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Fifth-ranked Morningside stretched its winning streak to five games with a 68-58 women’s basketball victory against Dakota Wesleyan University on Wednesday in Mitchell, S.D.
The win raised the Mustangs’ record to 19-6 overall and 13-3 in the GPAC to stay one-half game off the pace of league leader Concordia University.
The Mustangs pressured Dakota Wesleyan into a dismal 33.9 percent shooting performance and outrebounded their hosts by a slight 38-37 margin.
Chelsie Trask poured in a game and season’s high 27 points for the Mustangs. Trask, who finished two points shy of her career high, made nine of 16 field goal attempts, including five of eight shots from beyond the 3-point arc, and converted four of five free throw attempts.
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 Brittany Alfredson have been named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District 5 College Division Women’s Basketball Team as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
She will be placed on the national ballot for the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America Teams.
Alfredson, a 5-11 senior guard from Moville, Iowa, has a 3.66 cumulative GPA with a major in elementary education. She is the Mustangs’ second leading scorer and top rebounder with averages of 9.8 points and 7.2 rebounds per contest.
Athletes must be of at least sophomore academic status, be a starter or significant reserve, and have a cumulative GPA of 3.30 or higher to be eligible for Capital One Academic honors.
 Morningside College is ranked fifth nationally in the latest NAIA Division II women’s basketball poll released on Jan. 30.
The Mustangs defeated Dordt College 81-66 and Midland University 102-52 last week to move up two spots after they had been ranked seventh in last week’s poll. Morningside has an 18-6 record and is second in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) standings with a 12-3 league mark.
Morningside is one of five teams from the GPAC in this week’s NAIA II Top 25. Concordia University is third, Northwestern College is seventh, Briar Cliff University is 10th, and Hastings College is 20th.
The Mustangs will take a four-game winning streak into a game against Dakota Wesleyan University on Wednesday in Mitchell, S.D.
Click here for the complete NAIA II Women's Basketball Top 25.
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Morningside staged one of its most impressive offensive halves in school history when it coasted to a 102-52 women’s basketball triumph against visiting Midland University on Saturday.
The Mustangs scorched the nets at a sizzling 73.5 percent shooting pace in the first half when they raced to a 68-17 lead by the intermission. Morningside was especially impressive from beyond the 3-point arc with 14 treys in 19 attempts for 73.7 percent.
Chelsie Trask led the way by scoring all of her game-high 21 points in the first half, all on 3-pointers.
Morningside head coach Jamie Sale cleared his bench early in the second half as the Mustangs finished with their largest victory margin of the season. The Mustangs finished with 18 3-point field goals to finish one shy of a school record.
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Morningside College women’s basketball head coach Jamie Sale has announced the names of one transfer and two high school recruits who will join the Mustangs for the 2012-13 season.
The transfer is Ashlynn Muhl, a 6-0 forward from Taunton, Minn., who transferred to Morningside at the semester break from NCAA Division II Southwest Minnesota State University, where she was a member of the school’s volleyball team. The high school recruits are Jessica Tietz, a 6-1 forward from Bancroft, Neb., and Jordyn Wollenburg, a 5-10 forward from Gretna, Neb.
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 Brittany Alfredson, a 5-11 senior guard from Moville, Iowa, has been named the Hauff Mid-America Sports/Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Alfredson averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 2.0 steals per game and drilled 10 of 13 field goal attempts for 76.9 percent to lead the Mustangs to victories against Northwestern College and Doane College last week.
She scored a game and career-high 18 points, led the Mustangs with eight rebounds, and had a game-high four steals in last Saturday’s 78-68 overtime win at Doane. Earlier in the week she had 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds in a 76-74 triumph at Northwestern when the Mustangs snapped the Red Raiders’ 11-game winning streak.
Alfredson is averaging a career-high 9.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game and has been the Mustangs’ leading rebounder in 13 of their 22 games, including 10 of the last 14 games. Morningside has a 12-1 record when Alfredson has been the Mustangs’ leading rebounder.
Alfredson has drilled 20 of 32 field goal attempts for 62.5 percent and converted 16 of 18 free throw attempts for 88.9 percent over the last five games.
 Morningside is picked for a second place finish in the GPAC Women’s Basketball Coaches Pre-Season Poll.
The Mustangs return 12 letterwinners and three starters from a team that posted a 29-6 record last season and reached the semifinals of the 2011 NAIA Division II National Tournament.
Morningside will open the 2011-12 campaign with a 7 p.m. home game against Mount Mercy College on Saturday, Nov. 5.
Click here for the complete 2011-12 GPAC Women’s Basketball Coaches Pre-Season Poll.
 The majority of Morningside men’s and women’s basketball games are broadcast on Clear Channel Radio/KWSL 1470 AM.
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Most of Morningside's home men's and women's basketball games are also broadcast live by the college's campus radio station KMSC 92.9 FM. In addition, a live video stream is also available for most Morningside home men's and women's basketball games.
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