The Montevideo girls basketball team had a .500 week, beating BOLD and losing to New London-Spicer.
Montevideo 51, BOLD 31
The Thunder Hawks heated up from a cold start to beat the visiting Warriors in a game that had significant implications for section tournament seedings.
After going scoreless for the first 6 minutes and 35 seconds and trailing 7-0, Montevideo went on a 24-5 run capped by baskets by Ashley Rodeberg and Amber Barnes.
Karrissa Larson had a double-double for the T-Hawks with 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Scoring by halves
BOLD 17 14 — 31
Montevideo 29 22 — 51
Monte — 17-57 FG; 14-24 FT; 32 rebounds; 19 fouls. Scoring: Brooke Tastad 8, Beka Schwendemann 5, Karrissa Larson 11, Shelby Monahan 7, Ashley Rodeberg 9, Amber Barnes 6, Miranda Kostboth 2, Haley Kubista 3. Rebounds: Larson 12, Tastad 7. Assists: Tastad 3. Steals: Tastad 7. 3-point FG: 3-11 (Monahan 1, Tastad 1, Kubista 1).
NL-Spicer 44, Monte 24
The Wildcats, ranked third in the state in Class AA, put the defensive clamps on the Thunder Hawks in the second half to score a non-conference win Tuesday at New London.
The first half was competitive, with the Wildcats leading by just eight points at halftime, but the T-Hawks could muster just eight second half points.
Scoring by halves
Montevideo 16 8 — 24
NL-Spicer 24 20 — 44
Monte — 11-42 FG; 2-4 FT; 32 rebounds; 12 fouls. Scoring: Brooke Tastad 8, Beka Schwendemann 12, Karrissa Larson 2, Jaci Clauson 2. Rebounds: Larson 6, Schwendemann 6. Steals: Larson 4. Blocks: Tastad 2, Amber Barnes 2. 3-point FG: 0-7.
