College basketball roundup: Rochester runs past Ridgewater, 89-76

ROCHESTER — The Ridgewater men’s basketball team dropped its 11th game of the season in a 89-76 loss against Rochester Community and Technical College on Saturday.

RCTC utilized a 43-30 halftime lead to pace the Yellowjackets to the Minnesota College Athletic Conference victory. Peyton Dunham had a game-best 27 points and Quest McCrimon added 24.

The Yellowjackets shot 55.7% from the field and made 46.2% of their shots from beyond the arc. Forty-eight of RCTC’s points came in the paint.

Malik Westerfield led Ridgewater in scoring. He notched 23 points on nine of 17 shooting from the field.

Westerfield, a sophomore guard, has scored at least 20 points in six games this season.

Ridgewater plays St. Cloud Technical and Community College at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitney Recreation Center in St. Cloud.

Ridgewater (8-11)      30   46 — 76
RCTC (13-5)               43   46 — 89

RIDGEWATER - Scoring: Malik Westerfield 23, Jaylyn Clardy 17, Deondre Wallace 11, Tanner Swanson 8, Rodney Lubin 7, Terbuto Ochothow 3, Noah Wilts 3, Marwan Abdi 2, Isaac Kronback 2 … 3-point shots: Westerfield 3, Lubin 1, Wallace 1, Ochothow 1 … Rebound leader: Wilts 5 … Assist leaders: Lubin 2, Clardy 2 … Steal leader: Westerfield 5 ... Block leader: Wilts 1

RCTC - Scoring: Peyton Dunham 27, Quest McCrimon 24, Kameron Givens 16, Jacob Lotz 10, Quincy Burland 7, Andre Crockett 3, Blue Smaller 2 … 3-point shots: McCrimon 4, Crockett 1, Burland 1 … Rebound leader: Dunham 8 … Assist leader: Givens 8 … Steal leader: Crockett 4 ... Block leader: three players with 1

Rochester Community & Technical College cruised to the home victory, improving its record to 16-0.

Rochester is ranked No 1 in NJCAA Division III.

Myia Ruzek led the Yellowjackets with 28 points. She was one of six Rochester players in double figures.

Gabby Randt, a freshman from MACCRAY, led Ridgewater with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Mallery Geistfeld added 11 points for the Warriors.

Ridgewater plays St. Cloud Technical & Community College at 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Whitney Recreation Center in St. Cloud.

Ridgewater (1-18)      11   19 — 30
RCTC (16-0)               55   53 — 108

RIDGEWATER - Scoring: Gabby Randt 13, Mallery Geistfeld 11, Brooke Edlund 4, Odessa de Hoyos 2 … 3-point shots: Geistfeld 1 … Rebound leader: Randt 11 … Assist leader: Erika Lozano 4 … Steal leader: Geistfeld 2 ... Block leader: Randt 1 

RCTC - Scoring: Myia Ruzek 28, Sophie Andring 15, Ravyn Miles 14, Kandace Sikkink 13, Danika Jones 12, Janae Bennet 11, Lexi Hugeback 8, Jada James 5, Olivia Christianson 2 … 3-point shots: Miles 4, Bennet 3, Hugeback 2, Ruzek 2, James 1, Jones 1 … Rebound leader: Hugeback 8 … Assist leader: Christianson 6 … Steal leader: Ruzek 5 ... Block leaders: Christianson 1, Hugeback 1