Women's basketball: Warriors top Norsemen
WILLMAR -- The Ridgewater Warriors followed up a win in the their season opener with a 58-47 victory over Mesabi Range on Saturday at the Ridgewater Classic in Willmar.
The Warriors improved to 2-0 and the Norsemen fell to 2-2.
Ridgewater built a slim lead early and went into the half leading 28-25, but pulled away late, outscoring Mesabi Range 30-22 in the second half.
Raeann Sorenson, a freshman wing out of Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa, led the Warriors with 13 points and 2 steals.
Hector native Jessica Kalenberg had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Cameo McNeley added 10 points and 5 rebounds.
Essa Jacobsen paced the Norsemen with 17 points and 15 rebounds.
The Warriors next play the North Dakota State College of Science on Tuesday in Willmar.
Ridgewater 58,
Mesabi Range 47
Mesabi Range (2-2) 25 22 -- 47
Ridgewater (2-0) 28 30 -- 58
MESABI RANGE - 16-53 FG (1-9 3-pt); 14-22 FT; 45 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Morgan Cunningham 2, Essa Jacobsen 17, Kendra Dallman 5, Ashley Block 5, Marla Clement 4, Nicole Kucza 8, Kassy Wenneson 2, Jessica Love 4 ... 3-point shots: Dallman 1 ... Rebound leaders: Jacobsen 15, Kucza 7 ... Assist leaders: Jacobsen 3 ... Steal leaders: Jacobsen 4
RIDGEWATER - 21-50 FG (3-15 3-pt); 13-23 FT; 33 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Jessica Kalenberg 11, Lynsey Runke 5, Kristin Phillipp 3, Breanna Denn 7, Cameo McNeley 10, Kandace Taylor 4, Raeann Sorenson 13, Courtney Kramer 5 ... 3-point shots: Kalenberg 1, Phillipp 1, Denn 1 ... Rebound leaders: McNeley 5, Kramer 5, Kalenberg 4, Runke 4 ... Assist leaders: Kalenberg 5 ... Steal leaders: Runke 2, Phillipp 2, Sorenson 2
