WATERTOWN - A week after their worst loss of the season, the New London-Spicer girls basketball team rebounded and played a solid game against the same team.
Unfortunately for the Wildcats, that effort didn't produce a win, either.
Watertown-Mayer hit 9 of 10 free throws in two overtime periods and edged NLS 71-68 in a Wright County Conference game on Friday.
Conversely, the Wildcats were just 1 of 6 from the foul line in the extra periods.
"It was better than last week," said Wildcats head coach Mike Dreier of his team's performance after a 62-47 loss to Watertown-Mayer last week in New London.
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"But it was a game that was so winnable," he said. "We had chances but we didn't make our free throws down the stretch."
Watertown-Mayer (18-2) had three players score 20 or more points. Claire Killian scored 24, Monica Czinano had 21 and Kirstin Klitzke finished with 20 for the Royals, who are ranked No. 5 in Class AA.
NLS (13-3) is ranked No. 6 in Class AA. The Wildcats' Erin Tebben notched an impressive double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds.
Brooke Beuning had 16 points, five assists and four steals and Morgan Swenson finished with 13 points and seven rebounds. Kabrie Weber had eight points and seven rebounds.
The Wildcats face tough Wright County Conference road tests next week-at Glencoe-Silver Lake on Tuesday and at Annandale on Thursday. Dreier said he hopes the team responds positively.
"We need to bounce back in the right direction and not let this fester into something not so good," Dreier said.
WM 71, NLS 68 2OT
NLS (13-3) 38 19 5 6 - 68
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WM (18-2) 32 25 5 8 - 71
NEW LONDON-SPICER - Scoring: Sam Johnson 1, Shea Oman 10, Brooke Beuning 16, Payton Mages 2, Kabrie Weber 8, Erin Tebben 18, Morgan Swenson 13 ... 3-point shots: Weber 2, Beuning 1 ... Rebound leader: Tebben 15, Weber 7, Swenson 7 ... Assist leader: Oman 6, Beuning 5 ... Steal leader: Oman 6, Beuning 4
WATERTOWN-MAYER - Scoring: Kirstin Klitzke 20, Emma Ragner 2, Claire Killian 24, Emma Maas 2, Sara Zuelzke 2, Monica Czinano 21 ... 3-point shots: Klitzke 5, Killian 2
Litchfield 70, DC 49
Litchfield's Macy Huhner scored all of her 21 points on 3-point shots and the Dragons hit 15 shots from beyond the arc in a Wright County Conference win over Dassel-Cokato on Friday.
Kyndra Beavers scored 14 points and had five assists and Brynne Wahl finished with nine points and 11 rebounds.
The Dragons play host to Osakis at 3 p.m. today in Litchfield.
DC (6-9) 23 26 - 49
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Litchfield (8-6) 33 37 - 70
DASSEL-COKATO - Scoring: Anna Peterson 6, Olivia Travis 6, Gus Munson 3, Katelyn Lee 10, Cassidi Kirchoff 10, Alayna Johnson 14 ... 3-point shots: Monson 1
LITCHFIELD - Scoring: Kyndra Beavers 14, Laney Huhner 5, Kamri Driver 3, Macy Huhner 21, Sydney McCann 2, Tessa Goerish 3, Brynne Wahl 9, Hallie Euerle 12, Savanna Pater 1 ... 3-point shots: Beavers 2, Driver 1, M. Huhner 7, Goerish 1, Wahl 2, Euerle 2 ... Rebound leader: Wahl 11 ... Assist leader: Beavers 5, Maddy Schoultz 5 ... Steal leader: None
Kimball 68, Paynesville 38
Abbie Wuertz broke the Paynesville school all-time 3-point record with her 117th triple, but Erin O'Brien scored 18 points to lead Kimball to a big win over the Bulldogs.
Kimball (16-2) 31 37 - 68
Paynesville (1-14) 22 17 - 38
KIMBALL - Scoring: Kenzie Leither 8, Madison Hurrle 14, Ashley Schindele 8, Alexa Ruehle 3, Katie Merchant 10, Katie Spaulding 2, Caitlin O'Brien 3, Katelynn Loehrer 1, Erin O'Brien 18, Julia Zipoy 1 ... 3-point shots: Hurrle 1, Schindele 2, Ruehle 1... Rebound leader: ... Assist leader: ... Steal leader:
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PAYNESVILLE - Scoring: Kali Reiter 2, Katelyn Spanier 12, Cora Hentges 6, Abbie Wuertz 11, Shantell Van Vleet 3, Brynn Johnson 2 ... 3-point shots: Wuertz 3 ... Rebound leader: ... Assist leader: ... Steal leader:
RCW 56, Dawson-Boyd 52
Renville County West posted a pair of mirroring halves to earn their first win of the season Friday night over Dawson-Boyd.
