MONTEVIDEO -- Montevideo sweated out a 63-58 non-conference win over Dawson-Boyd on Thursday night.
Montevideo bolted to a 12-0 lead in its season opener before Jordan Sis broke the ice for the Blackjacks with a three-pointer at 13:30.
Up by 10 points at halftime, Montevideo built the lead to 17 on a trio of 3-pointers by Hannah Wenaas.
But the Blackjacks remained patient and increased the pressure on defense. They cut the lead to two and then went ahead for the only time in the game, 52-51, on a three-pointer by Kaia Hassel.
Montevideo went back up by five points, but the Blackjacks again rallied to cut it to 59-58 with 1:30 left in the game.
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Montevideo reserve center Amanda Boike hit her second basket of the game, followed by free throws by Wenaas and point guard Kari Blommel for the final margin.
Kelly Swenson's 19 points led Dawson-Boyd. Kristen Lee got all of her 13 points in the second-half comeback.
Wenaas scored 18 for Montevideo, Beka Schwendemann 15 and Karie Blommel 11.
Montevideo 63, Dawson-Boyd 58
Dawson-Boyd (0-2) 19 39 -- 58
Montevideo (1-0) 29 34 -- 63
DAWSON-BOYD - 17 FG (4 3-pt); 20-30 FT; 29 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Jordan Sis 10, Kaia Hassel 7, Courtney Milbeck 3, Kristen Lee 13, Kassi Lindblad 6, Kelly Swenson 19 ... 3-point shots: Lee 2, Hassel 1, Sis 1 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders: not available
MONTEVIDEO - 19-58 FG (5-13 3-pt); 10-28 FT; 38 rebounds; 26 fouls ... Scoring: Karie Blommel 11, Hannah Wenaas 18, Brooke Tastad 7, Beka Schwendemann 15, Taylor Skoglund 8, Amanda Boike 4 ... 3-point shots: Wenaas 3, Blommel 2 ... Rebound leaders: Blommel 10, Skoglund 10 ... Assist leaders: Blommel 6, Ashley Roder 5 ... Steal leaders: Blommel 6
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Norwood YA 51, ACGC 46
With 44 seconds left in regulation, Norwood Young America (3-1) tied the game at 43-43 to force overtime and then outscored Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 8-3 the rest of the way.
Liberty Slinden paced ACGC with 21 points. Lauren Kinzler added 11 points behind three 3-pointers.
Norwood YA (3-1) 27 16 8 -- 51
ACGC (0-1) 19 24 3 -- 46
NORWOOD YOUNG AMERICA - 20 FG (3 3-pt); 6-13 FT; 37 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Makenze Wolter 27, Kayla Schrupp 11, Jessica Wolter 4, Megan Shanahan 4, Alyssa Ulrich 4, Kayla Johnson 1 ... 3-point shots: M. Wolter 2, Schrupp 1 ... Rebound leader: M. Wolter 11 ... Assist leaders: M. Wolter 2, Ulrich 2 ... Steal leaders: M. Wolter 7, Schrupp 7
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 16-38 FG (4-13 3-pt); 10-17 FT; 23 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Liberty Slinden 21, Lauren Kinzler 11, Kayla Dallmann 8, Stephanie Nelson 3, Miranda Hopp 2, Kathy Lamecker 1 ... 3-point shots: Kinzler 3, Nelson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Slinden 8, Lamecker 6 ... Assist leaders: Kinzler 3, Hopp 2 ... Steal leaders: Hopp 6, Lamecker 3, Slinden 3
RCW 69, LQPV 64
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Renville County West outscored the Lac qui Parle Eagles 10-5 in overtime to claim a 69-64 win in non-conference action.
The Eagles' Whitley Strei nailed a three-pointer with four seconds left in regulation to tie the score 59-59 and send it to overtime.
The Eagles led by nine with eight minutes left when the Jaguars went on a 7-0 run.
Megan Groen, RCW's returning All-Area guard, drained three 3-pointers on the way to scoring 29 points. Junior center Kelsey Brink chipped in with 15 points and Megan Erickson added 12.
Micaela Erickson notched 22 points, 13 rebounds and four assists for the Eagles. Strei finished with 17 points while Lauren Struxness and Andrea Rheingan added 10 apiece.
RCW (0-1) 30 29 10 -- 69
LQPV (0-2) 32 27 5 -- 64
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST - 28-74 FG (3-6 3-pt); 16-23 FT; 29 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Megan Clemenson 2, Amanda Schultz 4, Megan Groen 29, Megan Erickson 12, Sam Whitenburg 4, Kortney Mulder 3, Kelsey Brink 15 ... 3-point shots: Groen 3 ... Rebound leaders: Brink 8 ... Assist leaders: Erickson 8 ... Steal leaders: Erickson 5
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LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 23-51 FG (3-13 3-pt); 15-19 FT; 34 rebounds; 21 fouls ... Scoring: Micaela Erickson 22, Tiffany Volk 1, Lauren Struxness 10, Whitley Strei 17, Andrea Rheingans 10, Alexis Munson 4 ... 3-point shots: Erickson 1, Strei 2... Rebound leaders: Erickson 13, Munson 8 ... Assist leaders: Erickson 5, Strei 5 ... Steal leaders: Struxness 4
CMCS 57, BOLD 51
Behind double-doubles from Briana Wubben and Erin Erickson, Central Minnesota Christian rallied to win its opener. Wubben had 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Erickson piled up 12 points and 12 rebounds.
BOLD (0-2) got 17 points from Alli Marcus and 12 points and 12 rebounds from Jackie Wertish.
CMCS (1-0) 23 34 -- 57
BOLD (0-2) 27 24 -- 51
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN - 21-58 FG (0-2 3-pt); 15-24 FT; 40 rebounds; 23 fouls ... Scoring: Lisa Ohden 6, Abby Tebben 6, Allison Slagter 5, Mattea Wieberdink 4, Erin Erickson 12, Greta Evink 8, Ashley Hoekstra 2, Briana Wubben 14 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Erickson 12, Wubben 10 ... Assist leaders: Slagter 3, Erickson 3 ... Steal leaders: Slagter 5
BOLD - 16-43 FG (0-0 3-pt); 19-37 FT; 24 rebounds; 22 fouls ... Scoring: Carrie Hebrink 8, Tara Hilgert 6, Jackie Wertish 12, Katie Wick 2, Alli Marcus 17, Brittany Dahlk 6 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Wertish 12, Wick 6 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leader: Hilgert 4
