The Cardinals bumped that number up to 11 after defeating the Storm 66-43 from the Big Red Gym at Willmar High School.
Suffering a 57-52 loss at Fergus Falls on Monday, Willmar’s win over Sauk Rapids closed out conference play as the Cardinals finished with a 12-3 record.
“Nice to be back in our gym and in the red uniforms,” Willmar head coach Dustin Carlson said. “We played hard and fast the whole game. Nice bounce back after the tough Fergus loss.”
Forced turnovers and free throws were the Cardinals’ two biggest difference makers to get separation in the first half.
Shortly after the opening tip, Storm sophomore center Mia Rogholt knocked down a pair of free throws and hit a basket inside on back-to-back possessions as the visitors trailed 5-4 in the early going. From there, Sauk Rapids was held without a field goal in its next 18 possessions spanning 8 minutes, 15 seconds.
Willmar caused eight turnovers within that drought and scored 19 of the game’s next 20 points.
Working off an Emily Staska screen from the top of the key, Cardinals senior guard Mackenzie Jones made a driving layup to make it 14-4 as the road team called a timeout with 11:19 left before halftime.
Jones pushed the lead up to 22-5 after another layup and forced the Storm another timeout two minutes later. Following a pair of Jones free throws, Sauk Rapids finally broke its dry spell on a 3-pointer from Grace Roesch.
The Cardinals did the rest of their foul line. Willmar nailed 16 free throws in the first half after entering the bonus in the first eight minutes. Jones made the final pair of free throws to give the hosts a 41-16 lead entering halftime.
Willmar finished 26-for-36 from the foul line and forced 33 turnovers.
Jones led all players with 16 points and seven rebounds. Junior forward Ella Shinn added 12 points while junior guard Jaida Reiman had nine points and eight rebounds.
Roesch led the Storm with 14 points.
The Cardinals end the regular season against Big Lake at 7:15 p.m. Saturday from Willmar High School.
Sauk Rapids (4-12) 16 27 — 43
Willmar (13-4) 41 25 — 66
SAUK RAPIDS – Scoring: Grace Roesch 14, Courtney Paulsen 5, Kyanah Evans 7, Sienna Petermeier 5, Keanna Guggisberg 2, Mia Rogholt 10 … 3-point shots: Roesch 2, Evans 1, Petermeier 1 … Rebound leader: N/A … Assist leader: N/A … Steal leader: N/A … Block leader: N/A
WILLMAR – Scoring: Sammy Christoffer 7, Ellary Lange 8, Mackenzie Jones 16, Callie Slagter 5, Jaida Reiman 9, Ella Shinn 12, Adia Laidlaw 4 … 3-point shots: Christoffer 1, Jones 2, Shinn 1 … Rebound leader: Reiman 8, Jones 7 … Assist leader: Christoffer 4 … Steal leader: Lange 5, Jones 5 … Block leader: Zoe Schroeder 1, Jones 1
Central Minnesota Christian ended the regular season on a high note, winning its third straight game with a tight victory over Camden Conference rival Lakeview in Prinsburg.
Molly Mulder paced the Bluejays with 12 points to go with six rebounds, four blocks and three steals. Coco Duininck added 10 points, four assists and four steals. Nyssa Vogel tallied eight points and five steals.
CMCS is the No. 5 seed in the Section 2A-North tournament. The Bluejays will head to No. 4 Sleepy Eye in the sub-section quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Lakeview (10-7) 23 19 — 42
CMCS (11-7) 25 22 — 47
LAKEVIEW – Stats not available
CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN – Scoring: Maaike Duininck 6, Emma Roiseland 2, Molly Mulder 12, Lauren Taatjes 9, Coco Duininck 10, Nyssa Vogel 8 … 3-point shots: M. Duininck 2, C. Duininck 2 … Rebound leader: M. Duininck 7, Mulder 6, Taatjes 6 … Assist leader: C. Duininck 4 … Steal leader: Taatjes 5, Vogel 5, C. Duininck 4 … Block leader: Mulder 4, Taatjes 2, C. Duininck 2
Leading 29-17 at halftime, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton kept Lac qui Parle Valley at bay for a Camden Conference win in the regular-season finale in Tyler.
The Eagles’ Camryn Lee had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Macie Lund had 11 points, followed by 10 from Taylor Shelstad.
