Girls basketball: Cards fall to Otters

FERGUS FALLS - Willmar was 14-for-16 at the free throw line Thursday, but the Cardinals committed 21 turnovers and had only one player score in double figures as Fergus Falls upended the visitors 59-52 in a Central Lakes Conference game.
Courtney Magnuson was 7-for-14 from the field and 4-for-5 at the free throw line to finish with a game-high 21 points for Willmar. But only six other Cardinals scored with Cayle Hovland pacing that pack with nine points.
Willmar shot at a 41 percent clip while Fergus Falls, which snapped a seven-game losing streak, made 50 percent of its shots. The Cardinals won the first meeting of the season, 69-46, on Jan. 2 in Willmar.
Hovland and Kaitlynn Kienholz hooked six rebounds apiece, while Magnuson and Courtney Hanson both dished out four assists.
Willmar has today off and hosts Moorhead in a girls-boys doubleheader Saturday starting with the girls game at 3:30 p.m.
Fergus Falls 59, Willmar 52
Willmar (7-4, 7-10) 28 24 - 52
Fergus Falls (3-10, 5-16) 29 30 - 59
Willmar
17-41 FG; 14-16 FT; 23 fouls … Scoring: Courtney Hanson 2, Courtney Magnuson 21, Sarah Smith 6, Cayle Hovland 9, Alycia Holwerda 6, Lexi Orlowski 2, Kaitlynn Kienholz 6 … 3-point shots: Magnuson 3, Hovland 1 … Rebound leader: Hovland 6, Kienholz 6, Holwerda 5 … Assist leader: Hanson 4, Magnuson 4 … Steal leader: Hanson 2, Kienholz 2
Fergus Falls
21-50 FG; 13-24 FT; 21 fouls … Scoring: Strand 16, Reinertson 10, Sawtell 12, Spangter 8, Johnson 10, Kotschevar 3 … 3-point shots: Strand 1, Reinertson 1, Johnsoin 1, Kotschevar 1 … Rebound leader: NA … Assist leader: NA … Steal leader: NA