In the third meeting between the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals and Colman/Egan Hawks, the Hawks finally got the best of the Cardinals earning a 52-32 victory on Friday, February 12th, at Dell Rapids St Mary High School. St Mary had beaten the Hawks two times earlier this year on December 19th and January 22nd.
After the first score of the game, Colman/Egan didn’t trail again in the game. The Hawks held a nine point lead at the end of the first quarter at 15-6. They added to their lead in the second quarter and led 23-12 at halftime. The Cardinals cut the lead to 31-22 by the end of the third quarter, but Colman/Egan out scored St Mary 21-10 in the final quarter for the win.
St Mary shot 30% (10-31) from the field, went 0-7 from three-point area, and 62% (12-22) from the free-throw line. Colman/Egan out rebounded St Mary 32-25 and forced 25 Cardinal turnovers.
Sydney Cook had 12 points and six rebounds in the game to lead the Cardinals. Jackie Wolles had seven points and four rebounds. Kennedi Mullaney had six points and five rebounds. Cook and Mullaney also had two steals each.
St Mary (4-14) will host Oldham-Ramona/Rutland on Tuesday, February 16th, in their final regular season home game of the year. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.