GIRLS BASKETBALL

A balanced scoring attack sparked Minneota to a convincing 60-35 Camden Conference victory over previously unbeaten Lakeview Monday night in Minneota.
Grace Hennen and Faith Myhre had 14 points apiece for the Vikings (5-1), while Kiersyn Hulzebos added 12 points and Dakoda Hennen 10. Arndt and Grace Hennen had nine rebounds apiece. Hulzebos and Myhre drained a pair of three-pointers each.
Lakeview (5-1) came into the game on a five-game winning streak, but Minneota established its dominance early after forcing the Lakers into nine turnovers over the first seven minutes en route to a 17-4 lead. The Vikings led 32-14 at halftime.
Megan Schwartz had 11 points for the Lakers.

Minneota 60, Lakeview 35
Lakeview..................................................................................14 21 - 35
Minneota..................................................................................32 28 - 60

Team Statistics
FG shooting: Lakeview 12-for-47, 25.5 percent; Minneota 25-for-63, 39.7 percent ... 3-point shooting: Lakeview 0-for-2, 0 percent; Minneota 5-for-23, 21.7 percent ... FT shooting: Lakeview 12-for-20, 60 percent; Minneota 5-for-9, 55.6 percent ... Rebounds: Lakeview 36, Minneota 35 ... Turnovers: Lakeview 28, Minneota 25 ... Fouls: Lakeview 13, Minneota 18

Lakeview Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Jovie Benson 0-0 0-0 0, Brook Gunlogson 1-4 0-0 2, Caitlynn Hedman 0-0 1-2 1, Shelby Justesen 1-5 1-2 3, Shelby Justinsen 0-0 1-0 1, Savannah Louwagie 0-0 2-2 2, Aleeya Louwagie 0-0 0-0 0, Harley Mandelkow 1-1 0-0 2, Aubrey Nething 1-2 0-0 2, Aubreigh Rausch 1-5 0-0 2, Alexa Rosenau 0-4 0-0 0, Anah Schmidt 0-6 2-2 2, Megan Schwartz 3-9 5-10 11, Brynn Stensrud 1-5 0-0 2, Carmen Varpness 3-6 1-2 7 ... 3-pointers: None ... Rebound leader: Schmidt 10 ... Assist leader: not available ... Steal leaders: S.Louwagie 2

Minneota Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Kenadi Arndt 2-6 0-2 4, Emma Bottelberghe 0-2 1-2 1, Jaylyn Coequyt 0-0 0-0 0, Brooke DeSmet 0-1 0-0 0, Sarah Gruenes 1-2 0-0 2, Dakoda Hennen 4-11 2-3 10, Grace Hennen 6-11 2-2 14, Nevaeh Hennen 1-6 0-0 3, Kiersyn Hulzebos 5-10 0-0 12, Hadli Krog 0-0 0-0 0, Faith Myhre 6-13 0-0 14, Dakota Pesch 0-0 0-0 0, Abby Rolbiecki 0-1 0-0 0, Claire Rost 0-0 0-0 0, Natalie Ratajczak 0-0 0-0 0 ... 3-pointers: Hulzebos 2, Myhre 1, N.Hennen 1 ... Rebounds: Arndt 9, G.Hennen 9, Myhre 5, Bottelberghe 3, D.Hennen 3, Hulzebos 3, Coequyt 1, Gruenes 1, N.Hennen 1 ... Assists: Arndt 1, Bottelberghe 1, G.Hennen 1, D.Hennen 1, Hulzebos 1, Myhre 1 ... Steals: Arndt 5, D.Hennen 3, G.Hennen 3, Myhre 3, Pesch 1

(Result Friday, Dec. 15)
Minneota 80, RCW 17
Five players reached double figures for Minneota in an 80-17 triumph over Renville County West last Friday in Minneota.
Dakoda Hennen had 17 points and six steals for the Vikings (4-1). Kiersyn Hulzebos had 17 points, Grace Henen notched a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds to go along with five assists and four steals, Faith Myhre had 12 points and six rebounds, and Kenadi Arndt had 10 points, nine rebounds and three steals.
The Vikings sniped for eight 3-pointers, including three by Hulzebos, while shooting a season-high 43 percent from the field.
Minneota established its dominance early, bolting to a 23-3 lead while limiting the Jaguars to just one field goal over the first 10 minutes of the game.
Emily Lippert led RCW with seven points and four rebounds. Shelby Allex added six points and three steals.

MINNEOTA 80, RCW 17
RCW.........................................................................................10 7 - 17
Minneota..................................................................................43 37 - 80

Team Statistics
FG shooting: RCW 5-for-39, 12.8 percent; Minneota 32-for-74, 43.2 percent ... 3-point shooting: RCW 2-for-11, 18.2 percent; Minneota 8-for-23, 34.8 percent ... FT shooting: RCW 5-for-8, 62.5 percent; Minneota 8-for-12, 66.7 percent ... Rebounds: RCW 20, Minneota 51 ... Turnovers: RCW 16, Minneota 31 ... Fouls: RCW 9, Minneota 9

