RENVILLE -- Lac qui Parle Valley took advantage of turnovers down the stretch from Renville County West to post a 58-52 non-conference win Tuesday in the opener for both teams.
Micaela Erickson and Madeline Gail both scored 13 points to pace a balanced attack for the Eagles. Mindy Clark supplied 11 rebounds, seven assists and five steals.
Megan Groen netted 19 of her game-high 22 points in the second half for RCW after the junior guard collected three fouls in the game's first three minutes.
LQPV 58, RCW 52
LQPV (1-0) 21 37 -- 58
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RCW (0-1) 22 30 -- 52
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 21-59 FG (4 3 pt); 12-24 FT; 35 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Melanie Gail 3, Micaela Erickson 13, Mindy Clark 8, Madeline Gail 13, Kayla Rheingans 9, Andrea Rheingans 9, Whitley Strei 2, Tiffany Volk 1 ... 3-point shots: Madeline Gail 2, Clark 1, Erickson 1 ... Rebound leader: Clark 11 ... Assist leader: Clark 7 ... Steal leaders: Clark 5, Melanie Gail 5
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST - 21-51 FG (4-12 3 pt); 6-13 FT; 28 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Jessi Knutson 3, Megan Groen 22, Lizzy Ellingson 8, Kortney Mulder 11, Brooke Freiborg 6, Kelsey Prahl 2 ... 3-point shots: Groen 2, Mulder 2 ... Rebound leaders: Ellingson 9, Mulder 7 ... Assist leader: none ... Steal leader: none
Minneota 54, YME 40
The Sting didn't have an answer for Minneota's Alyssa Buysse, who scored a game-high 23 points.
Emily Balfany and Hayley Bennett recorded 10 points each for YME, which struggled from the floor, shooting 24 percent (15 of 62).
Livi Jeseritz grabbed 14 rebounds and Anne Jepson added 12 boards.
Minneota (1-0) 25 29 -- 54
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YME (0-1) 17 23 -- 40
MINNEOTA - 14-37 FG (5 3 pt); 11-23 FT; 38 rebounds; 6 fouls ... Scoring: Alyssa Buysse 23, Kristin Roles 9, Clara Koffman 7, Brook Minnehan 7, Hayley Hennen 4, Erin Josephson 4 ... 3-point shots: Hennen 1, Koffman 1, Buysse 3 ... Rebound leader: Koffman 13 ... Assist leader: Minnehan 3, Hennen 3 ... Steal leader: Hennen 6
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 15-62 FG (2 3 pt); 4 FT; 55 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Emily Balfany 10, Hayley Bennett 10, Emma Bolstad 6, Anne Jepson 6, Megan Liese 4, Livi Jeseritz 2, Macie McKay 2 ... 3-point shots: Bennett 2 ... Rebound leader: Jeseritz 14, Jepson 12 ... Assist leader: Darcy Listul 3 ... Steal leader: Jeseritz 4
Sauk Centre 57, BBE 49
Kelli Olmscheid made five of six free throws down the stretch for Sauk Centre (1-0) after Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa (0-1) had pulled with three with 1:20 left.
April Hansen amassed a double-double with 17 rebounds and 12 points for BBE, which also got 11 points and four assists from Katie Gruber and 10 points from Lindsay Goodwin.
Sauk Centre (1-0) 35 22 -- 57
BBE (0-1) 30 19 -- 49
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SAUK CENTRE - 19-49 FG (1-3 3 pt); 17-25 FT; 34 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Luige Christianson 2, Kelli Olmscheid 17, Annie Borgmann 11, Amy Wolff 1, Jill Gruber 14, Shanna Schmiesing 12 ... 3-point shots: Borgmann 1 ... Rebound leader: Schmiesing 7 ... Assist leader: not available ... Steal leader: not available
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA - 20-60 FG (3-10 3 pt); 6-9 FT; 36 rebounds; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Katie Gruber 11, Emily Roelike 4, Amber Evenson 4, Missy Montbriand 4, Jena Schroeder 2, April Hansen 12, Lindsay Goodwin 10, Jennifer Hiesrich 2 ... 3-point shots: Gruber 2, Montbriand 1 ... Rebound leader: Hansen 17 ... Assist leader: Gruber 4 ... Steal leader: none
Litchfield 52, Monticello 43
Litchfield's Emily Davis started the season with a double-double to lead the Dragons to a non-conference win.
