Notables
-Lind has big game with 16 points, 14 rebounds
-Carlson records near double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds
-Johnson and Vaske both score double figures
-Fraze clutches with late free throws
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women's basketball team hosted the Pipers from Hamline tonight at the Reif Gymnasium and came away with a key 58-55 victory this evening. After leading by just four at halftime, the Saints survived the late push from the Pipers to earn its sixth win of the season.
How it Happened
Jackie Johnson (Bemidji, Minn./Bemidji HS) got the first basket for St. Scholastica on a three-pointer that tied the game at 3-3 in the opening minute of the first quarter.
Later in the quarter, Hope Carlson (Proctor, Minn./Proctor HS) kickstarted her night with a three-pointer of her own to give CSS a one-point lead. Two possessions later, Katie Vaske (Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury HS (Hamline University)) also hit a shot from beyond-the-arc, as the Saints led 9-7.
Kloey Lind (Pine City, Minn./Pine City HS) would score a pair of layups that helped give CSS a four-point cushion near the end of the quarter, followed by Johnson's second three-pointer closed out the quarter with the Saints leading 18-11.
Carlson got the first field goal for CSS in the second quarter with a layup that helped the Saints hold its slim lead over the Pipers.
After the Saints' lead was trimmed to just one, Carlson scored on a pair of layups to end the half, with St. Scholastica holding a 26-22 lead over Hamline.
Vaske and Lind got the second half started for the Saints offense with Vaske hitting a jumper, and Lind a layup, as St. Scholastica still held a 32-24 lead.
After Lind and Vaske scored once again for the Saints later in the quarter, Gabby Voigt (St. Michael. Minn./St. Michael- Albertville HS) scored on a fastbreak layup in which she created with a steal, bringing the Saints' lead up to seven.
Hannah Compton (Anoka, Minn./Crosby-Ironton HS) scored for her first time of the game with a big three-pointer near the end of the quarter, and after the Pipers tied the game at 41-41, Lind scored the last field goal of the quarter with a layup to give the Saints a two-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.
After a Carlson layup that opened the fourth quarter, the Pipers began a 6-0 run that saw the Saints trail by two. After both teams traded trips to the foul line that resulted in the game being tied at 47-47, jumpers from Compton, Vaske, and Lind gave CSS a 56-55 lead with a little over a minute to play.
While the Pipers were unable to find a way to tie or take the lead, Liz Frase (Proctor, Minn./Proctor HS (Concordia-Moorhead)) stepped up to the line in the closing seconds and gave CSS a three-point lead, en route to a 58-55 victory over Hamline.
Up Next
The Saints (6-6, 3-5) will be back in action on Saturday, where they will host the Cobbers from Concordia-Moorhead at the Reif Gymnasium. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
