LQPV tops Vikings for Camden title, 54-41

Lac qui Parle Valley sank nine three-pointers en route to a 54-41 victory over Minneota in the Camden Conference championship Monday night in Minneota.
The teams were neck-and-neck in the first half which finished in a 24-24 deadlock.
Minneota took a 35-34 lead on a putback by Ireland Stassen and then a free throw by Grace Hennen with 11:02 remaining, which would be the last lead for the Vikings.
The Eagles slowly pulled away with Ayanna Gipson and Taylor Shelstad hitting consecutive treys to make it 40-35. Kenadi Arndt's inside basket cut the deficit to 40-37 with 7:27 left before the Eagles would go on a 10-0 run despite 6-1 senior Camryn Lee, a 1,000-point scorerm seated on the bench for over six minutes with foul trouble. Lee then fouled out on a charge with 4:47 left in the game. Without the inside presence of Lee, the Eagles delivered from outside the arc.
The Eagles' 2-3 zone stymied the Vikings, who were able to make only five field goals in the second half.
Isabel Gerdes, who led all scorers with 22 points, had four of the Eagles' triples. Taylor Shelstad added 15 points and Gipson had 10 points.
Arndt and Faith Myhre led the Vikings with 11 points apiece. Ireland Stassen finished with eight points, 13 rebounds, four assists and four steals.
Minneota now enters sub-section tournament play, taking on Canby at 2:30 pm. Saturday in Montevideo.

LQPV 54, Minneota 41
Lac qui Parle Valley.................................................................24 30 - 54
Minneota.................................................................................24 17 - 41

Team Statistics
Field-goal shooting (good-attempt-pct.): LQPV 20-for-50, 40 percent; Minneota 15-for-30, 30 percent ... 3-point shooting (good-attempts-pct.): LQPV 9-for-22, 41 percent; Minneota 5-for-19, 26 percent ... Free-throw shooting: LQPV 5-for-9, 56 percent; Minneota 6-for-14, 43 percent ... Rebounds: LQPV 26, Minneota 28

LQPV Individual Statistics
Scoring (total points): Camryn Lee 4, Taylor Shelstad 15, Rylee Lund 3, Isabel Gerdes 22, Ayanna Gipson 10, Jalyn Lee 0, Kayla Jahn 0 ... 3-pointers: Gerdes 4, Shelstad 2, Gipson 2, Lund 1 ... Rebound leaders: Shelstad 9, C.Lee 7, Gipson 6 ... Assist leaders: not available .... Steal leaders: Gipson 5, Shelstad 3

Minneota Individual Statistics
Scoring (fg-att, ft-att, pts): Kenadi Arndt 5-8 0-0 11, Emma Bottelberghe 0-0 0-0 0, Dakoda Hennen 2-8 2-4 6, Grace Hennen 1-10 2-6 5, Nevaeh Hennen 0-0 0-0 0, Kiersyn Hulzebos 0-1 0-0 0, Megan Krog 0-1 0-0 0, Faith Myhre 4-8 1-2 11, Ireland Stassen 3-14 1-2 8 ... 3-pointers: Myhre 2, Stassen 1, G.Hennen 1, Arndt 1 ... Rebounds: Stassen 13, Arndt 6, Myhre 4, G.Hennen 3, D.Hennen 1, Hulzebos 1 ... Assists: Stassen 4, Arndt 2, G.Hennen 1 .... Steals: Stassen 4, Arndt 1, G.Hennen 1 ... Blocks: Arndt 1, Stassen 1Mayer Lutheran sinks Vikings

Mayer Lutheran 61, Minneota 43
(Result Friday, Feb. 17)
Minneota shot only 24 percent from the field and were unable to withstand Mayer Lutheran's strong inside game.
Four players reached double-digit scoring for Mayer Lutheran. Danica Martin made 8 of 16 shots and led Mayer Lutheran (20-3) with 18 points and 18 rebounds. Claire Keaveny had 15 points and four steals, Madeline Guetzkow added 12 pints and 10 rebounds, and Isabelle Keaveny also had 12 points.
For Minneota (17-7) , Grace Hennen had 18 points and Ireland Stassen had 11.
Minneota, which never led in the game, trailed 29-19 at halftime.
Mayer Lutheran then went on an 8-0 run to start the second half as the Vikings didn't score their first points of the second half until 5:30 had elapsed when Megan Krog came off the bench and scored inside.
The Eagles then went on another 8-0 run with Martin scoring six of the points to put the game out of reach at 48-24 with 7:10 left.

