Girls Basketball: Defense lifts ACGC past BBE, 50-36
BROOTEN -- A stifling Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City defense shut down Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 50-36 Monday in non-conference girls basketball action.
The Falcons (9-5) forced the Jaguars (10-5) to shoot 27 percent (12 of 45) from the field and just 10 percent (2 of 20) from three-point range.
ACGC also dominated the boards with a 38-25 advantage.
Liberty Slinden led a balanced attack for the Falcons with a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds. Miranda Hopp followed with 11 points and eight boards, and Kayla Dallmann added 10 points.
Heidi Lensing tallied 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Jaguars.
ACGC 50, BBE 36
ACGC (9-5) 29 21 -- 50
BBE (10-5) 13 23 -- 36
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 18-59 FG (5-10 3-pt); 9-13 FT; 38 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Lauren Kinzler 3, Chastity Pautzke 6, Miranda Hopp 11, Beth Nelson 8, Kayla Dallman 10, Liberty Slinden 12 ... 3-point shots: Kinzler 1, Pautzke 2, Nelson 2 ... Rebound leaders: Slinden 13, Hopp 8 ... Assist leaders: Mary Larson 2 ... Steal leaders: Hopp 3
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA - 12-45 FG (2-20 3-pt); 10-14 FT; 25 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Heidi Lensing 17, Emily Roelike 9, Raeann Sorenson 5, Lauren Anderson 5 ... 3-point shots: Roelike 1, Sorenson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Lensing 11, Roelike 6 ... Assist leaders: Roelike 6 ... Steal leaders: Roelike 4
RCW 42, Cedar Mt./ Comfrey 40
The Jaguars made 7 of 8 free throws in the last four minutes to hold off previously unbeaten Cedar Mountain/Comfrey.
CMC, rated No. 8 in Class A, fell to 15-1 while Renville County West goes to 7-8 with another tough game against Canby tonight.
Amanda Schultz led RCW with 11 points followed by Holly Huisman with 10.
The Jaguars were badly outrebounded but made up for it with 14 steals, four by Schultz and three by Megan Erickson, who also got seven points.
Kayla Mathiowetz led CMC with eight points and 14 rebounds.
Cedar Mt. (15-1) 21 19 -- 40
RCW (7-8) 22 20 -- 42
CEDAR MOUNTAIN/COMFREY - 16-53 FG (1-8 3-pt); 7-13 FT; 39 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Kayla Mathiowetz 8, Laura Heiling 8, Alyssa Rose 7, Amber Seifert 7, Andrea Duck 7, Jamie Hanson 1, Nicole Kerkhoff 2 ... 3-point shots: Rose 1 ... Rebound leaders: Mathiowetz 14, Duck 6 ... Assist leaders: no leader ... Steal leaders: no leader
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST - 13-36 FG (2-7 3-pt); 12-19 FT; 16 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Amanda Schultz 11, Kelsey Brink 6, Holly Huisman 10, Sam Wittenberg 3, Megan Erickson 7, Morgan Elliot 5 ... 3-point shots: Elliot 1, Erickson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Huisman 6, Brink 4 ... Assist leaders: Trista Kleinhuizen 6, Erickson 3 ... Steal leaders: Schultz 4, Erickson 3
