The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team traveled to Colman to take on the Colman-Egan Hawks to start the 2019-2020 season on Friday, December 13th. Colman-Egan put together a big enough rally in the second quarter to come away with a 56-43 win.
St Mary held a small two-point lead after the first quarter at 11-9. The Hawks outscored the Cardinals 14-7 in the second quarter to take a 23-18 halftime lead. St Mary pulled within two points at 33-31 with under a minute to play in the third quarter, but Colman-Egan scored the final basket for a 35-31 lead heading to the fourth quarter. The Hawks outscored St Mary 21-12 in the final quarter to seal the victory.
Courtney Brown led St Mary with 16 points. Ella Heinitz had 13 points, and Ella Griffin finished with nine points. Sydney Klein had a team-high four rebounds to go along with five points. Colman-Egan was led by Mackenzie Hemmer with 28 points, Braiden Westley with 15 points, and Josie Mousel with 12 points.
The Cardinals (0-1) will travel to Mitchell to play Mitchell Christian in a double-header with the boys on Tuesday, December 17th.