MAYER LUTHERAN 61, MINNEOTA 43
Mayer Lutheran.....................................................................29 32 - 61
Minneota................................................................................19 24 - 43

Team Statistics
Field-goal shooting (good-attempt-pct.): Mayer Lutheran 25-for-63, 40 percent; Minneota 15-for-62, 24 percent ... 3-point shooting (good-attempts-pct.): Mayer Lutheran 4-for-16, 25 percent; Minneota 2-for-15, 13 percent ... Free-throw shooting: Mayer Lutheran 7-for-8, 88 percent; Minneota 11-for-16, 69 percent ... Rebounds: Mayer Lutheran 42, Minneota 25

Mayer Lutheran Individual Statistics
Scoring (total points): Shelby Buhr 0, Madeline Guetzkow 12, Amber Hoese 0, Claire Keaveny 15, Isabelle Keaveny 12, Stella Maass 2, Danica Martin 18, Marley Martin 2 ... 3-pointers: C.Keaveny 2, I.Keaveny 2 ... Rebound leaders: D.Martin 18, Guetzkow 10, Maass 6 ... Assist leader: not available .... Steal leaders: C.Keaveny 4, Guetzkow 2

Minneota Individual Statistics
Scoring (fg-att, ft-att, pts): Kenadi Arndt 1-12 1-2 3, Emma Bottelberghe 0-2 1-2 1, Dakoda Hennen 2-11 0-0 4, Grace Hennen 5-15 6-8 18, Kiersyn Hulzebos 0-2 0-0 0, Megan Krog 1-4 2-2 4, Faith Myhre 1-3 0-0 2, Ireland Stassen 5-13 1-2 11 ... 3-pointers: G.Hennen 2 ... Rebounds: Arndt 10, Stassen 5, G.Hennen 3, Myhre 3, Bottelberghe 1, D.Hennen 1, Hulzebos 1, Krog 1 ... Assists: Stassen 3, G.Hennen 2, Arndt 1, Myhre 1 .... Steals: Stassen 4, D.Hennen 3, G.Hennen 1, Hulzebos 1, Myhre 1 ... Blocks: Stassen 2, Arndt 1

Vikings rolls past RCW
Minneota 60, RCW 32
(Result Thursday, Feb. 16)
Leading 25-23 at halftime, the Vikings (17-6) dominated the second half by outscoring the Jaguars 35-9 with a suffocating press. RCW committed 17 of its 24 turnovers in the second half.
Grace Hennen led the Vikings with 15 points, while Kenadi Arndt had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Ireland Stassen added 10 points, nine rebouinds, six assists and six steals. Megan Krog had seven points, while Dakoda Hennen and Kiersyn Hulzebos each drained a pair of three-pointers to account for all six of their points. Faith Myhre scored four points.
The Vikings shot well from the field, hitting 41 percent of their shots (26 for 63), and outrebounded the Jaguars (6-18) 34-19.
Rachel Jake led RCW with 11 points.

MINNEOTA 60, RCW 32
Renville County West.........................................................23 9 - 32
Minneota..............................................................................25 35 - 60

Team Statistics
Field-goal shooting (good-attempt-pct.): Renville County West 11-for-41, 27 percent; Minneota 26-for-63, 41 percent ... 3-point shooting (good-attempts-pct.): Renville County West 6-for-15 40 percent; Minneota 4-for-13, 31 percent ... Free-throw shooting: Renville County West 4-for-8, 50 percent; Minneota 4-for-9, 44 percent ... Rebounds: Renville County West 19, Minneota 34

RCW Individual Statistics
Scoring (total points): Agre 0, Allex 3, Gustafson 0, Halvorson 2, Hendriks 0,Hinderks 6, Jakel 11, Lippert 9, McLagen 1, Ridler 0, Roxberg 0, Winzenburg 0 ... 3-pointers: Hinderks 2, Jakel 2, Allex 1, Lippert 1 ... Rebound leaders: Ridler 7, Allex 6 ... Assist leaders: not available .... Steal leaders: Lippert 5, Ridler 3

