BENSON -- Hastings pulled away in the last two minutes to beat Benson 56-51 for the championship of the Benson Invitational on Saturday.
MACCRAY beat Hancock 59-45 for third place.
Down by eight late in the game, the Braves rallied to tie the score at 47-all with two minutes left. But the Raiders repelled the rally at the free throw line, where they were 20 of 31 for the night.
Benson launched 23 treys. Nikki Linn (nine points) and Emily Jensen (16 points) each made three.
Jensen also had nine assists and four steals. Brittany Holm, 6-foot junior post, fought her way to nine points and eight rebounds. Kelly Jepma also had nine points. The Braves were 10 of 15 at the line.
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Hastings 56, Benson 51
Hastings (2-1) 27 29 -- 56
Benson (1-1) 23 28 -- 51
HASTINGS - 18-42 FG (0-2 3 pt); 20-31 FT; 38 rebounds; 16 fouls .... Scoring: Leslee Storlie 2, Bauer 2, Callahan 4, Becky Hill 7, Amanda Storlie 4, Abby Wagner 4, Lauren Stoneberg 7, Sarah Duea 17, Kathy Hintz 9.... 3-point shots: none .... Rebound leader: Hintz 8
BENSON - 17-48 FG (7-23 3 pt); 10-15 FT; 27 rebounds; 23 fouls .... Scoring: Brittany Holm 9, Kelly Jepma 9, Nikki Linn 9, Emily Jensen 16, Julie Martin 5, Sarah Ahrndt 3 .... 3-point shots: Linn 3, Jensen 3, Ahrndt 1 .... Rebound leader: Holm 8 .... Assist leader: Jensen 9 .... Steal leader: Jensen 4
MACCRAY 59, Hancock 45
MACCRAY senior center Hilary Groothuis netted 32 points -- two shy of the school record -- and tied a school record (set by Lynelle Dirksen in 2001) by grabbing 18 rebounds.
The Wolverines (1-1) outrebounded Hancock (0-2) 37-20 and owned a 29-19 lead at halftime. Tory Brouwer followed with 10 points while Ashley Beseman piled up six rebounds and five blocks.
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Jenny Noordmans paced a balanced attack for Hancock with 11 points and six rebounds. Stacie Cunningham amassed seven steals.
Hancock (0-2) 19 26 -- 45
MACCRAY (1-1) 29 30 -- 59
HANCOCK - 13 FG (1 3 pt); 18-33 FT; 20 rebounds; 13 fouls .... Scoring: Stacie Cunningham 8, Bree Holleman 3, Chelsea Voorhees 8, Karissa Thiel 2, Tara Thielke 9, Jenny Noordmans 11, Kelsey Maloney 4 .... 3-point shots: Noordmans 1 .... Rebound leader: Noordmans 6 .... Assist leader: Holleman 3 .... Steal leader: Cunningham 7
MACCRAY - 27-65 FG (0-8 3 pt); 5-11 FT; 37 rebounds; 22 fouls .... Scoring: Christine Condon 4, Danielle Goeman 2, Hillary Aeikens 2, Danelle Loomis 2, Kristie Eschen 1, Ashley Beseman 4, Tory Brouwer 10, Hilary Groothuis 32, Amanda Bonnema 2 .... 3-point shots: none .... Rebound leaders: Groothuis 18, Beseman 6 .... Assist leader: Condon 6 .... Steal leader: Goeman 2 .... Block shots: Beseman 5
Non-Conference
NLS 49, Hutchinson 35
New London-Spicer (2-1) forced 31 Hutchinson turnovers while making only five for the non-conference win.
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The Wildcats, who committed only four fouls, trailed 24-22 at halftime, but held the Tigers (0-2) to 11 points in the second half.
Renae Henjum's double-double placed NLS. She had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Jenn Wendlandt pulled down nine boards.
