Milbank's buzzer shot sinks Tiger girls at home

The Morris/Chokio-Alberta girls' basketball team suffered through a tough non-conference game against Milbank, S.D,, on Monday, losing 48-47 on a last-second shot.

The Tigers led by 11 at the half and 13 in the second half, but Milbank's McKenzie Mertens took a pass under the basket and made a shot at the buzzer.

"Both teams started really cold," explained coach Dale Henrich. "The Bulldogs called the first time five minutes into the game and we were ahead 3-0.

"The Dogs were big and outrebounded us 39-36," added Henrich. "We shot poorly. At halftime we were shooting 11 percent, and were 16-of-49 at the end of the game.

"With 1.9 seconds left in the game, the Dogs inbounded the ball and scored at the buzzer," said Henrich. "It was a deflating end to the game."

Katie Holzheimer scored 15 points and a season-high eight rebounds. Beth Holland added 10 points and six assists. Tracy Meichsner had seven points, seven boards, and two assists.

Milbank 48

Morris/C-A 47

Milbank 12 36 -- 48

Morris/C-A 23 24 -- 47

MORRIS/CHOKIO-ALBERTA - 16-49 FG (4-12 3-pt); 11-16 FT; 36 rebounds; 16 fouls; Scoring: MaKenzie Smith 4, Beth Holland 10, Becca Holland 2, Katie Holzheimer 15, Tracy Meichsner 7, Nicole Strobel 5, Abbie Olson 2, Kaitlin Vogel 2; 3-point shots: Beth Holland 1, Holzheimer 3; Rebounds: Holzheimer 8, Meichsner 7, Smith 6, Strobel 6, Beth Holland 4, Abbie Olson 3, Becca Holland 1, Vogel 1; Assists: Beth Holland 6, Holzheimer 2, Meichsner 2, Smith 1, Becca Holland 1; Steals: Holzheimer 2, Beth Holland 1, Becca Holland 1, Meichsner 1, Vogel 1

MILBANK - 20-68 FG (1-9 3-pt); 9-14 FT; 39 rebounds; 17 fouls; Scoring: Kendra Snaza 19, Cori Redman 8, Amanda Stone 8, McKenzie Mertens 7, Brittany Ackerman 4, Mikayla Wendland 1; 3-point shots: Snaza 1; Rebound leaders: Redman 7; Assist leaders: Ackerman 2, Redman 2, Snaza 2; Steal leaders: Snaza 3, Redman 3