The Colman-Egan defense forced 22 turnovers and beat the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals 46-29 at the Entringer Classic in Colman on Friday, December 23rd. The Hawks applied a full court pressure defense the entire game that lead to 16 steals.
Colman-Egan led 15-6 after the first quarter. The Hawks added to the lead in the second quarter and led 23-13 at halftime. It was the third quarter where the Hawks pulled away. Colman-Egan outscored St Mary 19-5 in the third quarter to take a 42-18 lead.
The Cardinals finished the game shooting 10-37 (27%) from the field, 2-12 (17%) from three-point area, and 7-17 (41%) from the free-throw line. St Mary finished with 35 team rebounds, five team assists, and four steals.
Jackie Wolles finished with nine points to lead the team. Sydney Cook added eight points, and Ella Heinitz and Maddie Schwebach both finished with four points. Cook finished with 10 rebounds. Kennedi Mullaney had six rebounds, and Lexi Klein and Cassy Geraets both had five rebounds.
The Cardinals (2-4) will play Tiospa Zina at the Swiftel Classic in Brookings on Thursday, December 29th, at 1:45 p.m.