RCW Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Eliza Agre 0-0 0-0 0, Shelby Allex 2-7 0-2 6, Ella Gustafson 0-2 0-0 0, Taya Halvorson 0-2 0-0 0, Vivia Hebrink 0-2 0-0 0, Hope Hendriks 0-1 0-0 0, Holly Hinderks 1-10 2-2 4, Mackenna Hinderks 0-1 0-0 0, Emil Lippert 2-8 3-4 7, Maggie Rice 0-4 0-0 0, Veglahn 0-1 0-0 0 ... 3-pointers: Allex 2 ... Rebound leader: Lippert 4 ... Assist leader: not available ... Steal leaders: Allex 3

Minneota Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Kenadi Arndt 5-6 0-2 10, Emma Bottelberghe 0-2 1-2 1, Jaylyn Coequyt 0-3 0-0 0, Brooke DeSmet 0-1 2-2 2, Sarah Gruenes 1-1 0-0 2, Dakoda Hennen 8-13 0-0 17, Grace Hennen 6-13 0-0 14, Nevaeh Hennen 0-8 2-2 2, Kiersyn Hulzebos 6-14 2-2 17, Hadli Krog 1-2 0-0 2, Faith Myhre 5-7 0-0 12, Dakota Pesch 0-0 0-0 0, Abby Rolbiecki 0-1 0-0 0, Claire Rost 0-2 1-2 1 ... 3-pointers: Hulzebos 3, G.Hennen 2, Myhre 2, D.Hennen 1 ... Rebounds: G.Hennen 11, Arndt 9, Hulzebos 4, D.Hennen 4, Bottelberghe 3, DeSmet 3, Gruenes 3, Krog 3, Pesch 1, Coequyt 1 ... Assists: G.Hennen 5, Hulzebos 4, Myhre 3, Arndt 2, Bottelberghe 2, D.Hennen 2, Pesch 1, Gruenes 1 ... Steals: D.Hennen 6, G.Hennen 4, Arndt 3, Bottelberghe 2, Hulzebos 2, Myhre 2, Rost 2, Rolbiecki 1

(Result Thursday, Dec. 14)
BOLD 45, Minneota 44
In an intense showdown between unbeaten teams, BOLD rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to nip Minneota 45-44 on Thursday night in Olivia.
The Vikings started out strong, building leads of 10-2 and 16-4. The Warriors (2-4) fought back and outscored Minneota (3-1) 16-10 the remainder of the half and trailed the Vikings 26-20 at halftime.
Trailing 45-44, Minneota had a last shot attempt with 10 seconds remaining with a chance to go ahead, but the shot was blocked by Kenna Henriksen.
Both teams played aggressive defense as evidenced by poor shooting and numerous turnovers. BOLD, which made only 3 of 25 three-point attempts, shot 30 percent from the field. Minneota connected on just 6 of 28 treys and shot 26 percent overall.
The teams also combined for 54 turnovers.
Grace Hennen and Kiersyn Hulzebos scored 11 points apiece for Minneota. Dakoda Hennen and Faith Myhre finished with eight points apiece. Kenadi Arndt grabbed 15 rebounds.
Lainey Braulick scored 14 points and made five steals for BOLD. Kenzie Visser hooked 18 rebounds and made four steals.

BOLD 45, MINNEOTA 44
Minneota..................................................................................26 18 - 44
BOLD.......................................................................................20 25 - 45

Team Statistics
FG shooting: BOLD 16-for-53, 30.2 percent; Minneota 15-for-57, 26.3 percent ... 3-point shooting: BOLD 3-for-25, 12 percent; Minneota 6-for-28, 21.4 percent ... FT shooting: BOLD 10-for-20, 50 percent; Minneota 8-for-10, 80 percent ... Rebounds: BOLD 34, Minneota 42 ... Turnovers: BOLD 26, Minneota 28 ... Fouls: BOLD 11, Minneota 15

BOLD Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Rylee Boen 3-14 1-2 8, Lainey Braulick 5-10 4-7 14, Lilly Henriksen 1-2 1-2 3, Kenna Henriksen 2-11 1-2 7, Layla Pfarr 0-6 0-0 0, Peyton Sander 3-5 2-3 8, Kenzie Visser 2-4 1-4 5 ... 3-pointers: Henriksen 2, Boen 1 ... Rebound leader: Visser 18 ... Assist leaders: not available ... Steal leaders: Braulick 5, Visser 4

Minneota Statistics
Scoring (fgm-fga, ftm-fta, pts): Kenadi Arndt 2-3 0-0 4, Emma Bottelberghe 0-2 0-0 0, Sarah Gruenes 1-2 0-0 2, Dakoda Hennen 3-7 1-2 8, Grace Hennen 3-16 3-4 11, Nevaeh Hennen 0-4 0-0 0, Kiersyn Hulzebos 3-8 4-4 11, Faith Myhre 3-15 0-0 8 ... 3-pointers: Myhre 2, G.Hennen 2, D.Hennen1, Hulzebos 1 ... Rebounds: Arndt 15, Myhre 8, Hulzebos 6, N.Hennen 5, G.Hennen 4, D.Hennen 3, Bottelberghe 1 ... Assists: Myhre 3, Arndt 2, D.Hennen 1, N.Hennen 1, Hulzebos 1 ... Steals: G.Hennen 4, Arndt 3, Hulzebos 2, D.Hennen 1, N.Hennen 1