Photo taken and used with permission by Tammy Chamley
The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team won their third straight game on Thursday, January 13th. The Cardinals traveled to Ramona to play the Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Raiders and came home with a 48-32 victory.
The Cardinal defense held the Raiders to no field goals in the first quarter and allowed only three points from free-throw line. St Mary led 10-3 after the first quarter. The Raiders scored the first four points of the second quarter to pull within three points, 10-7, with 6:52 to play in the half. The Cardinals, though, held the Raiders to just seven points the rest of the quarter for a 28-14 halftime lead.
St Mary continued to hold a double-digit lead throughout the second half. Their lead grew by one point, 37-22, at the end of the third quarter. The Cardinals scored the first three points of the fourth quarter for a 40-22 lead, their largest of the night, with 7:15 to play. The Raiders did cut the lead to twelve, 44-32, with 2:15 to go, but St Mary scored the final four points of the game.
Madala Hanson had 24 points and five steals to lead the way for St Mary. Sydney Klein had nine points and six rebounds. Addyson Gilbert finished with five points, four rebounds, and two assists. Courtney Brown had four points, five rebounds, three steals, and two assists.
The Cardinals shot 39% (21-54) as a team in the game. They were 4-22 on three pointers and 2-11 from the free-throw line. The Raiders finished 26% (11-42) shooting, 2-7 from three-point area, and 50% (8-16) from the free-throw line. The St Mary defense forced 27 Raider turnovers.
St Mary (6-3) will play Adrian-Ellsworth, MN at the DVC Classic in Colman on Saturday, January 15th at 11:30 a.m.