The West Central Area Lady Knights traveled to Henning to take on the Hornets Thursday night in a section showdown. The game started out with Henning building an 18-10 lead. The Knights would cut the deficit to 19-22 in favor of the Hornets. After trading a few baskets the score was 21-24 and then the Hornets went on a 19-4 run and lead at halftime 43-25. The second half, the Knights had cut the lead to an 11 point margin. The Hornets went on a run of their own and finished the game strong winning 72-48.
The Lady Knights were led by Lexi Bright with 12 points, 6 steals, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Elizabeth Rustan had 9 points, 4 rebounds and a steal. Kaitlyn Hansen put in 8 points, grabbed 3 rebounds, stole the ball 2 times and added an assist. Teagan Nelson had 5 points, 2 steals, 2 rebounds and an assist. Hailey Bennett had 5 points and 2 rebounds. Kaylyn Ulrich had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Claire Stark had 2 points, 5 rebounds and a block. Ireland Winter had 2 points on the night. Brynn Fernholz had 2 points and a steal. Halle Foslien had a point and a rebound. Kennedy Ulrich had 2 rebounds and an assist.
Coach Eric Schoenbauer said, “This was a positive game in the fact that it showed us things we need to clean up. Our effort is consistently there, but doing the little things consistently wasn’t there tonight. A step slow on a rotation and a missed box out can lead to easy chances. We will learn from it and move on to the next game.”
The Lady Knights host the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder Saturday night for a non-conference matchup.
Henning (10-1) will play Wadena-Deer Creek at Pillager on Saturday afternoon and will travel o New York Mills on Thursday.
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