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ABERDEEN, S.D. – After a tie score at halftime, the St. Scholastica women's basketball team outscored Presentation College 45-21 in the second half on its way to a 70-46 triumph this afternoon.
The Saints improve to 9-12 overall and to 4-6 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC). Presentation falls to 7-13 overall and to 3-7 in the league.
In a competitive first half that featured five ties and 11 lead changes, the two Saints squads went into halftime tied at 25-25. Both teams shot 38-percent from the floor. CSS went to the free throw line 10 times, but Presentation had the rebounding edge, 24-14.
St. Scholastica took control at the onset of the second half, scoring the first nine points. Presentation did not get any closer as later in the half, the Saints went on a 21-2 run over the span of nearly seven minutes to win going away 70-46.
CSS shot 65-percent in the second half to finish at 52-percent for the game. On the other hand, Presentation shot just 29-percent in the second half to finish at 34-percent from the field. The Saints made six, 3-pointers in the contest and scored 18 points off of Presentation turnovers in the second half alone.
#Laura Amys# (
So.-South Range, Wis./Superior) earned her second career double-double with a game-high 16 points and 10 rebounds. #Kirsten Haukom# (
Sr.-Marshall, Minn.) chipped in 14 points. #Kelly Cinquegrani# (
Jr.-Buffalo, Minn.) had 10 points and five assists. Chelsey Stanley led Presentation with 11 points.
The Saints will host Crown College in Reif Gymnasium next Friday night. The action is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. The game will be live online, courtesy of the iFan Sports Network, at csssaints.com. The game will also be televised live on My 9.