The two teams will play again in the Section 3A-North quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Madison. LQPV is the No. 2 seed while R-T-R is the No. 7 seed.
LQPV (13-4) 17 28 — 45
R-T-R (8-9) 29 27 — 56
LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY – Scoring: Rylee Lund 1, Macie Lund 11, Taylor Shelstad 10, Cassidy Olson 6, Tori Bungarden 2, Camryn Lee 13, Alex Stitt 2 … 3-point shots: M. Lund 2, Shelstad 2 … Rebound leader: Lee 10 … Assist leader: M. Lund 2, Stitt 2 … Steal leader: Shelstad 3 … Block leader: Lee 1
RUSSELL-TYLER-RUTHTON – Stats not available
Hannah Jelen led a trio of Canby plays in double figures as the Lancers defeated Dawson-Boyd for a Camden Conference win in Dawson.
Morgan Noyes had 15 points while McKenzie Ruether added 10 for Canby.
Kate Dahl led the Blackjacks with five points.
D-B is the No. 9 seed in Section 3A-North and will play in a pigtail game against No. 8 Yellow Medicine East at 7 p.m. Monday in Granite Falls.
Canby (9-8) 28 33 — 61
D-B (1-16) 8 4 — 12
CANBY – Scoring: McKenzie Ruether 10, Jayla Hulzebos 1, Hannah Jelen 18, Paige Nelson 2, Cameryn Ufkin 2, Kortney Leppke 7, Aidyn Bruns 6, Morgan Noyes 15 … 3-point shots: Ruether 3, Jelen 2, Noyes 2 … Rebound leader: Leppke 9 … Assist leader: Four with 2 … Steal leader: Ryann Hansen 4 … Block leader: Hansen 1, Braelyn Merritt 1
DAWSON-BOYD – Scoring: Rachael Lund 2, Chelsie Husby 4, Kate Dahl 5, Allison Estling 1 … 3-point shots: Dahl 1 … Rebound leader: Husby 6 … Assist leader: Husby 2 … Steal leader: Lund 2 … Block leader: Dahl 1
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa ended the regular season on an eight-game win streak following a home victory over Maple Lake in Belgrade.
Allisa Knight and Karissa Jones paced the Jaguars with 14 and 11 points, respectively. Knight added nine rebounds, three steals and two blocks while Jones hauled in seven boards in the victory.
BBE is slated to be the top seed in the West Sub-Section 5A. Seeding will be released on Sunday. First-round games are scheduled for Monday.
Maple Lake (6-12) 15 24 — 39
BBE (17-1) 29 22 — 51
MAPLE LAKE – Stats not available
BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA – Scoring: Karsee Kampsen 6, Jackie Lindsay 6, Tiyana Schwinghammer 2, Allie Dingmann 3, Liz French 1, Abby Berge 4, Josie Knutson 3, Jozey Goodall 1, Allisa Knight 14, Karissa Jones 11 … 3-point shots: None … Rebound leader: Knight 9, Jones 7 … Assist leader: Lindsay 3 … Steal leader: Knight 3 … Block leader: Knight 2
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City fell in its regular-season finale at Central Minnesota Conference foe Royalton.
The Falcons (0-17) are the No. 8 seed in Section 3AA-North and will face top-seeded New London-Spicer at 7 p.m. Tuesday in New London.
Morris/Chokio-Alberta took a loss to West Central Conference-leading Sauk Centre in Morris.
The Mainstreeters end the regular season with a 10-0 mark in the WCC.
Emma Bowman was the lone Tiger in double figures with 10 points.
Morris/CA is the No. 6 seed in Section 3AA-North and will take on No. 3 Eden Valley-Watkins in the quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Eden Valley.
Sauk Centre (14-3) 30 23 — 53
Morris/CA (5-13) 27 11 — 38
SAUK CENTRE – Stats not available
MORRIS/CA – Scoring: Emma Bowman 10, Maddy Grove 9, LaRae Kram 6, Sydney Dietz 5, Meredith Carrington 2, Cate Kehoe 2, Lakia Manska 2, Kaylie Raths 2 … 3-point shots: Bowman 2, Grove 1, Kram 1 … Rebound leader: Dietz 8 … Assist leader: Carrington 4 … Steal leader: Grove 2, Kram 2 … Block leader: Dietz 3
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