GROVE CITY -- Minnewaska Area held Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City without a point for 5:30 during one stretch in the second half and drubbed the Falcons 52-41 in a West Central South Conference girls basketball on Tuesday night.
The Lakers (10-1, 13-3) needed the win to stay tied with Morris/Chokio-Alberta for the loop lead. ACGC (7-3, 9-8) falls two games behind in the race. Minnewaska got balanced scoring with Cassie Jacobs scoring 11 points, Brittany Mensing and Alicia Pfeninger 10 apiece and Emily Roering had nine.
Kayla Dallmann and Chastity Pautzke had eight points each for ACGC.
Waska 52, ACGC 42
Minnewaska (10-1, 13-3) 23 29 -- 52
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ACGC (7-3, 9-8) 21 21 -- 42
MINNEWASKA - 19-50 FG (3-8 3-pt); 11-22 FT; 26 rebounds; 14 fouls ... Scoring: Cassie Jacobs 11, Alicia Pfeninger 10, Brittany Mensing 10, Emily Roering 9, Sarah Roering 6, Sarah Faehnrich 4, Alllie Ostrander 2 ... 3-point shots: Mensing 2, Faehnrich 1 ... Rebound leaders: Jacobs 6 ... Steal leaders: Roering 3
ATWATER-COSMOS-GROVE CITY - 17-52 FG (3-15 3-pt); 5-10 FT; 31 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Kayla Dallmann 8, Chastity Pautzke 8, Lauren Kinzler 7, Liberty Slinden 5, Sam Cunningham 4, Miranda Hoppe 4, Berth Nelson 4, Mary Larson 2 ... 3-point shots: Kinzler 1, Nelson 1, Dallmann 1 ... Rebound leaders: Slinden 8, Kinzler 6, Dallmann 7 ... Assist leaders: Kinzler 2, Cunningham 2 ... Steal leaders: Hopp 2
LQPV 59, Benson 51
Lac qui Parle Valley owned an early 15-3 lead before Benson stormed back and eventually grabbed a 29-26 lead at halftime. But the second half belonged to the Eagles (6-6, 10-6) as they were 16-for-21 from the free-throw line.
Micaela Erickson with 19 points, Whitley Strei 18 and Andrea Rheigans 10 paced the Eagles' attack.
Benson (5-6, 10-8) got 15 points each from Emily Auch, Jenny Bouta and Abby Fragodt.
Benson (5-6, 10-8) 29 22 -- 51
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LQPV (6-6, 10-6) 26 33 -- 59
BENSON - 22-52 FG (2-9 3-pt); 5-8 FT; 33 rebounds; 23 fouls ... Scoring: Beth Larson 3, Emily Auch 15, Jenny Bouta 15, Abby Fragodt 15, Mallory Jensen 3 ... 3-point shots: Larson 1, Jensen 1 ... Rebound leaders: Fragodt 14, Bouta 8 ... Assist leaders: Larson 5 ... Steal leaders: Larson 2
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - 16-53 FG (0-8 3-pt); 25-34 FT; 26 rebounds; 11 fouls ... Scoring: Micaela Erickson 19, Whitley Strei 18, Andrea Rheingans 10, Angie Thompson 6, Lexi Monson 4, Jordan Halvorson 2 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Erickson 7, Thompson 7 ... Assist leaders: Rheingans 4 ... Steal leaders: Rheingans 5, Strei 4, Erickson 4
YME 62, BOLD 33
Lauren Trudel scored 17 points, Jamie Baker 13 and Aimee Johnson 12 to pace the Sting (7-3, 8-5). Baker and Whitney Swenson pulled down nine rebounds each.
Tara Hilgert had 10 points and five rebounds for the Warriors (1-11, 1-14).
BOLD (1-11, 1-14) 19 14 -- 33
YME (7-3, 8-5) 28 24 -- 62
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BOLD - 15-48 FG (0-2 3-pt); 3-6 FT; 24 rebounds; 19 fouls ... Scoring: Brenna Holwerda 2, Tyann Caspers 6, Tara Hilgert 10, Brittany Nissen 4, Katie Sullivan 2, Nikki Neisen 7, Steph Novotny 2 ... 3-point shots: none ... Rebound leaders: Hilgert 5, Nissen 5 ... Assist leaders: Hilgert 4, Neisen 4 ... Steal leaders: Hilgert 3
YELLOW MEDICINE EAST - 24-65 FG (1-5 3-pt); 13-27 FT; 46 rebounds; 13 fouls ... Scoring: Aimee Johnson 12, Emily Krogstad 4, Macy McKay 7, Kylie Jans 2, Lauren Trudel 17, Jamie Baker 13, Emily Baker 4, Whitney Swenson 3 ... 3-point shots: Krogstad 1 ... Rebound leaders: J.Baker 9, Swenson 9 ... Assist leaders: Dana Johnson 3, Trudel 3 ... Steal leaders: J.Baker 5, E.Baker 5
West Central North
NLS 54, Milaca 38
Justine Dammermann broke out of a shooting slump to drain four 3-pointers and finish with a game-high 14 points for the Wildcats (11-1, 18-1). Cassie Ziemer knocked down three more treys for NLS.
NLS (11-1, 18-1) 30 24 -- 54
Milaca (0-10, 0-15) 10 28 -- 38
NEW LONDON-SPICER - 17-48 FG (8-26 3-pt); 12-17 FT; 37 rebounds; 17 fouls ... Scoring: Taylor Thompsen 7, Logan Lothert 1, Justine Dammermann 14, Cassie Ziemer 9, Michele Hanson 5, Karli Wendlandt 7, Anna Lindquist 2, Abbey Knisely 4, Brianna Jacobson 5 ... 3-point shots: Thompsen 1, Dammermann 4, Ziemer 3 ... Rebound leaders: Wendlandt 8, Jacobson 5, Ziemer 5 ... Assist leaders: Kelsey Cors 5, Justine Dammermann 3 ... Steal leaders: Wendlandt 3, Dammermann 3, Thompsen 3 ... Blocks: Knisely 3
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MILACA - 15-39 FG (0-4 3-pt); 8-13 FT; 29 rebounds; 16 fouls ... Scoring: Lindsey Wesphal 13, Leann Harper 6, Brooke Plautz 7, Megan Kock 12 ... 3-point shots: none