Minneota Individual Statistics
Scoring (fg-att, ft-att, pts): Kenadi Arndt 6-15 0-4 12, Emma Bottelberghe 0-1 0-0 0, Dakoda Hennen 2-7 0-0 6, Grace Hennen 7-11 1-1 15, Nevaeh Hennen 0-1 0-0 0, Kiersyn Hulzebos 2-4 0-0 4, Ella Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Megan Krog 3-4 1-2 7, Faith Myhre 2-5 0-0 4, Ireland Stassen 4-15 2-2 10 ... 3-pointers: D.Hennen 2, Hulzebos 2 ... Rebounds: Arndt 10, Stassen 9, G.Hennen 6, D.Hennen 3, Myhre 3, Bottelberghe 1, Hulzebos 1, Krog 1 ... Assists: Stassen 6, D.Hennen 3, Bottelberghe 1, Johnson 1, Myhre 1 ... Steals: Stassen 6, D.Hennen 3, Arndt 1, Bottelberghe 1, G.Hennen 1, Myhre 1 ... Blocks: Stassen 1

Arrows shoot down Vikings
Pipestone 81, Minneota 62
(Result Tuesday, Feb. 14)
Arinn McGee had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Jadyn Kor had 21 points and four steals as the Arrows defeated the Vikings last Tuesday night in Pipestone.
Minneota (16-6) fought hard against the Arrows and eventually took a 30-29 lead in the second half, its lone lead of the game, before Pipestone caught fire and went on a 17-4 run to stretch its lead to 46-34.
Ireland Stassen notched 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Vikings, who shot a season-best 47 percent from the field. Dakoda Hennen had 14 points, Grace Hennen 13 and Faith Myhre eight.
Pipestone (12-9) cashed 16 of 21 free throws, while Minneota made only 3 of 8. The Arrows also made nine triples.

PIPESTONE 81, MINNEOTA 62
Pipestone............................................................................35 46 - 81
Minneota.............................................................................32 30 - 62

Team Statistics
Field-goal shooting (good-attempt-pct.): Pipestone 28-for-62, 45 percent; Minneota 26-for-55, 47 percent ... 3-point shooting (good-attempts-pct.): Pipestone 9-for-25, 36 percent; Minneota 7-for-23, 30 percent ... Free-throw shooting: Pipestone 16-for-21, 76 percent; Minneota 3-for-8, 38 percent ... Rebounds: Pipestone 29, Minneota 23

Pipestone Individual Statistics
Scoring (total points): Kayla Hubbling 4, Kyla Hubbling 8, Aubrea Kor 10, Jadyn Kor 21, Arinn McGee 22, Emersyn Smidt 4, Samantha Spaeth 0, Taryn Tuinstra 9, Madelyn Wiese 3 ... 3-pointers: J.Kor 4, Tuinstra 2, Kyla Hubbling 1, A.Kor 1, Wiese 1 ... Rebound leaders: McGee 14, J.Kor 4 ... Assist leaders: not available ... Steal leaders: J.Kor 4 McGee 3

Minneota Individual Statistics
Scoring (fg-att, ft-att, pts): Kenadi Arndt 1-6 0-0 2, Emma Bottelberghe 0-0 0-0 0, Dakoda Hennen 6-11 1-1 14, Grace Hennen 5-10 2-4 13, Kiersyn Hulzebos 1-2 0-0 2, Megan Krog 1-2 0-0 2, Faith Myhre 3-6 0-0 8, Ireland Stassen 9-18 0-3 21 ... 3-pointers: Stassen 3, Myhre 2, D.Hennen 1, G.Hennen 1 ... Rebounds: Stassen 10, Arndt 5, G.Hennen 4, D.Hennen 2, Myhre 2 ... Assists: Arndt 2, D.Hennen 1, G.Hennen 1, Myhre 1, Stassen 1 ... Steals: G.Hennen 2, Myhre 2, Stassen 2, Arndt 1 ... Blocks: Arndt 2, Stassen 1