Davis scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Brittany Euerle added 12 points and six rebounds. David also made five steals.
Monticello (0-1) 17 26 -- 43
Litchfield (1-0) 25 27 -- 52
MONTICELLO - 19-54 FG (0-3 3 pt); 5-7 FT; 28 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Maggie Fedor 14, Lauren Boleen 11, Michelle Diekman 4, Kayla Kramer 4, Jackie Schreifels 2, Sandy Dircks 2, Heather Freeberg 2, Mandie Williams 2, Allie Schmitz 2 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leader: Boleen 9 ... Assist leader: Fedor 3 ... Steal leader: Fedor 2
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LITCHFIELD - 21-55 FG (4-11 3 pt); 6-11 FT; 33 rebounds; 10 fouls ... Scoring: Emily Davis 22, Brittany Euerle 12, Jamie Wollin 6, Stephanie Vinar 5, Emily Veto 3, Kirsten Rosenow 4 ... 3-point shots: Veto 1, Vinar 1, Davis 1, Euerle 1 ... Rebound leader: Davis 10, Anna Bruesewitz 6, Euerle 6 ... Assist leader: Courtney Euerle 4 ... Steal leader: Emily Davis 5, C. Eurele 2, Vinar 2, Rosenow 2
Morris/CA 53, Clinton-GB 45
Brittany Nelson netted 16 points and was credited with nine steals to ignite Morris/Chokio-Alberta in its opener.
The Tigers trailed 8-2 to open the game before rallying back to take a 23-21 lead at halftime.
Heather Gagner added 10 points and Courtney Johnson hooked seven rebounds for the Tigers.
Clinton-GB (0-1) 21 24 -- 45
Morris/CA (1-0) 23 30 -- 53
CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARDSLEY - 17-52 FG (2-8 3 pt); 9-16 FT; 20 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Kassandra Stueve 2, Marissa Strobel 13, Mallory McNally 20, Brittany Sykora 5, Stacy Hiedeman 5 ... 3-point shots: Strobel 1, McNally 1 ... Rebound leader: McNally 5 ... Assist leaders: Strobel 4, Hiedeman 4 ... Steal leader: McNally 4
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MORRIS/CHOKIO-ALBERTA - 19-61 FG (1-13 3 pt); 14-27 FT; 31 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Rachel Strobel 2, Megan Dierks 3, Mackenzie Kontz 3, Kelly Ritter 2, Heather Gagner 10, Brittany Nelson 16, Courtney Johnson 5, Kelsey Draper 4, Jasmine Henrich 8 ... 3-point shots: Kontz 1 ... Rebound leaders: Johnson 7, Henrich 6, Draper 5 ... Assist leaders: Strobel 4, Gagner 3 ... Steal leaders: Nelson 9, Kontz 6
Redwood Valley 57, Sleepy Eye 14
The Cardinals (1-0) held Sleepy Eye (0-1) to only two points in the first half, while putting in 39.
Carolyn Smith led a balanced Redwood Falls offensive attack with nine points, plus she had seven steals. Jordan Olerud and Molly Madsen scored eight each. Jessica Henning grabbed eight rebounds and Naomi U'Ren had seven steals.
Sleepy Eye (0-1) 2 12 -- 14
Redwood Valley (1-0) 39 18 -- 57
SLEEPY EYE - 4 FG (0 3 pt); 6-15 FT; 18 rebounds; 10 fouls ... Scoring: Rathman 2, Mason 11, Gemmill 1 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leader: Mason 5 ... Assist and steal leaders not available
REDWOOD VALLEY - 27 FG (1 3 pt); 2-5 FT; 34 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Carolyn Smith 9, Jordan Olerud 8, Molly Madsen 8, Kelsey Gedder 7, Taylor Solie 6, Christal Greenslit 6, Kayla Anderson 4, Jenae Heiling 4, Jessica Henning 3, Naomi U'Ren 2 ... 3-point shots: Smith 1 ... Rebound leader: Henning 8 ... Assist leader: Henning 4 ... Steal leader: Smith 7, U'Ren 7
