BENSON -- Benson made 6-of-7 free throws in the last 2:30 to ice Hancock 64-59 in non-conference girls basketball action Friday.
The game was tied 55-55 with 2:30 remaining when Julia Ahrndt hit her second three-pointer of the game. Then the Braves put the contest out of reach from the line. Abby Fragodt made 4 of 4 from the stripe down the stretch. Benson converted 21-of-28 foul shots overall.
Fragodt finished with 20 points for the Braves (14-9). Ahrndt added 11 points, and Jenny Bouta and Emily Auch 10 points.
Bree Holleman paced the Owls (16-3) with 29 points, including five 3-pointers. Illissa Koehl added 13 points.
Benson 64, Hancock 59
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Hancock (16-3) 22 37 -- 59
Benson (14-9) 22 42 -- 64
HANCOCK - 22-48 FG (7-20 3-pt); 8-9 FT; 19 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Lauren Nelson 4, Lindsie Cunningham 4, Bree Holleman 29, Kendra Schmidgall 4, Hannah Newhouse 4, Illissa Koehl 13 ... 3-point shots: Cunningham 1, Koehl 1, Holleman 5 ... Rebound leaders: Newhouse 6 ... Assist leaders: Holleman 4, Cunningham 4 ... Steal leaders: Holleman 4
BENSON - 20-39 FG (3-6 3-pt); 21-26 FT; 28 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Kayla Hampton 4, Bre Lohn 3, Emily Auch 10, Julia Ahrndt 11, Jenny Bouta 10, Abby Fragodt 20, Mallory Jensen 6 ... 3-point shots: Ahrndt 2, Jensen 1 ... Rebound leaders: Fragodt 8, Bouta 8 ... Assist leaders: Ahrndt 3, Lohn 3 ... Steal leaders: Lohn 2, Bouta 2
West Central South Morris/CA 63, ACGC 61
Morris/Chokio-Alberta scored five points the last 1½ seconds to stun ACGC in Grove City.
Liberty Slinden's three-point play gave the Falcons a 61-58 lead with 10 seconds left. The Tigers' Jenna Nelson sank a three-point shot with 1.5 seconds left to tie it 61-all.
ACGC's inbound pass went the length of the court and out of bounds without being touched. The Tigers then got to inbound under the ACGC basket and Megan Dierks sank a 15-footer along the baseline for the win.
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Dierks finished with 15 points, Nelson 14 and Mary Rentz 12 for Morris.
For ACGC, Slinden popped in 23 points, Kayla Dallmann 18 and Lauren Kinzler 13.
Morris/CA (12-3, 18-4) 27 36 -- 63
ACGC (10-4, 13-10) 26 35 -- 61
MORRIS/CHOKIO-ALBERTA - 22-47 FG (7-16 3-pt); 12-22 FT; 21 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Jenna Nelson 14, Megan Dierks 15, Mary Rentz 12, Nicole Gillespie 9, Alissa Melberg 4, Heather Gagner 3, Stefanie Stroebel 3, Kelly Ritter 2, Kelsey Amundson 1 ... 3-point shots: Dircks 3, Nelson 2, Gagner 1, Stroebel 1 ... Rebound leaders:Stroebel 5 ... Assist leaders: Gagner 5 ... Steal leaders: Gagner 3
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 23-47 FG (4-18 3-pt); 11-15 FT; 32 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Liberty Slinden 23, Kayla Dallmann 18, Lauren Kinzler 13, Beth Nelson 3, Miranda Hopp 2, Chastity Pautzke 2... 3-point shots: Kinzler 3, Nelson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Slinden 9, Dallman 8 ... Assist leaders: no leader ... Steal leaders: no leader
Montevideo 50, Paynesville 35
Montevideo's balanced attack overcame Jordan Spaulding's game-high 20 points for Paynesville (1-14, 3-17).
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Shelby Monahan was the only player to score in double figures for Montevideo (5-10, 6-16) as she netted 12 points. Brooke Tastad grabbed 12 rebounds and Beka Schwendemann handed out seven assists.
