ELY -- Hilary Groothuis had 20 points and Tara Thielke added 17 as the Ridgewater Lady Warriors trumped Vermilion 85-49 in junior college women's basketball Saturday.
Ridgewater shot over 50 percent from the field.
"We got a lot of open shots and we were hitting them," said Ridgewater coach Carrie Ogdahl. "We didn't shoot very well from the free-throw line, though."
The Lady Warriors cashed only 6-of-16 free throws, but it hardly mattered as they rumbled to a 53-28 halftime lead and never looked back.
Ridgewater made seven 3-pointers on the day, four of them from Thielke, who had 14 of her points in the first half.
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Emily Mathiowetz, a freshman from Comfrey, tossed in 16 points for the Lady Warriors. Lisa Nielsen, a freshman from Willmar, had 10 points.
Danielle Goeman, a freshman guard from Raymond, made her first start of the season and scored eight points.
Kylea Seboe led Vermilion with 17 points.
Ridgewater plays North Dakota State College of Science tonight in Wahpeton, S.D.
Ridgewater 85, Vermilion 49
Ridgewater (7-2) 53 32 -- 85
Vermilion 28 21 -- 49
RIDGEWATER - 36 FG (7 3-pt); 6-16 FT; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Bridget Boehlke 1 0-1 2, Patina Queenan 1 1-2 4, Danielle Goeman 4 0-3 8, Karen Christopher 2 0-0 4, Tara Thielke 5 3-4 17, Emily Mathiowetz 7 0-0 16, Hilary Groothuis 10 0-2 20, Brittany Glisczinski 2 0-2 4, Lisa Nielsen 4- 2-2 10 ... 3-point shots: Thielke 4, Mathiowetz 2, Queenan 1 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
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VERMILION - 19 FG (2 3-pt); 9-20 FT; 18 fouls ... Scoring: Bre Hubbard 1 1-2 3, Markeeta Shannon 4 1-3 9, Reggie Horel 2 1-3 6, Katie Foshay 0 1-2 1, Jayme Young 5 2-2 13, Kylea Seboe 7 2-3 17 ... 3-point shots: Horel 1, Young 1 ... Rebound, assist and steal leaders not available
