The Vikings women’s basketball team returned to their court for the first time since the term break to take on Ripon College this past Saturday. The game was a back and forth battle with the Vikings taking the lead at 15:57 of the first half on a three-pointer by Erin Henzi (’09). The Vikings would keep the lead until Ripon’s Jessica DeHamer put in a lay-up with 1:27 left in the first half to tie the score at 22. Caresse Reiland (’10) gave the Vikings the lead 24-22 before the end of the half. In the second half, the Vikes relinquished the lead early and had to play catch up the rest of the game. With 4:17 left the Vikings were down by eight. The team scored 10 of the next 12 points to tie the game 52-52 with 0:14 seconds left. A foul by the Vikings put Ripon on the free throw line with 0:04 seconds remaining. DeHamer hit both shots, clinching Ripon’s win. The Vikings lost a heartbreaker 54-52. Carrie Van Groll (’08) had 20 points and 10 rebounds to completing her double-double and leading the Vikings in both categories for the game. Reiland added 18 points and Henzi, Margaret Rhatican (’10) and Annie Kaiser (’11) led the team with 4 assists each.On Tuesday, the Lady Vikes traveled to Beloit and lost 72-60. Reiland had a double-double with 26 points and 10 points