Girls basketball: BBE loses at the line
BELGRADE -- For a six-foot center, Heather Strese sure can shoot free throws.
The Brandon-Evansville senior made 13-of-13 at the charity stripe to fuel her 29-point evening in the Jaguars' gymnasium and leading the Chargers to a 64-57 non-conference win on Monday over Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa.
Strese floated in 8 of 8 down the stretch when the Jaguars fouled in a futile attempt to close the gap.
BBE, which trailed by 7 at halftime just as they would at the end, got balanced scoring led by Raeann Sorenson with 16 points.
BBE's 5-11 sophomore center Becca Gruber added 13 points, plus 10 rebounds, followed by Mariah Rach's four 3-pointers for 12 points and then Megan Weller with 11 points and 8 rebounds.
Sorenson also made 7 steals.
Both teams had 22 field goals, though BBE shooters were 7 of 20 from the arc compared to 2 of 21 for the Chargers.
The visitors' more than made up the difference going 18 of 23 from the line compared to 6 of 11 for the Jaguars.
Megan Friedrich chipped in with 18 points for the Chargers, who improved to 10-3.
Brandon-Evansville 64, Belgrade-Brooten-El. 57
Brandon-Evansville(10-3) 32 32 -- 64
BBE (2-11) 25 32 -- 57
BRANDON-EVANSVILLE - 22-61 FG (2-21 3-pt); 18-23 FT; 30 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Megan Kokett 3, Carlie Steffenson 8, Megan Friedrich 18, Tasmine Okerlund 6, Heather Strese 29 ... 3-point shots: Steffenson 2 ... Rebound leaders: Steffenson 5, Okerlund 5, Strese 12
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA - 22-62 FG (7-20 3-pt); 6-11 FT; 37 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Mariah Rach 12, Brittany Roelike 4, Raeann Sorenson 16, Megan Weller 11, Taylor Braegelman 2, Becca Gruber 13 ... 3-point shots: Rach 4, Sorenson 3 ... Rebound leaders: Weller 8, Braegelman 7, Gruber 10 ... Assist leaders: Rach 5, Sorenson 5 ... Steal leaders: Sorenson 7