Aleah Zieske scored 17 points for the Jaguars and pulled in seven rebounds while Britney Marr provided a strong all around game with nine points, seven rebounds, seven assists and five steals.
Kaitlyn Willander led the game with 19 points for the Blackjacks. Alex Sather also put up a strong night with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
D-B (7-10) 25 27 - 52
RCW (1-16) 28 28 - 56
DAWSON-BOYD - Scoring: Sadie Thompson 1, Kaitlyn Willander 19, Mary Bothun 6, Alex Sather 15, Avery Bartunek 9, Alisa Fenske 2 ... 3-point shots: Willander 3 ... Rebound leader: Sather 13 ... Assist leader: Willander 3 ... Steal leader: Bothun 4, Sather 4
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RENVILLE COUNTY WEST - Scoring: Avery Elfering 6, Carli Krogman 3, Britney Marr 9, Aleah Zieske 17, Pamela Winzenburg 14, Emily Filzen 7 ... 3-point shots: Elfering 2, Krogman 1, Marr 1, Zieske 3 ... Rebound leader: Marr 7, Zieske 7 ... Assist leader: Elfering 7, Marr 7 ... Steal leader: Marr 5
MACCRAY 69, KMS 54
Samantha Gjerde scored 26 points for KMS but her team fell short as MACCRAY ran with a first half lead to take the victory.
Piper Asche scored 21 points for the Wolverines and pulled down 11 rebounds in the win. Sage Mecker, Olivia Ruiter, Ellie Thein and Sydney Schwitters all managed double-digit points as well.
KMS (4-12) 25 29 - 54
MACCRAY (7-10) 35 34 - 69
KMS - Scoring: Samantha Gjerde 26, Molly Jeppesen 13, Morgan Lesteberg 8, Katie Krieger 4, Mallory Rudningen 2, Alexis Lamecker 1 ... 3-point shots: Gjerde 4 ... Rebound leader: Jeppesen 8 ... Assist leader: Lamecker 3 ... Steal leader: Lesteberg 3
MACCRAY - Scoring: Piper Asche 21, Sage Mecker 13, Olivia Ruiter 12, Ellie Thein 10, Sydney Schwitters 10, Danielle Burns 3 ... 3-point shots: Asche 1, Mecker 2, Thein 2, Burns 1 ... Rebound leader: Asche 11, Schwitters 7 ... Assist leader: Schwitters 6, Thein 4 ... Steal leader: Burns 3
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LQPV 50, CMCS 46 OT
Lac qui Parle Valley got back on track by holding off a strong comeback effort from Central Minnesota Christian School Friday night in overtime.
The Eagles led 23-19 at halftime and extended the lead to 31-19 at a point in the second half but the Bluejay defense buckled down to hold the Eagles scoreless for more than five minutes to take the lead. LQPV regained the lead but CMCS tied the game with a buzzer-beating layup to force overtime.
Free throws were the difference in overtime, though, as the Eagles drilled six-of-eight from the charity stripe while holding the Bluejays to only one field goal.
CMCS' Ellie Greenwaldt led all scorers with 19 points while LQPV's Haley Wollschlager scored 14 points.
CMCS (8-5) 19 25 2 - 46
LQPV (11-7) 23 21 6 - 50
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL - Scoring: Kalley Schwitters 7, Hannah Nelson 2, Allison Bulthuis 10, Ellie Greenwaldt 19, Tori Orred 4, Bailey Scott 4 ... 3-point shots: Bulthuis 2, Greenwaldt 1 ... Rebound leader: Schwitters 9 ... Assist leader: Schwitters 3 ... Steal leader: Orred 6
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - Scoring: Haley Wollschlager 14, Kelsea Lund 11, Grace Hegland 10, Lindsey Kranz 7, Sidney Gerdes 3, Katlyn Gades 3, Taniah Tosel 2 ... 3-point shots: Wollschlager 3, Lund 1, Gerdes 1 ... Rebound leader: Hegland 8, Kranz 6, Tosel 5, Wollschlager 5 ... Assist leader: Lund 5, Wollschlager 3 ... Steal leader: Hegland 3
BBE 63, Pierz 52
BBE used a big first half and a 15 point night from Macie Kirckof to down Pierz, 63-52 on Friday night. With the win, the Jaguars have won three games in a row.
BBE (11-6) 36 27 - 63
Pierz (5-11) 28 24 - 52
BBE - Scoring: Grace Illies 9, Cassandra Tensen 7, Morgan Gronli 5, Macie Kirckof 15, Nicole Wesbur 8, Jenna Fischer 5, Hailey Braegelman 9, Jaden Gossen 3, Kendra Schmitz 2 ... 3-point shots: Tensen 1, Fischer 1, Gossen 1 ... Rebound leader: Kirckof 8 ... Assist leader: Wesbur 3 ... Steal leader: Kirckof 5
Pierz - No stats provided
