The De Smet Bulldog defense held the Cardinal offense to just 12 points in the final three quarters on their way to a 62-24 win on Monday, December 19th, in De Smet.
The Bulldogs led by just three points at 15-12 at the end of the first quarter. However, De Smet outscored St Mary 18-3 in the second quarter to take a 33-15 lead. De Smet then extended the lead to 50-17 by the end of the third quarter.
St Mary shot 11-33 (33%) from the field, 0-3 from the three-point area, and 2-4 (50%) from the free throw line. The Cardinals had 26 total rebounds, 10 steals, but turned the ball over 25 times. The Bulldogs shot 23-53 (39%) from the field in the game.
Jackie Wolles led the team with seven points. Ella Heinitz added six points. Maddie Schwebach and Kennedi Mullaney both had four points. Wolles, Mullaney, and Schwebach all had three rebounds in the game.
St Mary (2-3) will play Colman-Egan at the Entringer Classic in Colman on Friday, December 23rd, at 2:00 p.m. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.