Ridgewater falls despite Thielke's triple-double
VIRGINIA -- The Ridgewater women's basketball team struggled from the field in their season-opener Friday, leading to a 75-66 loss to Hibbing in the first round of the Mesabi Range Invitiational.
The Lady Warriors shot 31 percent (24-for-78) from the floor and made just 2-of-19 three-point attempts.
"I knew coming into it that our shooting was going to be something we'd have to work on," said Ridgewater coach Carrie Ogdahl.
Hibbing held a 37-26 halftime lead, then expanded that to a 25-point margin in the second half.
"We were down by 25 at one point, but we put the press on at the end and made up some ground," Ogdahl said.
Sophomore Tara Thielke paced the Lady Warriors with 22 points, 11 rebounds, 10 steals and two blocked shots. She sank 8-of-11 free throws, which was half of the team's 16 makes. Danielle Goeman, also a sophomore, added 12 points, eight boards and five assists. Sophomore Patina Queenan made both of Ridgewater's three-pointers and finished with eight points, and freshman Alison Mason scored eight points and grabbed nine rebounds.
The Lady Warriors will play host Mesabi Range at 2 p.m. today.
Hibbing 75, Ridgewater 66
Ridgewater 26 40 -- 66
Hibbing 37 38 -- 75
RIDGEWATER - 24-78 FG (2-19 3-pt); 16-24 FT; 45 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Patina Queenan 2-5 2-2 8, Tara Thielke 7-20 8-11 22, Kari Caspers 2-12 3-5 7, Brittney Glisczinski 2-9 0-0 4, Danielle Goeman 6-16 0-0 12, Chelsea Voorhees 1-6 1-2 3, Alison Mason 4-7 0-0 8, Alisha Schuerman 0-3 2-4 2 ... 3-point shots: Queenan 2 ... Rebound leaders: Thielke 11, Mason 9, Goeman 8, Caspers 6 ... Assist leaders: Goeman 5, Caspers 4 ... Steal leaders: Thielke 10, Caspers 2 ... Blocks: Thielke 2
HIBBING - 28-64 FG (9-19 3-pt); 10-16 FT; 38 rebounds; 24 fouls ... Scoring: Nicole Nyberg 5-5 2-2 15, Alia Cook 6-17 1-2 14, Johnea Sherrod 5-18 0-0 12, Becca Kilbourn 6-12 4-4 19, Laura Griffiths 2-5 1-4 5, Shannon Stenlund 3-3 0-0 6, Kaci Johnson 1-4 2-4 4 ... 3-point shots: Nyberg 3, Cook 1, Sherrod 2, Kilbourn 3 ... Rebound leaders: Kilbourn 7, Johnson 7 ... Assist leaders: Kilbourn 8 ... Steal leaders: Sherrod 3, Griffiths 3
