WILLMAR -- A snowy Saturday was much easier to handle for the Ridgewater men's and women's basketball teams after both won games to close out the Ridgewater Classic tournament at the college.
The men's team defeated Mesabi Range 77-70 in its lone Classic game, and the Warriors women's team earned a split of its two tournament games with a 56-36 win over the Gustavus junior varsity.
Both Ridgewater teams play today at home against the Concordia-Moorhead JV. The women start at 6 p.m. and the men follow at 8 p.m.
Solid effort leads men's team over Mesabi
The Warriors men's team hit almost 50 percent of its 3-point shots and played a solid game on the boards and on defense to down Mesabi Range.
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Eli Swen scored 15 points and was one of five Warriors (2-1) to score in double figures.
Tyler Pendleton had 15 points -- he made all three of his 3-point attempts -- and 5 rebounds. Cody Warner had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and D.J. Schrupp added 13 points and 7 boards. Jake Ruhland added 10 points.
Overall, the Warriors held a 45-38 rebounding advantage and they had 14 assists on 26 made baskets.
Mesabi Range 35 35 -- 70
Ridgewater 35 42 -- 77
MESABI RANGE - 27-66 FG (9-26 3-pt); 7-11 FT; 38 rebounds; 25 fouls ... Scoring: Markees Walker 5-16 3-4 17, Torrie White 0-3 2-2 2, Darius Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Darris Washington 2-5 0-2 5, Jesse Briggity 3-6 1-2 8, Jordan Deutsch 3-7 0-0 7, Adam Vake 2-4 0-0 4, Nick Riley 6-14 0-0 14, Frank Gutierriez 4-7 1-1 9, Mitchi Buck 1-3 0-0 2 ... 3-point shots: Walker 4-9, White 0-1, Washington 1-2, Briggity 1-3, Deutsch 1-4, Vake 0-1, Riley 2-6 ... Rebound leaders: Walker 4, White 4, Deutsch 4, Riley 4 ... Assist leaders: Riley 4, Briggity 3 ... Steal leaders: Walker 2, Riley 2
RIDGEWATER - 26-61 FG (8-17 3-pt); 17-29 FT; 45 rebounds; 12 fouls ... Scoring: Zak Pendleton 0-2 4-4 4, Eli Swen 6-16 2-4 15, Neil Helgeson 1-4 0-0 3, Jamie Boonstra 1-1 0-0 2, Jake Ruhland 4-9, 0-0 10, Jake Rambow 1-3 2-4 5, Spencer Nelson 0-1 0-0 0, Jordan Schwarz 0-1 0-2 0, Tyler Pendleton 4-5 3-5 14, Cody Warner 4-6 3-3 11, Adam Eyton 0-2 0-0 0, D.J. Schrupp 5-11 3-7 13 ... 3-point shots: Z. Pendleton 0-1, Swen 1-5, Nelgeson 1-1, Ruhland 2-4, Rambow 1-2, Nelson 0-1, T. Pendleton 3-3 ... Rebound leaders: Schrupp 7, Warner 6, T. Pendleton 5 ... Assist leaders: A. Pendleton 4, Warner 3 ... Steal leaders: Z. Pendleton 1, Helgeson 1, Boonstra 1, Schwarz 1
Warrior women rebound from tough loss
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The Ridgewater women's team lost by 44 points to St. Thomas in the opening game of the Classic, and that came on the heels of an 18-point loss to the St. Benedict JV earlier in the week.
So picking up a 20-point win on Saturday was good salve for wounds, said head coach Carrie Ogdahl.
"That was good the our confidence," Ogdahl said. "After being beaten like that (against St. Thomas), it's a nice way to come back. Gustavus has good athletes and good players. They're not St. Thomas, but to beat them by 20? That's huge."
Shantel Kelly led Ridgewater (1-2) with 15 points and 7 rebounds, and Annie Winter and Sam Cunningham both scored 9 points.
Gustavus JV 21 15 -- 36
Ridgewater 29 27 -- 56
GUSTAVUS - 12-51 FG (2-9 3-pt); 10-18 FT; 39 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Rebecca Johnson 1-3 0-0 3, Emily Fitzsimmons 2-6 0-0 4, Kelsey Wiebusch 0-3 0-0 0, Jenny Wilking 1-5 1-2 3, Jessica Stedheim 0-5 4-6 4, Rachel Colter 2-7 0-1 5, Micah Thornquist 1-5 3-7 5, Kaytlin Remold 5-17 2-2 12 ... 3-point shots: Johnson 1-3, Fitzsimmons 0-1, Wilking 0-1, Stedheim 0-1, Colter 1-3 ... Rebound leaders: Thornquist 6, Remold 5, Wiebusch 5 ... Assist leaders: Wilking 2 ... Steal leaders: Stedheim 3
RIDGEWATER - 23-64 FG (4-19 3-pt); 6-13 FT; 50 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Lynsey Runke 3-7 1-4 7, Bobbie Jo Deal 0-1 0-0 0, Mikell Melius 1-2 0-0 2, Annie Winter 4-10 0-0 9, Cameo McNeley 2-8 1-2 5, Shantel Kelly 7-14 1-3 15, Alicia Koenen 2-11 1-2 5, Sam Cunningham 3-8 0-0 9, Bobbie Uecker 1-1 2-2 4 ... 3-point shots: Melius 0-1, Winter 1-7, Kelly 0-2, Koenen 0-2, Cunningham 3-5 ... Rebound leaders: Kelly 7, Koenen 6, McNeley 5, Uecker 5 ... Assist leaders: Runke 7, Koenen 3 ... Steal leaders: Koenen 3, McNeley 2
