Jan. 29, 2008

(Madison, SD) - Senior center Maria Gengler scored her 1000th career point last Saturday's game versus  Jamestown (January 26) with 13:33 left in the first half.

Gengler became the third Lady T this season to score 1000 career points.  Before entering in the Jamestown game, she only needed four points to surpass 1000 career points.  She almost recorded a triple-double in #17 Lady T's win over Jamestown, 68-56.  Gengler scored eight points, grabbed nine rebounds, and blocked nine shots.  With the Lady T's win over Jamestown, the Lady T's moved in a three-way tie for first place in the DAC conference with Black Hills State and Minot State.

Gengler, 6'2" from Adrian, MN, scored 1004 points so far in her four year career at Dakota State University.  She also ranked fifth in the nation in blocks per game (3.3) according to the NAIA DakStats statistical website.  Maria is the daughter of Brian and Joyce Gengler of Adrian, MN.

The Lady T's (13-8, 5-2 DAC) will head to North Dakota this weekend in a rare back-to-back conference weekend series.  The Lady T's will take on Jamestown on Friday night and Valley City State on Saturday afternoon.