Paynesville (1-14, 3-17) 16 19 -- 35
Montevideo (5-10, 6-16) 19 31 -- 50
PAYNESVILLE - 13-49 FG (5-13 3-pt); 4-9 FT; 34 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Bri Zenner 2, Andrea Schlangen 7, Jordan Spaulding 20, Bryanna Burg 2, Jenna Kincade 4 ... 3-point shots: Spaulding 4, Schlangen 1 ... Rebound leaders: Schlangen 10, Kincade 7, Heather Rondeau 5 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leaders: Schlangen 4, Kincade 4
MONTEVIDEO - 18-50 FG (4-12 3-pt); 10-14 FT; 38 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Ashley Rodeberg 4, Liz Devorak 6, Kaylie Amborn 8, Miranda Kostboth 2, Brooke Tastad 8, Shelby Monahan 12, Beka Schwendemann 5, Jaci Clauson 5 ... 3-point shots: Tastad 2, Monahan 2 ... Rebound leaders: Tastad 12, Schwendemann 7, Karrissa Larson 7 ... Assist leaders: Schwendemann 7, Tastad 4 ... Steal leaders: Devorak 2, Amborn 2, Tastad 2, Schwendemann 2
YME 62, LQPV 48
By holding Lac qui Parle Valley to just two field goals in the first half, Yellow Medicine East evened its record on the season to 10-10.
Aimee Johnson led the Sting with 21 points while Lauren Trudel added 14 more and Emily Krogstad 11.
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Whitley Strei netted a game-high 22 points for the Eagles, who also got 14 points from Micaela Erickson.
LQPV (8-7, 12-10) 7 41 -- 48
YME (8-6, 10-10) 28 34 -- 62
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 18-48 FG (2-10 3-pt); 10-17 FT; 21 rebounds; 20 fouls ... Scoring: Micaela Erickson 14, Whitley Strei 22, Andrea Rheingans 4, Kacey Struxness 6, Lori Monson 2 ... 3-point shots: Strei 1, Erickson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Monson 6 ... Assist leaders: Erickson 5 ... Steal leaders: Strei 6
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 20-49 FG (4-6 3-pt); 18-25 FT; 33 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Aimee Johnson 21, Emily Krogstad 11, Macy McKay 2, Lauren Trudel 14, Jamie Baker 6, Emily Baker 2, Whitney Swenson 6 ... 3-point shots: Krogstad 3, Johnson 1 ... Rebound leaders: Swenson 8, J. Baker 6, E. Baker 6 ... Assist leaders: J. Baker 5 ... Steal leaders: Johnson 3
Wright County
Litchfield 54, Glencoe-Silver Lake 48
Jamie Wollin had 23 points, Courtney Euerle 17 and Angie Euerle 11 to pace Litchfield (9-5, 14-8), which held on despite missing 14 free throws.
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Brittany Thieffield had 17 points for Glencoe-Silver Lake.
Litchfield (9-5, 14-8) 27 27 -- 54
Glencoe-SL (3-11, 6-17) 25 23 -- 48
LITCHFIELD - 18 FG (2 3-pt); 16-30 FT; rebounds not available; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Jamie Wollin 23, Lizzie Johnson 3, Courtney Euerle 17, Angie Euerle 11 ... 3-point shots: Johnson 1, C. Euerle 1 ... Rebound leaders: n/a ... Assist leaders: n/a ... Steal leaders: n/a
GLENCOE-SILVER LAKE - 16 FG (2 3-pt); 14-16 FT; rebounds not available; 23 fouls ... Scoring: Jackie Stifter 1, Micaela Schut 4, Sara Balzinski 4, Ashley Bieganek 9, Karissa Ober 3, Jamie Mickolichek 10, Brittany Thiesfield 17 ... 3-point shots: Bieganek 1, Schut 1 ... Rebound leaders: n/a ... Assist leaders: n/a ... Steal leaders: n/a
Late result Thursday
Central Minnesota
BBE 54, Kimball 28
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Heidi Lensing had 17 points, Emily Roelike 15 and Julie Hieserich 11 to lift BBE (9-2, 16-7).
BBE (9-2, 16-7) 25 29 -- 54
Kimball (1-10, 6-16) 16 12 -- 28
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA - 22-50 FG (6-17 3-pt); 4-9 FT; 34 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Julie Hieserich 11, Heidi Lensing 17, Emily Roelike 15, Rachel Anderson 3, Shannon Gruber 1, Raeann Sorenson 5, Lauren Anderson 2 ... 3-point shots: Hieserich 3, Roelike 3 ... Rebound leaders: R. Anderson 7 ... Assist leaders: Gruber 4 ... Steal leaders: Roelike 6
KIMBALL - 10-39 FG (1-4 3-pt); 7-19 FT; 25 rebounds; 8 fouls ... Scoring: Paige Peglow 1, Tess Callander 4, Brooke Merten 2, Kelsey Vigoren 2, Sarah Powell 2, Shannon Donnas 2, Sarah Messer 3, Emily Straley 12 ... 3-point shots: Straley 1 ... Rebound leaders: Straley 6 ... Assist leaders: none ... Steal leaders: none
