The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls basketball team couldn’t complete the comeback against the Lake Preston Divers on Friday, January 9th, in Lake Preston. The Divers hit eight free throws late in the game to earn a 58-50 win over the Cardinals.
Lake Preston raced out to an early 11-2 lead in the first quarter, and led 11-5 at the quarter break. The Cardinals closed the gap in the second quarter. St Mary was able to pull within a point at 18-17 late in the half, but Lake Preston pushed the lead to three at halftime at 20-17. The offense picked up for both teams in the third quarter, and each team went on two runs during the quarter. The Divers started the quarter on a 7-2 run to lead 27-19. The Cardinals came back as they went on a 7-0 run to pull within a point again at 27-26. Lake Preston then outscored St Mary 8-2 to go ahead 35-28. Once again the Cardinals were able to answer with a 6-0 and trailed again by just one point at 35-34. Lake Preston led 37-34 at the end of the third quarter. Both teams traded baskets throughout the fourth quarter. Lake Preston led by just two points late in the game at 50-48. The Divers scored their final eight points from the free throw line while holding St Mary to just two points to seal the win.
Ally Mullaney led the Cardinals with 17 points in the game. Jackie Wolles added 12 points. Lindsey Wolles, Kaitlyn Vortherms, and Claudia Schwebach each had seven points apiece. St Mary finished just 2-6 from the free throw line. Lake Preston was led by Karley DeKnikker with 16 points. Kristen Longville and Kiana Hoff each had 15 points. The Divers finished 11-16 from the free throw line.
The loss drops the Cardinals record to 1-8 overall. St Mary will play in the Dakota Valley Conference Tournament on January 19th.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
Dell Rapids St Mary | 5 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 50 |
Lake Preston | 11 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 58 |
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