The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls won the rematch against the Arlington Cardinals on Friday, January 30th. St Mary defeated Arlington 44-38 at Dell Rapids St Mary High School. The win comes six days after Arlington beat St Mary at the girls Dakota Valley Conference Tournament in Elkton.
Arlington held an early lead in the first quarter by three points with 5:07 to go in the quarter, but that would be their largest lead of the night. St Mary led 12-6 at the end of the first quarter. St Mary extended their lead to 10 points, their largest of the game, with 2:19 to go in the half. Arlington, however, cut the lead to 20-15 by halftime. Arlington closed the gap to just one point by the end of the third quarter at 27-26. St Mary was able to out-score Arlington 17-12 in the final quarter for the win.
St Mary was led by Lindsey Wolles with 13 points. Ally Mullaney added 12 points and seven rebounds. Kaitlyn Vortherms finished with nine points and four rebounds in the game. St Mary shot 25% (10-4o) from the field, 33% (5-15) from three-point area, and 68% (19-28) from the free-throw line.
St Mary improves to 4-10 on the year.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
Arlington | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 38 |
Dell Rapids St Mary | 12 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 44 |