FERGUS FALLS — Malik Westerfield made a lay-up as time expired to lead Ridgewater College to a 79-78 victory Wednesday night over Minnesota State Community and Technical College-Fergus Falls.
MS-Fergus Falls took a 78-77 lead with five seconds left with Akok Aguer made two free throws in a game that featured six ties and 10 lead changes.
Jaylyn Clardy, the sophomore from Pensacola, Florida, led the Warriors with 31 points, five rebounds and four steals.
Aguer, a sophomore from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, led the Spartans with 26 points.
Ridgewater plays at 3 p.m. Saturday at Rochester Community & Technical College.
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Men’s basketball
Ridgewater 79, MS-Fergus Falls 78
Ridgewater (8-10) 34 45 — 79
MS-Fergus Falls (10-9) 39 39 — 78
RIDGEWATER - Scoring: Rodney Lubin 3, Jaylyn Clardy 31, Malik Westerfield 12, Tanner Swanson 4, Shane Scharmach 2, Deondre Wallace 9, Deron Lacy 6, Noah Wilts 3, Trevor Dorenbosch 9 … 3-point shots: Lubin 1-4, Clardy 3-8, Westfield 1-7, Wallace 1-6, Lacy 2-3, Wilts 1-2 … Rebound leader: Clardy 5 … Assist leaders: Lubin 3, Swanson 3, Lacy 3 … Steal leaders: Clardy 4, Westerfield 3 ... Block leader: none
MS-FERGUS FALLS - Scoring: Mikele Kambalo 5, Akok Aguer 26, Yonis Mohamud 19, Foday Sheriff 9, Belind Alemadi 5, Noel Kabango 14 … 3-point shots: Kambalo 1-2, Aguer 2-3, Mohamud 3-7, Alemadi 1-2, Kabango 1-1 … Rebound leaders: Aguer 8, Alemadi 7 … Assist leaders: Kambalo 4, Alemadi 3 … Steal leaders: Kambalo 4, Mohamud 4, Aguer 3 ... Block leader: Aguer 1, Mohamud 1, Matt Gooselaw 1, Sheriff 1
Women’s basketball
MS-Fergus Falls 78, Ridgewater 33
Minnesota State-Fergus Falls got 21 points and 10 rebounds from Emily Dehler in its win at Fergus Falls.
Keely Foley, a freshman from Montevideo, had 14 points from the Spartans.
Jenna Kunerth, a 5-foot-7 freshman from Browerville, led Ridgewater with 19 points. Gabby Randt, the Warriors’ leading scorer and rebounder, did not play.
Ridgewater plays at 1 p.m. Saturday at Rochester.
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Ridgewater (1-17) 10 8 7 8 — 33
MS-Fergus Falls (10-10) 18 27 23 10 — 78
RIDGEWATER - Scoring: Jenna Kunerth 19, Mallery Geistfeld 4, Erika Lozano 2, Brooke Edlund 2, Madison Lueck 2, Brooklyn Evenson 4 … 3-point shots: none … Rebound leaders: Geistfeld 12, Kunerth 7 … Assist leader: Geistfeld 4 … Steal leaders: Geistfeld 1, Lozano 1, Evenson 1 ... Block leader: Geistfeld 2
MS-FERGUS FALLS - Scoring: Linsey Kurz 18, Brooke Finken 8, Itzel Salazar 5, Emily Dehler 21, Kiera Cox 2, Ashley Dreger 2, Hailey Nelson 6, Keely Foley 14, Caitlan Boardsen 2 … 3-point shots: Finken 2, Foley 2 … Rebound leader: Dehler 10 … Assist leaders: Salazar 4, Nelson 4 … Steal leaders: Kurz 3, Finken 3, Cox 3 ... Block leader: Kurz 2
