The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team won their third straight game on Saturday, December 15th. The Cardinals defeated the Elkton-Lake Benton Elks 58-40 at the 21st Annual Girls Michael J. Entringer Scholarship Classic held at Colman-Egan High School.
St Mary took the lead early in the game and got out to a 16-11 lead after the first quarter of play. The Cardinal defense shut down the Elks in the second quarter as St Mary outscored Elkton-Lake Benton 14-5 in the quarter. The Cardinals led 30-16 at halftime. St Mary again kept the Elks under 10 points in the third quarter. The Cardinals outscored the Elks 16-9 in the third quarter to extend their lead to 46-25. Elkton-Lake Benton scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, but never really challenged the Cardinals as they took the win.
St Mary finished the game shooting 40.4% (23-57) from the field, 33.3% (3-9) from three-point area, and 39.1% (9-25) from the free-throw line. The Cardinals had a total of 36 team rebounds, 14 steals, and seven assists.
Maddie Schwebach, who was named the game’s MVP, finished with 14 points, four rebounds, four steals, and an assist. Ella Heinitz added 12 points and two steals. Clare Klein and Tana Harrington both had seven points each. Courtney Brown finished with five points. Cassie Mullaney, Addison Gilbert, and Ella Griffin all had four points each.
The Cardinals (3-1) will travel to Chester and will play in a girls and boys double-header on Monday, December 17th. Both games can be seen on Big Sioux Media.