The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals won the consolation championship and placed fifth after a 59-52 win over the Deubrook Area Dolphins at the Dakota Valley Conference tournament in Colman on Saturday, January 21st. The Cardinals finished with two wins at the tournament.
Deubrook held an eight point lead late in the first quarter, but the Cardinals were able to pull within a point at 16-15 at the break. St Mary then outscored the Dolphins 10-7 in the second quarter for a 25-23 halftime lead. The Cardinals extended the lead to five points by the end of the third quarter at 38-33, and then St Mary outscored Deubrook 21-19 in the final quarter for the win.
The Cardinals finished the game shooting 20-45 (44%) from the field, 6-13 (46%) from the three-point area, and 13-21 (62%) from the free-throw line. St Mary also had 35 team rebounds and only turned the ball over eight times.
Luke Brown and Connor Libis both finished with 20 points in the game. Brown scored 14 straight for the Cardinals in the fourth quarter. Libis finished with four assists, and Brown had three rebounds. Zach Geraets had six points and five rebounds. Garret Frost also had six points along with three rebounds. Logan Gaspar led the team with seven rebounds.
St Mary (7-6) will host Canistota on Friday, January 27th. The game can be seen on Big Sioux Media.