MADISON - Kelsea Lund scored her 2,000th career point and No. 7 Lac qui Parle Valley made a statement with a 66-60 win over No. 8 Wheaton/Herman-Norcross on Monday night.
Lund, who sealed the victory earlier at the free-throw line, hit the first of a pair of free throws with five seconds remaining to become just the fifth area girls player all-time to reach 2,000 points.
"It was a well-deserved moment for her," Eagles head coach John Nolte said. "Not many players get to that point. It's not like she just shows up to the gym and gets to that point. It's because of how much time she spends on her own working on her game. What an achievement for her."
LQPV improved to 13-1 with the win and handed the Warriors their first loss of the season.
"We haven't had to deal with constant pressure like that for an entire game yet," Nolte said. "Learning to play like that is a really good opportunity for us."
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Lindsay Kranz scored 16 points to lead to the Eagles, who also got 14 points from Haley Wollschlager.
Lund scored 12 points, but was scoreless at the end of the first half. The senior guard got things going with a 3-pointer midway through the half and added 10 assists for a double-double.
"What a way to show that you're an all-around player," Nolte said. "Maybe not your best scoring night and she didn't really shoot that well, but to get your teammates easy baskets, that's big."
LQPV 66, WHN 60
WHN (7-1) 32 28 - 60
LQPV (13-1) 33 33 - 66
WHEATON/HERMAN-NORCROSS - Scoring: Maci Tollefson 7, Hannah Reinke 11, Haley Johnson 2, Isabel Schmitt 3, Emma Schmitt 29, Briana Edwards 5, Alex Will 3 ... 3-point shots: Reinke 2, I Schmitt 1, E Schmitt 3, Wilt 1... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - Scoring: Haley Wollschlager 14, Kelsea Lund 12, Maci Lund 3, Grace Hegland 8, Lindsay Kranz 16, Sidney Gerdes 12, Katlyn Gades 1 ... 3-point shots: Wollschlager 2, K Lund 2, M Lund 1, Gerdes 4 ... Rebound leader: Hegland 9, Kranz 5, K Lund 5 ... Assist leader: K Lund 10 ... Steal leader: Wollschlager 3, Kranz 3
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Hancock 59, CGB 37
Ashlyn Mattson scored 20 points to help guide Hancock over Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley in convincing fashion Monday night.
Mattson led all scorers, in part due to four made 3-pointers, while teammate Tess Steiner contributed an all-around powerful performance with 15 points, five rebounds, five assists, and eight steals.
CGB (6-2) 17 20 - 37
Hancock (4-3) 24 35 - 59
CLINTON-GRACEVILLE-BEARDSLEY - Scoring: Callie Vold 19, Reanna Ward 7, Lora Botker 4, Emma Bottker 4 ... 3-point shots: Ward 1, Vold 1 ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA
HANCOCK - Scoring: Ashlyn Mattson 20, Tess Steiner 15, Alexis Staples 8, Morgan Kisgen 8, Haley Mattson 4 ... 3-point shots: A Mattson 4 ... Rebound leader: Steiner 5, H Mattson 5 ... Assist leader: Steiner 5, A Mattson 5 ... Steal leader: Steiner 8, Staples 3
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Hancock 72, HL 60
With seven minutes and 42 seconds left in the first half, Noah Kannegiesser reached another milestone: the Owls' all-time leading scorer joined the 2,000 point club.
His 20th point of the night pushed him to the milestone as part of a 34-point night in a Hancock victory.
Teammate Bennett Nienhaus added 14 points thanks four made triples.
Hancock (7-1) 41 31 - 72
Hillcrest Lutheran (2-7) 38 22 - 60
HANCOCK - Scoring: Noah Kannegiesser 34, Bennett Nienhaus 14, Cole Reese 4, Kaleb Koehl 7, Peyton Rohloff 6, Daniel Milander 4, Tanner Pahl 3 ... 3-point shots: Nienhaus 4, Kannegiesser 3 ... Rebound leader: Koehl 5 ... Assist leader: Cole Reese 6, Connor Reese 4 ... Steal leader: Cole Reese 4, Nienhaus 4
HILLCREST LUTHERAN - Scoring: Gabe Preston 17, Aleksander Frustel 15, Eric Konynenbelt 9, Zak Zwiers 8, Sam Ihrke 8, Jay Seo 3 ... 3-point shots: Preston 5, Seo 1, Konynenbelt 1 ... Rebound leader: NA ... Assist leader: NA ... Steal leader: NA
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BOLD 85, RCW 51
Carter Henry pulled in 16 rebounds as BOLD ran away with a victory against Renville County West Monday night.
The duo of Jordan and Drew Sagedahl showed their scoring prowess with 21 and 17 points, respectively. Drew Sagedahl, fresh off a 10-for-10 3-point performance last Thursday, nailed five of his 13 3-point attempts.
Gavin Vosika was out sick for the Warriors.
For RCW, Nathan Serbus earned a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
RCW (5-7) 25 26 - 51
BOLD (11-2) 44 41 - 85
RENVILLE COUNTY WEST - Scoring: Jamie Castillo 5, Tony Froland 14, Faustino Salinas 2, Riley Ashburn 12, Nathan Serbus 14 ... 3-point shots: Castillo 1, Froland 3, Ashburn 2 ... Rebound leader: Serbus 11, Justin Schrupp 8... Assist leader: Ashburn 3, Kjersten 3 ... Steal leader: Four players with one
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BOLD - Scoring: Drew Sagedahl 17, Mathew Moorse 11, Jordan Sagedahl 21, Devin Gluesing 8, James Woelfel 4, Carter Henry 3, Dawson Vosika 6, Jack Hanson 2, Karl Kosak 7, Elijah Gardeen 2, Byron Frank 4 ... 3-point shots: D Sagedahl 5, Moorse 2, J Sagedahl 3 ... Rebound leader: Henry 16 ... Assist leader: Moorse 5, J Sagedahl 5 ... Steal leader: D Sagedahl 3, Moorse 3, Woelfel 3
Nordic Skiing
Cards compete in invite
The Willmar boys team placed 51st and the Cardinals girls placed 44th at the Mesabi East Invitational on Saturday.
Willmar's Ethan Haines finished in 23:08.4 and Marquis Christenson finished in 24:24.5 skiing the Classic race. Daniel Halvorson and Andrew Haugen competed in the Freestyle, with Halvorson finishing in 20:24.1 and Haugen in 21:08.8.
The Cardinals' Marina Moyers and Joely Palmer competed in the Classic race, with Moyers finishing in 27:14.9 and Palmer in 29:57.6. Laura Christianson and Parker Cook competed in the Freestyle, with Christianson finishing in 23:20.7 and Cook in 24:08.3.
