The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals fell to the Colman-Egan Hawks in the semifinal round of the Dakota Valley Conference tournament in Lake Preston on Thursday, January 18th. The Hawks advanced to the finals with a 70-47 final over the Cardinals.
Colman-Egan built a lead in the first quarter that the Cardinals could not overcome. The Hawks led by 10 points after the first quarter at 18-8. The lead for Colman-Egan extended to 16 points by halftime at 38-22. The Cardinals kept even with the Hawks in the third quarters as both teams scored 13 points. Colman-Egan did outscore St Mary 19-12 in the final quarter.
St Mary shot 30% from the field in the first half, and 38% for the game. They were 33% from beyond the three-point line and 53% from the free-throw line. The Cardinals were out rebounded 42-15 in the game.
Luke Brown led the team with 16 points and two rebounds. Connor Libis had 14 points and three rebounds. Connor Kangas had six points, Max Herber had four points, Drew Wood had three points, and Weston Geraets and Ethan Geraets both finished with two points. Colman-Egan was led by Bodee Groos and Keith Crisp with 22 points each.
The Cardinals (6-4) will play in the 3rd/4th place game of the DVC tournament against Oldham-Ramona/Rutland at 4:00 p.m. in Elkton on Saturday, January 20th.