Girls basketball roundup: Mankato West tips Cards
MANKATO — Only five Mankato West players scored points but Cara Christiansen and Lexi Schoper combined for 39 in a 53-43 win over Willmar on Saturday.
Christianson scored 21 points and Schoper added 18 for the Scarlets.
Willmar out-rebounded the Scarlets (39-26) and both teams shot roughly the same from the field. But the Scarlets hit 21 of 23 free throws compared to the Cardinals’ 14 of 23 foul shooting.
Heather Horning led the Cardinals with 10 points and she had 6 rebounds.
Jordan Martins scored 9 points and had 5 rebounds, and Anne Dunham had a team-high 7 boards.
Mankato West 53,
Willmar 43
Willmar (2-2)......................................43
Mankato West (2-2)..........................53
WILLMAR — 12-48 FG (5-16 3-Pt); 14-23 FT; 39 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Courtney Magnuson 5, Kassy Linbo 3, Jordan Martins 9, McKenzie Hastad 4, Heather Horning 10, Anne Dunham 3, Kalley Fosso 7, Jennie Magnuson 1, Leah Ruter 1; 3-point shots: C.Magnuson 1, Linbo 1, Horning 2, Fosso 1; Rebound leaders: Dunham 7, Horning 6, Martins 5, Hastad 5; Assist leaders: Martins 3; Steals leaders: Fosso 2
MANKATO WEST — 14-49 FG (4-12 3-Pt); 21-23 FT; 26 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Lexi Schoper 18, Mckenzie Franke 6, Sarah Buryska 6, Cara Christiansen 21, Lauren Resner 2; 3-point shots: Schoper 2, Franke 2. Rebound leaders: NA; Assist leaders: NA; Steals leaders: NA
Dawson-Boyd 55,
SW Minn. Christian 52
Mari Lee scored 23 points to lead Dawson-Boyd to a taut 55-52 home win over Southwest Minnesota State on Saturday.
Lee also had 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Justine Lee had 13 points and 6 assists.
SW Minn. Christian.............28 24 — 52
Dawson-Boyd (4-0).............30 25 — 55
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN – 21-60 FG (2-9 3-pt); 8-13 FT; 32 rebounds; 13 fouls … Scoring: Hannah Van Dyke 3, Tianna Top 2, Amber Pater 22, Morgan Van Hulzen 4, Jennifer Schmidt 17, Kelly Tinklenberg … 3-point shots: Van Dyke 1, Schmidt 1 … Rebound leaders: Pater 7 … Assist leaders: Pater 4, Van Dyke 4 … Steal leaders: Schmidt 4
DAWSON-BOYD – 21-56 FG (4-9 3-pt); 9-13 FT; 24 rebounds; 14 fouls … Scoring: Alisa Hill 2, Mari Lee 23, Nicole Jurgenson 6, Justine Lee 13, Katarina Kuhlmann 6, Kelly Husby 5 … 3-point shots: M.Lee 1, J.Lee 1, Kuhlmann 2 … Rebound leaders: Husby 6, M.Lee 5 … Assist leaders: Kuhlmann 7, J,Lee 6 … Steal leaders: M.Lee 3, Jurgenson 3
Litchfield 56, Morris/CA 29
Litchfield stayed undefeated at 5-0 with a 56-29 drubbing of Morris/Chokio-Alberta on Saturday.
Greta Walsh had 15 points and 5 steals for the Dragons and Bailey Koch had 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Morris/CA (3-2)...................15 14 — 29
Litchfield (5-0).....................31 25 — 56
MORRIS/CHOKIO-ALBERTA – 9-32 FG (0-13 3-pt); 11-18 FT; 22 rebounds; 14 fouls … Scoring: Adrianela Mendez 4, Cassey Hickman 1, MaKenzie Smith 4, Courtney Gades 2, Beth Holland 2, Tracy Meichsner 9, Nicole Strobel 3, Abbie Olson 2, Kaitlin Vogel 2 … 3-point shots: n/a … Rebound leaders: Olson 4, Vogel 4 … Assist leaders: n/a … Steal leaders: Holland 3, Hickman 3
LITCHFIELD – 20-49 FG (0-9 3-pt); 16-18 FT; 20 rebounds; 14 fouls … Scoring: Greta Walsh 15, Bailey Koch 14, Kristen Klaben 13, Hannah Norlin 12, Mariah Hoff 2 … 3-point shots: n/a … Rebound leaders: Koch 8, Klaben 3 … Assist leaders: Koch 3, Alexi Besser 2 … Steal leaders: Walsh 5, Klaben 3, Hoff 3