WILLMAR -- The Ridgewater women's basketball team couldn't solve the North Dakota State College of Science zone in the second half, leading to a 67-61 loss Tuesday.
The Lady Warriors took a 35-28 lead into halftime and held an advantage through the first 10 minutes of the second half, but the Wildcats slowly cut into the lead and flustered Ridgewater with a shifting zone.
"We stopped being aggressive. We quit attacking that zone," said Ridgewater coach Carrie Ogdahl. "The girls will learn what we can and can't do."
What the Lady Warriors couldn't do well Tuesday was shoot over the zone. They made half (13 of 26) of their shots in the first half, then slipped to 26.5 percent (9 of 34) in the second half.
Sasha Barnes spurred the NDSCS comeback, scoring all 14 of her points in the second half, including two 3-pointers.
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Hilary Groothuis paced the Lady Warriors with 17 points and seven rebounds. Tara Thielke added 14 points, including three 3-pointers. Lisa Nielsen had 13 points and five boards.
NDSCS 67, Ridgewater 61
NDSCS 28 39 -- 67
Ridgewater 35 26 -- 61
NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE - 28-58 FG (4-13 3-pt); 7-13 FT; 37 rebounds; 15 fouls ... Scoring: Sasha Barnes 5-12 2-4 14, Dominique Schuler 2-9 1-1 5, Nikki Washek 2-4 0-0 5, Stephanie Roggenbuck 1-6 1-2 3, Shayla Johnson 2-4 0-0 4, Kayla Hanson 2-4 0-1 5, Alicia Stensgard 3-4 3-5 9, Tanika Massey 9-10 0-0 18, Kayla Mohs 2-5 0-0 4 ... 3-point shots: Barnes 2-7, Washek 1-2, Hanson 1-1 ... Rebound leaders: Schuler 6, Washek 5, Roggenbuck 5, Johnson 5, Stensgard 6 ... Assist leaders: Washek 4 ... Steal leaders: Barnes 3, Johnson 3
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE - 22-60 FG (5-15 3-pt); 12-18 FT; 38 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Patina Queenan 2-7 3-3 8, Karen Christopher 1-1 0-0- 2, Tara Thielke 4-14 3-7 14, Brook Busack 2-4 0-0 5, Emily Mathiowetz 1-1 0-0 2, Hilary Groothuis 6-17 5-6 17, Lisa Nielsen 6-14 1-2 13 ... 3-point shots: Queenan 1-2, Thielke 3-10, Busack 1-2 ... Rebound leaders: Busack 5, Groothuis 7, Nielsen 5 ... Assist leaders: Thielke 4, Busack 4 ... Steal leaders: Thielke 3, Nielsen 3
