A third quarter run helped the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals to a 55-39 win over the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks in Hendricks, MN on Thursday, January 6th.
The Cardinals got out to a quick 16-10 lead after the first quarter of play. St Mary pushed the lead to 27-14 with 4:15 to play in the second quarter, but the Redhawks scored the final seven points of the half to cut the lead to 27-21 at halftime.
Estelline/Hendricks also got the first basket of the third quarter to make the score 27-23, but that was as close as they would get. St Mary went on a 12-0 run for a 39-23 lead with 1:40 to play in the third quarter. The quarter ended with the Cardinals leading 41-28. St Mary continued to build on their lead and had it up to 19 points, 47-28, with 5:20 to go in the game. The Redhawks got it back down to 12 points, 47-35, but St Mary ended the game on an 8-4 run.
St Mary shot 51% (24-47) in the game, 21% (4-19) from three-point area, and 3-4 from the free-throw line. The Cardinals also had 26 team rebounds, 16 assists, and 12 steals.
Addyson Gilbert finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. Madala Hanson had 11 points and three rebounds. Courtney Brown added nine points, five rebounds, and three steals. Sydney Klein also had nine points, five assists, four rebounds, and two steals. Ella Griffin had seven points, six assists, and three rebounds. Whitney Warwick finished with six points and two assists.
St Mary (4-3) will host Elkton-Lake Benton on Tuesday, January 11th.