Emily Reynen scored 17 points and Ashley Schmit added 15 as the Mitchell Christian girls basketball team defeated Wolsey-Wessington 40-26 on Tuesday in Mitchell.
Reynen had nine rebounds, two steals, three assists and one block, while Schmit added five rebounds and one block in the win.
The Golden Eagles made 17 field goals and six free throws while holding Wolsey-Wessington to eight first half points.
Wolsey-Wessington's Jadyn McCready had nine points and the Warbirds committed 22 turnovers in the loss.
MCS (1-0) plays Iroquois on Friday in Iroquios, while Wolsey-Wessington (0-1) plays Corsica-Stickney on Thursday in Wolsey.
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Mitchell Christian 40, Wolsey-Wessington 26
Emily Reynen 7 3-7 17; Ashley Schmit 7 1-2 15; Lindsay Thompson 0 2-2 2; Destiny Reimnitz 0 0-0 0; Kelsey Thompson 1 0-0 2; Taylor Lepke 2 0-0 4; Carlie Vander Pol 0 0-0 0; Alyson Vander Pol 0 0-0 0; Totals 17 6-11 40.
Wolsey-Wessington (0-1)
Brittany Bergquist 1 2-2 4; Taylor Sprecher 1 0-0 2; Keely Mehling 1 0-0 2; Bailey Zerfoss 2 0-0 7; Abbey Tschetter 0 0-0 0; Jadyn McCready 2 5-5 9; Kailen Krause 1 0-0 2; Totals 8 7-7 26.
MCS 7 17 29 40
WW 4 8 16 26
3-point goals -- MCS 0, WW 1 (Zerfoss); Rebounds -- MCS 17 (Reynen 9), WW 29 (Berquist 10). Assists -- MCS 8 (Reynen 3), WW 5 (Zerfoss 2); Steals -- MCS 7 (Reimnitz 3), WW 7 (McCready 3); Turnovers -- MCS 14, WW 22.
