Tiger girls bounce back with 20-point win over Eagles
After a string of losses, the Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta girls' basketball team bounced back with a 53-33 win at Lac qui Parle Valley Tuesday.
"The game started off slowly with neither team scoring for about three minutes," explained coach Dale Henrich. "Then the Tigers started scoring and ran out to a 31-17 halftime lead.
MaKenzie Smith led the Tigers with 13 points and Katie Holzheimer added 12 on 4-for-5 shooting from three-point land.
Courtney Gades led in rebounding with five. Smith dished out seven assists for the Tigers.
Alaysia Freetly scored a game-high 15 points for the Eagles.
The Tigers play at Minnewaska on Friday.
Morris/C-A 53, LQPV 33
Morris/C-A 31 22 — 53
LQPV 17 16 — 33
MORRIS/CHOKIO-ALBERTA – 23-54 FG (5-12 3-pt); 2-4 FT; 23 rebounds; 17 fouls; Scoring: MaKenzie Smith 13, Beth Holland 9, Courtney Gades 2, Becca Holland 2, Katie Holzheimer 12, Abbie Olson 8, Moira McNally 2, Kaitlin Vogel 5; 3-point shots: Holzheimer 4, Smith 1; Rebounds: Gades 5, Olson 4, Vogel 4, Smith 3, Becca Holland 2, Nicole Strobel 2, Beth Holland 1, Holzheimer 1, McNally 1; Assists: Smith 7, Nicole Strobel 4, Becca Holland 3, Beth Holland 1, Holzheimer 1; Steals: Beth Holland 2, Becca Holland 2, Vogel 2, Cassey Hickman 2
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY – 9-44 FG (1-9 3-pt); 14-19 FT; 24 rebounds; 12 fouls; Scoring: Morgan Croatt 1, Lexy Larson 2, Jenessa Gronholz 2, Kaitlin Connor 2, Mackenzie Clark 3, Alaysia Freetly 15, Jordan Halvorson 8; 3-point shots: Clark 1; Rebound leaders: Halvorson 6, Clark 6; Assist leaders: Clark 5; Steal leaders: none
