The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls were on the wrong end of a hot shooting Deuel Cardinal team in the second half. Deuel shot 52% from three-point area on their way to a 55-42 win over St Mary at the Entringer Classic in Colman on Saturday, December 21st.
St Mary scored the first six points of the game, but Deuel scored the next six to tie the 6-6. The teams went back and forth the remainder of the first quarter with Deuel leading 16-14 at the end of the quarter. St Mary then held Deuel to just three second quarter points while scoring 11 to take a 25-19 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Deuel, however, got hot in the third quarter. Deuel scored 24 points in the third quarter alone while holding St Mary to just nine points for a 43-34 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Deuel outscored St Mary 12-8 in the final quarter for the win.
Ella Heinitz finished with 23 points, nine rebounds, and six steals. Ella Griffin had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Courtney Brown and Maya Heinitz both ended the game with three points each. Britney Lovre led Deuel with 33 points with nine three-point shots made.
St Mary (2-2) will host Chester Area in a double-header with the boys on Monday, December 30th. Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.