From the field, NRHEG was 16-for-38 on twos and 4-for-19 on threes, the Blossoms 9-for-33 and 2-for-9. The Panthers held a 35-21 edge in rebounding and had 10 turnovers to the Blossoms’ 19. The Panthers had 22 offensive rebounds.
Individually for NRHEG: Maddie Wagner 25 points, eight rebounds, six steals, two assists; Marnie Wagner nine points, 12 rebounds, six assists, one block; Rachel Collins nine points, five rebounds, four steals; Betsy Schoenrock eight points, two rebounds, two blocks; Hailey Schuller five points; Kayley Camerer three points, five rebounds, two steals; Emily Eder two points.
“Overall, it was a great team win,” said Peterson. “I was very proud of the girls for playing hard the whole way through.”
NRHEG 63, USC 59
The Panthers picked up a big Gopher Conference victory at Wells, handing the Rebels their third loss of the season against 11 wins.
“We tweaked our defense trying to shut down their big girls, (Shianne) Robertson and (Lauren) Allis,” said Peterson. “The girls worked very hard inside, but we struggled boxing out their bigs, which allowed them to score a lot of their points on second-chance shots.”
The Panthers made 14 of 29 two-point shots and 7 of 21 threes while USC hit 18 of 36 and 3 of 6. Both teams were 14-for-21 at the free-throw line. The Panthers had seven turnovers to only one for USC. The Rebels outrebounded the Panthers 34-19, including 19-9 offensively. USC blocked eight shots.
For the Panthers: Maddie Wagner 27 points, five rebounds, two assists; Marnie Wagner 18 points, four rebounds, two assists, one block; Schuller five points; Camerer five points, two assists; Collins four points, three rebounds, three assists; Eder two points, two rebounds; Schoenrock two points.
The NRHEG junior varsity won 29-23.
