LITTLE FALLS -- Brin Hanson scored 14 points for the second straight game and Briana Goldschmidt added a season-high 12 points to help Willmar drub Little Falls for a second time this season, this time posting a 52-34 win Friday in the Central Lakes Conference.
The Cardinals (8-7, 11-10) jumped out to comfortable lead early behind four first-half three-pointers -- three from Goldschmidt -- and eventually took a 33-15 lead into halftime.
"Brin has had a couple of nice games in a row and she is playing with confidence on defense and offense," said Willmar coach Brad Atchison. "She was a real catalyst tonight."
Hanson and Goldschmidt helped take off the pressure off Lisa Nielsen (eight points) and Kelsey Evans (two), the team's top two scorers, netting only a combined 10 points. Nielsen (14.4 ppg) and Evans (11.4 ppg) have accounted for over half of the Cardinals' offense this season.
Willmar beat the Flyers (5-9, 8-11) 61-35 in the season's first meeting, Jan. 29 in Willmar.
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The Cardinals are off until Thursday when they host St. Cloud Apollo.
Willmar 52, Little Falls 34
Willmar (8-7, 11-10) 33 19 -- 52
Little Falls (5-9, 8-11) 15 19 -- 34
WILLMAR - 18-34 FG (4-11 3-pt); 12-24 FT; 25 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Megan Brown 4, Kelsey Evans 2, Mariel Aamot 1, Brin Hanson 14, Hannah Okins 6, Briana Goldschmidt 12, Lisa Nielsen 8, Whitney Arends 5 ... 3-point shots: Hanson 1, Goldschmidt 3 ... Rebound leaders: Nielsen 6, Goldschmidt 6, Evans 4 ... Assist leaders: Evans 5, Hanson 5 ... Steal leaders: Hanson 5, Nielsen 3
LITTLE FALLS - 12-45 FG (2-14 3-pt); 8-11 FT; 22 rebounds; 23 fouls ... Scoring: Brittany Dorn 5, Kendra Hilmerson 3, Staci Kallis 4, Melissa Monnier 6, Elizabeth Schulz 7, Ashley Koester 2, Brittany Dobmeier 5, Katie Hochsprung 2 ... 3-point shots: Dorn 1, Hilmerson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Dobmeier 4, Dorn 4 ... Assist leader: Alyssa Bassett 4 ... Steal leaders: Hilmerson 2
