLAY  IN THE GAME..
THAT GAME HAD BEEN TIED UP AT HALF TIME.  HANNA YOUNG SCORED 11 FOR THE LADY VIKINGS.. AND WAS THE ONLY PLAYER IN DOUBLE FIGURES.... THE LADY VIKINGS IMPROVE THEIR RECORD TO 9-12 ON THE SEASON AND 5-6 IN THE CONFERENCE.
     UP NEXT FOR THE LADY VIKINGS WILL BE EVANGEL IN SPRINGFIELD ON THURSDAY..