VALLEY CITY – The Valley City State women's basketball team opened its season in the win column with a convincing 89-32 victory over Providence College on Saturday at the Bubble.

Four Vikings scored in double figures Saturday, led by Meredith Dumas who posted 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting. Ashlyn Diemert chipped in 15 points, while Allie Negen added 12 points and Madison Spacher finished with 10 points Saturday.

The Vikings shot 41 percent on field goals (37-91), 23 percent on 3's (6-26) and 82 percent on free throws (9-11). Providence shot just 21 percent from the field (12-56), 21 percent from beyond the arc (6-28) and 50 percent from the free throw line (2-4).

The Vikings held a 72-26 rebounding advantage and posted 29 second chance points. Dumas led the rebounding effort with eight total boards while Katie Johnson, Elyse Hebrink and Bayli Heap each pulled down seven.

The Vikings totaled 20 steals and 26 points off 40 Pilot turnovers Saturday. VCSU also tallied 19 assists as a team, led by Madison Wilhelmi who recorded four in the game. Providence committed 17 fouls Saturday while the Vikings fouled just eight times.

Providence's Kishi Rioferio and Trinity Blair finished with nine points apiece while Megan Weibe chipped in eight points and six rebounds Saturday.

UP NEXT: Valley City State rematches Providence on Sunday at 12 p.m. at the Bubble.