NEW LONDON -- When you're hot, you're hot and New London-Spicer is on fire making baskets.
The Wildcats blistered Foley 84-36 on Thursday, shooting a shade under 50 percent both from the floor (33 of 67) and from behind the arc where they sank 10 of 21 attempts.
Cassie Ziemer with 16 points, Renae Henjum with 14 and Karli Wendlandt with 13 led the scoring for NLS, which shot 48 percent in a weekend win over Alexandria.
Henjum, 6-foot senior, had six blocks to set a new school record for career blocks with 354. She moved one ahead of Mary Kelling, a 2002 graduate.
NL-Spicer 84, Foley 36
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Foley (2-3, 4-4) 21 15 -- 36
NLS (4-0, 7-0) 38 46 -- 84
FOLEY - 15-45 FG (1-4 3-pt); 5-6 FT; 27 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Bethany Gapinski 9, Briana Herbst 9, Katie Kotsmith 8, Jena Scapanski 6, Beth Halvorson 2, Kelsey Katke 2., ... 3-point shots: Gapinski 1... Rebound leaders: Kotsmith 5 ... Assist leaders: Gapinski 3... Steal leaders: no leaders
NEW LONDON-SPICER - 33-67 FG (10-21 3-pt); 8-11 FT; 31 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Taylor Thompsen 9, Elllary Asche 8, Brogen Lothert 3, Justine Dammermann 9. Renae Henjum 14, Cassie Ziemer 16, Karsee Knutson 2, Trista Norris 4, Karli Wendlandt 13, Abbey Knisley 2, Brianna Jacobson 4 ... 3-point shots: Thompson 2, Asche 2, Lothert 1, Dammermann 3, Ziemer 2 ... Rebound leaders: Wendlandt 6, Ziemer 5, Henjum 5, Norris 5... Assist leaders: Henjum 6, Asche 6, Kelsey Cors 5 ... Steal leaders: Ziemer 6, Asche 3 .... Blocked shots: Henjum 6
Orono 56, Litchfield 48
Litchfield assembled a 20-point run over the first and second halves for a 35-38 lead, but No. 10 Orono fought back to gain the win in Wright County Conference action at Litchfield.
Jamie Wollin had 19 points for Litchfield, which improved to 6-3 overall. Courtney Euerle scored 10 points and made six assists, as did Emily Veto. Wollin had seven rebounds but Litchfield lost the board count 28-20.
Chelsea Durland of Orono led all scorers with 21 points.
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Orono 28 28 -- 56
Litchfield (1-2, 6-3) 19 29 -- 48
ORONO - 22-55 FG (1-10 3-pt); 11-12 FT; 28 rebounds; 9 fouls ... Scoring: Chelsea Durland 21, Sarah Luce 12, Shelby Barnum 9, Alisha Johnson 8, Libby Kruse 4, Jena Chuba 2 ... 3-point shots: Durland 1 ... Rebound leaders: Tara Schinke 7, Johnson 5 ... Assist leaders: Schinke 2 ... Steal leaders: Barnum 2
LITCHFIELD - 20-60 FG (2-10 3-pt); 6-8 FT; 20 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Jamie Wollin 19, Courtney Euerle 10, Emily Veto 5, Kim Farmer 4, Lizzie Johnson 3, Abby Goraczkowski 3, Whitney Park 2, Angie Euerle 2 ... 3-point shots: Veto 1, Johnson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Wollin 7, C. Euerle 6 ... Assist leaders: Veto 6, C. Euerle 6 ... Steal leaders: Wollin 5
BL-Hector 40, CMCS 36
Nicole Horstman led a balanced attack with 10 points and eight rebounds to ignite Buffalo Lake-Hector's first win. Emma Koeberl hooked a team-high 12 rebounds for the Mustangs.
Complete individual statistics for Central Minnesota Christian were not available at press time.
CMCS (1-5) 21 15 -- 36
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BLH (1-6) 20 20 -- 40
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN - 9-43 FG (0-0 3-pt); 18-32 FT; 32 rebounds; 26 fouls ... Scoring: not available ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Briana Wubben 10, Greta Evink 9, Erin Erickson 9 ... Assist leader: Wubben 2 ... Steal leader: Wubben 2
BUFFALO LAKE-HECTOR - 11-67 FG (3-8 3-pt); 15-30 FT; 49 rebounds; 25 fouls ... Scoring: Bobbie Jo Deal 9, Delanie Neal 1, Emily Kubesh 4, Emma Koeberl 6, Karlee Ilgen 4, Lynsey Runke 6, Nicole Horstman 10 ... 3-point shots: Deal 2, Horstman 1 ... Rebound leaders: Koeberl 12, Horstman 8, Ilgen 7, Bobbie Uecker 7, Deal 5 ... Assist leader: Deal 3 ... Steal leaders: Koeberl 2, Runke 2, Uecker 2