New London-Spicer (2-1) 22 27 -- 49
Hutchinson (0-2) 24 11 -- 35
NEW LONDON-SPICER - 15-69 FG (1-9 3 pt); 18-31 FT; 36 rebounds; 4 fouls .... Scoring: Kelsey Coors 2, Ellary Asche 4, Lindsey Imdieke 6, Renae Henjum 20, Kelsey O'Fallon 1, Cassidy Vogt 7, Jenn Wendlandt 7, Rachelle Hanson 2 .... 3-point shots: Vogt 1 .... Rebound leader: Henjum 11, Wendlandt 9, Vogt 7 .... Assist leader: Amber Wohnoutka 5, Vogt 4 .... Steal leader: Asche 6, Wohnoutka 5, Vogt 5
HUTCHINSON - 13-45 FG (6-20 3 pt); 3-4 FT; 33 rebounds; 23 fouls .... Scoring: Michaela Larsen 4, Brittany Staamer 3, Laci Murtha 8, Ashley Roder 18, Kaitlin Hjerpe 2 .... 3-point shots: Staamer 1, Roder 5
Litchfield 74, Pine River-Backus 47
Litchfield (3-0) completed a 2-0 weekend road trip in a game of non-stop action. The Dragons took 98 shots (made 27), pulled down 51 rebounds (29 offensive) and deployed its pick-pocket defenders for 28 steals.
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Emily Davis had 12 rebounds, four assists, six steals and nine points. Becky Smith finished with 13 points and 10 rebound, plus five steals. Brittany Euerle came up with 14 points, Jill Warren nine and Betsy Ludvigson eight as 11 players scored for Litchfield.
Litchfield (3-0) 40 34 -- 74
Pine River-Backus (1-2) 15 32 -- 47
LITCHFIELD - 27-98 FG (7-26 3 pt); 13-18 FT; 51 rebounds; 20 fouls .... Scoring: Emily Davis 9, Becky Smith 13, Natalie Devine 6, Sara Kalenberg 4, Jamie Wollin 4, Brittany Euerle 14, Anna Bruesewitz 4, Emily Veto 2, Kirsten Rosenow 1, Betsy Ludvigson 8, Jill Warren 9 .... 3-point shots: Smith 2, Ludvigson 2, Davis, Warren, Euerle .... Rebound leader: Davis 12, Smith 10, Kalenberg 7, Euerle 6 .... Assist leader: Warren 4, Wollin 4, Davis 4.... Steal leader: Davis 6, Smith 5, Wollin 4
PINE RIVER-BACKUS - 16-50 FG (3-5 3 pt); 12-19 FT; 35 rebounds; 15 fouls .... Scoring: Taylor Shely 16, Chelsey Dabill 12, Naomi Anderson 6, Crystal Hamilton 4, Tera Smith 3, Molly Lundrigan 2, April Hulke 2, Caitlyn Mecklenberg 2 .... 3-point shots: Shley, Smith, Dabill .... Rebound leader: Dabill 13
Late result Friday
Non-Conference
Litchfield 52, Staples-Motley 24
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The Dragons' defense wore down the Cardinals, provoking 32 turnovers. Brittany Euerle and Becky Smith combined for 10 of the team's 18 steals.
Emily Davis scored 16 points and Smith and Natalie Devine nine each to led the offense. Smith also supplied 10 rebounds and seven assists. Brittany Miler had 12 points for the host team, which shot just 10 of 46 from the field (22 percent).
Litchfield (2-0) 24 28 -- 52
Staples-Motley (1-1) 13 11 -- 24
LITCHFIELD - 21-62 FG (2-7 3 pt); 8-12 FT; 37 rebounds; 9 fouls .... Scoring: Emily Davis 16, Becky Smith 9, Natalie Devine 9, Sara Kalenberg 6, Jamie Wollin 5, Brittany Euerle 4, Kasey Wilson 2, Anna Bruesewitz 1 .... 3-point shots: Davis, Smith .... Rebound leader: Smith 10, Jill Warren 6 .... Assist leader: Becky Smith 7, Euerle 2 .... Steal leader: Euerle 6, Smith 4
STAPLES-MOTLEY - 10-46 FG (3-16 3 pt); 1-5 FT; 23 rebounds; 9 fouls .... Scoring: Brittany Miller 12, Sara DeZell 5, Jessica Heldman 4, Chelsea Eingerwold 2, Kendall Spar 1 .... 3-point shots: Miller 2, DeZell .... Rebound leader: Spar 5
