MORRIS -- Emily Roering reached the 20-point plateau for the second straight game for Minnewaska as the Lakers advanced to the Section 6AA-West final by upending Benson 46-32 Thursday at the University of Minnesota-Morris.
Top-seeded Minnewaska (20-6) will meet No. 2 seed West Central Area (20-6) in the sub-section final Saturday at 6 p.m. at St. John's University.
Roering finished with 20 points after opening the playoffs with a 24-point performance against Long Prairie-Grey Eagle. Erika Olson followed with 14 points while Cassie Jacobs pulled down 12 rebounds and helped hold Benson's leading scorer, Abby Fragodt, to just four points.
Sarah Ahrndt paced a balanced attack for Benson (14-12) with 13 points. Fragodt added 10 rebounds and four steals.
Waska 46, Benson 32
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Benson (14-12)....................14 18 -- 32
Minnewaska (20-6)..............28 18 -- 46
BENSON - 12-55 FG (3-21 3-pt); 5-13 FT; 31 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Courtney Frank 3, Keri Mikkelson 5, Sarah Ahrndt 13, Abby Fragodt 4, Kayla Anderson 2, Jenny Bouta 5 ... 3-point shots: Ahrndt 2, Mikkelson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Fragodt 10, Frank 6 ... Assist leader: Mikkelson 3 ... Steal leader: Fragodt 4
MINNEWASKA - 13-36 FG (4-11 3-pt); 16-25 FT; 42 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Amie Chan 4, Emily Roering 20, Brittany Mensing 4, Erika Olson 14, Cassie Jacobs 4 ... 3-point shots: Roering 2, Olson 2 ... Rebound leaders: Jacobs 12, Roering 7 ... Assist leader: Mensing 5 ... Steal leader: Olson 3 ... Blocked shots: Chan 4
