VALLEY CITY – Valley City State women's basketball senior Adriana Torres scored her 1,000^th career point Tuesday in an 89-51 victory over Trinity Bible College.
 
Torres finished with 12 points as one of four Vikings to score in double figures in Tuesday's win. The first basket of the second quarter marked her 1,000^th point in the Viking uniform. VCSU improves to 3-2 overall this season.
 
The Vikings shot 49 percent in the first half of Tuesday's game to pull away with a 51-24 lead at halftime. VCSU held the Lions to just seven points in the third quarter and built its largest lead of the game at 73-28 on a basket from Ellie Powell en route to the big home win.
 
Valley City State shot 41 percent from the field  overall (35-86), 29 percent on 3-pointers (8-28) and 58 percent on free throws (11-19) Tuesday. Trinity Bible shot 35 percent on field goals (20-58), 25 percent from beyond the arc (2-8) and 69 percent from the free throw line (9-13).
 
Fifteen Vikings scored at least a point in Tuesday's win, led by 13 points and four 3-pointers from freshman Mya Morris. Torres and Klaire Cotton each scored 12 points for VCSU and Ellie Powell added a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds.
 
VCSU held a 61-31 rebounding advantage including 33 offensive boards and scored 28 second chance points. The Vikings also tallied 50 points in the paint Tuesday.
 
The Vikings scored 32 points off 28 Trinity Bible turnovers Tuesday night. Powell tallied four steals in the game while Torres added three. VCSU tallied 21 assists as a team, paced by three apiece from freshmen Delaney Cotton and Ellie Braaten.
 
Trinity Bible's had three players score in double figures Tuesday, led by Brenna Anderson who scored a game-high 15 points.
 
UP NEXT: VCSU hosts the fourth annual Dakota Clash Classic tournament this weekend at the Bubble. The Vikings face Dakota State Friday at 7 p.m. and Dickinson State Saturday at 5 p.m.