MORRIS - The No. 5-seed Minnewaska Lakers advanced to the Section 6AA-South semifinals, beating Morris/Chokio-Alberta 55-36 on Thursday in Morris.
Minnewaska (13-14) will face top seed New London-Spicer at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John’s University in Collegeville.
Ariel Ostrander led a balanced Laker offense with 11 points, with Bayley Pooler and Carley Stewart at 10 points each and Madison Phillips and Taylor Amundson with 9 each.
The Tigers were done in by poor shooting, going 21 percent from the field and having one stretch of 8-for-52.
They finish with a 16-10 record.
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MCA lost three of four to end the regular season, but beat Minnewaska twice during the regular season by a combined 34 points.
Beth Holland notched 11 points for the Tigers, and Kaitlin Vogel and Abbie Olson had 6 each.
Minnewaska 55, Morris/CA 36
Minnewaska (13-14) 27 28 - 55
Morris/CA (16-10) 14 22 - 36
MINNEWASKA – 17 FG (9 3-pt); 12-14 FT; rebounds n/a; 13 fouls … Scoring: Ariel Ostrander 11, Bayley Pooler 10, Carley Stewart 10, Madison Phillips 9, Taylor Amundson 9, Ashlyn Guggisberg 8 … 3-point shots: Phillips 3, Pooler 2, Stewart 2, Guggisberg 1, Amundson 1 … Rebound leaders: n/a … Assist leaders: n/a … Steal leaders: n/a
MORRIS/CHOKIO-ALBERTA – 14-66 FG (1-9 3-pt); 7-20 FT; 33 rebounds; 19 fouls … Scoring: Beth Holland 11, Abbie Olson 6, Kaitlin Vogel 6, Lacee Maanum 5, Rebekah Aanerud 4, Correy Hickman 3, Lauren Reimers 1 … 3-point shots: Hickman 1 … Rebound leaders: Becca Holland 9 … Assist leaders: Lauren Reimers 3 … Steal leaders: Becca Holland 4
