Olivia Lane scored 30 points for the Pequot Lakes Patriots as they defeated the St. Cloud Cathedral Crusaders 66-57 Tuesday, Feb. 12.
The Patriots had a comfortable lead early in the second half, but that lead dwindled to just six points shortly after Lane took a hand to her face, sidelining her for several minutes. However, the team managed to hang on for the victory, hitting key free throws late in the game.
"All-around, the girls played well," coach Katrina Moody said. "It was about the nine-minute where we didn't realize what we still had to play - it's hard to drag out a game with nine-minutes left - but we took too many early shots and we put them on the foul line. We made it close, but we played the last three or four minutes the right way."
Maci Martini contributed 11 points and Erika Lane added nine for the 13-9 Patriots.
"I'm glad this went a good way at the end, because it could have gone the other way," Moody said. "Hopefully, when we get to tournament time and some of the conference games we have left, when we have that same situation, we act differently."
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Pequot Lakes 31 35-66
St. Cloud Cathedral 24 33-57
ST. CLOUD CATHEDRAL
Maya Van Erp 2, Andrea Fromelt 1, Faith Van ErpG, Hallie Hupf 8, Megan Voit 23, Meg Januschka 9, Gabby Heying 2, Celine Schoenecker 12. FT 8-14 (57 percent).
PEQUOT LAKES
Afton Crocker 2, Olivia Lane 30, Kenzie Nelson 4, Emma Benson 6, Erika Lane 9, Maci Martini 11, Lola Rysavy 4. FT 14-17 (82 percent). Overall: 13-9. Next: vs Aitkin 7:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15.
Aitkin 57, Pequot 51
Martini led the Patriots with 13 points as the team fell to the Aitkin Gobblers in a 57-51 Mid-State Conference win over the Pequot Lakes Patriots Friday, Feb. 15.
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The Patriots went into halftime with a seven-point lead, but managed to score just 18 points in the second, compared to 31 by Aitkin.
Olivia Lane followed up Martini's performance with 10 points. Pequot dropped to 6-3 in the conference.
Pequot Lakes 33 18-51
Aitkin 26 31-57
PEQUOT LAKES
Carly Chaney 3, Afton Crocker 2, Olivia Lane 10, Rachel Voges 6, Emma Benson 9, Erika Lane 6, Maci Martini 13, Lola Rysavy 2. FT 8-15 (53 percent). Conference: 6-3. Overall: 13-10.
AITKIN
Jillian MacDonald 5, Lydia Fellerman 7, McKenna MacDonald 2, Kaija Davies 19, Ally Ehnstrom 11, Ramsey Moe 11, Sarah Curtiss 2. FT 7-15 (46 percent). Conference: 5-3. Overall: 14-9.
